Softening of ㄱ, ㄷ, and ㅂ
거기
도둑
부부
ㄱ, ㄷ, and ㅂ are softened
- when they are located between two vowels
거기 = ㄱ + 
+ 
+ 
도둑 = ㄷ + 
+ 
+ 
+ ㄱ
부부 = ㅂ + + 
+
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- Stage 1: First Korean Class
- Stage 2: Introducing People
- Stage 3: Describing People
- Stage 4: Pronunciation I
- Stage 5: Exchanging Greetings
- Stage 6: Asking about Professions
- Stage 7: Learning Common Courtesies
- Stage 8: Pronunciation-II
- Pronunciation-II
- How have you been recently?
- Practice with the Non-Aspirated /k/
- Practice with the Aspirated /k'/
- The Sound /t/ vs. the Tensed Sound /tt/
- Practice with the Non-Aspirated /t/
- The Sound /t/ and the Sound /tt/
- Dialogue
- Non-Aspirated /p/ versus the Tensed /pp/
- More on the Tensed /pp/
- Vowels and the Sound /yo/
- Practice with the Sound /yo/
- Review
- Stage 9: Talking about Hobbies
- Stage 10: Review
- Korean - English Glossary (Units 0 - 1)
- Unit 2
- Stage 1: Discussing Destinations
- Stage 2: Locations
- Stage 3: A Person’s Origins and Family
- Discussing a Person’s Origins and Family
- Dialogue
- Asking Questions
- Sample Inquiries
- Declarative Statements
- Word Order for Giving Locations
- More Practice with ~ im-ni-da
- Do you live there still?
- Demonstrative Pronouns Continued
- Changes in r/l Pronunciation
- An Important Convention of Pronunciation
- Answering the Question “Where do you live?”
- Vocabulary
- Exercises
- Stage 4: Pronunciation III
- Stage 5: Discussing What You are Studying
- Stage 6: Informing People of a Meeting
- Stage 7: Telephone Conversation
- Telephone Conversation
- Dialogue
- Initiating and Answering Telephone Calls
- Identifying Yourself over the Phone
- Taek
- I-kyo-su-nim is not at Home
- Two Functions of Ne
- Expressing/Declaring Strong Intention
- Practice with the Subject Che-ga
- First-person Pronouns in Korean
- Sample Sentences
- The Directional Particle -ro
- Closing a Telephone Conversation
- Dialogue Review
- Vocabulary 1
- Vocabulary 2
- Exercises
- Stage 8: Pronunciation-IV
- Stage 9: Buying a Phone Card
- Stage 10: Review
- Glossary
- Unit 3
- Introduction to Unit 3
- Stage 1: Han-gǔl Graphs and Syllables I
- Stage 2: Han-gǔl Graphs and Syllables II
- Stage 3: Han-gǔl Graphs and Syllables III
- Stage 4: Five Consonant Groups
- Stage 5: Pronunciation Variations
- Stage 6: Talking about Hobbies
- Stage 7: Discussing Destinations
- Stage 8: Informing People of a Meeting
- Stage 9: Telephone Conversation
- Stage 10: Review
- Glossary
- Unit 4
- Stage 1: 비빔밥 맛있어요?
- Stage 2: 제니 씨는 어디 가요?
- Stage 3: 남대문 시장에 자주 가세요?
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- Stage 5: 도서관에 공부하러 가요.
- Stage 6: 주말에 뭐 했어요?
- Stage 7: Review
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