Korean Pronunciation Guide

With This Course

• Learn all the official rules of Korean pronunciation
• Learn the correct pronunciation of words or phrases that Korean learners often make mistakes when pronouncing
• Practice along with a native speaker to improve your pronunciation
• Take quizzes designed to advance your listening and help you differentiate sounds

What to Expect

• 25 video lessons

Table of Contents

• Lesson 1. Diphthongs: Why don't Koreans pronounce 의 as 의?
• Lesson 2. Long/Short Vowel Sounds: Are 눈(snow) and 눈(eye) pronounced differently?
• Lesson 3. Batchim: 빋 = 빗 = 빚 = 빛 = 빝 = 빟
• Lesson 4. Compound Consonants as Batchim: Should I pronounce the ㄹ or ㄱ in 읽다?
• Lesson 5. Assimilation Part 1: 닫히다 and 다치다 are pronounced exactly the same way.
• Lesson 6. Assimilation Part 2: ㄴ always becomes ㄹ when it's with ㄹ.
• Lesson 7. Fortition Part 1: Why is 박주연 pronounced 박쭈연?
• Lesson 8. Fortition Part 2: Why is 갈 거예요 pronounced 갈 꺼예요?
• Lesson 9. ㄴ Insertion: Why isn't 꽃잎 pronounced 꼬칲?
• Lesson 10. ㅅ Insertion: Why isn't 나뭇잎 pronounced 나무싶?
• Lesson 11. Ending Consonant Sounds: Ignore the romanizations.
• Lesson 12. ㄴ vs N
• Lesson 13. ㄹ vs L
• Lesson 14. ㄷ vs D
• Lesson 15. Differentiating ㅈ, ㅊ, and ㅉ
• Lesson 16. Differentiating ㄱ, ㅋ, and ㄲ
• Lesson 17. Differentiating ㅂ, ㅍ, and ㅃ
• Lesson 18. Differentiating ㅅ and ㅆ
• Lesson 19. Differentiating ㄷ, ㅌ, and ㄸ
• Lesson 20. 오 vs 어
• Lesson 21. 요 vs 여
• Lesson 22. 으 vs 우
• Lesson 23. When Spelling and Pronunciation Are Different
• Lesson 24. English Loan Words
• Lesson 25. Korean Words English Speakers Know

Teachers

Cassie

Kyunghwa