![]() ![]() Vowels always include the character ㅇ in front of each letter. In Hangul, there are 10 basic vowels and 11 double vowels. – When used as the final consonant, it is pronounced as ‘ng’. Every vowel requires a ‘ ㅇ’ at the beginning of each word, so basically there is no corresponding sound to it but the vowel itself. – When used as the first consonant, it is actually forming a vowel. Take note that this ‘r’ sound is different from the usual English pronunciation because this ‘r’ doesn’t have the rolling ‘r’ sound. – When ‘ ㄹ’ is in between two vowels, it is pronounced as ‘r’ such as 사람 (sa-ram). – When there are two consecutive ‘ ㄹ’ in a word such as 몰라, it is also read as ‘l’ (mol-la). (Example: 라면 = ‘la-myeon’ which means ramen) This ‘l’ sound is a bit shorter and your tongue should only touch behind your teeth. – Pronounced as ‘l’ but a bit different from the usual English pronunciation when your tongue touches the teeth. – It is pronounced sort of like a half ‘r’ and half ‘l’ sound. There is no such Korean word ending in ‘ ㅉ’ consonant 있다 = ‘it-da’ which means ‘there is’ 있어 = ‘is-so’ which means ‘there is’) ‘t’ when followed by another consonant ‘s’ when followed by a vowel 쓰다 = ‘sseu-da’ which means to write 씨 = ‘shi’ which means seed) The same rule applies when paired with the vowel ‘ ㅣ’, it will sound as ‘sh’. There are no such Korean words ending in ‘ ㄸ’ and ‘ ㅃ’ consonants. While the basic vowels sound more relaxed and soft, these letters sound sharper. There is more emphasis on pronouncing these letters. Tensed consonants are the double consonants that are formed by combining the basic vowels. But it is not totally read as ‘f’ in Korean. Some borrowed English words that use the letter ‘f’ or its sound use this letter too in conversion to a Korean word, such as 폰 (phone). This is not to confuse with ‘t h’ or ‘p h’ which might be mistaken as ‘th’ (thing) or ‘ph’ (phone). Note: The small ‘h’ beside the corresponding sounds represents the aspirated sound of each letter. You should feel the air touches your hand. You can check this if you try to pronounce these words with a hand in front of your mouth. 사랑 = ‘sa-rang’ which means love 시간 = ‘shi-gan’ which means time)Īspirated consonants are pronounced with an extra puff of air from your mouth. But when used with the vowel ‘ ㅣ’, it is pronounced as ‘sh’. ‘s’ in a soft manner, but careful not to be ‘sh’. ![]() Note: Same as ‘ ㄱ’, this letter sounds like in between of ‘b’ or a ‘p’. You might still hear this as ‘k’ but actually, it’s ‘g’, because in a native Korean accent, it’s somehow like in between of ‘g’ and ‘k’. Pronunciation when used as the final consonant ![]() Pronunciation when used as the first consonant While ㄹ and ㅇ have special cases also which will be discussed as this lesson progresses.) A) Basic/Plain Consonants (Note: ㄴ, ㅁ, and ㅎ were not included in any of these classifications, as they are just pronounced normally as their respective sounds.
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