I almost forgot something extremely important about your pronunciation!

And that is Batchim!

Korean Batchim (받침) Pronunciation Grid

Batchim means the final consonant at the bottom of a syllable block. When a consonant is in this position, its sound is often simplified.

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1. Basic Batchim Sound Grid

Batchim	Letters	Final Sound	Pronunciation Guide	Example	Pronounced
ㄱ	ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ	k	soft k (no release)	국	guk → guk̚
ㄴ	ㄴ	n	n sound	산	san
ㄷ	ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ	t	soft t (no release)	옷	ot̚
ㄹ	ㄹ	l	l sound	달	dal
ㅁ	ㅁ	m	m sound	밤	bam
ㅂ	ㅂ, ㅍ	p	soft p (no release)	밥	bap̚
ㅇ	ㅇ	ng	ng sound	방	bang

2. Simplified Sound Rule Grid (Most Important)

Even though there are many consonants, batchim only makes 7 possible sounds:

Final Sound	Batchim Letters
k	ㄱ, ㄲ, ㅋ
n	ㄴ
t	ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ, ㅎ
l	ㄹ
m	ㅁ
p	ㅂ, ㅍ
ng	ㅇ

3. Visual Hangul Batchim Grid

Sound	Hangul	Example	Meaning
k	국	guk	soup
n	산	san	mountain
t	옷	ot	clothes
l	달	dal	moon
m	밤	bam	night
p	밥	bap	rice
ng	방	bang	room

4. Important Pronunciation Tip

Batchim sounds are unreleased.

This means your mouth stops the sound without releasing air.

Example:

• 밥 → bap̚ (not bap-uh)
  
• 국 → guk̚ (not guk-uh)
  
• 옷 → ot̚ (not ot-uh)
  

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5. Simple Pattern Grid for Beginners

Position	Example	Sound
가	ga	open sound
각	gak̚	stops at k
간	gan	ends with n
갈	gal	ends with l
감	gam	ends with m
갑	gap̚	ends with p
강	gang	ends with ng

Batchim has many letters, but only 7 sounds:

k, n, t, l, m, p, ng

Once you learn these 7 sounds, batchim becomes much easier to read and pronounce!

Ok now we can move onto your first vocabulary words!!

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