LinguaFour rules, one habit
Everything in this unit comes down to one habit: read the batchim as an unreleased stop, then let the next syllable decide what happens to it. Before a vowel it links (옷이 오시). Before a nasal it becomes a nasal (입니다 임니다). Next to ㅎ it fuses into an aspirated sound (좋다 조타). Before a plain stop it tenses the stop (학교 학꾜). And at the very end of a word it simply stops, as one of the seven finals.
What the checkpoint asks
You will be shown a written word and asked how it sounds, or shown a sound and asked which word it is. Nothing here needs grammar. If you hesitate, find the batchim first, then look at the very next letter: that letter is the whole answer.
| Next letter | What the batchim does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ㅇ | links forward | 음악, 옷이 |
| ㄴ ㅁ | becomes a nasal | 입니다, 한국말 |
| ㅎ | fuses into an aspirate | 축하, 입학 |
| ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅅ ㅈ | tenses that letter | 학교, 식당 |
옷이 예뻐요The clothes are pretty.
학생입니다I am a student.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 밥 | cooked rice, meal | 밥 먹어요 I am eating. |
| 물 | water | 물 주세요 Water, please. |
| 꽃 | flower | 꽃이 많아요 There are many flowers. |
| 옷 | clothes | 옷이 많아요 I have a lot of clothes. |
| 음악 | music | 음악을 들어요 I listen to music. |
| 이름 | name | 이름을 써요 I write my name. |
| 학교 | school | 학교가 커요 The school is big. |
| 한국말 | Korean (spoken language) | 한국말이 재미있어요 Korean is fun. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- fill the gap: 2
- build the sentence: 2
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
How does 꽃이 sound?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.