3. Consonant Pronunciation Guide
Here are videos to help you distinguish and practice Korean regular, aspirated, and tense consonants.
ㄱ vs ㅋ vs ㄲ
ㄴ vs ㄷ vs ㅌ vs ㄸ
ㅁ vs ㅂ vs ㅍ vs ㅃ
ㅅ vs ㅆ
ㅈ vs ㅊ vs ㅉ
Here are videos to help you distinguish and practice Korean regular, aspirated, and tense consonants.
ㄱ vs ㅋ vs ㄲ
ㄴ vs ㄷ vs ㅌ vs ㄸ
ㅁ vs ㅂ vs ㅍ vs ㅃ
ㅅ vs ㅆ
ㅈ vs ㅊ vs ㅉ
ㅡ Irregular: ㅡ becomes ㅓ크다 (to be big): 커(요).예쁘다 (to be pretty): 예뻐(요).쓰다 (to write, use): 써(요). If there are bright vowels in the preceding syllable, ㅡ becomes ㅏ배고프다 (to be hungry): 배고파(요).바쁘다 (to be busy): 바빠(요).나쁘다 (to be bad): 나빠(요).아프다 (to be sick): 아파(요). 르 Irregular: 르 becomes 러 Add another ㄹ in the…
CONJUGATION Verb stem + 고 싶다 : Change the dictionary ending ~다 to ~고 and add 싶다Conjugate 싶다 to other sentence endings: Present tense: ~고 싶어(요). Past tense: ~고 싶었어(요). Probability/future: ~고 싶을 거야(거예요). 먹다 to eat : 먹고 싶어(요). I want to eat.먹고 싶었어(요). I wanted to eat.먹고 싶을 거야(거예요). I will want to…
Important Pronunciation Rules Re-syllabification (Linking sound) 연음 When a following syllable starts with ㅇ, which has no sound value at the beginning of a syllable, the last consonant of the preceding syllable carries over: 맛있어 (it’s delicious) = [마시써] : both ㅅ and ㅆ are carried over to the following syllable Last Consonant 받침 /bat-chim/…
If you want to learn 이, 그, 저: Watch the Instagram lesson here! EXAMPLE DIALOGUE For more about this honorific and humble forms you use in service encounters, see the lesson about Korean honorifics and politeness!
Hobbies and Preferences English Korean How to ask (반말non-polite, 존댓말polite) How to answer(반말non-polite, 존댓말polite) Hobby 취미 Non-polite: 취미가 뭐야? Polite: 취미가 뭐예요? Honorifics: 취미가 어떻게 되세요? 내 취미는C이야/V야. 제 취미는C이에요/V예요 or 입니다. [EX] 여행traveling이야/이에요/입니다. 농구basketball야/예요/입니다. Verb stem + ~는 것(거 colloquial) = ~ing 책 읽는 거예요. (My hobby) is reading. 한국어 공부하는…
1. 저는 ____입니다 / 이에요(예요). “I am ____.” 저 I (humble)-는 topic particle: introducing something입니다 am/are/is (most formal)이에요, 예요 am/are/is (casually polite) If your name ends with a consonant: 이에요. 재림이에요. (am/are/is Jaerim.) 에릭이에요. (am/are/is Eric.) 최웅이에요. (am/are/is Choi Ung.) If your name ends with a vowel: 예요. 미나예요. (am/are/is Mina.) 크리스예요. (am/are/is Chris.) TIP:…