💎 What you'll learn in this post
📌 Heads up before you read
#Syllables work differently in different countries. Learn how syllables are used in Korea and then compare it to how they work in your country.
In Hangeul, a combination of 초성 (initial sound), 중성 (medial sound), and 종성 (final sound) letters forms a group of sounds, which can also be referred to as a unit of pronunciation.
This is what a syllable is!
Pretty simple, right? 😍
🔔 Here's a quiz
How many syllables are there in the following sentence (↓↓↓)?
나는 너를 사랑해(I love you)
If you answered,
"Including spaces, a total of 9 syllables!"
😱❌❌❌❌❌ That's wrong!
Spaces don't count because they aren't sounds.
So only 나/는/너/를/사/랑/해 are considered syllables, for a total of 7 syllables!
If someone suggests you play a 2-syllable game, now you know how to respond, right? 😎
Alright,
Let's try saying five 2-syllable Korean words in 10 seconds⏰!
10,
9,
8,
7,
6,
5,
4,
3,
2,
1,
ⓐ 한국 (Korea)
ⓑ 공부 (Study)
ⓒ 학생 (Student)
ⓓ 여행 (Travel)
ⓔ 사랑 (Love)
Which 2-syllable words does KONOfam know?
🎁 Essential insights into Korean culture
In Korea, there are famous producers of entertainment shows, and the top among them is Na Young-seok(나영석)!
If you want to understand Korean culture and learn Korean language, you can't miss watching Na Young-seok's shows!
To have natural conversations with Koreans, you should definitely know who this producer is!
Also, many of the shows produced by Na Young-seok often feature games that use the syllable concepts we've learned today.
Image source: Each program's official website
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