Workbook: Unit 5 - Pronunciation Rules

Practice the carry-over rule and assimilation!

Exercise 1: The Carry-over Rule

Write the spoken pronunciation of the following words in Hangul (as if you were spelling it exactly how it sounds).

Example: 단어 -> [다너]

1. 음악 (Music: eum-ak) -> [ ________ ]
2. 할아버지 (Grandfather: hal-a-beo-ji) -> [ ________ ]
3. 씻어요 (Wash: ssit-eo-yo) -> [ ________ ]

Exercise 2: The Return of the T-sound

In Unit 4, we learned that ㅅ sounds like 'T' at the bottom. But what happens when it carries over?

Look at the word: 맛 (Taste). It is pronounced [맏]. Now add 있어요 (exists).

맛있어요 -> How is it pronounced?

Exercise 3: Nasal Assimilation

Apply the nasal assimilation rules to figure out how these words are pronounced! Write the romanized pronunciation.

1. 감사합니다 (Thank you: gam-sa-hap-ni-da) (Hint: ㅂ meets ㄴ!) -> Pronunciation: ________________

2. 백만 (One million: baek-man) (Hint: ㄱ meets ㅁ!) -> Pronunciation: ________________

3. 닫는 (Closing: dat-neun) (Hint: ㄷ meets ㄴ!) -> Pronunciation: ________________

Answer Key

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**Exercise 1:** 1. [으막] (The ㅁ jumps over). 2. [하라버지] (The ㄹ jumps over). 3. [씨서요] (The ㅆ jumps over and becomes a strong 'S' sound again). **Exercise 2:** [마시써요] (ma-si-sseo-yo). The ㅅ from 맛 jumps over to the empty 'ㅇ' space in 있. The ㅆ from 있 jumps over to the empty 'ㅇ' space in 어. **Exercise 3:** 1. gam-sa-ham-ni-da (The ㅂ changes to an ㅁ sound). 2. baeng-man (The ㄱ changes to an ㅇ 'NG' sound). 3. dan-neun (The ㄷ changes to an ㄴ sound).

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Congratulations on mastering Hangul!