Aspirationization

Pronunciation 'Rule:

• Case 1: 'ㄱ' 받침 + 'ㅎ' → the sound becomes a ㅋ sound
• Case 2: 'ㅎ' 받침 + 'ㄱ' → the sound becomes a ㅋ sound

If a ㄱ and ㅎ sounds meet each other, it becomes a single ㅋ sound. The ㅎ (/h/) sound causes the ㄱ to become it's aspirated counterpart the ㅋ sound.

Examples

• 가득하다 → [가드카다]
• 국화 → [구콰]
• 국회 → [구쾨]
• 낙하산 → [나카산]
• 넉넉하다 → [넝너카다]
• 눅눅하다 → [눙누카다]
• 녹화 → [노콰]
• 독학 → [도칵]
• 똑똑하다 → [똑또카다]
• 막막하다 → [망마카다]
• 박하사탕 → [바카사탕]
• 북한 → [부칸]
• 백합 → [배캅]
• 복학하다 → [보카카다]
• 선택하다 → [선태카다]
• 식혜 → [시켸]
• 약하다 → [야카다]
• 어떻게 → [어떠케]
• 어떻하지? → [어떠카지?]
• 역할 → [여칼]
• 욕하다 → [요카다]
• 이렇게 → [이러케]
• 익히다 → [이키다]
• 입학다 → [이파카다] (Note the ㅂ + ㅎ rule is also in place)
• 좋겠다 → [조켔따]
• 착하다 → [차카다]
• 참석하다 → [참서카다]
• 취직하다 → [취지카다]
• 축하하다 → [추카하다]
• 폭행 → [포캥]
• 행복하다 → [행보카다]

Double 받침

• Even when the ㅎ is in the second double 받침 position