Korean Alphabet to English: Romanization Chart and Reading Rules
Turning Korean letters into English spelling is called romanization. This guide gives you the official Korean-to-English chart for every letter, plus the four rules that decide how the same letter can change sound depending on where it sits.
Turning Korean letters into English spelling is called romanization. South Korea's official system is the Revised Romanization of Korean (2000), and it's what you'll see on road signs, maps, and most learner resources. The catch: Korean letters sometimes change romanization based on where they sit in the syllable — so a straight "Korean to English" letter table only gets you halfway there.
Official Korean-to-English chart
Consonants (at start of a syllable):


