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How to pronounce Pomegranate 석류

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⚡ Quick answer: Pomegranate (석류) is pronounced "SUNG-nyoo", romanized seongnyu. Meaning: Note the pronunciation shift: 석류 is written seok-ryu but said seong-nyu.

How do you pronounce Pomegranate? Here's the Korean — Hangul, romanization and an easy English respelling.

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Hangul: 석류
Romanization: seongnyu
Say it like: SUNG-nyoo

What Pomegranate means

Note the pronunciation shift: 석류 is written seok-ryu but said seong-nyu.

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