Air and tension

Plain, with air, tight

Say each row left to right and listen for the difference.

Each letter

• 가

  ga

  Name 기역 giyeok

  Plain

• 카

  ka

  Name 키읔 kieuk

  With air

• 까

  kka

  Name 쌍기역 ssanggiyeok

  Tight

• 다

  da

  Name 디귿 digeut

  Plain

• 타

  ta

  Name 티읕 tieut

  With air

• 따

  tta

  Name 쌍디귿 ssangdigeut

  Tight

• 바

  ba

  Name 비읍 bieup

  Plain

• 파

  pa

  Name 피읖 pieup

  With air

• 빠

  ppa

  Name 쌍비읍 ssangbieup

  Tight

• 자

  ja

  Name 지읒 jieut

  Plain

• 차

  cha

  Name 치읓 chieut

  With air

• 짜

  jja

  Name 쌍지읒 ssangjieut

  Tight

• 사

  sa

  Name 시옷 siot

  Plain

• 싸

  ssa

  Name 쌍시옷 ssangsiot

  With air

Listen and choose

Fix Hoya’s mistakes

Hoya wrote these. Each one has one mistake. Work out the right answer, then check.

• Sound ka Hoya wrote 까
  Check

  카 Two ㄱ make the tight sound, kka. For a puff of air, add one stroke instead: 카.

• Sound cha Hoya wrote 자
  Check

  차 ㅊ is ㅈ with a stroke on top. Without it you get ja: 차.

• Sound tta Hoya wrote 타
  Check

  따 ㅌ is ㄷ with air. The tight sound doubles the letter: 따.