P
The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, P, in Korean.
Did you know?
- While 피 is the name of the letter 'P', the word 피 also means 'blood' in Korean.
- In early Korean alphabet textbooks, letters like ㅍ were categorized based on the position of the mouth, specifically the 'lips' group.
- Korean uses three different characters to represent 'p' sounds: ㅂ, ㅃ and ㅍ, depending on whether the sound is plain, tense or aspirated.
Examples in context
- 영어 알파벳 P를 써 보세요.yeong-eo alpabet P-reul sseo boseyo.Please write the English letter P.
- 이 단어는 P로 시작해요.i daneoneun P-ro sijakhaeyo.This word starts with P.
- P 다음에 Q가 나와요.P daeume Q-ga nawayo.Q comes after P.
Example conversation
Minji and Hyunwoo are practicing English spelling.
- 민지 Min-ji현우야, 이 단어 스펠링 좀 알려줘.Hyunwoo-ya, i daneo seupeilling jom allyeojwo.Hyunwoo, please tell me the spelling of this word.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo음, 여기 P가 들어가.Eum, yeogi P-ga deureoga.Hmm, there is a P in here.
- 민지 Min-jiP가 두 번 들어가나?P-ga du beon deureogana?Does it have two Ps?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니, 한 번만 써.Ani, han beonman sseo.No, just write it once.
