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need help in pronunciation of words!

Cyntherea
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need help in pronunciation of words!

Postby Cyntherea » November 28th, 2009 11:34 am

I recently just bought an english-korean phrasebook to help me practice korean, and I was wondering how do you pronounce 'eo', for example in these words-- 'eoseo oseyo' and 'yeo-deol'? Are there two different pronunciations? :? :? :? (oops sorry I think i have posted this in the wrong section, new in this forum)

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Postby shanshanchua » November 28th, 2009 4:01 pm

It's like the english "or".

'eoseo oseyo' is pronounced something like "or-sor o-say-yo"

and 'yeo-deol' would be something like "yor-dorl"

Romanisation can be quite difficult to figure out, so if you can learn the Korean alphabet, it would be great. And it's not difficult either! :)

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Postby djkev84 » November 29th, 2009 12:53 am

It's like the english "or".


? ok, I don't think thats right maybe I'm wrong but I think it sounds more like an "aw" like in "saw" or "law"

so 'eoseo oseyo' would be 'aw-saw oh-say-yo

and 'yeo-deol' should be 'yaw-dawl'

There's an earlier post here
http://www.koreanclass101.com/forum/vie ... nunciation

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Postby Cyntherea » November 29th, 2009 2:13 am

oh i see. Thanks all!! :D :D :D

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