ㅅ vs. ㅆ pronunciation in Korean
<p>< <strong>ㅅ vs. ㅆ</strong> <strong>pronunciation in Korean</strong> >.</p>
<p>There are <em> two different Korean</em> <em>s's as well</em>.</p>
<p> a plain <em> ㅅ </em> <em>and a tense ㅆ. </em>.</p>
In this case, though, the tense ㅆ sounds a little more like the English s than the plain one. The tense ㅆ in Korean is a just a bit more tensed, with a harsher hissing sound that is normal in English, and it has the familiar raised pitch of tense consonants. Try saying 싸 with a good tense ㅆ.
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To pronounce a nice 'plain' or soft ㅅ, you might imagine there is an h sound before the ㅅ. Try to saying 사랑 in a breathy, romantic way, and your ㅅ will probably be about right.
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<li> 사 싸 / 소 쏘 / 설 썰</li><li>삼 쌈 / 살 쌀 / 생 쌩 </li><li>산 싼 / 수 쑤 / 서 써 </li>
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<p>< <strong>Double consonant </strong> <strong>(ㅆsound) practice</strong> >.</p>
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<li> 싸요 to be cheap - 귤이 싸요. the tangerine is cheap</li><li>써요 to write/ to use - 나는 일기를 써요. I write in my diary </li><li>싸워요. to fight - 왜 싸워요? why are you fighting? </li><li>글씨 a character/ a letter/a handwriting - 권지용의 글씨가 예뻐요. GD's handwriting is pretty </li>
<li>비싸요 to be expensive - 한국은 우유가 비싸요. A milk is expensive in Korea </li>
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January 12, 2018
