Double Consonants in Korean
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5 Double Consonants
In Korean language, double consonants are those consonants that are represented by two identical consonant letters. These consonants produce a stronger and tenser sound compared to their single counterparts. Korean language has five double consonants which are ㄲ (kk), ㄸ (tt), ㅃ (pp), ㅆ (ss), and ㅉ (jj).
For instance, the word 빨간색 (ppalgansaek) which means "red color" contains one double consonant, which is ㅃ (pp). The pronunciation of this double consonant is more forceful and intense than its single counterpart, which is ㅂ (p, b).
ㄱ
k, g
ㅋ
k
ㄲ
kk
ㄴ
n
ㄷ
t, d
ㅌ
t
ㄸ
tt
ㄹ
r, l
ㅁ
m
ㅂ
p, b
ㅍ
p
ㅃ
pp
ㅅ
s, sh
ㅇ
ㅇ
ㅆ
ss
ㅇ
-, ng
ㅈ
j
ㅊ
ch
ㅉ
jj
ㅎ
h
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Basic and Double Consonants
Rules of writing Korean letters
See how to write 5 double Korean consonants.
There are two rules that are not mandatory, but it is recommended to follow when writing Korean letters.
1. Horizontal strokes should go from left to right →
2. Vertical strokes should go from top to bottom ↓
Exercises
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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 ).