Hangul · compound vowel · 31 of 40
ㅒ 얘
- Name
- 얘 yae
- Sound
- yae, as in 얘
- How it sounds
- ye as in 'yes', and in practice the same as ㅖ.
- Memory hook
- ㅑ with ㅣ added: the double stroke still means y, and the added line makes it an e.
- Watch for
- Hunting for a difference from ㅖ that most speakers do not make.
Words that use ㅒ
Romanisation help
얘기
yaegi
a chat; a story
걔
gyae
that kid (casual)
How to write ㅒ
Stroke order · 4 strokes
1
2
3
4
- 1. Down the left vertical, from top to bottom.
- 2. The upper short stroke, from the left vertical across to the right.
- 3. The lower short stroke, from the left vertical across to the right.
- 4. Down the right vertical, from top to bottom.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes are written left to right, vertical ones top to bottom.
- Many corners are turned without lifting the pen, so ㄱ and ㄴ are each a single stroke.
- ㅇ is drawn anticlockwise, starting from the top.
- Vowels follow the same order: ㅏ and ㅜ start with the long line, while ㅓ and ㅗ start with the short stroke.
- In a block, write the consonant first, then the vowel, then any final consonant.
Practise it with a tracing guide and a from-memory pass on the writing practice page.
ㅒ is taught on day 6 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅐ ㅔ ㅖ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.