ㅑ

Sound

“ya” as in “yard.”

How to write it

Three strokes: a vertical line, then two short dashes to the right.

Words with this letter

• 야구yagubaseball
• 고양이goyangicat
• 약yakmedicine

Don't mix it up with

ㅕTwo dashes on the right is ya; on the left it's yeo.

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