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Hangul & Pronunciation

Korean alphabet (hangul), vowels, consonants, syllable blocks and pronunciation rules
음운 변동: 비음화
phonological change: nasalisation
nasalisation
박물관 → [방물관]; stops before nasals become nasal
음운 변동: 유음화
phonological change: lateralisation
lateralisation
ㄴ+ㄹ or ㄹ+ㄴ → ㄹㄹ: 신라 → [실라]
음운 변동: 구개음화
palatalisation
palatalisation
ㄷ/ㅌ + 이 → ㅈ/ㅊ: 같이 → [가치]
겹받침 — double final consonants
double batchim
double batchim
읽다: which consonant is pronounced? (ㄱ here)
ㅎ 탈락과 ㅎ 축약
h deletion and aspiration
h rules
놓아요 → [노아요]; 좋다 + 고 → [조코]
사잇소리 현상
intervening sound phenomenon
saitsori
초+불 → 촛불 [촏뿔]; ㅅ inserted between nouns
격음화 — aspiration of stops
aspiration of stops
aspiration
ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ/ㅈ + ㅎ → ㅋ/ㅌ/ㅍ/ㅊ
경음화 심화
tensification in depth
tensification
When and why unaspirated stops become tense
서울말 vs 표준어
Seoul speech vs standard language
Seoul vs standard
Regional vs standard pronunciation differences
외래어 표기법
loanword transcription rules
loanword spelling
Rules for writing foreign words in hangul