Korean Pronunciation Rules (Part 1)

 Korean pronunciation can seem tricky, but there are some simple rules that help you sound more natural.

Here are the first 3 key rules to get you started:

1. Final Sound Rule

When a syllable ends with a consonant, it's called 받침 (batchim).
Only a limited set of consonant sounds are actually pronounced in the final position.

👉 Example:
꽃 → [꼳] (kkot)
Even though ‘ㅊ’ is written, it's pronounced like ‘ㅅ’.

💡Tip: There are only 7 final consonant sounds that are usually heard:
ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅇ

2. Linking (연음)

When a syllable ends in a consonant and the next one starts with a vowel, the consonant moves to the next syllable.

👉 Example:
한국어 → [한구거] (han-gu-geo)
The ㄱ of "국" links to the ㅇ of "어".

This happens between syllables or even between words.

3. Aspiration (격음화)

When ㅎ is next to some consonants (like ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ), it changes them to a stronger, aspirated version.

👉 Examples:
좋다 → [조타] (jo-ta)
축하 → [추카] (chu-ka)

ㅎ makes the sound pop more. Think of it as adding a little breathy punch.

🔜 Coming up next:
Part 2 will cover Nasalization, Liquidization, and Palatalization. Stay tuned!

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