Final consonants
Read & notice
A final consonant is called 받침 (batchim). Compare 가 and 간, or 바 and 밤. Final ㄴ, ㅁ and ㅇ represent different ending sounds. Korean has seven basic consonant ending sounds; several written consonants share an ending sound. When another syllable follows, pronunciation can change. Start by reading each block, then learn connected speech.
Listen & connect
Listen, look at the word, then say it yourself. Synthetic Korean voice; replay as needed.
Build the block
ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ = ?
A final consonant is called 받침 (batchim). Compare 가 and 간, or 바 and 밤. Final ㄴ, ㅁ and ㅇ represent different ending sounds. Korean has seven basic consonant ending sounds; several written consonants share an ending sound. When another syllable follows, pronunciation can change. Start by reading each block, then learn connected speech.
ㅁ + ㅜ + ㄴ = ?
ㅁ + ㅜ + ㄴ = 문
ㅂ + ㅏ + ㅁ = ?
ㅂ + ㅏ + ㅁ = 밤
Reference & extension
Answer every check correctly to complete this lesson.
Sources & further reading
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National Institute of Korean Language ↗Online King Sejong Institute ↗