Sound Changes · 발음 규칙
3. Reading practice
Practice 1 — Linking
Move the final consonant to the next block. Do not pause between the blocks.
집에
ji-be
→ at home
음악
eu-mak
→ music
읽어요
il-geo-yo
→ I read
한국어
han-gu-geo
→ Korean languageRule 2.1 applies. In 집에, the final ㅂ links to 에 and sounds like "be".
Practice 2 — Nasalization
Let the final sound turn into a nasal sound before ㄴ or ㅁ.
감사합니다
gam-sa-ham-ni-da
→ thank you
학년
hang-nyeon
→ school year
먹는
meong-neun
→ eating
국물
gung-mul
→ soup, brothRule 2.2 applies. The final ㄱ becomes ㅇ in 학년, 먹는 and 국물, and ㅂ becomes ㅁ in 합니다.
Practice 3 — ㅎ and tensing
Listen for the strong ㅋ, ㅌ and ㅍ. Say the tense sounds in 학교 harder, but write them plainly.
좋다
jo-ta
→ to be good
축하해요
chu-ka-hae-yo
→ congratulations
입학
i-pak
→ entering school
학교
hak-gyo
→ schoolRule 2.3 applies to the first three words. Rule 2.4 applies to 학교, which sounds like [학꾜].
Practice 4 — Palatalization and ㄹ
Say these slowly first, then at normal speed.
같이
ga-chi
→ together
굳이
gu-ji
→ deliberately, going out of one's way
신라
sil-la
→ Silla, an old kingdom
설날
seol-lal
→ Lunar New YearRule 2.5 applies to 같이 and 굳이. Rule 2.6 applies to 신라 and 설날, where the ㄴ and ㄹ become ㄹㄹ.