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Learn the top five Korean Pronunciation mistakes to avoid
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Hi everyone. |
Welcome to The Ultimate Korean Pronunciation Guide. |
In this lesson, you'll learn the top 5 Korean pronunciation mistakes to avoid. |
You're on the path to mastering Korean pronunciation! |
In the next lesson, you'll master the 5 Korean vowels. |
What's your biggest challenge with Korean pronunciation? |
Is it one of these Top 5 mistakes? |
Let us know in the comments. |
Stick with us and you'll overcome it quickly! |
See you in the next Ultimate Korean Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
You're on the path to mastering Korean pronunciation! |
In the next lesson, you'll master the 5 Korean vowels, so click here to keep learning! |
What's your biggest challenge with Korean pronunciation? |
Is it one of these Top 5 mistakes? |
Let us know in the comments. |
You're on the path to mastering Korean pronunciation! |
In the next lesson, you'll master the 5 Korean vowels. |
See you in the next Ultimate Korean Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
Number 1: Using the same pitch for the last syllable in a sentence |
When speaking Korean, make sure to lower the pitch of the last syllable in the sentence. |
Listen to an example. |
(pause) |
Again, the last syllable had a low pitch. |
If you use the same pitch when you finish a sentence, you will sound very unnatural. |
She kept the same pitch for the first and second syllable, but lowered the tone for for the last syllabe. |
Listen to another example. |
고마워. |
(pause) |
사랑해요. |
(slowly) 사랑해요. |
Number 2: Pronouncing imported words with a foreign accent |
Listen to a word that is commonly used in Korean. |
(pause) |
Can you guess what it means? |
It's the word for 'computer.' |
It sounds similar to it's English counterpart, but there are important differences. |
If you pronounced it like you would in English, you will be hard to understand. |
Listen to two other examples. |
컴퓨터 |
(pause) |
오렌지 |
하트 |
The difference in pronunciation may sound small to you, but unless you say them with a native Korean accent, Koreans won't understand what you mean! |
Number 3: Over-stressing syllables when speaking Korean. |
Try saying this English sentence out loud. |
(pause) |
""I like Bulgogi."" |
Pay attention to the stresses. |
If you pronounce sentences like this in Korean, it will sound very unnatural. |
Listen to the native speaker say this sentence in Korean. |
(pause) |
Native speakers do not place stress on any particular syllable. |
Try saying the sentence without stressing syllables. |
불고기가 좋아요. |
(pause) |
불고기가 좋아요. |
Number 4: Using an "r" sound |
This letter is often represented as an 'r' or an 'l.' |
But you do not pronounce it this way. |
In fact, there is no equivalent sound in English for it. |
Listen to a word that uses this letter. |
(pause) |
It sounds closer to an ""l"" than an ""r"" in English. |
Listen again carefully. |
(pause) |
We'll learn more about this in lesson 6, so don't worry about it too much. |
사랑 / 사-랑 |
(pause) |
사.랑 / 사랑 |
Number 5: Reading batchim as they are written. |
When reading blocks of Korean letters, you'll often find one written at the bottom of a block, like this one. |
This position is called 'Batchim', and letters in this position sometimes follow different pronunciation rules. |
Usually, a letter's pronunciation remains constant. |
When it is in the batchim position, however, it sometimes changes. |
In this case, the letter, which is usually an 's' sound' becomes a 't' sound. |
Listen to the native speaker pronounce the letter in two different blocks. |
In the second one, she will pronounce it in the batchim position. |
사, 삿 |
This principle applies to all consonants, except for a special group of nasal ones. |
Whenever these consonants are placed in the batchim position, you will need to pronounce them differently. |
Here's another example. |
This letter usually makes a 'h' sound. |
In the batchim position, you need to read it as 't'. |
Listen to the native speaker. |
In this block the letter appears both in the top and in the batchim position. |
We'll cover this in greater detail in lesson 10. |
핳 |
(slowly) 핳. |
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