How To Sound Like a Native Korean Speaker

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Learn how to speak Korean with correct pronunciation in a fun and easy way.

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An all-in-one guide for confident and accurate Korean pronunciation! This book introduces not only standard Korean pronunciation rules but also pronunciations that many Korean learners struggle with. Learners of all levels can learn to speak Korean accurately through the detailed and fun explanations and valuable tips offered in the book.

And here are even more reasons you will love this book!

    Illustrations and video animations will help you check the right tongue position and mouth shape.
    You can listen to the correct pronunciation recorded by native speakers.
    You can reinforce what you’ve learned in each lesson through various exercises and quizzes!

Table of Contents

    How to Use This Book
    Preface
    Chapter 1. The Pronunciation That Korean Learners Struggle with the Most: Consonants
        Lesson 1-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㄱ, ㅋ, and ㄲ?
        Lesson 1-2. Are You Playing with a Ball or a Bean?
        Quiz Time
        Lesson 2-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㄷ, ㅌ, and ㄸ?
        Lesson 2-2. Are You Saying That You Shivered or That You Dusted Yourself Off?
        Quiz Time
        Lesson 3-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㅂ, ㅍ, and ㅃ?
        Lesson 3-2. Do You Feel Pain in Your Foot or in Your Arm?
        Quiz Time
        Lesson 4-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㅅ and ㅆ?
        Lesson 4-2. Do You Want Me to Buy It or Wrap It?
        Quiz Time
        Lesson 5-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㅈ, ㅊ, and ㅉ?
        Lesson 5-2. Are You Asking for My Car or My Ruler?
        Quiz Time
    Chapter 2. The Pronunciation That Korean Learners Struggle with the Most: Vowels
        Lesson 1-1. Can You Pronounce 오 and 어 Differently?
        Lesson 1-2. A Cup of Nosebleed in the Morning?
        Quiz Time
        Lesson 2-1. Can You Pronounce 요 and 여 Differently?
        Lesson 2-2. Is It Yoga Time or Free Time?
        Quiz Time
        Lesson 3-1. Can You Pronounce 으 and 어 Differently?
        Lesson 3-2. Did You Get It Wrong or Were You Robbed?
        Quiz Time
        Lesson 4-1. Can You Pronounce 우 and 으 Differently?
        Lesson 4-2. Are You Saying That You Are Lucky or That You Like Silver?
        Quiz Time
    Chapter 3. How on Earth Should I Pronounce 의?
    Chapter 4. Transformers
        Lesson 1-1. Doubles in Disguise
        Lesson 1-2. Decepti-consonants
        Lesson 1-3. Space Bridge
        Lesson 1-4. More Than Meets the Eye
        Lesson 2-1. Throw Away the Rules!
        Lesson 2-2. Just Memorize It!
        Lesson 3. Follow My Lead!
        Lesson 4. When in Rome…
        Lesson 5. ㄴ, Watch Out for ㄹ.
        Lesson 6. The Quiet Strength of ㅎ
        Lesson 7-1. Sticky Consonants
        Lesson 7-2. Morphing Consonants
    Chapter 5. 읽 Wherefore Art Thou Pronounced 익?
    Chapter 6. What?! I Did Not Know It Would Sound Like This!
        Lesson 1. Why Isn’t 겉옷 Pronounced [거톧]?
        Lesson 2. Why Isn’t 꽃잎 Pronounced [꼬칩]?
    Chapter 7. Why Don’t I Sound Right?
        Lesson 1. What Is the Difference Between G and ㄱ?
        Lesson 2. What Are the Differences Between N and ㄴ, and D and ㄷ?
        Lesson 3. What Are the Differences Between M and ㅁ, and B and ㅂ?
        Lesson 4. What Are the Differences Between L, R, and ㄹ?
        Lesson 5. ㅅ the Chameleon
        Lesson 6. What Is the Difference Between J and ㅈ?
    Chapter 8. Not Quite English
        Lesson 1. Sit on the Bench, Not on My Benz.
        Lesson 2. Why English Is Pronounced Differently in Korean
        Lesson 3. Native Korean Speakers vs. The Dictionary
    Chapter 9. That Is Not My Name.
    Chapter 10. Do Not Get Lost On Your Way to Costco.
    Chapter 11. Correct Order, Wrong Food
        Lesson 1. Sundae Blues
        Lesson 2. Why Are Olives So Hard to Find?
    Chapter 12. There Is No Gang in Gangnam.
    Chapter 13. To Avoid Stress, Correct Your Stress
        Lesson 1. Highs and Lows
        Lesson 2. What Did You Eat? vs. Did You Eat Something?
    Chapter 14. The Dictionary Is Wrong?!
    Bonus: The Short-Long Debate
    Glossary