🎓 Learn Hangul Online #4: Batchim — Read Real-life Korean — Beginner
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📚 Series Overview — “Learn Hangul Online”
This absolute-beginner series teaches you to read Hangul step by step—short practice, online tools, and official resources included.
- #1 Why Hangul Is Easy + Syllable Block Basics
- #2 Consonants (자음) — Read Your First Words
- #3 Vowels (모음) — Build More Syllables
- #4 Batchim (Final Consonants) — Real-life Reading 🔥
- #5 Typing & Tools — Phone/PC Setup + Practice Routes
🎯 Learning Goal
- Recognize the 7 basic batchim outputs: k·n·t·l·m·p·ng (ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅇ).
- Use easy liaison (연음): when the next block starts with a vowel, the final consonant carries over.
- KR: 기본 받침 소리 7개와 연음 규칙으로 간단한 메뉴/간판 단어를 자연스럽게 읽기.
📑 Table of Contents
1) Batchim Basics — 7 Coda Sounds
In the final position, many consonants “simplify” to 7 sounds:
- ㄱ → k (as in 박 bak)
- ㄴ → n (산 san)
- ㄷ → t (옷 ot)
- ㄹ → l (별 byeol)
- ㅁ → m (밤 bam)
- ㅂ → p (밥 bap)
- ㅇ → ng (강 gang)
Don’t chase “perfect” English equivalents—just link each final shape to these 7 sounds.
영어 발음에 1:1 대응하려기보다, 받침 모양과 기본 7개 소리를 연결하세요.
2) Liaison (연음) Made Easy
When the next block starts with a vowel, the final consonant “moves” forward:
- 밥 + 을 → 바블처럼 들림 (ba-beul)
- 꽃 + 이 → 꼬치처럼 (kko-chi)
- 강 + 에 → 가계처럼 (gang-e → ga-ŋe)
Tip: If the next block begins with ㅇ (silent initial), that’s your cue—carry the final consonant over.
Note: Double-final (e.g., 읽, 앉) rules are advanced. For now, focus on the 7 basics + liaison.
3) Read Real Words (Menus & Signs)
Try first; then reveal reading + meaning.
밥
밥 — bap — cooked rice/meal김밥
김밥 — gimbap — gimbap (kimbap)옷가게
옷가게 — ot-gage but sounds like od-ga-ge (liaison) — clothing store물병
물병 — mul-byeong → mul-byong — water bottle책
책 — chaek — book별
별 — byeol — star4) Quick Quiz (Reveal)
Final sound of 옷 is? (s, t, or d)
Answer: t (옷 → ot)Liaison: 밥 + 이 sounds like?
Answer: 바비 (ba-bi)Final sound of 강 is?
Answer: ng (gang)✅ Your Turn: 3 Action Tasks (CTA)
- 7-sound drill (3 min). Read aloud: 밥, 산, 옷, 별, 밤, 밥, 강. Point to each final and say its base sound: p·n·t·l·m·p·ng.
- Liaison chain (2 min). Make 3 pairs and read fast → 밥+이, 꽃+이, 별+이. Then swap to 밥+을, 옷+을 and notice the carry-over.
- Record 20 seconds. Say: “밥이 맛있어요 / 옷이 예뻐요 / 별이 보여요.” Listen once; mark the hardest word.
I’ll give feedback →
👩🏫 Teacher’s Tips
Touch the last letter with your pen and say its base sound quietly (k/n/t/l/m/p/ng). Then read the word smoothly. This “touch & say” trick locks the pattern.
마지막 글자를 펜으로 짚으며 기본 소리를 작게 말하고(ㄱ=ㅋ 등), 단어를 자연스럽게 읽어 보세요. 이렇게 하면 패턴이 빠르게 고정됩니다.
💡 Did You Know?
Many Korean child readers also learn final consonants using the same 7-sound set. Mastering just these covers a huge portion of everyday words.
한국어 모국어 화자도 기초 읽기에서 받침을 7개 소리로 먼저 익힙니다. 이 패턴만 익혀도 일상어의 큰 부분을 읽을 수 있어요.
🔗 Extra Resources (Official)
I’ll add printable batchim drills and liaison worksheets soon.
📌 Related Lessons
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🧭 Final Thoughts
With the 7 batchim sounds and liaison, you can read a lot of real-life Korean already. Next, we’ll set up typing and give you daily online practice routes.
7개 받침 소리와 연음만으로도 실제 한국어를 꽤 많이 읽을 수 있습니다. 다음 글에서는 한글 타이핑 설정과 온라인 연습 루틴을 안내합니다.
Tags: Learn Hangul, Korean batchim, final consonants, Beginner Korean, 한글 받침, Korean alphabet
