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I will not be going in order with this book. I'll be teaching you random words in random order ^^ Like chapter one isn't going to teach the usual...
For this lesson I will be going over "Diphthongs" ..... now thats a funny word ㅋㅋㅋ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) anywayss~~~
Diphthongs are like "combined vowels" except they make a different sound lel #confusing <:
I'm just gonna jump right in.
Vowels:
ㅐ- ae (as in wet) ㅒ - yae (as in yet) ㅙ - wae
ㅔ- e (sounds the same as ㅐ) ㅖ- ye
ㅘ - wa ㅚ - oe (its like ㅗ if you're lazy, or "oo eh") ㅝ - weo ㅟ - wi (as in we) ㅞ - we (as in wet)
ㅢ - ui
Now ㅢ changes sounds! If it's at the beginning of a word it sounds like ㅟ "wi" as in 의자 (Chair) and if its at the end it sounds like ㅒ"yae" as in 나의 (My)
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Consonants:
ㅃ - bb ㅉ - jj ㄸ - dd ㄲ - gg ㅆ - ss
Now these consonants sound very "forceful" and very "tight"
ㅃ - you kinda have to pop the P sound like in 아빠 (dad) but dont let out any air like H.
ㅉ - I think I said that ㅈ in the beginning of a word sounds like Ch right? Now ㅉ really sounds like Ch, like in 진짜 (really)
ㄸ - For D's and N's you kinda have to put your tongue to the back of your teeth/or between for this sound so for ㄸ just force it out.
ㄲ - very pronounced, use the back of your throat.
ㅆ - gotta be hella extra with this. Simple enough?
I'm so bad at explaining these things xD But I think that's all for 한글 ^^ Just practice and you'll be fine. The Korean alphabet is the simplest in the world after all, so don't worry about it. xx
