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안녕하세요 여러분!
As I’m mastering reading and writing 한글 I would love to know why some letters are pronounced differently at the beginning of words unlike the middle or the end of them.
I’ve noticed that:
• “ㄱ” turns to “ㅋ”
• “ㅅ” turns to “ㅆ” (I think?)
• “ㅈ“ turns to “ㅊ”
• “ㄷ” turns to “ㅌ”
and so on—
Is there a specific rule here? and is there any other rules would you like to inform me about when it comes to pronunciations?
감사합니다!
안녕하세요 여러분!
As I’m mastering reading and writing 한글 I would love to know why some letters are pronounced differently at the beginning of words unlike the middle or the end of them.
I’ve noticed that:
• “ㄱ” turns to “ㅋ”
• “ㅅ” turns to “ㅆ” (I think?)
• “ㅈ“ turns to “ㅊ”
• “ㄷ” turns to “ㅌ”
and so on—
Is there a specific rule here? and is there any other rules would you like to inform me about when it comes to pronunciations?
감사합니다!
As I’m mastering reading and writing 한글 I would love to know why some letters are pronounced differently at the beginning of words unlike the middle or the end of them.
I’ve noticed that:
• “ㄱ” turns to “ㅋ”
• “ㅅ” turns to “ㅆ” (I think?)
• “ㅈ“ turns to “ㅊ”
• “ㄷ” turns to “ㅌ”
and so on—
Is there a specific rule here? and is there any other rules would you like to inform me about when it comes to pronunciations?
감사합니다!
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When ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅈ come at the beginning of a word, they become voiceless (no larynx vibration) and slightly aspirated (with a weak burst of breath), which may sound similar to ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅊ for beginners, which are voiceless and strongly aspirated (with a strong burst of breath), but they are definitely different and distinguished in Korean.
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