ㅔ

Sound

“e” as in “bed.”

How to write it

Three strokes: a short dash, a vertical line, then a second vertical line.

Words with this letter

• 게gecrab
• 네neyes
• 세상sesangthe world

Don't mix it up with

ㅐㅐ sounds the same today. 게 is a crab; 개 is a dog — spelling tells them apart.

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