After the previous brief post on hangeul, now let's discuss the consonants in a more intensive way. Consonants in Korean are divided into two groups; i.e. single and double consonants.
The first group is already shown on the previous post, but for the sake of recalling our memory, try to take a look at this.
- ㄱ (g, k) is called giyeuk
- ㄴ (n) is called nieun
- ㄷ (d, t) is called digeut
- ㄹ (r, l) is called rieul
- ㅁ (m) is called mieum
- ㅂ (b, p) is called bieup
- ㅅ (s, t) is called sieut
- ㅇ (voiceless, ng) is called ee-yeung
- ㅈ (j, t) is called jieut
- ㅊ (ch, t) is called chieut
- ㅋ (k) is called kieuk
- ㅌ (t) is called tieut
- ㅍ (p) is called pieup
- ㅎ (h, t) is called hieut
You might feel confused why some of these letters have two alternative pronunciations. Ok, let me explain simply by giving you some examples. These consonants must be spelled differently based on position.
1. ㄱ
initial : 강습 (gang-seup)
final : 역 (yeok)
2. ㄷ
initial : 다음 (da-eum)
final : 잗 (jat)
3. ㄹ
initial : 라면 (ra-myon)
final : 거실(geo-si)
4. ㅂ
initial : 바람 (ba-ram)
final : 장갑 (jang-gap)
5. ㅇ
initial : 이름 (i-reum)
final : 노래방 (no-rae-bang)
6. ㅎ
initial : 한국 ( han-guk)
final : 밯 (bat)
7. ㅅ
initial : 손 (son)
final : 이것 (i-geot)
8. ㅈ
initial : 중국 (jung-guk)
final : 맞 (mat)
9. ㅊ
initial : 춥다 (chubda)
final : 몇(myeot)
It seems little bit difficult but better I try.
ReplyDeleteHmm...lulusan jur. bahasa korea yah
nggak,jurusan sastra inggris,tapi baru2 ini bljr bhs korea :)
ReplyDelete고맙다(gomapta=thanks)
This a good information to who want to learn Korean ,yah Most Korean use their own language for computer OS may be they use their language for blogging
ReplyDeleteI just want to say "anyeong haesseyo"
This just my little experience when I was in Korea .Great blog bro keep writing...........
@tuntun arto:안녕!You've ever been in Korea?그래요?wow..teach me some Korean then.btw, thanks for dropping by!
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