Korean Hangul #4a- Syllable Practice

[UTDMyHeaven]

"tan tan tan tan ..." Hahaha

[meelotriin]

"Hold your breath forever."

-HAHAHAHA



[DannidotC]

Lol first word " hey OH YER GAK GAK GAK GAG." my bro ask what are you doing.........

[Karraify]

thanks God indonesian pronunciation and korean is not too different ,so it's become easier to learn korean ^^ Thank you 

[garcentales]

I think is easier to learn if you speak spanish! :D

[alyerart]

@garcentales you are right! tienes toda la razón! :)

[UTDMyHeaven]

@garcentales It's not actually. I speak Spanish very well even if I'm not a native my mother is and I still think German accent is closer.

[bootycrewqueen]

the hold the breath helps alot! thank you.

[TokioHotel220]

but i was born in english speaking contry

[willancewong]

Batchim has two alphabets too, am I right? How to pronounce?

없,앯.얤,앐

[rawree329]

This is so helpful!!

Ever since I started watching these I have understood so much more about the language!

The way you teach it is so helpful and wonderful!!

Thank you!!

[MsLoliH]

Hi...I started taking a Korean class & decided to look up videos. Of all that I have seen thus far, yours are simply the best. I appreciate you taking the time to teach in a very succinct manner. I've noticed that you've questioned your English pronunciations, a few times, & quite frankly, you have extremely, great articulation. I am American, of Mexican descent & speak both English/Spanish fluently & hope that someday I can speak Korean 1/2 as good as you speak English. God bless & thank you...

[gaelga]

@MsLoliH hey latino here ehehheeh and im passionate about korean, im hoping to travel for 4 weeks to this language school in korea kinda cheap its like 1235 for the month...anyway I agree his vids are the best

[AzzyaSha]

Could you write my name in Korean .  ?

My Name : Azzya

[BillA1016]

Great videos! I'm just starting Korean and have learned several languages before (and am studying Linguistics/Language Ed now). The "hold your breath" thing at the end of syllables like 각 is a glottal stop (you trap the air in your throat) so you pretty much got that! Also, from what I see in Korean, it's not just a random change on the final consonants; it's not just changing G to K randomly-- it's a change from a voiced consonant (G has vibrating vocal chords) to unvoiced.(K is unvoiced G).

[98Damali]

in spanish we kinda do the same thing

[whippy002]

THAT'S HOW YOU DO

[13jgiacalone]

hahah this guy is so great, hes so funny and informational.

[PrincessPetunia]

Am I hearing you right? You say "hold your breath" but I don't hear anything being SAID at ALL for the last consonant. Is that right? It's not really "hold your breath", it's "don't say anything at all"??

[DannMi17]

I love korean i dont need the breathing exercise i speak spanish so is easy too me =) Thank U

[sprachbegeistert]

You are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. All the work you have put into these videos and your incredible patience make you an excellent teacher. Thank you so much for this!

[ibit46]

thank you! thank you! This lesson is great!. I love watching Korean films and especially love to listen though I can't understand a thing. Now with these lessons I can slowly learn and understand the language. Thank you so much! I hope you will continue to provide lessons like this to people like me who wants to learn your language. Once again,thank you, thank you!

[0moiom0]

Thanks so much for these lessons! Now I just need to work on a proper l / r sound, haha.

[jayster213]

I hear what your saying about holding you breath, but listening to you, and listening to me, I cannot tell the difference by sound of gak, gat, ...ect

[tokee1234567]

@jayster213 you say how it would normally sound like english but before you finish sounding the letters just stop right in the middle like someone shoved some food in your mouth. it's called "glottal sound." yes the ending consonants can sound very similar to each other because of this stopping sound

[joe9320]

There's a glottal stop somewhere.....

[phoebethf]

You are a brilliant teacher.

[SavannahHyer]

Gan means Liver? and

Gak means each?

[tokee1234567]

@SavannahHyer gak also means "angle"

[roseat21]

g and k, t and d, b and p is so frustrating....

[BusyAtomdotcom]

@roseat21 Please don't worry about them for now and continue to the final episode! - I am saying this with a good reason^__^

[puppyluvr17]

@roseat21 Just think about it this way: Its not so much either K or G, But rather, a combination of the two.so when you pronounce the characters, try to make a combination of the two sounds until you reach the sound you want.Also, these videos covered how there are basic consonants, and adding short strokes to the character turn it into another character, just remember:The more short strokes a character has, the harder or 'tenser' the consonant will sound, even though it has the same basic sound

[puppyluvr17]

@roseat21 Also, the last character pronounced in a syllable will always have the 'harder' sound.

[roseat21]

g and k, t and d, b and b is so frustrating....

[youmeandh3r]

uhm im abit confused. for that gat, the 't' at the bottom of that syllable, isnt it supposed to be written as 'ㅌ' insted of 'ㄷ' ?

[tokee1234567]

@youmeandh3r well for a lot of batchims (bottom consonants), they sound like T

for instance, ㅌ, ㅊ, ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ all sound like T when it's on the bottom (unless the ㅇ is the starting consonant right after )

[sprachbegeistert]

@tokee1234567

I'd just like to thank you for all your detailed answers. They are very helpful. It is very kind of you to share your knowledge with us.

[tokee1234567]

@sprachbegeistert you're welcome. i went into your youtube channel and saw all the language videos. it's so impressive that you're trying to learn all these languages (I'm trying to learn French and Spanish but my speaking sucks). I hope learning Korean goes well for you.

[sprachbegeistert]

@tokee1234567

Well, to be honest I have not even started yet to really study Korean but I came across this site and really liked it and then I noticed how helpful you were with all your answers. I'm sure you'll love French and Spanish. Both are beautiful languages. Bon courage y mucha suerte ;-)

[reyela1015]

Hello! I think, what you meant with "hold your breath" in Korean pronunciation was, there's no stress or they do not put emphasis on the sound of the last letter or syllable. That's what I've noticed in most of your lessons and also in Korean dramas/movies I've seen.

Thanks for making this kind of videos. Actually, I watch Korean movies/dramas often. That's why, I'm really interested in learning the basic way of your writing & speaking. This is really a big help! Good Job!:)

[starbursts132]

speaking of the l/r sound, the best way i've come to think of it is the spanish R sound. how it's not a hard r, it sort of rolls in a tiny way.

hope that is correct. =) and if it is correct, i hope it helps some people! ^^

[fatmandabomb18]

i was going to give up until i found your videos. THANK YOU you relate so well and you dont patronize by saying its easy

[eurrahjoy]

GAG becomes GAT because of pronounciation!!!!!

is that what you mean???

pls repond,,,!tnx.^_^

[tokee1234567]

@eurrahjoy it's more like GAK, with the K sound interrupted and not spoken fully like english.

not gat.

[eurrahjoy]

GAG makes GAK because of pronounciation....!!

is that what you mean..???

respond pls..

[WhatAWasteOfTim3]

you sound really sincere when you teach!

[159SG]

gal/gar sounds like your purring...

[angrybumblebee357]

LMFAO. It went from teaching me how to pronounce "Gak" To telling me how to breathe and when to breathe.

[welcome2GDparadise]

when your writing in Korean does the bottom consonant not pass the "a" at the top?

for instance if you make the "n" a little longer? o.o hopefully that made sense

[tokee1234567]

@welcome2GDparadise what do you mean a????? well usually for writing on the computer it will look like that but most Korean tend to have their own style in writing.. as long as it has that "fits in a box" type of thing it will work

[lei06paul]

what keyboard are you using ? i don't know how to write Hangul in my keyboard :(

[ShaeaSines]

@lei06paul You use a keyboard that you can get onto your screen. :D

[LinkShouldBeAGirl]

I'm terrible at learning languages but you are an awesome teacher.

[RadixOfAngels]

"That's how you breathe... I think." Hahaha

Thank you for this lesson!!

[nejicookie]

Wow I decided to learn Korean and I was completely helples until I found your vids. Thank you so much! :)

[karmicbutthole]

I'm going to Chang-won city on January 28th. I will be there teaching English for a year to Kindergarten students. I found this series of lessons on YouTube and I wanted to let you know they are really helpful! I don't know why you're doing this for free, but keep doing it.

Also, I believe you are right about holding your breath for pronouncing the last consonant. There are breathed and non-breathed sounds in English. The difference I felt between "G" and "K" in Korean was the breath.

[cookiemonsterisheart]

hi. im totally confused with the G and K sound. its so similar that but in "GAK" its G sound. and in "Gan" and "Gat" its K sound. why?

[tokee1234567]

@cookiemonsterisheart

i donno, most ppl think it sounds like a K... but it's really a soft K that's similar to a G.. it's called an aspirated K sound where you just let a bit of air out but don't really make it that stressed to sound like an actual K.

[darkwatcher56]

The holding your breath thing really works...kamshaminda

[IngridMinnieXD]

WAAAA =(  TUS TUTORIALES SON BUENO PERO COMO NO ENTIENDO INGLES SOLO TENGO Q TRATAR DE ENTENDERTE CON LO DIBUJITOS

[KrhystalZz]

@IngridMinnieXD Si necesitas ayuda, te puedo ayudar con el ingles pero explicarte koreano no puedo porque tmb stoy aprendiendo aqui =)

[nycary]

You are such a funny teacher. I learn a lot and i have fun laughing too.

You are correct about the holding your breath thing too!!!

[MsCarrot000]

i really want to have a copy of all the lessons, so that i will not download it everytime i study.. still wondering how.. T_T

[LoserlyCool]

I love how you pronounce 갈

[zozksa10]

thanks

i like that

[TheNica122]

i think my head bursted out

i really cant really understand im not good at memorizing

[likeastarlight91]

if u know how to speak Arabic language .. this lessons would be easy for u

[pkacavenda]

it will be KA and then U STOP! ..... HAMMER TIME

[igeapink]

How will I write this: "op" should the "p" be placed under the "o" or beside? :D

[tokee1234567]

@igeapink ??? what do you mean by op???



[mshihi0323]

you're a good teacher huh.. i learned alot. ;)

[kickthecat911]

I finally got my aspirations down a bit better.

It depends on the length of the word and where the syllable is.

Sometimes I do a "hhhh" (like inhaling), and sometimes I do a sharp "huh" (like exhaling.

So I pronounce it like "hhga".

Sorry if it sounds stupid, but I don't know how to explain it.

Is it right though?

[nyago20]

I have one question: I saw that when there are 3 letters, the ㄱㅏ *ga changes to 가 when there are 3 syllables... Why? And so the pronounciation for 2 letters with a g is = Ga and when there are two letters it becomes a k, not anymore a g and it's pronounced like kak, kan, etc...

Sorry, i;m bad at explaining -.-

[nyago20]

Thank you!

Could we be able to speak korean, write korean and understand korea without difficulties with ONLY this #1 syllable type? Cause the one you are showing us is 1 of 3 as written. Or we have to learn syllable type #2 and type #3?

Thanks again! :)

[ChainsOfFantasia]

I'm glad that I don't have any problems with the pronunciation.Just gotta work on my writing.Thanks for the lessons, teacher. =)

[GutsOfChrist]

I watched the videos a few times each, taking notes on a pad of paper as you went through the lesson, and the results are amazing. I was looking for a Korean learning game online, and found that I could read a LOT of the words on the page that I couldn't an hour and a half ago. Granted, I don't know the meanings yet, but I feel I've already come farther than I should have in such a short amount of time. 감사합니다!

[FlhSHE4eva]

what is the difference between ㄷ and ㅌ? gosh im such a slow learner :(

[tokee1234567]

@FlhSHE4eva ㅌ sounds closer to T and sounds like T. ㄷ is just an aspirated T sound close to the D sound (but very softly pronounced)

[luvleepinkpanther]

gak...actually that sounds like it would be kind of a silent k....can't really hear it actually....You are such a great teacher and you are funny to...at least it seams to me:)..really like you....thank you for the lessons

[tokee1234567]

@luvleepinkpanther yes it's because you stop it completely so that you don't hear the k sound, it's like you stop the word in the middle of its sentence (if it's an english word)

[noxiousdow]

The "hold your breath" sounds at the end are called "unreleased consonants". The difference between "ka" and "ga" is aspirated and unaspirated "k". You can explain this to English speakers as being like the "c" in "car" and "scar". Most of them would never have realised they say the sounds differently because we don't distinguish these sounds.Seems like "g" becomes more like an English "g" when the syllable before it ends in a vowel, like "d" when you were reciting the alphabet quickly in vid 1.

[noxiousdow]

I've just started learning Korean and these videos are really useful! I'd love to know how you make these videos as a teaching aid. Does it take you a long time to set up each page?

[BodyRopeGym]

thanks alot.korean would be my thrid language soon!!in my country er learn british english as our 1st language and for me chinese as 2nd language.now i hope i can master korean.

[vereque]

you're so funny! i mean it in a good way.

it's so fun learning korean with your videos :) thank you!

[violetacomillas]

what is your nationality?

[tokee1234567]

@violetacomillas he's korean. he doesn't have any accent and understands the language well.

[lilspringgirl]

i think i know what you meant by holding our breath now. :)

[lamilami1]

i think being able to speak arabic heplped me to pronouce korean :D the only thing i can't prounouced is the korean translation for " perfect" it s wonbokye something like this :s if you could help me prounouced it xD

but my main question is why korean name 'lee" is prounouced and writen 이 wich is "I"(ee)

chosomnida for my enless questions :$

[tokee1234567]

@lamilami1 First of all, I think it has to do with the fact that EE doesn't look very appealing in the english language. (first of all, it looks very awkward, and only ENGLISH speak it as EE and not any other language like french or spanish, so it isn't useful at all) there's a chinese last name called Lee too, so maybe ppl decided to go along with that but this happens with most korean surnames (b/c ppl can't pronounce it properly) ex. park (eng) -> bak (kor) choi (eng) -> cheh (kor)

[lamilami1]

@tokee1234567 oh thannks again <3 By the way the ee is "i" in frensh and there is that sound in arabic too but the "ee" in english is more smooth than other xd

thhanks again =D

[RaynorX]

yeah the last Giyeok sounds like a "choked" k sound when you do it.

[KittyPlaysViolin]

i think when you refer to the "hold your breath" do you mean like a glottal stop?

[tokee1234567]

@KittyPlaysViolin I think that's what he means.... you just make a sudden stop b/c unlike english we don't make a prolonged sound of the last ending consonants

[Harry9x]

2:53 you guys will be surprised when u find out that sound's meaning in vietnamese

lol

[eumiphia]

so G Sounds like K ............? Am i Right....?

[gardengalsu]

In the Hawaiian language we use glottal stops and it is symbolized by [ ' ]. It causes you to pause almost as if you were holding your breath for a millisecond.

[MsApril3rd]

then korean has the first common thing with my language, vietnamese. My language doesn't have after sound, either (as you say "breathe out").

[MayYFS]

phew!! can i breath now? just kidding :D

[7blueviolets]

I go through some of these for revision also, and your vids are awesome and really easy to follow! Thank you so much :)

[mannagryn1]

your the best teacher in the world:D

[r12o20]

thank you so much it helps me a lot.

[aarwite]

thank you , i really like ur vds

but the last word is very difficult to prounce

/_______\

[ibjamed]

OH MY BUDDAH!!! this is easy!!im chinese and u have to like memerize everything!but when i saw angelfrheaven comment, i read it carefully and im like "OMG I CAN READ KOREAN!!!"(i already know wat kamsamida means)

thank you so much for ur lessons!!

[alextastic]

hah, I felt the same way. these videos are helping me a lot, thank you!

[poeticpicture]

That holding your breath part is called a "Glottal Stop" where you make no noise and pause quickly.

[anais199019]

wow wow wow...mr (OR MRS) fancy-pants...LOLZ!!

[angelfrheaven]

감사합니다 is that thank you? i thot it was kamsamnida but looking at the letters its kamsa hibnida.. im kinda confused -.-

[BusyAtomdotcom]

@angelfrheaven It is written as '감사합니다' but it is pronounced as '감사함니다'. ㅂ becomes ㅁ in sound due to the influence of ㄴ. The pronunciation rule is called 'Nasalization'.

[angelfrheaven]

@ BusyAtomdotcom thank you

[D4L3TT3RDU1313LEU]

@BusyAtomdotcom - So if there is nasalization, will it still be Romanized as "gamsahabnida" or "gamsahamnida"?

[tokee1234567]

@D4L3TT3RDU1313LEU somewhere in b/w. it's not a complete M sound but is somewhere close to the B and the M sound. (big mistake that foreigners make is that they keep pronouncing it as a complete M and close their mouth when they're saying it) if you keep saying gamsahabnida quick enough you'll get the right pronunciation.

[xOsaloOmOx]

thank you for the lesson , it was really helpful . . am just a bit confused when it comes to the difference between ( ᄀ , ᄏ ) and ( ᄇ , ᄑ ) . . another thing , if I wanted to write ( Ahlam ) in hangul , will it be : 앟 람 ?

[BusyAtomdotcom]

@xOsaloOmOx

thank you!!

About ㄱ vs. ㅋ please check out my video "Ga vs. Ka vs. KKa in Korean".

"Ahlam"... I think it will sound like 아흐람 (one more added vowel) not 앟람.

Since there are only 7 ending consonant sounds, if you write 앟람, more than likely people will say Atram or ALRAM.

[FashionSmashin]

As a native English speaker you explain korean pronunciation PERFECTLY! The difference of the English way of the "k" and the Korean "k" is RIGHT on POINT!! Thanks alot!

[IMperfectMSx33]

i wanna learn how to form sentence ...

[mq9demo]

3:15 I fell of my chair after 3:19 :D

[xmignonmignon]

The d and t are similar kind of.

Do you ever get mixed up when hearing somebody trying to say either of them?

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Korean 'ㄷ' does sound close to 't' depending on its position. But, I don't that Korean will get confused easily becasue of the following reasons.

1. Relatively there are way more words that have 'ㄷ' (I guess) than words with 'ㅌ'

2. Korean 'ㅌ' seems to sound a little stronger that English 't'.

감사합니다.

[Renegademoustache]

I guess it would be gaag

[meriel85730]

totally agree w/ greenpillowsx!!(^__^)

You're the BEST!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! :D

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Thank you so much.

I feel powered, happy, amused, and Great!

감사합니다.

[malaktalamemo]

gamsa hamnida oppa!!!

[DopeJigga]

BigBang, Gamblerz Crew, Lee Hyori, and other cute Korean girls got me involved into Korean stuff <3

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Well I don't blame you. I am into SNSD too!

[DopeJigga]

heheh :D

[kieunguyetanh]

hey me too lol :))

[xoxoLadyViperxoxo]

Really!! Wow!!!

Saranghae too So nyuh shi dae!!

Thank yoou so much BusyAtomdotdom!

I m really learning basic koean now!!

[KenshinForever]

the 'hold your breath' thing really helps (:

[greenpillowsx]

Your lessons are absolutely wonderful.

This helped me a lot more than anything else I've tried.

THANK YOU! :D

[BusyAtomdotcom]

That's simply great!!! Thank you^__^.

[sacarainn14]

as far as my linguistic knowledge is concerned, the words such as cat, gat, gak, gan and other similar words have 'unreleased' sounds at the end of the word. Thus, we can that they are similar to 'korean'.

aspirated = 't' in talk

unstressed = 't' in betty

unreleased = 't', 'k','n' in cat, gat, gak, gan

correct me i am wrong

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Sorry, I really don't have any linguistic knowledge but maybe this person (Youtube ID: tangchihsia) might be able to help us.

[sacarainn14]

no!

K in Gak (English) is also the same in Korean because K is unreleased unless K is aspirated

[BusyAtomdotcom]

I guess it depends on where 'ㄱ' is located in the word. When 'ㄱ' is located as an initial consonant at the initial syllable it sounds similar to western 'K' but not aspirated. This is also case when 'ㄱ' is placed as an ending consonant (regardless of the position of the syllable).

However, when 'ㄱ' is an initial consonant but not in the first syllable it sounds similar to western 'G'.

The same logic applies to 'ㄷ (t, d)', 'ㅈ (j, ch)', and 'ㅂ (b, p)'.

[Ayumura96]

hahahaha, now i can't pass a day without trying to learn to write korean

i'm so happy now, i can write dong bang shinki and youngwoong jaejoong and....

[BusyAtomdotcom]

That's Great!!! Can you guess what this it?

'아유무라'

감사합니다.

[Ayumura96]

Ayumura?

kamsahamnida?

hee hee

i wish i could type something in korean but i can't, because i don't have the korean program thingie

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Very Good!

I am pretty sure that you can download Korean language pack from Microsoft for free. If you are using Mac, it is even easier.

감사합니다.

[sinnerinheaven82]

lol your comment made me laugh but in a good way

since i am also a dbsk and jaejoong fan

[Auciferrocks]

lol... dong bang shin ki saranghae..~!!! thanks for teaching korean... really helpful...

by the way can you teach japanese kanji too..?? i want to learn it too...

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Unfortunately I am really bad at Kanji. Just too many and my memory does not seem to catch them upT_T.

감사합니다.

[KenshinForever]

Yay! dbsk is how i got involved in korean stuff XD

...before i was only japanese oriented...haha (:

[Ayumura96]

SAME WIT ME! ^_^

[KenshinForever]

haha...we're expanding our horizons (:

[Renegademoustache]

yea me too

[Ayumura96]

yay, this is kinda like jp too

[HeroMero88]

yea it sorta is!

some of these "Hangul" resemble jp "Katakana".

like "G" looks like "Fu" and "A" looks like "To".

lolz

[Fritzane]

Thanks I got it....improving gradually....

[JipushiLeviathan]

Just thought I'd comment on the breathing thingy..I don't know.

But mainly it seems to me that 각 and 갗 sound more like 'gak' and 'gat' than 'gag' and 'gad' because of devoicing..

The way I understand Korean pronunciation is that the first consonant of a syllable is voiced, so b, g, d, r etcetera.

But the last consonant of a syllable (except nasals) is devoiced, so p, k, t, l etcetera.

Of course, that could be just speculation, but that's how it works in German too...

Dunno if that helped.

[BusyAtomdotcom]

I think you are absolutely correct. there are only 7 sounds for ending consonants (ㄱ,ㄴ,ㄷ,ㄹ,ㅁ,ㅂ,ㅇ) which are phonetically close or same as (k, n, t, r, m, p, ng) rather than (g, n, d, L,m, B, ng). I don't know why I was stock with (g, n, d, L,m, B, ng) in my mind. Maybe because I carried too much of initial consonant influence and the way it is written. Hopefully, I can have a chance to make revised video after I study more. Thank you for your comments. 감사합니다.

[JipushiLeviathan]

Ahh, well I think you did a fantastic job explaining it anyway.

Generally, I don't really think it's a good idea to romanise languages so different from English, because it tends to make pronunciation difficult, at least for me, so I just ignore the romanised version and focus on what you say it sounds like.

But you've done a great job, haha keep it up!

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Thank you. 감사합니다.