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/…
1. Do not use the literal expression of “I came from…” 2. Instead, say “I am [country] person.” or “I live in [country].” (저는) [country] 사람이에요. “(I) am [nationality/ethnicity].”– Subject “I” can be omitted in Korean when it is obvious in the context.– 사람 is a person, and if you add a country before it,…
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:…
“Hello.” 안녕하세요? What does 안녕하세요 exactly mean? “I am [name].” Most formal and polite: 저는 [name]입니다.Casually polite: 저는 [name]이에요 or [name]예요. 저: I (humble form) -는: topic particle = bringing up the topic, in this case “저” (I) 입니다 [임니다]: most formal form of the verb 이다(to be) : “am/are/is” 이에요/예요: casually polite form of…
Hello. : 안녕. / 안녕하세요.Read this blog to learn what 안녕, 안녕하세요 literally means, and how Koreans ask “How are you?” TIP: 안녕 is casual, non-polite way to say both “hi” and “bye” to close friends and families안녕하세요? is a polite way to say “hi”, but it is not used to say “bye”– 안녕히 가세요….
Here are videos to help you distinguish and practice Korean regular, aspirated, and tense consonants. ㄱ vs ㅋ vs ㄲㄴ vs ㄷ vs ㅌ vs ㄸㅁ vs ㅂ vs ㅍ vs ㅃㅅ vs ㅆㅈ vs ㅊ vs ㅉ
Vowels 8 simple vowel sounds (21 total vowels) Syllable: consonant + vowel + (consonants) Vowels consist of 3 elements: heaven, earth, human Watch lessons about vowels here: Short lesson about vowels: Detailed LIVE class with many examples and pronunciation guides: BASIC VOWELS HOW TO MAKE [y-] DIPHTHONGS Read the following words made of vowels only…
Cool Facts about Hangeul Han-geul (한글) is the name of the Korean writing system: it is the name of Korean alphabet. Han-geul (한글) is different from Han-gug-eo (한국어), the language including spoken and written. The original scrip of Hangeul, ‘Hun-min-jeong-eum’ (훈민정음) was designated as UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 1997. It was promulgated…
