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April in Korean
에이프릴
April is written 에이프릴 in Korean, 4 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name April.
Letter by letter
에
"e" · letters sit left-right
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅔ
vowel · ee as in bed
이
"i" · letters sit left-right
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
프
"peu" · letters sit top-bottom
ㅍ
first · pieupp as in pie, with a puff of air
ㅡ
vowel · euu as in put, lips flat
릴
"ril" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㄹ
first · rieula light r/l, tongue taps once
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
ㄹ
final · rieull
How to write 에이프릴 by hand
Write each block inside its own square. Inside a block, go from top to bottom and left to right: first the starting consonant, then the vowel, then the final consonant underneath if there is one. Horizontal strokes go left to right, vertical strokes top to bottom.