ㅉ

Sound

A tight j with no breath, a little like the ts in “cats” said hard.

How to write it

Two ㅈs side by side, each in its usual order.

Words with this letter

• 짜다jjadasalty
• 찌개jjigaestew
• 짝jjaka pair; a partner

Don't mix it up with

ㅈDoubling makes it tense: 자다 (sleep) vs 짜다 (salty).

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