Sound rules and words
Read with tense sounds, compound vowels, and double batchim
Strong sounds
Tense consonants ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ are said with tension, and aspirated consonants ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ are said with a puff of air.
Finding the tense consonant
Which is the tense consonant in '토끼' (tokki, rabbit)?
Vowels that blend two sounds
Vowels like ㅐ(ae) ㅔ(e) ㅚ(oe) ㅘ(wa) ㅝ(wo) blend two sounds together. 왜 = ㅇ+ㅙ.
Compound-vowel syllable
Which syllable contains 'ㅚ'?
A batchim with two consonants
When a batchim has two consonants, it is a double batchim. 닭 = 다+ㄺ, 앉다 = 안+ㄵ.
Finding the double batchim
What is the batchim in '닭' (dak, chicken)?
Words and sentences
Once you learn common words like 학교 (hakgyo, school), 친구 (chingu, friend), and 안녕 (annyeong, hi), sentences read smoothly. Example: 학교에 가요 (I go to school).
Reading a sentence
In '학교에 가요' (I go to school), which word tells 'where'?