Pronunciation Rules
Why does κ΅λ¬Ό sound like "gung-mul"?
Korean spelling and Korean sound aren't always the same thing. Learn 10 core standard pronunciation rules β one real word at a time β and get scored on saying them right.
The 10 rules
Korean spelling stays fixed, but the sound shifts depending on what letters sit next to each other β the same way English "used to" is written but said "yoos-ta." 469 real words are tagged against these 10 rules, so you always practice with language people actually say, not invented drill sentences.
- μ°μλ²μΉ (Linking) β λ°μΉ¨μ΄ λ€μ μμ 첫μλ¦¬λ‘ μμ°μ€λ½κ² μ΄μ΄μ Έμ.
- λΉμν (Nasalization) β λ°μΉ¨(γ±γ·γ , λλ γ Β·γ λ€ γΉ)μ΄ μ½§μ리(γ΄γ γ )λ‘ λ°λμ΄μ.
- κ²½μν (Tensification) β λ°μΉ¨(γ±γ·γ ) λ€ μμ¬μλ¦¬κ° λμλ¦¬λ‘ κ°ν΄μ Έμ.
- μ μν (Liquidization) β γ΄κ³Ό γΉμ΄ λ§λλ©΄ λ λ€ γΉ μλ¦¬λ‘ λμ.
- 격μν (Aspiration) β γ κ³Ό μμ¬μ리(γ±γ·γ γ )κ° λ§λ κ±°μΌμ리(γ γ γ γ )κ° λΌμ.
- ꡬκ°μν (Palatalization) β λ°μΉ¨ γ·Β·γ λ€μ "μ΄"κ° μ€λ©΄ γ Β·γ μλ¦¬λ‘ λ°λμ΄μ.
- λ°μΉ¨κ·μΉ (Final Consonant Rule) β λ°μΉ¨ γ γ γ γ γ γ λ±μ λ¨μ΄ λμ΄λ μμ μμμ γ·(λλ γ±Β·γ ) μλ¦¬λ‘ λ°λμ΄μ.
- μμκ΅°λ¨μν (Consonant Cluster Simplification) β λ°μΉ¨ κΈμκ° λ κ°(μ: γΊ,γΌ)λ©΄ νλλ§ μ리λμ.
- γ΄μ²¨κ° (N-Insertion) β ν©μ³μ§ λ λ¨μ΄ μ¬μ΄, λ·λ§μ΄ "μ΄μΌμ¬μμ "λ‘ μμνλ©΄ γ΄ μλ¦¬κ° λΌμ΄λ€μ΄μ.
- γ νλ½ (H-Deletion) β λ°μΉ¨ γ μ΄ λͺ¨μ μμμ μλ¦¬κ° κ±°μ μ¬λΌμ Έμ.