Difference between revisions of "Nasalization"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
When a ㄴ, ㄹ, or ㅁ interacts with other consonants, sometimes it undergoes "nasalization." Nasalization basically means it forces another consonant (and/or itself in the case of the ㄹ) to become a nasal sound (ㄴ, ㅇ, or ㅁ). | When a ㄴ, ㄹ, or ㅁ interacts with other consonants, sometimes it undergoes "nasalization." Nasalization basically means it forces another consonant (and/or itself in the case of the ㄹ) to become a nasal sound (ㄴ, ㅇ, or ㅁ). | ||
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This rule is called 비음화 in Korean. | This rule is called 비음화 in Korean. | ||
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==Cases== | ==Cases== | ||
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* 테헤란로 → [테헤란노] | * 테헤란로 → [테헤란노] | ||
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| + | ==Advanced Note== | ||
| + | * A note for intermediate learners: You should also remember that when the second half of a compound noun begins with ㄹ as in ~로 (road) or ~리 (vilage), you must treat it as a ㄴ, even after another ㄴ. So while 신라 → [실라] is the norm, a street in Seoul called 테헤란로 becomes [테헤란노]. Another related phenomenon is when a compound noun's second half begins with 이 or a yod (야,얘,여,예,요,유). You insert a ㄴ and thus, 색_연필 becomes 생년필. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 22 July 2011
Description
When a ㄴ, ㄹ, or ㅁ interacts with other consonants, sometimes it undergoes "nasalization." Nasalization basically means it forces another consonant (and/or itself in the case of the ㄹ) to become a nasal sound (ㄴ, ㅇ, or ㅁ).
This rule is called 비음화 in Korean.
Cases
| First syllable Consonant | Second syllable Consonant | Becomes | Examples |
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| ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ | ㄴ/ㄹ |
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| ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ | ㅁ |
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| ㅇ | ㄹ |
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| ㅎ | ㄴ |
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| ㄴ | ㅎ |
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| ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ | ㄴ/ㄹ |
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| ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ | ㅁ |
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| ᆸ/ᇁ | ㄴ/ㄹ |
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| ㅁ | ㄹ |
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| ㄴ | ㄹ (in a compound noun) |
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Advanced Note
- A note for intermediate learners: You should also remember that when the second half of a compound noun begins with ㄹ as in ~로 (road) or ~리 (vilage), you must treat it as a ㄴ, even after another ㄴ. So while 신라 → [실라] is the norm, a street in Seoul called 테헤란로 becomes [테헤란노]. Another related phenomenon is when a compound noun's second half begins with 이 or a yod (야,얘,여,예,요,유). You insert a ㄴ and thus, 색_연필 becomes 생년필.
