ㅂ

Sound

A soft b at the start of a word, close to p. At the end of a syllable, a closed-lip p.

How to write it

Four strokes: left upright, right upright, a line across the middle, then the bottom line.

Words with this letter

• 바다badasea
• 밥bapcooked rice; a meal
• 비birain

Don't mix it up with

ㅍㅍ is a different shape with a puff of air: 불 (fire) vs 풀 (grass).

Sounds are described by the closest English sound; Korean has some sounds English doesn't.