Tuesday, July 21, 2009

'ㅢ'의 발음

With Consonant

When 'ㅢ' is with a consonant (like ㅎ, ㄸ), it is pronounced as [이].

Example:
희망 (hope) - [히망].
띄어쓰기 (words spacing) - [띠어쓰기]
무늬 (pattern) - [무니]


Without Consonant

Situation 1 - When '의' is the first syllable of a word, '의' is pronounced as [의].

Example:
의사 (doctor) - [의사]
의식 (awareness) - [의식]

Situation 2 - When '의' is NOT the first syllable of a word, '의' is pronounced as [이]

Example:
동의 (agreement) - [동이]
주의 (notice) - [주이]


Particle '의'

When '의' is used as a particle, it can be pronounced as '의' but more often than not, it is pronounced as [에].

Example:
우리의 - [우리의/우리에]
대부분의 - [대부부늬/대부부네]


Exercise

Try pronouncing '민주주의의 의의' (The meaning of democracy). To see the answer, highlight the portion within the bracket.

Answer: [민주주이에 의이]

2 comments:

  1. confusin >.<
    i always have problem to pronounce 회의
    so it's pronounce as 회이? or 회의?
    *still confuse*

    original time stamp: 21 July 2009 08:41

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  2. It is pronounced [회이].
    Don't worry, it will get clearer as you progress.

    original time stamp: 25 July 2009 00:46

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