Final Consonants · 받침

3. Reading practice

Practice 1 — Finals ㄴ ㄹ ㅁ ㅇ

These four finals are easy to hear. Close your mouth cleanly on the last sound.

산
san
→ mountain

물
mul
→ water

강
gang
→ river

빵
ppang
→ bread

In 강 and 빵, the bottom ㅇ is "ng". Do not drop it, and do not add a vowel after it.

Practice 2 — Stop finals ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ

Now try the stop sounds. End each word with your mouth closed and no puff of air.

밥
bap
→ cooked rice, a meal

집
jip
→ house, home

책
chaek
→ book

옷
ot
→ clothes

옷 ends in ㅅ, but the final sound is t. This is the first example of many letters sharing one sound.

Practice 3 — Letters that sound the same

These words look different at the bottom but end with the same sound as a simpler letter. Read the sound, not the letter.

꽃
kkot
→ flower

부엌
bu-eok
→ kitchen

앞
ap
→ front

사랑
sa-rang
→ love

꽃 ends in ㅊ, but it sounds like t. 부엌 ends in ㅋ, but it sounds like k. 앞 ends in ㅍ, but it sounds like p.

Practice 4 — Longer words

Read these one syllable at a time. Each syllable gets about the same length.

한국
han-guk
→ Korea

학생
hak-saeng
→ student

선생님
seon-saeng-nim
→ teacher

감사합니다
gam-sa-ham-ni-da
→ thank you

In 학생, the final ㄱ is a quick stop before the next sound. In 감사합니다, the finals ㅁ and ㅂ both appear. The ㅂ before ㄴ sounds like m, so we write ham-ni-da.