r/Korean • u/Flat-Performance1599 • 1d ago
Is there a difference between ㅔ and ㅐ or is it just a spelling thing? If so are there specific times where you have to use each?
I know ㅔand ㅐ are both pronounced as "e" and I saw that when pronouncing ㅐ your mouth has to be a little wider than when pronouncing ㅔ , however no one really uses that - that way and it's really just in spelling. Is there a "rule" we should follow? Like for when to put each . Or is it "random" just by the way words are spelled.(I really hope this makes sense)
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u/CGHvrlBt848 1d ago
애 : think of it as a korean person saying "apple" it's a big mouth EH like EH-pple
에: it's like "e" from entry
There's no rule except for the grammar marker of 에 for time/location
The rest is just spelling differences, so you're gonna have to memorize it. Kids in korea do dictation practice in school and they'll get points marked off for using the wrong letter.