Natural Korean Pronunciation through Assimilation (합니다 & 함니다) - Korean Q&A

In today’s Korean Q&A video, Hyunwoo will introduce how some words change sounds through assimilation, like 합니다 becoming 함니다 in pronunciation. Understanding how this works will help make your Korean pronunciation much more natural!
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my biggest problem isn't so much the assimilation, but the fear of saying a completely different word

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So how about 웃만?How can I pronunce it?

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Love man

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Sometimes in languages I don't care why it's like that I just take it as rule in the langauge

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Yeah. All kids in the world speak well without learning pronunciation rules.

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this is the best approach lol. there's no point in arguing with a language like "why are you like this", you just accept it and move on

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Yes so do i

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[@smuecke]

There are more assimilation rules than the ones you talk about in this video, right? I noticed that sometimes single consonants ㄷㄱㅂㅈ are pronounced like double consonants ㄸㄲㅃㅉ or aspirated consonants ㅌㅋㅍㅊ in some situations, e.g. when ㅎ is involved. Could you talk about that in a future video while you are at pronunciation?

[@jeff__w]

Yeah, it’s a really good point. There’s _tensification_ (e.g., 학교 is pronounced [학꾜]) and _aspiration_ (e.g., 좋다 is pronounced as [조타]) and lots of others. It would be good if TTMIK did a little series involving them, since they come up all the time.

[@talktomeinkorean]

Yes, there are much more. We just mentioned some ones that are less obvious in this video :)

[@smuecke]

Well, to me 좋다 > 조타 is not very obvious 😅 so a follow-up video would be immensely helpful!

[@anikabhuta1326]

@@smuecke I think that one comes from the 'h' (sorry no hangul keyboard) batchim rules

[@cephalosjr.1835]

Jeff W All obstruents become tense after syllable-final merged /p/, /t/, and /k/. Not sure about aspiration, though. There’s also h-deletion following nasals (/an.ha/ -> [a.na]) and some other changes.

[@nicegurl408]

So... final co sonant ㅂ + ㄴ = ㅁ sound. Like wa-ter pronounced wa-der.

[@shravikawanjari4591]

And sometimes like wa-tcha

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How to know when to 'space bar' in Korean?

[@sSLReKi]

It's kinda difficult even to Korean as well. The only thing I can tell you is 'Space Bar in Korean' has some rules, but it's very complex and needs long time to explain and understand.

[@shravikawanjari4591]

Same is my doubt 😅

[@zainabtanweer2910]

Just put after completing a word.. Usually for normal words the keyboard will space out syllables the right way

[@StephanieMRM]

HELPFUL!!! Once I started getting into learning more seriously, I realized that listening and repeating is a much better way to sound natural because of these issues.

[@simistreamstream6784]

Do you have any advice for beginners? i started last week and now i know the sound of hangul consonants and vowels but everytime i try read words it sounds so wrong compared to the actual pronounciation😞

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oh my goodness! this is incredibly helpful, thank you!

[@jr9049]

it would really be great if you guys made some more videos about rules like these that change the sounds...

[@Vic-kz6ds]

I kinda always said ‘합니다’ and ‘감사합니다’ and ‘입니다’ and so on with an ‘ㅁ’ than a ‘ㅂ’. I think it’s because when I watch something in korean I sometimes repeat how they say it. (I actually watch a lot in korean) But this was actually really helpful and I learned some new things. And it’s funny to think about that I said these things naturally. I’m actually now a little proud of myself about my progress in learning korean. 😄

[@XOut4This]

I actually posted this question on HiNative! But now I’m glad I have a video that I can refer back to. 감사합니다 😊

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Finally here with my second video! And, again, it was very useful (I really enjoyed it) ^.^

[@subaitakhan8663]

if I pronunciate words by following hangeul ,not assimilation,,,,it will be wrong?

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[@nikolaivincent1987]

I've noticed that when I speak Korean and there is an 입니다 or 습니다 at the end I tend to pronounce the ㄴ very noticeably, is there any way to fix that or is it okay to pronounce it like that?

[@Argonautquest1]

I work in the shipyard industry, so my boss would always say shim-yard backlog - banglog. I heard also words 100,000 won shimmanwon. Hanla = Halla Sinla = Silla

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I have a question and no matter where I look I can't find a proper answer ^-^" Maybe you can help me: The phrase 것 같아 keeps confusing me, cause some people pronounce it "것 같아" and some say "것 같애" even though it's spelt the same. Is it about conjugation or does it have to do with dialects? I have absolutely no idea hehe o.o"

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That's common among especially younger people, and 것 같애 generally sounds cuter and more casual than 것 같아. But it's still considered to be incorrect spelling when it comes to writing :)

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I heard its about dialects / a young version to say. But i hope TTMIK will help us about that ^^'

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Finally a video for this question I’ve had forever! I've asked this question many times but no one, not even native Korean can answer me. i've also posted this @ttmik on twitter before too but i guess it never got chosen to be answered or not worth to be answered. I am glad someone asked again!

[@essennagerry]

I am SO incredibly excited! I'm starting my Bachelor's in Linguistics in a month and will have a Korean beginner's course as a part of it. I watched Crash Course Linguistics on youtube and it explained this phenomenon. As soon as you presented the issue in the beginning of the video the consonants M and B and the word "assimilation" in the title in the video clicked for me! I am just so excited I "predicted" what this will be and also SO EXCITED to study the basics of Linguistics _alongside_ beginner Korean! Well, I three weeks until the start, so I'll have a bit of a head start with Korean, but still. These bits are so amazing. I am so excited for how the nittu gritty of Linguistics will change how I learn a nee language from now on. I AM SO EXCITED!

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Now I finally get why so many Koreans mistake me for being from Finland instead of Poland :D They probably must be thinking that when I say that I'm 폴란드 사람, I'm actually saying that I'm '필란드 사람', as they would pronounce 핀란드 사람 ;)

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[@BrownSugaBabe]

Proud Army here and Euphoria was the first thing that popped into my head.

[@j_v8033]

Why not just spell those words according to actual sound. As a new korean language learner it is very confusing to me. I just realize that memorizing hangeul characters and corresponding sounds is not enough. Learners must familiarize korean words and their character combinations. Actual reading may lead to wrong pronunciation.

[@meowBlitz]

Blind Spy all you really have to learn is badchim rules... For example when ㅂ meets ㄴ it becomes ㅁㅁ When ㄱ meets ㄹ it becomes ㅇㄴ, like 격리 becomes 경니 Personally imo you don't really even have to learn these, quz it's difficult to say things like 합니다 instwad of 함미다

[@irenesabe]

just heard 트와이스 채영 say "wake me up" but as you explained she replaced the sound 'k' from 'wake' and said 'ng' before the 'm' in 'me' and i was reminded of this video hehe. really helpful

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That's great!! :D

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And also you mang me feel special

[@meowBlitz]

To any Korean learners, there is sometimes this ㅅ that connects 2 words, like 빗물 (비 and 물) or 깻잎 (깨 and 잎). But when ㅅ meets ㅇ in this case it's actually pronounced 깬닢 which was a really confusing thing to me. This has no relation with this video I think but I wanted to say it

[@sanghoonlee1543]

When you pronounce 깻+입 many times fast it becomes 깬닙. First it changes to 깻+닙 then it changes again to 깬닙. First, ㅅ affects ㅇ to change ㄴ (깻닙) then ㄴ affects ㅅ to change to ㄴ(깬닙) reversely. That 'a well known rule in Korean pronunciation (Consonant assimilation). Good luck.

[@sanghoonlee1543]

In this case, ㅅ is used as of. 깨 is sesami and 잎 is leaf. So 깨 + ㅅ +잎 is leaf of sesami.

[@aEquanimity]

oh yeah, and thanks for pointing out an example in English too! Most languages have sound changes that don't make sense to non-native speakers, and people might not realize this about their native language and then come across it in Korean or another language and feel confused, when really it's not uncommon. For example, "don't you" can somehow turn into "don't cha", and in German "haben wir" can turn into something like "hamma", "gehen wir" can turn into "gehma", etc. lol

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اول تعليق ❤

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What tips would Hyun Woo give to people who have, before learning Korean, been exposed to bad/unsuitable romanization of Korean? As a person whose native language is not English (Croatian is my mother tongue), I've gotten into a situation where the sounds I hear are different to what I had expected to hear (names in particular), and it's impairing my ability to hear and pronounce Korean words. English-based romanization is a minefield. =(

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In word 빨리 it sounds like 'palli' not 'palri', in word 실례합니다 It sounds like 'shillyehamnida' not 'shilryehamnida' . Why is that so ?

[@phyuyadanarkhin7425]

감사합니다. Similar condition in Burmese language. Words are not pronounced as spelling. We called it "ရေးတော့အမှန် ဖတ်တော့အသံ". We must write spellings in correct and standard way but pronounce naturally.

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[@marierpet4994]

I was doing other stuff and listening this at the same time and then suddenly I hear Finland😂 Thank you now I know how to pronounce my country better👌

[@danielholowaty2648]

Why do many 아저씨's say something like 크흐흐흐 (adjective noun) and ending sharply. Idk how to say it but they make a khhhhhhhhhhhhhh sound like you cough.. 도와줘용..

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Daniel Holowaty I think it's just a way of talking to emphasize something! (Even the Ajhummas do that, I've heard them when I was in Korea)

[@user-Ou38uwHZ3]

it's more like ㆅ(* vanished consonant letter) than, letter ㅎ though.. usually 아저씨 does sound because of phlegm in his throat.

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[@edwardsaulnier892]

The English 'nickname' often sounds like 'ningname' By many Koreans. And the Korean pop song 'Pick Me Up', the singers pronounce it 'Ping me Up'.

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As a french canadian I think we do that stuff a lot with our words, for exemple; (I am) = je suis, but we often say "jsuis" or "chu"... in a phrase it could look like: (I went to the store) in the expected form we would write "Je suis allé au magasin" but people say "chu / chui allé au magasin" ahah... oh well.. now it's my turn to suffer from that while learning a new language xd one other thing, saying je suis allé sounds like we are adding a "z" in front of the word 'allé" because of where the thongue is. but saying "chui allé" we don't add a ZZ sound. BUT! we still could say it differently, "cht-allé" like if it was one word ahah my brain hurts!! btw I'm so glad I found your channel, maybe one day I'll understand the BTS members expressing themselve even better :) keep up the good work !!

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Korean language not tough like writing process so easy ...but prounciton difficult too much .

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Thank you so much. I was hearing and catching myself saying things like this and concerned i was accidentally saying something bad, not just badly but whole different wrong words... this is so helpful. Thank you

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선현우 성생님 감사합니다. 🙏🏻🤗🤗🌻🌻

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Is there any lesson for ,받침, (all rules)? ,as it's only yours that is digestive, easy to understand ... (Please let me know if any body knows ...)

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Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan :D

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Sara-Lotta Niskanen nomitä vittua

[@lumi5164]

As a learner of the language, something that I realized is that Hangul is not representative of sounds, but rather of mouth shape, both inside and outside (Not to say that they have nothing to do with sound, but the mostly define how the tounge and mouth move). If you follow this mentallity (and it WILL be hard because of how one might be use to speaking western languages and how their alphabets function), then many of these "rules" or "irregularities" make much more sense. Using this, one might also be able to anticipate these more natural soundings. Not working? I have the same problem, but that is often because I am tensing either my tounge or my mouth itself. Relax and smooth out the motion of whatever word you are saying and the changed pronunciation should come naturally. This mentallity should also help you with pronouncing hard words. Spoiler: They are hard for natives too, so they just slur them. Fluency = laziness.

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[@Homemaker2020]

Good teaching , my doubts are clear Actually in all languages native speakers pronounce their own language like this 👍 But your teaching is simply clear 👏👏

[@johngalera299]

I feel like I can speak 합니다 or 함니다 or the other assimilation you mentioned without too much work. Is it because I was exposed to a lot of languages?

[@genesis_era]

now that I am getting familliar with grammars, I am now focusing my pronounciation to enhance my speaking skills. I have a long way to get familiar with it also. I have a really twisted tongue😭😭

[@mariahsart]

I just got to this today in my 한글 마스터 book. This is going to tough to memorize all of them written in the book but nice to have a video also to see some example and hear.

[@emtpwanabe]

I am learning 한극어 and am stuck on sound change rules and this truly helped.

[@GillianThompson]

Honestly if we are to,learn any language I not speaking for everyone think that I would learn better if I was taught the way you speak realistically in everyday conversations. Just saying 😊😊

[@zanekoh3473]

Thanks for clearing this!!! Self taught learners must sure have such questions 😂

[@10secondsrule]

The irony is that for many foreigners learning Korean the original pronunciation is easier than remembering "simplified" version...

[@barbiebastille2536]

flip! swahili is easy compared to this...but I accept the challenge!

[@elskulena]

wow wow thank you so much this helped SO much. the only video that’s helped me.

[@i_am_gods_child]

all i'm thinking is wow, this guy is so smart. i don't think its easy to explain things like this in your mother tongue, but he does! and makes it easy to understand! thankyou so much :-)

[@hyorimax]

Egg is another one that I got confused because of the way my parents or family. 계 당. 게 당 is how I hear my family say it.

[@BrownSugaBabe]

My biggest fear is not so much the assimilation but saying something completely different and it could be offensive or making a complete idiot of myself.

[@rosamay3630]

5:38 the second syllable STARTING 날

[@grubbilove6338]

Can you do a video on historical korean during the Joseon Dynasty? Would love to know more.

[@skyem6987]

I noticed that sometimes I hear "ta" and other times "da" in "습니다" and other words that have "다" at the end. which way is correct?

[@nadiazaddem]

Take my hands now you are the cause of my euphoria 😁💕 thank you ttmik

[@samsam.03]

Noticed how you said friens, not frien-d-s... Is that also consonant assimilation?

[@Islandgirl4ever2]

Thank you! I found this extremely helpful and interesting, as I am just starting to learn Korean!

[@katelynwilliams6930]

is it also normal to spell it the way u did, and persons would know what ur referring to? as in u spelling it the way it is usually pronounced

[@LoveAileen]

this is where i get confuse. it is b but it is written in p and pronounce as m.

[@giorgioc3402]

재미있게 봤습니다!! Absolutely one of the most useful videos ever uploaded!!

[@melodywilson]

why does the e becomes an eo? sorry i dont have a korean key board. im confused alot of different things like this

[@baphithi]

I am able to say gukmul without a problem. Same as the de that frustrates people, to me it makes better sense nde, with a silent n.

[@lo3522]

Omg. I need this taught to me in all Korean words lol. Soooooo helpful! Thank you! ❤️

[@hufsaspatronus]

This was so interesting! I had actually been wondering about this just recently. Thank you!

[@suryakanthi1428]

Fantastic Sir I really want to write in hungul alphabet

[@mosswindo-o3776]

what about ㄱ and ㄹ together like in 독립하다?

[@talktomeinkorean]

It's pronounced as [동니파다] :)

[@mosswindo-o3776]

감사합니다!

[@liziefied]

Its hard for me to spell/write something if it doesnt sound the same? How do i overcome this

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Is it possible to hear your show on my tv with english language?

[@vannigio6234]

uah! now i understand... eureka 🐻👍🇮🇹

[@renukaahuja9862]

Please continue part And 감삼합니다

[@2ooma]

I'm so lucky i studied phonetics in college

[@jenin8411]

i understand you because arabic my mother language looks like korean in some points we merge between some letters to be easy to pronoun

[@annette_164]

Best channel for learning Korean!👍

[@mothcub]

This is so helpful! Thanks Hyunwoo! Now I'll hopefully be less confused when I read Korean words but hear them being said a bit differently to how I'd expect.

[@maryaamber]

Hes so handsome *-*

[@grubbilove6338]

Thanks for the video. With the ending -습니다 is it weird that I hear it as smida and not seumnida. I mostly hear smida. Also with -니까 question ending I hear the ㄴ as ㅁ.

[@simistreamstream6784]

Sameeee

[@mamax1972]

현우 씨, 네 셔츠를 좋아해요.

[@Eyes_On_America]

iannis mamax It seems like 현우선생님이 칭찬을 좋아해요 😀

[@jhastayangona6537]

is it true that 물 means water? or soup?

[@antonisagayadevi738]

'Take my hand ' in bts best of me

[@user-iskamdaznam]

That was a very good video. Thanks. I, like most learners, get often confused about the differences in the pronunciation and couldn't find a proper explanation.

[@intannurhafizah9412]

Sub indo too, please :"

[@whiterxses8667]

SO helpful, best channel I’ve found so far,I don’t even know the full alphabet, but this helped me definitely learn some pronunciation and obviously assimilation :)) :)) will be looking through your channel ty so much!!!!!!!! This was soo helpful omg

[@RoyMcAvoy]

After watching this video, I realized that koreans are too lazy to pronounce their words properly 😆

[@shravikawanjari4591]

Languages keep evolving over time