## Features
There are two primary systems for romanizing Korean: the Revised Romanization of Korean and McCune–Reischauer. However, they can be challenging to read and write for both native Koreans and Korean learners.
- Soli makes things simpler by giving each Hangul character a single, consistent Latin spelling. In contrast, RR and MR sometimes transcribe Hangul into multiple spellings due to different ways of pronouncing it in Korean.
| Hangul | Soli | Other Variations |
| ------ | ------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| 신라 | sinla | silla, shilla, silra, shinra |
| 종로 | jonglo | jongro, jongno, jokro, jokno |
| 떡볶이 | togboki | tteokbokki, ttokppokki, topokki, toppogi |
- Soli gives Hangul consonants a consistent Latin representation. In contrast, RR and MR use different Latin letters for Hangul consonants depending on whether they're at the beginning or end of a word. For example, ㄱ, ㄷ, ㄹ, and ㅂ are transcribed as g, d, r, b at the start, and k, t, l, p at the end.
- Soli simplifies things by using the same Latin spelling for similar vowels: ㅜ/ㅡ become u, ㅐ/ㅔ become e, ㅒ/ㅖ become ye, ㅙ/ㅚ/ㅞ become oe, and ᅱ/ᅴ become ui. In contrast, RR adds 'a' or 'e' to certain vowels: ㅡ becomes eu, ㅐ becomes ae, and ᅫ becomes wae. This can be confusing and cause people to misread ㅡ as eh-u and ㅐ as ah-eh.
- Soli keeps things straightforward without diacritics, hyphens, or apostrophes.
- Hangul: 한글
| Hangul | Soli | RR | MR | Yale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㅏ | a | |||
| ㅑ | ya | |||
| ㅓ | o | eo | ŏ | e |
| ㅕ | yo | yeo | yŏ | ye |
| ㅗ | o | (w)o | ||
| ㅛ | yo | |||
| ㅜ | u | wu | ||
| ㅠ | yu | |||
| ㅡ | u | eu | ŭ | u |
| ㅣ | i | |||
| ㅐ | e | ae | ay | |
| ㅔ | e | ey | ||
| ㅒ | ye | yae | yay | |
| ㅖ | ye | yey | ||
| ㅙ | oe | wae | way | |
| ㅚ | oe | (w)oy | ||
| ㅞ | ue | we | wey | |
| ㅘ | oa | wa | ||
| ㅝ | uo | wo | wŏ | we |
| ㅟ | ui | wi | ||
| ㅢ | uy | |||
| Hangul | Soli | RR | MR | Yale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ | g | g/k | k/g | k |
| ㄴ | n | |||
| ㄷ | d | d/t | t/d | t |
| ㄹ | l | r/l | l | |
| ㅁ | m | |||
| ㅂ | b | b/p | p/b | p |
| ㅅ | s | |||
| ㅇ | -/ng | |||
| ㅈ | j | ch/j | c | |
| ㅊ | ch | ch' | ch | |
| ㅋ | k | k' | kh | |
| ㅌ | t | t' | th | |
| ㅍ | p | p' | ph | |
| ㅎ | h | |||
| ㄲ | k | kk | ||
| ㄸ | t | tt | ||
| ㅃ | p | pp | ||
| ㅆ | s | ss | ||
| ㅉ | j | jj | tch | cc |
RR: Konggomulgwa uyuga deureogan bingsuneun chage meogeoya teukbyeolhan masi jal pyohyeondoenda.
MR: K'onggomulgwa uyuga tŭrŏgan pingsunŭn ch'age mŏgŏya t'ŭkpyŏrhan mashi chal p'yohyŏndoenda.
Soli: Konggomulgoa uyuga dulogan bingsunun chage mogoya tugbyolhan masi jal pyohyondoenda.
- Hangul: 참나무 타는 소리와 야경만큼 밤의 여유를 표현해 주는 것도 없다.RR: Chamnamu taneun soriwa yagyeongmankeum bamui yeoyureul pyohyeonhae juneun geotdo eopda.
MR: Ch'amnamu t'anŭn soriwa yagyŏngmank'ŭm pamŭi yŏyurŭl p'yohyŏnhae chunŭn kŏtto ŏpta.
Soli: Chamnamu tanun solioa yagyongmankum bamui yoyulul pyohyonhe junun gotdo obtda.
- Hangul: 모든 인간은 태어날 때부터 자유로우며 그 존엄과 권리에 있어 평등하다. 인간은 천부적으로 이성과 양심을 부여받았으며 서로 형제애의 정신으로 행동하여야 한다.RR: Modeun inganeun taeeonal ttaebuteo jayuroumyeo geu joneomgwa gwollie isseo pyeongdeunghada. inganeun cheonbujeogeuro iseonggwa yangsimeul buyeobadasseumyeo seoro hyeongjeaeui jeongsineuro haengdonghayeoya handa.
MR: Modŭn in'ganŭn t'aeŏnal ttaebut'ŏ chayuroumyŏ kŭ chonŏmgwa kwŏllie issŏ p'yŏngdŭnghada. in'ganŭn ch'ŏnbujŏkŭro isŏnggwa yangshimŭl puyŏbadassŭmyŏ sŏro hyŏngjeaeŭi chŏngshinŭro haengdonghayŏya handa.
Soli: Modun inganun teonal tebuto jayuloumyo gu jonomgoa guonlie iso pyongdunghada. inganun chonbujogulo isonggoa yangsimul buyobadasumyo solo hyongjeeui jongsinulo hengdonghayoya handa.
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