Consonants, part 2

Here is a handy rule: an extra stroke often means an extra puff of air. ㄱ becomes ㅋ, ㄷ becomes ㅌ, and ㅈ becomes ㅊ.

Try it with a tissue in front of your mouth. It should move for 카, 타, 파 and 차, and barely move for 가, 다, 바 and 자.

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Read your first words

You already know every letter in these words. Try reading each one before you look at the romanization.

• 치즈chijeu · cheese 🔊
• 하나hana · one 🔊
• 치마chima · skirt 🔊
• 포도podo · grapes 🔊
• 토마토tomato · tomato 🔊
• 기차gicha · train 🔊
• 아버지abeoji · father 🔊
• 오후ohu · afternoon 🔊

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