ㄸ

Sound

A tight t with no puff of air, like the t in “stop.”

How to write it

Four strokes: two narrow ㄷs side by side, each written top line first.

Words with this letter

• 딸기ttalgistrawberry
• 떡tteokrice cake
• 땀ttamsweat

Don't mix it up with

ㄷOne ㄷ is soft, two are tense: 달 (moon) vs 딸 (daughter).

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