ㅅ

Sound

An s — but before ㅣ and y-vowels it becomes “sh,” so 시 sounds like “she.” At the end of a syllable it's a clipped t.

How to write it

Two strokes: a stroke falling to the left, then a shorter one falling right from its middle.

Words with this letter

• 사과sagwaapple
• 시간sigantime
• 옷otclothes

Don't mix it up with

ㅈㅈ is ㅅ with a line on top and sounds like j.

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