Chapter 1: Korean final consonants 한국어 받침

 

안녕하세요 해당 포스팅은 받침에 대하여 정리한 글입니다.

 

Understanding 받침 (very basic)

 

In the Korean language(한글), We have the 받침(Batchim) which refers to the final consonants located at the bottom of a syllable block(음절). These final consonants(받침) play a crucial role in the pronunciation and meaning of Korean words. but we don't always use final consonants in every Korean word. The use of 받침 depends on the specific word and its structure. In the Korean language(한글), syllable blocks can be formed with or without final consonants(받침). 

 

For example: 

- Syllable block without final consonants: 사과 (=apple) 

- Syllable block with final consonants: 수박 (watermelon) 

 

 

In these cases, with 사과(apple), There is no 받침 to be found, while in 수박(watermelon), the "ㄱ" is a final consonant and clearly pronounced when the syllable ends a word. 

More examples(예시): 

 

- Syllable block without final consonants:

 

(1)  어제 (yesterday) → eo-je

(2)  나라 (Country)  → na-ra

(3)  고기 (Meat)  → go-gi

(4)  노래 (Song)  → no-rae

(5)  바다 (Sea)  → ba-da

 

- Syllable block with final consonants:

 

(1)  오늘 (today)   → o-neul

(2)  운동 (exercise)   →   un-dong

(3)  음식 (food)   →   eum-sik

(4)  날씨 (Weather)   → nal-ssi

(5)  동물 (animal)   → dong-mul

 

Summary(정리): 

In summary, some words will require 받침 such as "수박" for correct pronunciation and meaning, while others will not like "사과".  But Do you know that 받침 can indeed be categorized into 2 types based on the number of final consonants? if you have any clues, please leave a comment :-)