Today, I post the Consonants. Let's sound those alphabets correctly!
Are you ready? : )
Korean Consonants
Consonants
|
Sounds
|
Notes
| |
1
|
ㄱ
|
/g/ as in game
| |
2
|
ㄴ
|
/n/ as in name
| |
3
|
ㄷ
|
/d/ as in door
| |
4
|
ㄹ
|
/l/,/r/ as in lamp, rain
| |
5
|
ㅁ
|
/m/ as in mop
| |
6
|
ㅂ
|
/b/ as in boy
|
not using much air
|
7
|
ㅅ
|
/s/ as in small
| |
8
|
ㅇ
|
/o/ as in ox
| |
9
|
ㅈ
|
/j/,/z/ as in jump, zoo
| |
10
|
ㅊ
|
/ch/ as in chocolate
|
with an explosive sound, using a lot of air
|
11
|
ㅋ
|
/k/ as in kiss
| |
12
|
ㅌ
|
/t/ as in table
| |
13
|
ㅍ
|
/p/,/f/ as in pop, fan
| |
14
|
ㅎ
|
/h/ as in home
| |
Doubles
|
Sounds tensed
| ||
15
|
ㄲ
|
/kk/ as in Gotcha!
|
louder, harder and stronger, with a tight throat
|
16
|
ㄸ
|
/tt/ as in Duh!
| |
17
|
ㅃ
|
/pp/ as in bad!
| |
18
|
ㅆ
|
/ss/ as in see
| |
19
|
ㅉ
|
/jj/ as in gotcha!
|
In detial,
method of pronunciation ⇨
|
liquid
|
nasal
|
soft
|
aspirated
|
tensed
|
location of sound ⇩
| |||||
using lips
|
ㅁ
mop
|
ㅂ
boy
|
ㅍ
pop, fan
|
ㅃ
bad!
| |
tongue touching alveolar ridge
|
ㄹ
lamp, rain
|
ㄴ
name
|
ㄷ
door
|
ㅌ
table
|
ㄸ
Duh!
|
air through teeth
|
ㅅ
small
|
ㅆ
see
| |||
with friction like /i/
|
ㅈ
jump, zoo
|
ㅊ
chocolate
|
ㅉ
gotcha!
| ||
with tongue in the palate
|
ㅇ
ox
|
ㄱ
game
|
ㅋ
kiss
|
ㄲ
Gotcha!
| |
with the larynx like /h/
|
ㅎ
home
|
Does it help you? I am going to post Korean Vowels later.
Have a good day !
Reference: Korean made easy for beginners
