Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 1 - My First Steps in Korean (Lessons 1 to 30) ᚛ Lesson 5 - Learn Hangul (part 5) - Final consonant combinations
Learning Hangeul
In Korean, although rare, some syllables can end with a combination of two consonants, called final consonant combinations.
However, only one of the two consonants is actually pronounced.
Final sound: pronounced as ㄱ - 앇
Final sound: pronounced as ㄴ - 앉
Final sound: pronounced as ㄴ - 않
Final sound: pronounced as ㄱ - 앍
Final sound: pronounced as ㅁ - 앎
Final sound: pronounced as ㄹ - 앏
Final sound: pronounced as ㄹ - 앐
Final sound: pronounced as ㄹ - 앑
Final sound: pronounced as ㅍ - 앒
Final sound: pronounced as ㄹ - 앓
Final sound: pronounced as ㅂ - 앖
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Only the first consonant is pronounced |
Only the second consonant is pronounced |
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ㄳ → ㄱ ㄵ → ㄴ ㄶ → ㄴ ㄼ → ㄹ ㄽ → ㄹ ㄾ → ㄹ ㅀ → ㄹ ㅄ → ㅂ |
ㄺ → ㄱ ㄻ → ㅁ ㄿ → ㅍ |
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