![]() Exaggerate the Puff of Air From Your Mouth Even better, put a candle in front of your mouth and notice when the flame flickers. If you want, you can put a hand in front of your mouth so you get a feel. This will allow you to hear the difference between them. Pronounce the unaspirated one, followed by the aspirated version. When you practice these sounds, you need to practice them in pairs. Practice Unaspirated and Aspirated Consonants Together Let’s take a look at how to master these. ㄱ sounds like the English “G (in “ garden”)” and ㅋ sounds like “K (in “ king”).” Hangul was made so easy and instinctive, even the characters tell you how to produce the sound! This represents the puff of air released from your mouth as you say it. If you carefully look at aspirated consonants like ㅋ and its unaspirated form ㄱ, or the aspirated ㅌ and its unaspirated form ㄷ, you’ll note that the aspirated ones have an extra stroke in them. They each have an equivalent unaspirated (or, plain) form: ㄱ,ㄷ,ㅂ and ㅈ. There are four main aspirated consonants: ㅋ, ㅌ,ㅍ and ㅊ. How to Pronounce Aspirated Consonants Aspirated Consonants This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you
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