#batchim

[koreanling]

Batchim rules

There are 7 key batchim rules that depend on the consonants used. Some characters like ㄱ, ㅋ, and ㄲ share the same rule as you can guess because they are very similar consonants.

ㅇ = ㅇ

ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ, ㄳ, ㄺ = ㄱ

ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ = ㄷ

ㅁ, ㄻ = ㅁ

ㅂ, ㅍ, ㅄ, ㄿ = ㅂ

ㄹ, ㄼ, ㄾ, ㅀ = ㄹ

ㄴ, ㄵ, ㄶ = ㄴ

I’ll lay it out like this:

WORD –> PRONOUNCIATION : ROMANIZED

1. Rules for ㅇ

Starting off with ㅇ because it’s important to batchim rules overall. Once you learn how to read hangul you learn ㅇ is either an empty space when used first (like 아니) or an ‘ng’ sound at the very end (like 사랑).

The ‘ng’ sound is the ㅇ characters batchim, it never changes. BUT there’s more- if ㅇ begins the next syllable in a word the batchim will change:

있어 –> 이써 : isseo

있다 –> 읻다 : et-da

For the first one the bottom consonant ㅆ takes over the space of ㅇ for pronunciation making it sound more like 이써. 있다 above follows the normal batchim rules and the ㅆ takes on a ㄷ sound.

2. ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ, ㄳ, ㄺ = ㄱ

This rule affects consonants including ㄱ or his relatives and simply makes anything a ㄱ sound no matter how hard the character would be on its own. Even ㄳ which is combo k and s becomes just k sound.

한국어 –> 한구거 : hangugeo

책은 –> 채근 : chekgun

3. ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ = ㄷ

This affects a bunch of consonants so it’s important to remember.

꽃 –> 꼳 : ggot

좋다 –> 조타 : jota

There’s a special rule about ㄷ and ㅌ ending before a ㅇ though. You’ve probably heard it with 같이; instead of becoming 가티 the ㅌ changes to ㅊ making it 가치.  ㄷ changes to ㅈ as well.

같이 –> 가치: kachi

4. ㅁ, ㄻ = ㅁ

몸이 –> 모미 : momi

5. ㅂ, ㅍ, ㅄ, ㄿ = ㅂ

없다 –> 업따 : ob-da

없어요 –> 업서요 : ob-seoyo

Now ㅂ has some special rules for itself, you probably knows 감사합니다 but it’s not pronounced kamsahaBnida it’s more like kamsamnida

ㅂ starting a word – use a softer b sound: 바나나

ㅂ in the middle –  it creates a b sound: 일번

ㅂ at the bottom – can have m sound depending on what follows like in 감사합니다

A trick to think of is try saying 감사합니다 20x fast. Maybe originally the word was pronounced fully but people get lazy, slur their words, etc and pronunciation goes towards what’s easiest.

6. ㄹ, ㄼ, ㄾ, ㅀ = ㄹ

별이 –> 벼리 : byeo-re

핥은 –> 할튼 : halteun

7. ㄴ, ㄵ, ㄶ = ㄴ

앉다 –> 안다: anta

돈이 –> 도니 : doni

[ohlearningkorean]

겹받침, two consonants at the end of a syllable.

Today, i'll teach you how do you pronounce when you have two consonants at the end of a syllable. It's more easy than you can think, and you will get used to it very soon.

I'll give you the examples first, and then, how do you have to pronounce it.

넋, 앉, 값, 많, 싫, 여덟, 곬, 핥, 닭, 삶, 읊.

As you can see, all of them have two consonants at the bottom of the syllable, and only one of them sounds when you speak.

Then, how you pronounce all of it?

Following the same order, we have all of this. You just have to learn these. The red ones are what you pronounce when you speak.

ㄱㅅ - ㄴㅈ - ㅂㅅ - ㄴㅎ

ㄹㅎ - ㄹㅂ - ㄹㅅ - ㄹㅌ

ㄹㄱ - ㄹㅁ - ㄹㅍ

So, when you say 넋 you are saying "넉" (it's not the same word, it's just how it sounds; keep this in mind, please!!!!)

There are some exceptions for this rule:

If a word comes with ㄺ followed by ㄱ.

If the next syllable beggins with a vowel.

Want to know what each word means? Click down below.

넋, means soul.

앉[다], means to sit.

값, means price.

많, means a lot.

싫[다], means to hate.

여덟, means eight.

곬, means direction.

핥[다], means to lick.

닭, means chicken, hen, rooster, etc.

삶, means life.

읊, means recite.

[hangukkie]

Hi friend! I'm new to your blog here. I've been studying Korean for the past 3-4 weeks, and I finally mastered the alphabet (yay), but I've hit a roadblock on pronunciation. The romanization doesn't match what it sounds like oftentimes. Do you have any advice or resources to help with that??? Thank you!!

Hii! Yay I’m glad you were able to learn hangul! The thing with romaization is that it’s not the best way to read Korean because in this case it’s matching up sounds that hangul letters make with that of the Latin alphabet when in fact they don’t actually always match up but it’s still helpful to have it if you’re really struggling to pronounce something. However, in order for you to try and understand the pronunciation differences amongst hangul depending on what word you’re saying I recommend you read up on ‘받침’ (bat-chim), which is the ending consonant of a syllable, as the pronunciation of such consonants will vary depending on which vowel/consonant comes before or after them in the form of another syllable within the sentence you’re saying/reading etc. There’s plenty of resources online that you could use but I thought I’d attached the lesson from ‘Korean made simple’ which is the textbook I learnt about 받침 from as I personally found it helpful and easy to understand, so I hope it can help you too !! - 엘리

[studykorean101]

Hi, I don’t know if you received this question before but why does 같이 pronounced something like 가치/ 갇치? Is there a batchim rule for that or I just misheard it?

Hello! No, don’t worry! You didn’t mishear it, you’re right! I did create a 받침 post that you can view at your own leisure (it has a lot of great resources at the bottom). To answer your question, it creates a “치” sound because of the vowel “이”. Here are some visuals to help:

In the batchim position, (from the correct spelling --> how it’s pronounced)

ㅌ --> ㅊ

밭이 (field) --> 바치

샅샅이 (thoroughly) --> 삳싸치

It’s also a lot easier on the tongue when you say 가치, rather than 가티.

받침 is difficult to understand and for some learners, who don’t have a background in linguistics, won’t be able to pick up on why those changes happen. For now, familiarize yourself with the rules of the last position in a syllable and put it into use! It will get a lot easier the more you practice! Hope this helped! If you need any more clarification, don’t hesitate to send another ask! I am always happy to help <3

Happy learning :)

~ SK101 

[h-studieskorean]

hi, would you have handwritten notes about Batchim to share?? i also found you because of Pinterest, i'm not the person who sent the previous question, but i was going to send u the link to find ur notes there, but tumblr doesnt allowd link in here.... but is just u search for ''korean notebooks'' and youll find planty of ur notes haha i really love the layout that u put on ur notes!!! xx

Ooh I should have some, I’m at work right now so I’ll need to check once I’m at home~ :) but there should be some both handwritten an electronic that I can look for.

Thanks for the Pinterest info I’m curious about it now, I wonder who liked my notes enough to share :P

[ohlearningkorean]

겹받침, dos consonantes al final de una sílaba.

Hoy te enseñaré como se pronuncia en coreano cuando hay dos consonantes al final de una sílaba. Es más fácil de lo que imaginas, y te harás muy pronto con ello.

Primero daré los ejemplos, y después, como se debe pronunciar.

넋, 앉, 값, 많, 싫, 여덟, 곬, 핥, 닭, 삶, 읊.

Como puedes ver, todos ellos tienen dos consonantes al final de la sílaba, y solo una de ellas suena cuando hablas.

Así que, ¿cómo se pronuncian?

Siguiendo el orden de arriba, tienes las siguientes. Solo tienes que aprenderte estas. Las señaladas en rojo son las que se pronuncian.

ㄱㅅ - ㄴㅈ - ㅂㅅ - ㄴㅎ

ㄹㅎ - ㄹㅂ - ㄹㅅ - ㄹㅌ

ㄹㄱ - ㄹㅁ - ㄹㅍ

Así que, cuando quieres decir 넋 estás pronunciando "넉" (no es la misma palabra, es solo como se pronuncia; ten esto en cuenta, ¡¡¡¡`pr favor!!!!)

Hay dos excepciones para estas reglas:

Si una palabra tiene ㄺ seguido de ㄱ.

Si la siguiente sílaba empieza con vocal.

¿Quieres saber qué significan los ejemplos? Click abajo.

넋, significa alma/espíritu.

앉[다], significa sentarse.

값, significa precio.

많, significa mucho.

싫[다], significa odiar.

여덟, significa ocho.

곬, significa dirección (*).

핥[다], significa lamer.

닭, significa pollo, gallina, gallo, etc.

삶, significa vida.

읊, significa recitar.

(*) No es dirección de dónde vives, sino dirección de señalizar: "es en esta dirección", "se fue por esa dirección".

[ohlearningkorean]

Batchim.

Today's lesson it's a bit difficult, but if u need help, feel free to ask me and i'll help you with some examples.

What is Batchim? It's a consonant placed at the bottom and pronounced at the end in a Korean syllable block, and it's has it's own pronunciation, so be very careful.

ㄱ ㄲ ㅋ sounds like ㄱ.

누박 / 밖 / 부엌

(watermelon / outside / kitchen)

All of them sounds like g/k at the end.

ㄴ sounds like ㄴ.

잔 / 난

(glass / i)

All of them sounds like n at the end.

ㄷ ㅌ ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅎ sounds like ㄷ.

곧 / 끝 / 옷 / 있 / 낮 / 꽃 / 낳

(Soon / end / clothes / to be/to have / day / flower / give birth)

All of them sounds like d/t at the end.

ㄹ sounds like ㄹ.

달 / 길

(moon / street)

All of them sounds like r/l at the end.

ㅁ sounds like ㅁ.

밤 / 금 (Night / gold) All of them sounds like m at the end.

ㅂ sounds like ㅂ / ㅍ.

밥 / 앞 (rice / front (position)) All of them sounds like b/p at the end.

ㅇ sounds like ㅇ.

응 / 강 (Yes / River) All of them sounds like -ng at the end.

[studykorean101]

i'm still really confused as to when letters are silent or not. specifically, like sometimes i hear the ㅎ in 해 and then other times people don't pronounce the ㅎ so i'm ??? lost

Okay! So! This can be tricky, and I completely understand your confusion! I had a really hard time with this when I first started out. It’s AAALLLLL about batchim (받침 - go here for Korean sound change in batchim position). 

I will say this with confidence, if a syllable in Korean ends in a consonant like:  (ㅁㄴㅇㅂㅈㄷㄱㅋㅌㅊㅍ) where ㅎ/ㅇ follows beside or in the top section of the syllable, the ㅎ/ㅇ takes on that consonant (becomes silent; null). Here are some examples to help you understand:

Correct Spelling -> Pronunciation    ♡앞에 -> 아페 - in front [ㅍ takes over silent ㅇ]   ♡ 안녕하세요 -> 안녕아세요 - Hello [ㅇ-ng takes over ㅎ]    ♡피곤해요 -> 피고내요 - I’m tired [ㄴ takes over ㅎ]    ♡ 한국어 -> 한구거 - Korean (language) [ㄱ takes over ㅇ]    ♡있어요 -> 이써 - have / exist [ㅆ takes over ㅇ]    ♡괜찮아요 -> 괜차나요 - it’s okay [ㄴ takes over both ㅎ and ㅇ]    ♡ 좋아요 -> 조아요 - good [ㅎ becomes silent]    ♡ 어떻게 ->어떠케 - how / what to do [ㅎ is silent again]    ♡ 북한 -> 부간 - North Korea [ㄱ takes over ㅎ]    ♡ 입학하다 -> 이파카다 - to enter (a school)           [ㅂbecomes ㅍ and takes over ㅎ; as well as ㄱ takes over ㅎ]

Here a few with ‘ㅎ’ in batchim and in the top position of a syllable. There are a few exceptions:

When ㅎ follows after ㅅ it makes a ㅌ sound! Examples:    ♡못하다 -> 모타다 - to do badly    ♡ 있다 -> 잍.다 - to exist

These are just a few rules of sound change! I hope you find it useful (~~ If you’re still confused, I am always here to answer questions to the best of my ability! Happy Learning :)

~ SK101