Learn Hangul 7 (Audio)
Learn Hangul 7: Double Consonants — Luca and Hani Find Strong Sounds
Intro
Luca and Hani wander into a canyon where
echoes bounce loudly off the rocks.
Omi: “Hear that? These are double
consonants! They make stronger, sharper sounds.”
Luca: “Like bold letters!”
Hani: “I want to say them loudly!”
7.1 What Are Double Consonants?
- Double consonants are written by repeating certain consonants.
- They make tense, stronger sounds.
Examples:
- ㄲ [kk]
- ㄸ [tt]
- ㅃ [pp]
- ㅆ [ss]
- ㅉ [jj]
7.2 Double Consonant Sounds
- ㄲ (kk) — Strong ‘k’ sound, like in "spark"
- ㄸ (tt) — Strong ‘t’ sound, like in "stutter"
- ㅃ (pp) — Strong ‘p’ sound, like in "pepper"
- ㅆ (ss) — Strong ‘s’ sound, like in "hiss!"
- ㅉ (jj) — Strong ‘j’ sound, like a firm “j”
7.3 Practice Words with Double
Consonants
Omi claps his hands, and words appear on
stone tablets:
- “빵 [ppang] — bread”
- “짜요 [jja-yo] — salty”
- “쌀 [ssal] — rice”
- “까치 [kkachi] — magpie”
- “꿀 [kkool] — honey”
- “떡 [ttuk] — rice cake”
- “싸요 [ssa-yo] — cover, cheap”
- “아빠 [a-ppa] — dad”
Luca and Hani say the words loud and
strong!
✨ Chapter 7
complete! Luca, Hani, and you can now read and pronounce strong double
consonant sounds! ✨
