š What you'll learn in this post
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#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 ģ“ģ± (initial sound), ģ¤ģ± (medial sound), and ģ¢ ģ± (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? š
š Here's a quiz
How many syllables are there in the following sentence (āāā)?
ėė ėė„¼ ģ¬ėķ“(I love you)
If you answered,
"Including spaces, a total of 9 syllables!"
š±āāāāā That's wrong!
Spaces don't count because they aren't sounds.
So only ė/ė/ė/ė„¼/ģ¬/ė/ķ“ 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? š
Alright,
Let's try saying five 2-syllable Korean words in 10 secondsā°!
10,
9,
8,
7,
6,
5,
4,
3,
2,
1,
ā ķźµ (Korea)
ā ź³µė¶ (Study)
ā ķģ (Student)
ā ģ¬ķ (Travel)
ā ģ¬ė (Love)
Which 2-syllable words does KONOfam know?
š Essential insights into Korean culture
In Korea, there are famous producers of entertainment shows, and the top among them is Na Young-seok(ėģģ)!
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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