2. Consonant assimilation
The nasal consonants are ㄴ and ㅁ. To make pronunciation easy and flowing
some consonants get changed before these two consonants as shown below:
Some p-based sounds become [m]:
ㅂ, ㅍ ➡ ㅁ sound
Some t, s, ch, and h-based sounds become [n]:
ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ ➡ ㄴ sound
Some g/k-based sounds become [ng], like in English singer (not sin-ger)
ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ ➡ ㅇ soun�d
Examples
Spelling Pronunciation
입니다 임니다
있는데 인는데
일학년 이랑년�
ㄹ also has its own assimilation rules. If ㄹ and ㄴ come together, the ㄹ
wins (i.e. the ㄴ is not pronounced at all). It means the [n] sound becomes an
[l] sound. If ㄹ comes before an [i] or [y] sound, the ㄹ sound is doubled, and
you hear more of an [l] sound than an [r] sound.
ㄹ + ㄴ ➡ double ㄹ (l) sound
ㄹ + (이, 야, 여, 유, etc.) ➡ double ㄹ (l) sound
Examples
Spelling Pronunciation
진리 질리
곤란 골란
팔년 팔련
서울역 서울력�
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