| Hi, everyone! Welcome to Ask K-jin. My name is K-jin. |
| 안녕하세요, K-Jin입니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo, ke-i-jin-im-ni-da.) |
| In this series, I'll answer your Korean questions. So, if you have any questions, please let me know by clicking the link in the description, or you can go to KoreanClass101.com/ask-Kjin. So, ask me any questions! |
| Today, I picked questions related to Korean consonants. |
| Korean consonants are very different from the English consonants. |
| So, I know you have a lot of questions. |
| And this is one of the common questions that I always receive. |
| So, today I'm going to introduce how to pronounce this basic, aspirated, and tensed consonants. |
| Before starting the lesson, what are basic, aspirated, and tensed consonants? |
| Let's look at this aspirated consonant first. |
| Because, well, my students usually don't have any problem pronouncing these aspirated sounds. So, I believe you can pronounce these sounds very well too. |
| So, as you can see from the name, it's aspirated consonant. |
| Which means you use your breath and air a lot. |
| /k/, /t/, /p/, /t/ |
| ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅊ |
| Yes, these are aspirated sounds. |
| And these basic consonants are like this. |
| ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅈ, ㅅ, Yes, these are basic consonants. |
| These sounds are very similar to aspirated sounds. |
| That's why I'm sure you are confused at least once, right? |
| So, let me introduce you what are the differences. |
| And I'll give you some tips how you can pronounce them correctly. |
| Let's look at tensed consonants now. |
| Tensed. |
| You can see from the name, right? Tensed. |
| Yes, you need to tense. |
| You need tensed thought to pronounce these sounds. |
| And these are one of the sounds that my students find difficult. |
| So, today's lesson will be very useful for you too, because I'll introduce all these sounds in this one lesson. |
| So, what is the tip? |
| Firstly, aspirated sounds are so easy for you because you can pronounce these - ㅋ,ㅌ,ㅍ,ㅊ. |
| So, let me skip this part. |
| But let's look at basic first. |
| My professor explained one interesting experiment. |
| So, they recorded one sound. |
| For example, like this sound, this ㅋ sound. |
| And they just lowered the pitch. |
| And interestingly, even though it was originally this sound, Korean people, native Korean people like me, recognize this sound as a basic consonant. |
| And what happens if they make the pitch higher? |
| Then interestingly, that was exactly the same sound, but they recognize as this sound. |
| So, yes, please remember, these sounds are very similar to this sound, but one of the biggest difference is the pitch. |
| Lower the pitch to pronounce these consonants correctly. |
| And another big difference is this tensed. |
| Yes, you need higher pitch, plus, you do not use a lot of air, a lot of breath to pronounce these sounds. |
| So, I'll show you many many examples today. |
| So, please remember the pitch and the air. |
| Pitch and air. |
| Yes, this is the most important part of today's lesson. |
| So, please remember that. |
| So, I prepared some examples, so, let's practice it together. |
| So, what are the differences between ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ? |
| They sound very similar, right? |
| For example, 굴 (gul), 굴 (gul), 굴 (gul). |
| It means oyster, oyster, oyster. |
| Or it can also mean a cape. |
| 굴 (gul) |
| Next, we have this 쿨 (kul). |
| 쿨 (kul) is from "cool," English word. |
| Cool |
| For example: |
| She's very cool. 쿨하다 (kul-ha-da) |
| Now, we have "honey"; it's very sweet, right? |
| 꿀 (kkul) |
| These sounds very similar, right? |
| But please pay attention to the pitch now. |
| 굴 (gul), 쿨 (kul), 꿀 (kkul) |
| Do you see the difference? And do you hear the difference? |
| 굴 (gul), 쿨 (kul), 꿀 (kkul) |
| Yes, we use a different pitch. |
| 굴 (gul), 쿨 (kul), 꿀 (kkul) |
| So, 꿀 (kkul) has the highest pitch. |
| And second point is the air, right? |
| The breath, air. |
| So, to show you the amount of the air and breath, I prepared this tissue. |
| So, look at this. |
| 굴 (gul), 굴 (gul) |
| Yes, I use some breath, air. |
| This 쿨 (kul), 쿨 (kul). |
| I use a lot of air, right? |
| Do you see the difference? |
| 굴 (gul), 쿨 (kul), 굴 (gul), 쿨 (kul) |
| So, when I pronounce "cool," 쿨 (kul), 쿨 (kul) I use a lot of air, right? |
| Now, let's look at 꿀 (kkul). 꿀 (kkul), 꿀 (kkul), 꿀 (kkul) |
| Yes, the tissue doesn't move. |
| Almost doesn't move. |
| 굴 (gul), 쿨 (kul), 꿀 (kkul) |
| 꿀 (kkul), 꿀 (kkul), 꿀 (kkul) |
| Yes, so to pronounce this tensed sound, I don't use a lot of breathe. |
| I use breath, but I try not to burst. |
| Burst, like 쿨 (kul) |
| I try (to make) my breathe come out weakly. |
| 굴 (gul), 쿨 (kul), 꿀 (kkul) |
| Let's practice with the other, next consonant. |
| ㄷ (d), ㅌ (t), ㄸ (tt), what are the differences? |
| Here are the words that I prepared. |
| First, I have 달 (dal). |
| 달 (dal), 달 (dal). |
| It means "moon," moon in the sky, 달 (dal). |
| Now, we have 탈 (tal). |
| 탈 (tal), 탈 (tal). |
| It's a "mask," it's a traditional mask. |
| Traditional Korean mask that we wear when we do traditional dancing. |
| 탈 (tal), 탈 (tal), 탈 (tal). |
| Now, we have a "daughter"! |
| Daughter is 딸 (ttal). |
| 딸 (ttal), 딸 (ttal). |
| Now, let's look at the pitch. |
| Did you notice I used different pitch? |
| 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal). 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal). 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal). 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal). |
| Yes, 달 (dal) has the lowest pitch. |
| 탈 (tal), middle. |
| 딸 (ttal), highest pitch. |
| 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal) |
| Now, let's look at the amount of the air and breath that I'm using. |
| Tissue again. |
| 달 (dal) 달 (dal) |
| Next, 탈 (tal) 탈 (tal) |
| Oh, do you see the difference? |
| 달 (dal), 달 (dal), 달 (dal) |
| 탈 (tal), 탈 (tal), 탈 (tal) |
| Yes, 탈 (tal) use more air. |
| And now, 딸 (ttal), 딸 (ttal), 딸 (ttal) |
| Tissue is almost not moving. So, 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal). 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal). 달 (dal), 탈 (tal), 딸 (ttal). |
| Okay, so next is this: ㅂ (b), ㅍ (p), ㅃ (pp) |
| What are the differences? |
| So here are some example words. |
| First is 불 (bul). |
| 불 (bul) is "fire." |
| 풀(pul). 풀(pul) means "grass" or "glue." |
| Next is 뿔(ppul). |
| 뿔(ppul), it means "horn." |
| Okay, so let's look at the pitch first. |
| 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul). 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul). 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul). 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul). |
| Yes, pitch is different. |
| The next thing is the amount of the air. |
| So, I have tissue for you to show you the amount of air that I'm using. |
| So first, 불(bul), 불(bul), 불(bul). |
| Next, 풀(pul), 풀(pul), 풀(pul). |
| Next, 뿔(ppul), 뿔(ppul), 뿔(ppul). |
| Again, 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul). 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul). |
| So, 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul) |
| 불(bul), 풀(pul), 뿔(ppul) |
| 풀(pul). 풀(pul) used the most air. |
| 풀(pul), the sound burst, the air burst, boom! |
| Okay, the next sounds are these. |
| ㅈ(j), ㅊ (ch), ㅉ (jj). What are the differences? |
| Here are the examples. |
| 자다 (ja-da) means "to sleep." 자다 (ja-da) |
| Next, 차다 (cha-da) means "to be cold." |
| For example, your beer or orange juice can be cold. |
| 차다 (cha-da), 차다 (cha-da) |
| Next one, you try some food and it's very salty. |
| 짜다 (jja-da), 짜다 (jja-da) |
| Yes, "to be salty." |
| Look at this pitch. Here, pay attention to this pitch. |
| 자다 (ja-da), 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da), 짜다 (jja-da), |
| 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da) |
| Do you hear the differences? |
| 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da). 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da). 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da). |
| Yeah, pitch is different. |
| Next is the amount of the air. |
| This. |
| 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da). 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da). |
| Do you see the little differences? |
| Basically, this 자 (ja), 차 (cha), 짜 (jja) doesn't use a lot of air so this tissue is not moving so much. |
| But still, 차다 (cha-da) uses much more air than 자다 (ja-da). |
| 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da). 자다 (ja-da), 차다 (cha-da), 짜다 (jja-da). |
| Here are the last sounds. |
| ㅅ (s) and ㅆ (ss), what are the differences? |
| First we have 사다 (sa-da), 사다 (sa-da) meaning "to buy." |
| You buy clothes, you buy vegetables. |
| 사다 (sa-da), 사다 (sa-da) |
| Next is 싸다 (ssa-da), it means "to be cheap." |
| Something can be cheap... it's just one dollar. Wow, it's cheap! |
| 싸다 (ssa-da), 싸다 (ssa-da) |
| Pitch. |
| 사다 (sa-da), 사다 (sa-da), 사다 (sa-da) |
| 싸다 (ssa-da), 싸다 (ssa-da) |
| 사다 (sa-da), 싸다 (ssa-da). These are different. |
| Another thing is this, the number... |
| Another thing is the amount of the air. |
| 사다 (sa-da), 사다 (sa-da), so the tissue is moving, right? |
| 사다 (sa-da) |
| And this, 싸다 (ssa-da), 싸다 (ssa-da), 싸다 (ssa-da); tissue is not moving. |
| 사다 (sa-da), 사다 (sa-da) |
| 싸다 (ssa-da), 싸다 (ssa-da) |
| So definitely, 사다 (sa-da) used more air than 싸다 (ssa-da) |
| 싸다 (ssa-da) used… 싸다 (ssa-da), the tensed sound, used the least air. |
| So today we look at the differences between these basic, aspirated, and tensed consonants. |
| So, how are they? Please practice these sounds and pay attention to pitch and the amount of the air. If you have the tissue at home, this will be very useful too. |
| That's it for this lesson. Today I answered questions about Korean consonants. |
| 다음 시간에 봐요! (Da-eum si-gan-e bwa-yo!) |
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