Korean Lesson: How to Read the 받침

안녕~~! Look at the title.. what is 받침 [patchim] ? Ever heard it somewhere before? Yes 받침 is the consonant below the letter *in Indonesian, it means huruf bawah*. Okay.. let see..

Korean Consonants:

ㄱ = k / g

ㄴ = n

ㄷ = t / d

ㄹ = r

ㅁ = m    

ㅂ = p / b

ㅅ = s

ㅇ = ng

ㅈ = c / j

ㅊ = ch

ㅋ = kh

ㅌ = th

ㅍ = ph

ㅎ = h

ㄲ = kk

ㄸ = tt

ㅃ = pp

ㅆ = ss

ㅉ = jj

So, if these consonants are the 받침, then..

ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ = k

ㄴ = n

ㄷ, ㅌ, ㄸ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ,ㅆ = t

ㄹ = l

ㅁ = m    

ㅂ, ㅍ, = b

ㅇ = ng

There are also 받침 which have two consonants like ㅄ, ㄺ, ㄶ and so on. How to read them? It is easy! just read the first consonant (example: 읽 = i'l'). The second consonant will read when the next word is vocal (example: 읽어요 = i'l'k'oyo). If the next word isn't vocal, it will read as l. See what I mean? If you have any question, just comment below this post. 감사합니다~!

*Vocabulary:
받침 = the consonant below the letter
읽다 = reading
감사합니다 = Thank you
안녕 = Hello