Liaisons
Korean has rules of liaisons (certain sounds combine to become new sounds) which also happens in other languages as well.
e.g. - 'rate' and 'rated' ; the 't' sounds changes to a 'd' sound before "-ed" even though spelling is unchanged. Basically, the same things happens in Korean.
ㅋ, ㅂ, & ㅌ
Whenever you see ㅋ (k), ㅂ (p), or ㅌ (t) before ㄹ (l), ㅁ (m), or ㄴ (n), they are pronounced (ng), (m), and (n), respectively. ㄹ (l), if following any of the three above, also changes to an (n) sound through this liason.
Example: 습 + 니 = 습니
seup + ni = seumni
고맙습니다
Gomapseumnida. (Thank you.)
ㄹ
When ㄹ (l), follows any consonant other than ㄹ (l) or ㄴ (n), it is pronounounced (n). When ㄹ (l) and ㄴ (n) are together in any combination (ㄹ +ㄴ/ㄴ + ㄹ), they are pronounced as (ll).
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Consonant Endings
Any word ending in a consonant and not followed by a particle will swallow the final consonant. This mean that you will begin to pronounce the sound but not completely pronounce it.
ㅊ (ch), ㅈ (j), ㅅ (s), ㅆ (ss), ㅎ (h)
When any of these consonant appear at the end of the word, they are swallowed as above, but the beginning of the sound you produce will be the beginning of a (t) sound. |
