Korean Hangul #4c- random Practice

[zhelSUJU]

teacher, did your site had videos too?

[gardsten]

How should I pronounce this?

감사합니다 –> GamsahaPnida or Gamsahamnida, because I understand that ㅂ at the beginning sounds like B but at the end sounds like P, so I think 감사합니다 should sound like gamsahaPnida, not gamsahamnida. Correct me if I’m wrong :) Thank you!

[jroweboy]

@gardsten Not surprisingly, Korean has whats colloquially known as sound changes or in Korean 연음 If a ㅂ is on the bottom and the next character is a ㄴ or ㅁ it will become a ㅁ sound. This is important because every 합니다 is actually pronounced 함니다.

Now in the special case of 감사합니다, people have just gotten so lazy over time that they don't even pronounce it according to the above rule. They end up saying 감삼니다 kamsamnida.

Good luck with you studies! :D

[fameofvideo]

rlarl! rlarl! who says that easy to pronounce!!! so frustrating Im doing this for lee min ho! im coming to korea after 15 yrs!

[patronus713]

Just beginning Korean and love this series!! I'm having difficulty distinguishing the sound of bieup b/p. When it should sound like a "b" and when it should sound like a "p". Both sounds are starting to blend into each other when I'm listening. Is it always "b" sound at the start of a syllable and "p" otherwise? Thank you for any help!

[Envergure]

I find it amusing that whenever you circle a syllable it looks like a sick face.

[ALO5O1]

OMG now I can read some simple words! Thanks alot! ^.^

[gabigp158]

I love learn to Korean. 

[zhelSUJU]

@gabigp158

[PreciousGem891]

When he talked about Sarang, I was like "ZOMG I knew that! I'm so smart!" LOL :D

[Stupidpal231]

Lol in the middle i saw ja and jang so i tried to spell jajangmyun XD

[MRPeartreeful]

hello i am confused in the moment 2:12.. when you put together 'sa' and 'lang' it stays 'sarang' so from where come the 'r' ? thank you

[tokee1234567]

@MRPeartreeful ㄹ is an r/l sound. it's more like L sound when paired with simple vowels. it's more like an R sound when paired with combined/complex vowels. think of it as a Spanish R (not the trill/roll R)

[gfslight]

YES I RECOGNIZE IT!! SARANG!!! ah amazing. your videos are so helpful i am truly thankful =]

[grooveTofreak]

I keep watching your video..

[punkyGurl12]

I literally pronounce word like example AL as AL but the uploader's pronounce it like A(r)l and I'm a having a hard time with it

[tokee1234567]

@punkyGurl12 for pronunciation, keep your middle to tip of your tongue relatively flat and parallel to the roof of your tongue when pronouncing ㄹR/L. Unless it's paired with any of the complex verbs ㅚ, ㅞ, ㅙ wae or etc it should never sound like a complete R sound in English. as you pronounce the Korean R/L the Tip and Middle tongue should tough the roof of your mouth parallel so you have this Stair shape going on TIP ------____Bottom like so. Hope that helps

[blueshavol]

Hmmm if ᄉ on the bottom sounds like 't', is there a word that has ᄉ on the bottom and sounds like 's'? o___O

[tokee1234567]

@blueshavol no. Korean language doesn't have the ending S sound.. a lot of consonants sound like T when it goes on the bottom (exception is when the next letter begins with ㅇ the silent consonant because the silent ㅇ will take the main sound of the previous bottom consonant letter) Letters that sound like T at the bottom ㅌ t, j ㅈ, s ㅅ,ss ㅆ, dㄷ, h ㅎ.. and etc. 았 - ah-t . 았어 - at-uh (wrong) - A-sseo

[neetpot2bxxx]

wow.. im getting too excited..now im able to learn korean alphabet and such.. :))

[93DLareg]

Sa Rang .. Means Love .. :D

[93DLareg]

Sa Rang = Love ... :D

[oOdorieOo]

yay, learned the hangul with your videos~

Now I just set my phone to Korean and I'll practice reading it a lot~ x3

[Gqcitl]

Teacher, is there any vocal difference between 란 and 랑 in a fast speech? 'Cuz when I stop to listen to a conversation, I can't find any difference at all..

[BusyAtomdotcom]

@Gqcitl Yes, but I guess People tend to be lazy pronouncing 랑 with [ng] ending and it might sound like 란.

[youmeandh3r]

yes. vowelss :D

[RANDOMSP123]

OMG THANKS ......i didn't have time to get a real teacher and this really helps! I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I SAW 시랑 !!!!!! I KNEW WHAT IT MEANT !!!!! i was like WOAH MAN THAT MEANS LOVE RIGHT?.....right YESSSSSSSSSSS thanks a ton a will keep watchin your videos!

[BusyAtomdotcom]

@RANDOMSP123 Thank you for watching! 감사합니다^__^.

[fameofvideo]

@BusyAtomdotcom I can read what you said its kamsahamnida ryt? hehe im so childish :P

[yuukicat25]

thank you so much.. it help me a lot . keep up the good work.



[pipisnow]

Korean is very easy.

[jwmcmac]

When you pronounce 's' (shilt) at the beginning of a word slowly, it sounds like 's' . . . but when you pronounce 's' at ordinary speed, you always sound as if you are saying a 't' instead of the 's' at the beginning . . . but you are not the only one who does this . . . so that I'm thinking that at the beginning 's' is pronounced more as if we have a lisp . . .'sth' which sounds like a 't' when said at a normal speed and the 's' almost becomes silent . . . huh?

GOD Bless you and us all.

[tokee1234567]

@jwmcmac not like a lisp. with SH you put your lips forward (like plucking lips for kissing) for Korean S sound like Si - you pull your lips back like Smiling (imagine you are checking your teeth and smiling to check for anything stuck on your teeth)

[piggypigism]

excuse me, busyatomdotcom-ssi, but do you have a chicken fetish :)?

[angrybumblebee357]

Your monotone voice has grown on me.

[janetcute4life]

Hey thanks for the video im a bit confused with 방 do you pronouce bang or pang

[edaly93]

@janetcute4life its more somewhere inbetween b & p, not strictly either. a general rule is that that the character sounds more like a p at the beginning of a word and a b in the middle of one (i.e. pabo)

[tokee1234567]

@edaly93 pabo? it's babo. it's one of the words that sound like B. I actually will say that ㅂ is really B and not P. it's a fake p. there is a separate hangeul letter for P already ㅍ

[janetcute4life]

@edaly93 Ohh i see that all makes sence 가합삽니가!!! if thats even right :P

[tokee1234567]

@janetcute4life it's bang. korean ㅂ is an aspirated P sound. that means it's like a faux P. the p sound is so soft that it resembles a B. most koreans consider it as a B sound for romanization

[lovephobia22]

it easy to learn them but my problem is when i read korean words i dont fully understand it, i dont know their meanings..

[edaly93]

@lovephobia22 so that means that now you can pronounce the sounds of the words and you have to move onto memorising vocabulary ^^

[lovephobia22]

@edaly93 yeah your right,. i can also read and a little bit confuse of writting bcoz of their spelling, but now as you have said i have to memorize word to words and i have also korean-english dictionary now:))

[rlhene]

Your good! I'm also excited to learn more

[ForeverSwitzerland]

I thought 'bpang' was bread?

[tokee1234567]

@ForeverSwitzerland you can't use both B and P at the same time...

it's actually ppang (or some people would say Bbang but it's their preference.) it's a double consonant sound

bang means room

bbang or ppang means bread or the sound of a gunshot.

[LinkShouldBeAGirl]

lol when he was talking about sarang i was listening to love love love by ft island and I looked at the title and there was sarang in korean and i was like "Omg i can read it now! *Happy feeling*"

[VanaiCro]

omg I think I'm going crazy.

I'm from Croatia and I'm learning korean thru english....that's so insane and so hard. So please wish me luck.

It's a shame that I don't have any korean language books in croatian. :(

[lawrencemilton]

how is the other consonants? in syllable practie?

[MsDramaQueen181]

Yes!!!! I can recognize most of them but it took me quite a while to identify them!! Hehe well, I slowly getting hang off it :D

[KrhystalZz]

Is there much of a difference between * JA *and * cha * on how you pronounce them?

[tokee1234567]

@KrhystalZz Ja like Jasmine, Cha like Charred meat. it's the same as the english phonetics.

[KrhystalZz]

Can someone tell me the difference between The G at the beginning the * L * box and the one in bottom * B* box because they mean the same but are written differently o.o

[tokee1234567]

@KrhystalZz the letters at the bottom are just SQUISHED because you need to cramp all those things into a single line on the paper. there's no difference.

[4everLonely99]

Now i can understand some of the korean words . thnks for all your video and all your hard work ! but sometimes when i watch korea show the speak alittle fast n i cant really hear what are they saying . but once again thnk you for your videos .

[joxcrocodile]

Do you curl your tongue when pronouncing 살 / 알 ?

[tokee1234567]

@joxcrocodile no not really. just touch the tip of your tongue to the top of your mouth

[vamert]

sounds like orangutang

[crazyoversuju13]

i can't pronounce the r and l in between.instead, i pronounce it as r.is that ok?

[LoserlyCool]

@crazyoversuju13 To pronounce the inbetween sound, rolled up your tongue and pronounce "L". That's what I did.

[tokee1234567]

@shinichiXranfan4ever gomapseupnida or kamsahapnida (both mean formal word for thank you) would be more appropriate for this situation. not being mean, but gomawuo is an impolite term you should not say to adults who are older than you or ppl who you who you don't know very well.

[zozksa10]

thanks

[nuzhie]

i love how u teach.. easy to learn..

now i can read hangul !! yeah~

[kickthecat911]

This was a good refresher for pronunciation. :)

[someone12310]

Thank u so much. I understand everything u teach so far ^^ Probably because my native language is verrrrry hard (Polish) korean seems quite easy.

[usmaniscrazy1]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUUUU 

[jonogunn]

Hey I forgot what happens when you put the "h" sound at the bottom? Can anyone help? thank you!

[tokee1234567]

@jonogunn um..H sound at the bottom's rare. but for most consonants that aren't ㄱㄴㄹ other consonants at the bottom all sound close to a T sound (ㅊ,ㅌ,ㅅ,ㅍ)

[miccerbug]

woah this is easier than i thought!

[leichaes]

im confused as to how will i know what sound to make when using ㄹas the first consonant, r or l.. and also i don't know how to write my name 'charle'.. help? btw, thank you so much for this series!

[tokee1234567]

@leichaes charlie - 찰리 (chal-lie)

in korea the sound makes both R and and L sound based on what vowel it's paired up with. most of the time with normal vowels it will sound closer to L but with complex vowels it will sound more like R

from English word "Lease" - don't stress the first L sound and speak the L as soft as you possibly can so that you get a puff of air instead of the english phonetic L sound (aspiration)

[leichaes]

@tokee1234567 hi! thanks for replying! i still don't get it much but i'll try to decipher your advice more.. ^_^

[ZexuBobs]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO AND FOR ACTUALLY MAKING AN EFFORT TO TEACH THOSE WHO LIKE TO ADOPT KOREAN CULTURE.. IT WAS SO NICE!! I"M SO HAPPY THAT FINALLY I CAN UNDERSTAND SOMEHOW THEIR LANGUAGE.IT REALLY HELPS A LOT! I probably should made my time to finish all the available tutorial videos.

[daughtryluva4510]

aigooo im not korean but i have a lot of korean friends and i lovee all these kpop singers. i really want to learn but it looks so hard. your vids are doing a good job so far though. i think its going to get a lot harder after this T_T

[maKemilKshaKecaKe]

wow i cant believe i can read most words now. you helped me so much in a matter of hours. thank you.

[tokee1234567]

@infaith92 brian 브라이언

[xXxjk123456xXx]

THANKS MAN!!!!!!!!

[AdeLINEwiwi]

May i ask the 잣 and 잧 is it jat ? and 낭 is it nang?

[tokee1234567]

@AdeLINEwiwi yes to all your questions.

[SuperMeSoCute]

is rang and lang is the same

[tokee1234567]

@SuperMeSoCute in korea the ㄹ sound is like r/l in english.. to me it sounds like both depending on what vowel you pair it with, but you don't roll your tongue like the "r" is in english

[barrrrney]

the "rli-ul", or "rla" character is killing me... lol. other than that, so far so good. great videos.

[pellustar]

ur helping me a lot thanks^_^

[grassmonkeybutt]

wow this is pretty easy

[kreyah]

omo! i complete get it! thanks sir! ur tutorials are amazing! cant wait for the next part...im taking down notes and will practice in my spare time...kamsahamida ^---^

[nuyulfana95]

yeah , i follow ur vid till now . n gettin excited to continue moree and moree . n so far , i still can get along with your tutorial/lesson .

[projectgreenstar]

I think if your learning Korean don't do it when the air is freezing lol. I'm practicing and getting really excited in learning and the sort of holding your breath like technique and breathing in the cold air is hurting. I'm probably doing something wrong though.

[BusyAtomdotcom]

haha, someone told me that it is called 'glottal stop' I couldn't fully understand the term. Maybe you can check on 'glottal stop' and 'Hangul' in the wiki.

감사합니다.

[tsyeileen]

@BusyAtomdotcom

glottal stop is made when the back of the tongue is pushed back and the vocl folds are pressed together such that the airflow is cut off...it happens when we don't release the air when pronouncing t, k, p...

[mikanodisorder]

Why does shi-ut and chi-ut make the "T" sound when on the bottom of LRB???

[BusyAtomdotcom]

There's only 7 or 8 ending consonant sounds (not the alphabet) in Modern Korean. I guess people's tongues get lazier^__^. But that's what it is. No one will pronounce ending consonant 'ㅅ' as 's'. However, when this, for example, ending 'ㅅ' meets a vowel starting syllable as in '갓이' the true 's' sound will carry over to the vowel and becomes '가시' [Ga-Si] in SOUND. Tricky....

[mikanodisorder]

@BusyAtomdotcom thank you!

[masgooah]

thank you sooooooooooo much

[BusyAtomdotcom]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

감사합니다.

[vannie88hellyeah]

so at 2:43 why does the second syllable is JAT instead of JAS. is that an exception and is there a rule? kamsahamnida.

[aggressiveyou]

i think for me , learning HANGUL is hard (as a pure-blooded Filipino .. so sad here T____T

[TVXQandSUJUforever]

@aggressiveyou hahaha I'm Filipino too but I grew up in America.... For me Hangul is a lot easier than Chinese Calligraphy...

By the Way thanks BusyAtomdotcom, this tutorials are really helpfull...Kamsahamnida!!!

[iiChocolatee]

What happens when H is on the bottom with the Ga on the top? How to do you say that? Does the H become silent or does it become T or M or S? What does it sound like when you put it on the bottom?

Please REPLY! :D Thankyou!

[geraldine9195]

방 means room in korea ? just t double confirm C=

[sagebates]

at 3:18 you but the Sa character on the bottom but why does it have a T sound instead of an S sound, i was think you would pronounce it as JAS but its pronounced as JAT

[geraldine9195]

hello . i'm just trying t help but if BusyAtomdotcom replies would be better .

if i'm not wrong , when ㅅ is written on the left hand side , it's the S .

but when ㅅ is written at the bottom , it's the T .

that's why 사 is Sa and 잣 is Jat .

just like 차 is Cha while 잧 is also Jat .

C=

[sagebates]

well i asked my mom shes Korean and basically theres no rule as to why it has a T sound, he explains it by saying like how the word cook, like why isnt it spelled like cooc or kook if they have the same sound and basically it depends what your spelling is when you know when to use the sa char on bottom or jat chara, its just cause so i just write down all the T s sounds. So theres no special rule its just cause lol but once you get used to it its easy.

[geraldine9195]

Hey . Thanks for explaining t me man !!! ^^

I'm still in the midst of learning the basic .

After you telling me , i understand a lil better .

Really appreciate it C"

감사합미다

[jmacrusader]

yeah, he covered tht in the previous video.

[Lazyxdaze]

first off thank you so much, I am learning a lot, when I look at Korean writing I am able to soun out words, you are very helpful. But I have a question, When you spell out the word "Jat", the example that you used at 2:48, there are two that sound the same. Does it matter which one you use to spell out things?

[Runawayheaven321]

I'm learning so much! Thank you! I try to guess the pronuncation of each one before you say it, and i'm actually getting some right!!

[chlyme]

about that Lee.. i also noticed when you write Park it's somewhat like Bak...

first time i learned that when the 's' in hanguL is in the bottom it's sounds 't'...^^'

[2Shye]

when I watch Korean shows they say Pak

just like the way you say the vegitable Pakchoi

I always wondered why they converted it to Park for English.. but I'm guessing they just went with the English word which sounded most like the surname.

[hanbui]

Thank you so much for helping all of us learn Korean My first time and your help is great

[malaktalamemo]

gamsa hamnida oppa again

really thnx!!

[ostm0003]

Hey all. I'm guessing 감사합니다 means "thank you" ? Would that be kamsahapnida? Thanks!

[BusyAtomdotcom]

That's exactly right!!!.

[notbabo]

thank you so much! your vids help me a lot

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Thank you for watching. Please let me know if you have any questions.

감사합니다.

[coolmantique]

Hello there I have a question..

If 'ㅇ' has no sound, then why is the first name 'Lee' written as '이', and not with 'ㄴ'?

ㄱ, , ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, , ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅎ)

[BusyAtomdotcom]

'이' is one of the most popular Korean LAST names and often written as 'Lee' in English with some reasons that I don't know exactly. However these days you see more and more people choose to write '이' as 'Yi' (closer to true Korean pronunciation). 감사합니다.

[jesuisbebe]

Hello! I am here again!! hehe thanks for all the tutorial vids.... 감사합니다!! :D

[Kizeira]

So 방 in Korean means "room." That's cool. I was reading in a Korean-English dictionary that 가 방 means "bag" or "suitcase". Is this correct?

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Yes, 가방 means a bag or suitcase. But "방" means a room. 감사합니다.

[heerowon]

thanks for uploading this video..i have learned more about hangul..this video is pretty much helpful to my studies...thanks!!

[BusyAtomdotcom]

로미(Rhome)님 감사합니다.

[JapanOboe]

When are you bringing out a new Reading Korean video out? They really help me!

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Thank you for your comments.  The new episodes of Reading Korean should come soon (hopefully by this weekend). 감사합니다.

[BusyAtomdotcom]

Check out three new vids (Reading Korean)!

비디오 3편을 더 올렸습니다. 한 번 보세요!

[JapanOboe]

Thanks so much!