If you want to spell out a word in Korean, you’ll need to know what each character is called. Luckily, the vowels are just called by the way they sound, but the consonants actually have a name. Check out Byki Korean to listen to the consonants.

ㄱ - giyok (기역)

ㄲ - ssang giyok (쌍 기역)

ㄴ - niun (니은)

ㄷ - digut (디귿)

ㄸ - ssang digut (쌍 디귿)

ㄹ - riul (리을)

ㅁ - mium (미음)

ㅂ - biup (비읍)

ㅃ - ssang biup (쌍 비읍)

ㅅ - shiot (시옷)

ㅆ - ssang shiot (쌍 시옷)

ㅇ - iung (이응)

ㅈ - jiut (지읒)

ㅉ - ssang jiut (쌍 지읒)

ㅊ - chiut (치읓)

ㅋ - kiuk (키읔)

ㅌ - tiut (티읕)

ㅍ - piup (피읖)

ㅎ - hiut (히읗)