Korean · TOPIK Band 1 · Chapter 2
감사합니다Thank you
The second Hangul chapter. Learn the remaining plain and aspirated consonants, and 받침 (final consonants). All finals reduce to just seven sounds — a simplifying rule. Practise saying thank you and sorry. Still no grammar point.
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전화 받기— Answering the Phone
- Minsu여보세요?Hello? (on the phone)
- Jieun여보세요.안녕하세요!Hello. Hi!
- Minsu네,안녕하세요.Yes, hello.
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고마워요, 미안해요— Thanks and Sorry
- Michael죄송합니다!I'm sorry!
- Jieun괜찮아요.It's okay.
- Michael감사합니다.Thank you.
- Jieun네.Sure.
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- 감사합니다
interjectionthank you (formal)
- 고맙다
adjectiveto be thankful
- 미안하다
adjectiveto be sorry
- 죄송하다
adjectiveto be sorry (formal)
- 괜찮다
adjectiveto be okay; it’s fine
- 실례합니다
interjectionexcuse me
- 여보세요
interjectionhello (on the phone)
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한글: 격음과 받침— Hangul: Aspirated Consonants and Finals
First, four more plain consonants complete the plain set.
- ㅂb / pbetween "b" in "boy" and "p" in "spy" · both lips, like ㅁ but with a puff of voice
- ㅅslike "s" in "see" (softer before ㅣ, toward "sh") · tongue near the ridge, air hissing through
- ㅈjbetween "j" in "jam" and "ch" in "itch" · tongue body against the palate
- ㅎhlike "h" in "hat" · open throat, a breath of air
Aspirated consonants are made in the same place as the plain ones but release a strong puff of air. Hold a tissue in front of your mouth: it flutters on an aspirated sound and barely moves on a plain one.
- ㅋklike "k" in "key" (strong puff) · ㄱ + aspiration
- ㅌtlike "t" in "top" (strong puff) · ㄷ + aspiration
- ㅍplike "p" in "pen" (strong puff) · ㅂ + aspiration
- ㅊchlike "ch" in "cheese" (strong puff) · ㅈ + aspiration
A 받침 is the final sound written at the bottom of a syllable. Almost any letter can be a 받침, but only seven sounds actually come out. And a 받침 is "stopped" at the end — the air is not released after it.
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