my-korean1-2nd-ed

UNIT 2 한글
People generally like to speak quickly, and the sound shift allows that with
minimum effort. Look at the Korean word for ‘think’:
생각해요. Saeng-kak-hae-yo.
The romanization represents the pronunciation if you say it very slowly, one
syllable at a time. Practise these separately and then say them quickly,
running them together. You will find that the sounds shift a bit and a smooth
and natural pronunciation is saenggakaeyo.
For the same reason:
책이 is not chaek-i but chaegi
먹어요 is not meok-eo-yo but meogeoyo
미안합니다 is not mi-an-hap-ni-ta but mianhamnida
한글 is not han-keul but hangeul.
2. Consonant assimilation
The nasal consonants are ㄴ and ㅁ. To keep pronunciation easy and flowing
some consonants get changed before these two consonants as shown below:
Some p-based sounds become ‘m’:
ㅂ, ㅍ ㅁ sound
Some t, s, ch, and h-based sounds become ‘n’:
ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ ㄴ sound
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