# Korean (ko-KR)
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The following table lists the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes, the Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA)symbols, and the corresponding visemes for the Korean voice supported by Amazon Polly.


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  <tr><th>IPA</th><th>X-SAMPA</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th><th>Viseme</th></tr>
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  <tr><td colspan="5">**Consonants**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>k </td><td>k </td><td>voiceless velar plosive </td><td>강, [g]ang </td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>k͈ </td><td>k\_t</td><td>strong voiceless velar plosive</td><td>깨, [kk]e </td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>n </td><td>n</td><td>alveolar nasal </td><td>남, [n]am </td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t </td><td>t</td><td>voiceless alveolar plosive </td><td>도, [d]o</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t͈ </td><td>t\_t</td><td>strong voiceless alveolar plosive</td><td>때, [tt]e</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɾ </td><td>4</td><td>alveolar flap </td><td>사랑, sa[r]ang</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>l</td><td>l</td><td>alveolar lateral approximant </td><td>돌, do[l] </td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>m</td><td>m</td><td>bilabial nasal </td><td>무, [m]u</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>p</td><td>p</td><td>voiceless bilabial plosive </td><td>봄, [b]om</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>p͈ </td><td>p\_t</td><td>strong voiceless bilabial plosive</td><td>뻘, [pp]eol</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>s</td><td>s</td><td>voiceless alveolar fricative </td><td>새, [s]e</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>s͈ </td><td>s\_t</td><td>strong voiceless alveolar fricative</td><td>씨, [ss]i</td><td>s</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ŋ </td><td>N</td><td>velar nasal </td><td>방, ba[ng] </td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t͡ɕ </td><td>ts\\</td><td>voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate</td><td>조, [j]o</td><td>J</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t͈͡ɕ </td><td>ts\\\_t </td><td>strong voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate </td><td>찌, [jj]i</td><td>J</td></tr>
  <tr><td>t͡ɕʰ </td><td>ts\\\_h </td><td>aspirated voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate </td><td>차, [ch]a </td><td>J</td></tr>
  <tr><td>kʰ </td><td>k\_h </td><td>aspirated voiceless velar plosive </td><td>코, [k]o</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>tʰ </td><td>t\_h</td><td>aspirated voiceless alveolar plosive </td><td>통, [t]ong</td><td>t</td></tr>
  <tr><td>pʰ </td><td>p\_h </td><td>aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive </td><td>패, [p]e</td><td>p</td></tr>
  <tr><td>h</td><td>h</td><td>voiceless glottal fricative </td><td>힘, [h]im</td><td>k</td></tr>
  <tr><td>j </td><td>j</td><td>palatal approximant </td><td>양, [y]ang </td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>w </td><td>w</td><td>labial-velar approximant </td><td>왕, [w]ang </td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɰ </td><td>M\\ </td><td>velar approximant></td><td>의, [wj]i</td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td colspan="5">**Vowels**</td></tr>
  <tr><td>a </td><td>a</td><td>open front unrounded vowel </td><td>밥, b[a]b </td><td>a</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ʌ </td><td>V </td><td>open-mid back unrounded vowel</td><td>정, j[eo]ng</td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td> ɛ </td><td>E</td><td>open-mid front unrounded vowel</td><td>배, b[e] </td><td>E</td></tr>
  <tr><td>o </td><td>o</td><td>close-mid back rounded vowel </td><td>노, n[o] </td><td>o</td></tr>
  <tr><td>u </td><td>u</td><td>close back rounded vowel </td><td>둘, d[u]l</td><td>u</td></tr>
  <tr><td>ɯ </td><td>M</td><td>close back unrounded vowel </td><td>은, [eu]n </td><td>i</td></tr>
  <tr><td>i </td><td>i</td><td>close front unrounded vowel </td><td>김, k[i]m</td><td>i</td></tr>
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