제니
Jennie · official romanization Jeni
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Red first consonantBlue vowelBlack final consonant (batchim)
Block 1: 제 [je]
2 letters
First consonant
지읒 jieut
[j]soft j, no puff of air
Vowel
[e]like the “e” in “bed”
Built block · vowel on the right
ㅈ + ㅔ =
제
Block 2: 니 [ni]
2 letters
First consonant
니은 nieun
[n]Vowel
[i]i as in “see”
Built block · vowel on the right
ㄴ + ㅣ =
니
All blocks together
제 + 니 =
제니
Spelling vs. sound
The official romanization is Jeni. Hangul writes the sound, not the English spelling, so the double N and the “ie” ending disappear: ㅈ+ㅔ = 제 (je) and ㄴ+ㅣ = 니 (ni).
Say it je-ni, two short, even beats. ㅈ is a soft j, ㅔ is the “e” in “bed”, ㄴ is a plain n, and ㅣ is the “ee” in “see”.
ㅔ (e) and ㅐ (ae) sound almost the same in everyday Seoul Korean, so Koreans simply remember which one a name uses. The same 제니 is how Korean writes the English name Jenny too.
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