How to say “I don't like it” in Korean

싫어요

sireoyo

Said as 시러요

Phrase #82 of the top 100 · Time & feelings

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㅅ“s”consonant
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ㅣ“i”vowel
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ㅀ“ㄹ carries over to the next syllable, ㅎ is silent”end consonant
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싫“si”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 시러요.

Looks like싫어but say시러

The ㅎ in ㅀ goes silent and the ㄹ moves to the next syllable, sounding like a light r.

Tip: Say si-reo-yo with a quick flapped r.

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