Korean Part 2

Question 1

ㄷ , ㅌ, ㅅ ,ㅆ , ㅈ , ㅊ , or ㅎ + ㄴ

Answer 1

When any of the above consonants are followed by ㄴ , the sound changes to ㄴ

듣 는 -> 든 는 있 는 -> 인 는

몇 년 -> 면 년 솟 는 -> 손 는

Question 2

ㅂ , ㅍ + ㄴ or ㅂ, ㅍ + ㅁ

Answer 2

When ㅂ or ㅍ is followed by ㄴ or ㅁ , the ㅂ or ㅍ changes to an ㅁ sound.

업 는 -> 엄 는 접 는 -> 점 는

밥 먹 다 -> 밤 먹 다

Question 3

ㄱㅅ

Answer 3

ㄱ only
- When followed by a vowel, ㅅ is pronounced with the vowel

넋 을 = 넉 슬 -> 넉 쓸

Question 4

ㄴㅈ

Answer 4

ㄴ only
- When followed by a vowel, ㅈ is pronounced with the vowel

앉 아 = 안 자

Question 5

ㄴ + ㄹ

Answer 5

When ㄴ and ㄹ meet, the ㄴ sounds is replaced by the ㄹ sound

난 로 -> 날 로 신 라 -> 실 라

설 날 -> 설 랄

Question 6

ㅇ + ㄹ or ㅁ + ㄹ

Answer 6

This combination results in the ㄹ sound being replaced by an ㄴ sound

종 로 -> 정 노

공 로 -> 공 노

함 락 -> 함 낙

Question 7

ㅌ + 이

Answer 7

Similarly to ㄷ , when ㅌ is a final consonant and is followed by 이 it becomes a ㅊ sound. Again the ㅇ is dropped and ㅊ joins forces with ㅣ so that it pronounced as “치”

Question 8

ㄱ + ㅁ

Answer 8

This same principle applies to ㄱ + ㅁ as well when ㄱ ends a syllable and the following letter is ㅁ , the ㄱ is pronounced as ㅇ

국 물 -> 궁 물

국 민 -> 궁 민

Question 9

ㄱ , ㅋ , or ㄲ + ㄴ

Answer 9

Whenever you see a letter combination of ㄱ in the final position of a syllable and it is followed by ㄴ , the ㄱ is pronounced as ㅇ

적 는 -> 정 는

죽 는 -> 중 는

깎 는 -> 깡 는

Question 10

ㄷ + 이

Answer 10

When ㄷ is the final consonant of a syllable it becomes a ㅈ sound when the following syllable is 이 . The ㅇ is essentially dropped, and the ㄷ which is now said as ㅈ pairs up with ㅣ and is pronounced as “지”

곧 이 -> 고 지

굳 이 -> 구 지

Question 11

ㅎ + ㅇ

Answer 11

If ㅎ is the final consonant in a syllable and is followed by ㅇ , it is dropped an no sound is made, Simply move on the next syllable.

쌓 은 -> 싸 은

좋 아 -> 조 아

Question 12

ㅎ + ㄴ

Answer 12

As a final consonant, ㅎ changes to ㄴ when the following syllable being with ㄴ

넣 는 -> 논 는

닿 는 -> 단 는

Question 13

ㅎ + ㄱ , ㄷ or ㅈ

Answer 13

When ㅎ is the final consonant and is combined with ㄱ , ㄷ ,or ㅈ think of it as helping create an additional puff of air needed to say the aspirated consonants ㅋ , ㅌ, or ㅊ

놓 고 -> 노 코

좋 다 -> 조 타

그 렇 지 -> 그 러 치

Question 14

ㄹㄱ

Answer 14

When followed by a vowel, ㄱ is pronounced with the vowel

읽 을 -> 일 글

When not followed by a vowel, sounds is ㄱ

읽 다 = 익 다 -> 익 따 읽 는 = 익 는 -> 잉 는

Exceptions: 읽 고 = 일 고 -> 일 꼬

Question 15

ㄷ + 히

Answer 15

This combination is exactly like ㅌ + 이 The ㄷ , when followed by , transforms to a ㅊ sound this time, the ㅎ is dropped and ㅊ is united with ㅣ so that it is pronounced as “치”

닫 히 -> 다 치
묻 히 -> 무 치

Question 16

ㄴㅎ

Answer 16

ㄴ Only
- ㅎ is only pronounced when it is followed by ㄱ, ㄷ, or ㅈ, which are then changed to thier more aspirated versions ㅋ, ㅌ, or ㅊ

않 고 = 안 코 않 다 = 안 타

않 지 = 안 치

Question 17

ㅂㅅ

Answer 17

ㅂ only
-When followed by a vowel, ㅅ is pronounced with the vowel

없어 = 업서 -> 업써

Question 18

ㄹㅎ

Answer 18

ㄹ only

• ㅎ is only pronounced when it is followed by ㄱ, ㄷ, or ㅈ , which are then changed to thier more aspirated version ㅋ, ㅌ, or ㅊ

앓 고 = 알코 앓 다 = 알 타

앓 지 = 알치

Question 19

ㄹㅍ

Answer 19

• When followed by a vowel, ㅍ is pronounced with the vowel.

읊 어 = 을퍼

-When followed by a consonant, ㅍ is chnaged to ㅂ and becomes the representative sound

읊다 = 읍다 -> 읍따

Question 20

ㄹㅅ

Answer 20

ㄹ only

-When followed by a vowel, ㅅ is pronounced with the vowel

곬이 = 골시 -> 골씨

-There are not many vowels words in modern Korean that have this consonant

Question 21

ㄹㅌ

Answer 21

ㄹ only
-When followed by vowel, ㅌ is pronounced with the vowel

핥아 = 할타

Question 22

ㄹㅂ

Answer 22

ㄹ only
-When followed by a vowel, ㅂ is pronounced with the vowel

밟아 = 발바

Exceptions: 밟다 = 밥다 -> 밥따

Question 23

ㄹㅁ

Answer 23

-When followed by a vowel, ㅁ is pronounced with vowel

젊은 = 절믄

-When not followed by a vowel, the sound is ㅁ

잚다 = 잠다 -> 점따