Korean course · Hangul · 8 short videos
Watch these videos in the app박쌤 Korean has three versions of some consonants. Put your hand in front of your mouth.
박쌤 가: soft, a little air. 카: a big puff of air. One extra stroke on ㄱ gives ㅋ.
박쌤 까: tight throat, no air at all. A doubled letter, ㄲ.
박쌤 Same for the others: 다 타 따 · 바 파 빠 · 자 차 짜 · and 사 싸.
박쌤 A secret: if you speak French or Spanish, your p, t, k are already very close to ㅃ, ㄸ, ㄲ!
Letters with a puff of air!
Word ㅋ k · ㅌ t · ㅍ p · ㅊ ch Each is the soft letter plus a stroke, and plus air.
Examples 커피 keopi coffee · 토마토 (tomato) — tomato · 피자 (pija) — pizza · 차 (cha) — tea, car · 치마 (chima) — skirt
Double letters, tight sound!
Word ㄲ kk · ㄸ tt · ㅃ pp · ㅆ ss · ㅉ jj Tighten your throat, no air at all.
Examples 아빠 appa dad · 오빠 (oppa) — big brother (said by a girl) · 토끼 (tokki) — rabbit · 꼬리 (kkori) — tail · 아저씨 (ajeossi) — mister · 비싸요 (bissayo) — it's expensive
Feel the difference with your hand!
가 카 까 · 다 타 따 · 바 파 빠 · 자 차 짜 · 사 싸
커피 · 토끼 · 아빠 · 오빠 · 피자 · 치마 · 아저씨
서준 : 아빠! 커피! 피자! Dad! Coffee! Pizza!
Sleep, cold or salty? One letter decides!
Word 자요 jayo I sleep / 차요 (chayo) — it's cold / 짜요 (jjayo) — it's salty
Astuce Soft.
Astuce With a puff of air.
Astuce Tight, no air.
Never call him “mister”!
서준 아저씨! 커피 주세요! ajeossi! keopi juseyo! Mister! A coffee, please!
도윤 아저씨? 나 아저씨 아니야! 형이야, 형! ajeossi? na ajeossi aniya! hyeongiya, hyeong! Mister? I'm not a mister! I'm a big brother!
서준 형, 커피 주세요! hyeong, keopi juseyo! Big brother, a coffee, please!
도윤 서준이가 커피를 마셔? seojuniga keopireul masyeo? You drink coffee?
서준 아니요! 아빠 커피예요! aniyo! appa keopiyeyo! No! It's Dad's coffee!
Can you hear the difference?
서준 할머니, 이거 짜요! halmeoni, igeo jjayo! Grandma, this is salty!
할머니 짜요? 차요? jjayo? chayo? Salty? Or cold?
서준 짜요! 그리고… 차요! jjayo! geurigo… chayo! Salty! And… cold!
하은 서준아, 그거 국물 아니야. 김치 물이야! seojuna, geugeo gungmul aniya. gimchi muriya! Seo-jun, that's not soup. It's kimchi juice!
서준 아… 저 이제 자요… a… jeo ije jayo… Ah… I'm going to sleep now…
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