Hello again! 😊 Yesterday, we learned about final consonant pronunciation rules and sound linking (연음 현상).
Today, we’re diving a little deeper into the world of double final consonants, called 겹받침 (gyeopbatchim) in Korean.
Once you understand how these work, reading and pronouncing Korean words will become much easier!
📌 1. What Are Double Final Consonants?
A double final consonant means two consonants appear together at the end of a syllable.
For example, look at these words: 닭 (chicken), 값 (price), 읽다 (to read).
✔ Examples of 겹받침 (Double Final Consonants):
ㄲ: 닭 (dak) – chicken
ㄳ: 값 (gap) – price
ㄶ: 많다 (manta) – many
ㄼ: 짧다 (jjalbda) – short
📌 2. Pronunciation Rules for Double Final Consonants
There are three main cases when it comes to pronouncing double final consonants:
① Case 1: Both consonants are pronounced
✔ Examples:
없다 → [업따] (eop-tta) – not exist
넓다 → [널따] (neol-tta) – wide
👉 In this case, the second consonant is pronounced strongly.
② Case 2: Only one consonant is pronounced
In most double consonants, only the first consonant is pronounced, and the second is silent.
✔ Examples:
닭 → [닥] (dak) – chicken
삶 → [삼] (sam) – life
값 → [갑] (gap) – price
👉 If no vowel follows, only the first consonant is pronounced.
③ Case 3: Sound linking happens (연음)
When a vowel follows the double consonant, the second consonant may move to the next syllable.
✔ Examples:
닭이 → [달기] (dal-gi) – chicken + subject marker
읽어요 → [일거요] (il-geo-yo) – I read
읊어요 → [을퍼요] (eul-peo-yo) – I recite
👉 This is a great example of sound linking (연음) in action!
📌 3. Practice Time – Let's Read Together!
Try reading the following words out loud:
✅ Only one consonant is pronounced:
1. 닭 → [닥]
2. 삶 → [삼]
3. 값 → [갑]
4. 읊다 → [읍따]
✅ Sound linking cases:
1. 닭이 → [달기]
2. 읽어요 → [일거요]
3. 읊어요 → [을퍼요]
4. 밝은 → [발근]
📌 4. Review & Homework
✔️ Double final consonants = two consonants at the end of a syllable
✔️ Sometimes both are pronounced, sometimes only the first one
✔️ If followed by a vowel, the second consonant may move (sound linking)
📌 💡 Tomorrow, we’ll learn about natural pronunciation and sound changes in Korean!
Great work today! Keep practicing, and see you in the next lesson. You got this! 💪😊