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Pronunciation Rules
The Korean letter ㅈ has 6 different pronunciation variants.
ch
/ each /
ㅈ is the first letter in a word
Korean
자주
저는
지금
Transcription
[ cha ju ]
[ chŏ nŭn ]
[ chi gŭm ]
English
often
I am
now
jj
consonant (except ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅇ, ㅎ) → ㅈ
Korean
잡지
숙제
낮잠
숫자
Transcription
[ 잡찌 ]
[ 숙쩨 ]
[ 낟짬 ]
[ 숟짜 ]
English
magazine
homework
nap *
number *
* See also Batchim ㅈ, ㅅ
j
/ re fu gee /
consonant ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅇ → ㅈ
vowel → ㅈ → vowel or ㅇ
Korean
반지
물질
감자
공장
자주
낮에
Transcription
[ pan ji ]
[ mul jil ]
[ kam ja ]
[ kong jang ]
[ cha ju ]
[ na je ]
English
ring
matter, substance
potato
factory
often
in the daytime
chʰ
/ chip /
consonant ㅎ → ㅈ
ㅈ → consonant ㅎ
Korean
그렇지
놓지 않다
앉히다
Transcription
[ 그러치 ]
[ 노치 안타 ]
[ 안치다 ]
English
exactly, yes, etc.
not to put *
set smb., place in *
* See also Batchim ㄶ, ㄵ, How to read ㅎ
t
/ tall /
ㅈ is the last letter in a word
ㅈ → consonant (except ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅎ)
Korean
낮
낮잠
빚받이
Transcription
[ 낟 ]
[ 낟잠 ]
[ 빋빠지 ]
English
daytime
nap
debts collection *
* See also How to read ㄷ (ㄷ + 이), How to read ㅂ
n
/ no /
ㅈ → consonant ㄴ, ㄹ, ㅁ
Korean
빚내다
Transcription
[ 빈내다 ]
English
get a loan
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 ).