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Pronunciation Rules
The Korean letter ㅂ has 5 different pronunciation variants.
p
/ pin /
ㅂ is the first letter in a word
ㅂ (ㅍ, ㄼ, ㄿ, ㅄ) is the last letter in a word
ㅂ (ㅍ, ㄼ, ㄿ, ㅄ) → consonant (except ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅎ)
Korean
바다
밥
습관
덥다
여덟
밟다
숲
없다
Transcription
[ 바다 ]
[ 밥 ]
[ 습꽌 ]
[ 덥따 ]
[ 여덜 ]
[ 밥따 ]
[ 숩 ]
[ 업따 ]
English
ocean
rice, food
habit
hot
eight *
to step on *
forest *
not to have *
* See also Batchim ㄼ, ㅍ, ㅄ
m
/ moon /
ㅂ (ㅍ, ㄼ, ㄿ, ㅄ) → consonant ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ
Korean
갑니다
급락
집마다
없는
Transcription
[ 감니다 ]
[ 금낙 ]
[ 짐마다 ]
[ 엄는 ]
English
I go
collapse, crash
every house
not to have
pʰ
/ pole /
ㅂ → consonant ㅎ
Consonant ㅎ → ㅂ
Korean
입학
곱하다
Transcription
[ 이팍 ]
[ 고파다 ]
English
admission (school)
to multiply
pp
/ space /
Consonant (except ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅇ, ㅎ) → ㅂ
Korean
학비
곧바로
협박
Transcription
[ 학삐 ]
[ 곧빠로 ]
[ 협빡 ]
English
tuition fee
immediately
blackmail
b
/ book /
Consonant ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅇ → ㅂ
Vowel → ㅂ → vowel or ㅇ
Korean
가방
입어요
신부
돌보다
담보
공부
Transcription
[ 가방 ]
[ 이버요 ]
[ 신부 ]
[ 돌보다 ]
[ 담보 ]
[ 공부 ]
English
bag
to dress
bride
to take care
security
studies
Quick reference (click to open)
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).