Workbook: Unit 5: Pronunciation Rules and Assimilation

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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 -> [λ‹€λ„ˆ]

  1. μŒμ•… (Music: eum-ak) -> [ ________ ]
  2. 할아버지 (Grandfather: hal-a-beo-ji) -> [ ________ ]
  3. μ”»μ–΄μš” (Wash: ssit-eo-yo) -> [ ________ ]

Exercise 2: The Return of the T-sound

In Unit 4, we learned that γ…… 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 μžˆμ–΄μš” (exists).

λ§›μžˆμ–΄μš” -> 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. κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€ (Thank you: gam-sa-hap-ni-da) (Hint: γ…‚ meets γ„΄!) -> Pronunciation: ________________

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

  3. λ‹«λŠ” (Closing: dat-neun) (Hint: γ„· meets γ„΄!) -> Pronunciation: ________________

Answer Key

(Try not to look until you are finished!)

Click to reveal answers **Exercise 1:** 1. [μœΌλ§‰] (The ㅁ jumps over). 2. [ν•˜λΌλ²„μ§€] (The γ„Ή jumps over). 3. [μ”¨μ„œμš”] (The γ…† jumps over and becomes a strong 'S' sound again). **Exercise 2:** [λ§ˆμ‹œμ¨μš”] (ma-si-sseo-yo). The γ…… from 맛 jumps over to the empty 'γ…‡' space in 있. The γ…† from 있 jumps over to the empty 'γ…‡' space in μ–΄. **Exercise 3:** 1. gam-sa-ham-ni-da (The γ…‚ changes to an ㅁ sound). 2. baeng-man (The γ„± changes to an γ…‡ 'NG' sound). 3. dan-neun (The γ„· changes to an γ„΄ sound).

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