ㅌ

Sound

t with a strong puff of air, as in “top.”

How to write it

Three strokes: a line across the top, a line across the middle, then a ㄴ shape at the bottom.

Words with this letter

• 토마토tomatotomato
• 택시taeksitaxi
• 팥patred beans

Don't mix it up with

ㄷㄷ has no middle line and no puff.

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