Understanding Korean Sentence Reading Rules

Sep 6, 2024

Review flashcards

William's Korean Class - Lecture on Sentence Reading (λ¬Έμž₯ 이어 읽기)

Introduction

  • Topic: Sentence Reading (λ¬Έμž₯ 이어 읽기)
  • Previous lessons covered:
    • Korean alphabet consonants and vowels.
    • Combination of consonants and vowels.
  • Today's focus: Reading words and sentences in Korean.

Key Rule for Reading Korean

  • Consonant Shifting Rule: When a syllable ends in a consonant and is followed by an empty consonant, the final consonant sound is shifted to the initial position of the next syllable.
    • Example:
      • λ°₯을 (bap-eul): Shift final consonant 'p' to the next syllable, pronounced as "ba-beul".
      • λ¨Ήμ–΄μš” (meog-eo-yo): Shift final consonant 'g' to the next syllable, pronounced as "mo-geo-yo".

Practice Examples

  1. 봄이 (bom-i)
    • Final consonant 'm' shifts to the next syllable, pronounced as "bo-mi".
  2. 손을 (son-eul)
    • Final consonant 'n' shifts, pronounced as "so-neul".
  3. μž‘μ•„μš” (jab-ayo)
    • Final consonant 'b' shifts, pronounced as "ja-ba-yo".

Additional Examples

  • μŒμ•… (eum-ak) and ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ (hangug-eo)
    • Shifting consonants to subsequent syllables for correct pronunciation.

Double Consonants in Batchim

  • In cases with two consonants in batchim:
    • The farther consonant shifts to the next syllable.
    • The closer consonant remains as batchim.
    • Example:
      • μ•‰μ•„μš” (anj-ayo): 'n' remains, 'j' shifts.
      • μ½μ–΄μš” (ilg-eo-yo): 'l' remains, 'g' shifts.

Special Case: Double Consonants

  • When double consonants are present as final consonants, both shift to the next syllable.
    • Example:
      • λ‹¦μ•„μš” (dak-ka-yo)
      • μžˆμ–΄μš” (iss-eo-yo)

Sentence Practice

  1. 창문을 λ‹«μœΌμ„Έμš” (chang-mun-eul da-deu-se-yo)
    • Shifting occurs between syllables.
  2. 사진을 μ°μ—ˆμ–΄μš” (sa-jin-eul jjik-eo-seo-yo)
    • Multiple shifts within the sentence.
  3. 책에 이름을 μ“°μ„Έμš” (chaeg-e ireum-eul sseu-se-yo)
    • Name writing practice.
  4. 물을 λ§ˆμ‹œκ³  μ‹Άμ–΄μš” (mul-eul ma-shi-go sip-eo-yo)
  5. 아침에 병원에 κ°”μ–΄μš” (a-chim-e byeong-won-e ga-sseo-yo)
    • Exception with 'same sound' rule.
  6. μ €λŠ” ν•œκ΅­μ–΄λ₯Ό κ³΅λΆ€ν•΄μš” (jeo-neun han-gug-eo-reul gong-bu-hae-yo)
    • Simple sentence reading.

Conclusion

  • Practice is essential to get used to consonant shifts in Korean reading.
  • The lesson focused on reading, not on the meaning of sentences.
  • End of lesson. Thank you, and see you next time!