Even if someone hasn't learned linguistics or phonetics, your explanation based on the linguistics must be very helpful to differentiate the English consonants and Korean! All of your consonant comparison videos are so great...!!! 학생들이 항상 어려워하는 자음 발음들 항사 너무 자세하게 잘 설명해 주시는 것 같아요. 언어학적인 내용을 너무 어렵지 않게, 그렇지만 도움 되는 내용들은 포함해서 만드시느라고 고민도 엄청 하시고, 여러 논문 읽으면서 오랫동안 준비하셨을 것 같아요. 오늘도 꼼꼼히 설명해 주시는 모습 잘 보고 많이 배우고 갑니다!!!
Coming from a linguistic background this video was super helpful because understanding where the sound originates and how it’s performed in your mouth makes it easier for me to understand. THANK YOUUU hopefully my Korean teacher will be happy when she next hears me pronounce the affricates hehe
Great video. :) As a Spanish native speaker I'm grateful. Most materials on phonetics about Korean are based in English pronunciation. But you explained something I suspected: these consonants are more similar to the sound of CH in Spanish (no aspiration, voiceless, no protrusion and touching the lower teeth). Learning from resources intended for English speakers sometimes confuses me more than it should. ;) Thank you very, very much. :D
Y este es exactamente mi problema!! Aunque siento que alguno de los sonidos puede parecerse a mi pronunciación de la y/ll en sílabas acentuadas o detrás de consonante, que tiendo a aspirarlas un poco. Tengo que seguir intentando, porque después del vídeo y todo, fallé completamente el text.
thank you for listening practice!! i still can't pronounce these sounds differently, but i could understand which one you were saying each time, this is such an amazing feeling! all thanks to you
I’m so grateful for the linguist info even without a background in it. It really helps nail down the specifics and love that you explain the limitations of romanizations which I’m not a fan of at all
I just saw another linguist here as I was about to comment on the "We're not linguists here" part. And I agree, I got here with the same purpose - to get that linguistic description right. XD First of all, thank you for the research and explanation, it will come of great help. Secondly, I think I might have it easier because of my mother language and the dialect that I'm speaking (Croatian), but on the other hand, I honestly cannot get the "right" version of all the palatals even in my mother language (the standardised version). I do not sound that odd that you'd think I'm not native as long as people don't try to purposely guess where I'm from. And for the end, the comparison you used in the end of the video is so helpful. On to the next video!
the pronunciation of ㅈ has been one of my recent aha moments. I've been studying Korean for ages and I knew I was getting something wrong with ㅈ, ㅊ, andㅉ. Recently, I listened to a TH-camr who was not discussing the particular pronunciation of ㅈ, but for some reason I could hear the difference in her pronunciation that helped me understand how ㅈ is different from J. It seemed to me that her ㅈ was more like making a J sound but with her mouth starting in the position for a ts sound...which is consistent with the position description you gave....more forward in the mouth.
this was soooo useful, the other consonants are easy to me bc in portuguese we have all of that sounds so i can tell them apart, unfortunately i was struggling SO MUCH with ㅉ, but now at least i can understand the sound :'''))
Honestly thank you for taking the time to make this video. Really helped so much. I learned not only about how to better pronounce ㅈ and ㅊ but I learned about English pronunciation that I never realized as well.
Thank you so much! All I really needed to know was the placement of the tongue, but I appreciate your attention to detail. A small correction: as a native English speaker, I can assure you that I do NOT protrude my lips when pronouncing j or ch, unless the next vowel is a long o or long u. “Jar” or “char” do not move my lips, but “juice” or “choose” do seem to move my lips prior to the voicing of the vowel. Either way, I don't think it affects the way the j or ch sounds to the listener!
This was super helpful, informative, and clear. I can't wait to watch all your instructional videos! Thank you very much! (Would you consider making some videos where you repeat these harder sounds slowly and for 5-10 times each so we can repeat after you a million times? Thanks!)
I’ve been watching and rewatching your videos on the other four double consonants but had only watched this one once, I just watched it through again and I got all 5 questions at the end right this time!! Thank you for your videos, your explanations really make it simple! I’m having a lot of fun learning Korean :)
Thanks alot this really hepled me (no kidding) You have really helped me in every consonant that i didnt know (in pronunciation) . Note : People new to this channel dont forget to subscribe cause its really helpful:)
This video was great! Thank you so much! I'll probably still need to rewatch it a few times, but I felt like I could actually hear the differences in the practice words at the end. I had tried watching some shorter videos, but I found that your detailed explanation and examples were much more helpful for me.
Thanks a lot. I have learnt all the korean I know from this channel. In my perspective, it is the best channel for learning basic korean. I was about to give up with korean because I didn't understand anything but when I found this channel, I got some hope that I can do it.
Thank you so much for this guide, because in pure german, there isn't any sounds like this. I real breakdown about the sounds in english AND korean helped me understand it MUCH better
One thing to note, in English we also say j and ch sounds without lip protrusion, it really depends on what vowel comes after it. For example the word cheap, there is no lip protrusion with this word. The words with j/ch that have protruding lips are ones that are followed by vowels that need lip rounding like o and u or perhaps just back vowels, not sure on specifics. Which makes me wonder if these Korean affricates are always followed by fronted vowels or if they are sometimes pronounced with lip protrusion if they are followed by back vowels like o and u sounds.
I really enjoy these videos and they really help me out a lot! I feel like I find a lot of videos that don't explain certain things enough. I really like your style of adding a bit of the science of speaking, your own experiences speaking these letters, and good English examples for the sounds. When you put it all together, it just makes sense to me. Thanks you!
This video is so detailed and packed with so much valuable information, I’ve spent hours and hours and still was nowhere close to grasping the topic until I found your explanation Thank you so so much, it might sound a bit weird but you have a very articulate(?) mouth, it was a lot easier to get the placement and movements while I was trying to copy the sounds, thank you again❤️
I am in absolute awe in your explanations. Like, jaw dropped open amazed. This is a brilliant break down. I’m only on day three of learning Korean so I have quite a road ahead of me but at least I’m not at a complete loss with no idea where to start as I was before. I feel much more confident practicing these constants now. Bless you!
This explanation is perfect, at least for me😆 even with English not being my first language, you explained it so well that I could follow along well and actually hear a slight/ subtle difference in pronouncing ㅈㅊandㅉ. Especially the part with the tongue placement in the mouth makes a huge difference since many don't touch on that but it's crucial to the pronunciation. 감사합니다 선생님!
It really hit me realizing I was saying all these letters wrong, thank you for making these videos. I feel like I can now go on pronouncing words correctly. Thanks again!
I've been learning korean for 3 years and I struggled so much with this I had given up and just accepted I'll never be able to pronounce them correctly but this helped me sooo much it's the most helpful explanation I've seen thank you so much
What if a Korean just finished running. If the main difference is the amount of breath you use, how would it affect communication if you are exhausted? Would a native speaker that is exhausted and exhales a lot of air while talking make any difference?
Lol I've always thought this in the back of my mind, or tonal languages when people are emotional...I've come to the understanding that it varies based on situation, and there are other clues that differentiate it such as Voice Onset Time, speed and pitch of the following vowel, and yes, sometimes context...unfortunately those step outside of the bounds of simple tongue placement
The discussion about the position of the tip of the tongue is really interesting. Do you think that since you grew up bilingual, you as a child might have ended up using kind of a mix of the articulation between English and Korean? In other words, you achieved a native English ch sound, but with a tongue position that connected to the sound you were making while pronouncing a ㅈ? Thanks for the phenomenal explanation and also for creating a playlist where you brought all of your pronunciation videos together.
Soooooo helpful!! Thank you so much! I have been looking for this explanation for years... Isn’t tone a factor to consider as well? 차 generally having higher speech notes than 자 and 짜 being the highest of them all. Anyway, loved the video! Looking forward for the next linguistic explanation on pronunciation :)
You're welcome! Tone is indeed a factor but personally I don't recognize a big difference in everyday speech so I left it out of the video. But yes I think the ㅊ tends to be higher in tone!
삼물 선새님, 감사해요. I think I finally understand, it will just take a little practice. I was able to successfully differentiate the three sounds in the five practice words at the end of the video, although it felt like you forced a couple to make it easier to distinguish. Either way, it was a great video and much appreciated. 데이브 드림
Loved how you explained the different aspects of pronunciation. You are the first person I’ve watched talking about the tongue’s position and it was kind of fascinating as I have found it makes a difference, for example even if we hace the “n” sound similar to “ㄴ” sound it is not exactly the same because the tongue’s position. I usually practice my Korean pronunciation using a dictation app and apparently I just can’t pronounce well ㅂ and ㄴ, and it may be because of the voicing and the aspiration aspects which I understand but apparently can’t reproduce. I even still hear them as “m” and “d” sound. Thank you so much for this excellent and useful video, every aspect was thoroughly and clearly explained. Greetings from Mexico.
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감사합니다 ☺️ thank you so much! I really appreciated this video. You explained it so well!!!
You are so beautiful AND sweet. ❤
I actually got it!!!! 😲 I'm so happy! I truly understood it and got all the 5 words correct at the end! 🤯🥳 Thank you soooooo much!!!!
I want to tip you here :/
Even if someone hasn't learned linguistics or phonetics, your explanation based on the linguistics must be very helpful to differentiate the English consonants and Korean! All of your consonant comparison videos are so great...!!! 학생들이 항상 어려워하는 자음 발음들 항사 너무 자세하게 잘 설명해 주시는 것 같아요. 언어학적인 내용을 너무 어렵지 않게, 그렇지만 도움 되는 내용들은 포함해서 만드시느라고 고민도 엄청 하시고, 여러 논문 읽으면서 오랫동안 준비하셨을 것 같아요. 오늘도 꼼꼼히 설명해 주시는 모습 잘 보고 많이 배우고 갑니다!!!
When you said i need to touch my lower teeth you opened a whole new world for me! i've never thought about that, thank you!
Coming from a linguistic background this video was super helpful because understanding where the sound originates and how it’s performed in your mouth makes it easier for me to understand. THANK YOUUU hopefully my Korean teacher will be happy when she next hears me pronounce the affricates hehe
This is a tough topic for me but your explanation is very helpful
Great video. :) As a Spanish native speaker I'm grateful. Most materials on phonetics about Korean are based in English pronunciation. But you explained something I suspected: these consonants are more similar to the sound of CH in Spanish (no aspiration, voiceless, no protrusion and touching the lower teeth).
Learning from resources intended for English speakers sometimes confuses me more than it should. ;)
Thank you very, very much. :D
Y este es exactamente mi problema!! Aunque siento que alguno de los sonidos puede parecerse a mi pronunciación de la y/ll en sílabas acentuadas o detrás de consonante, que tiendo a aspirarlas un poco. Tengo que seguir intentando, porque después del vídeo y todo, fallé completamente el text.
thank you for listening practice!! i still can't pronounce these sounds differently, but i could understand which one you were saying each time, this is such an amazing feeling! all thanks to you
How am I JUST NOW finding this channel??? All of your videos have been super helpful for me, thank you!
I’m so grateful for the linguist info even without a background in it. It really helps nail down the specifics and love that you explain the limitations of romanizations which I’m not a fan of at all
I just saw another linguist here as I was about to comment on the "We're not linguists here" part. And I agree, I got here with the same purpose - to get that linguistic description right. XD
First of all, thank you for the research and explanation, it will come of great help. Secondly, I think I might have it easier because of my mother language and the dialect that I'm speaking (Croatian), but on the other hand, I honestly cannot get the "right" version of all the palatals even in my mother language (the standardised version). I do not sound that odd that you'd think I'm not native as long as people don't try to purposely guess where I'm from.
And for the end, the comparison you used in the end of the video is so helpful.
On to the next video!
That's so interesting! I never knew that for English speakers, the "J" is sometimes pronounced by the tongue touching the bottom gums.
the pronunciation of ㅈ has been one of my recent aha moments. I've been studying Korean for ages and I knew I was getting something wrong with ㅈ, ㅊ, andㅉ. Recently, I listened to a TH-camr who was not discussing the particular pronunciation of ㅈ, but for some reason I could hear the difference in her pronunciation that helped me understand how ㅈ is different from J. It seemed to me that her ㅈ was more like making a J sound but with her mouth starting in the position for a ts sound...which is consistent with the position description you gave....more forward in the mouth.
this was soooo useful, the other consonants are easy to me bc in portuguese we have all of that sounds so i can tell them apart, unfortunately i was struggling SO MUCH with ㅉ, but now at least i can understand the sound :'''))
what are those sounds? Perhaps I have them too in spanish, but I cant tell ^^'
And the lady is beautiful as well😊. I fell in love. [blushed face]
i've been trying to improve my pronunciation lately and i'm so glad i found your videos!! they are so in depth and helpful!
Honestly thank you for taking the time to make this video. Really helped so much. I learned not only about how to better pronounce ㅈ and ㅊ but I learned about English pronunciation that I never realized as well.
I've been waiting for this for so long! Thank you so much! You're the best ♥
When i try pronouncing these, I just smile like some idiot in order to prevent the protruding of the lips xD but it does work
How great, patient and lovely you are! Believe me you are the only one who gives the best explanations!
I guessed out all the words! ❤
Thank you so much! All I really needed to know was the placement of the tongue, but I appreciate your attention to detail. A small correction: as a native English speaker, I can assure you that I do NOT protrude my lips when pronouncing j or ch, unless the next vowel is a long o or long u. “Jar” or “char” do not move my lips, but “juice” or “choose” do seem to move my lips prior to the voicing of the vowel. Either way, I don't think it affects the way the j or ch sounds to the listener!
Literally spent 2 years trying to understand this (i'm a phonetic perfectionist). Thanks again for your precise explanation!
This was super helpful, informative, and clear. I can't wait to watch all your instructional videos! Thank you very much! (Would you consider making some videos where you repeat these harder sounds slowly and for 5-10 times each so we can repeat after you a million times? Thanks!)
I’ve been watching and rewatching your videos on the other four double consonants but had only watched this one once, I just watched it through again and I got all 5 questions at the end right this time!! Thank you for your videos, your explanations really make it simple! I’m having a lot of fun learning Korean :)
Wow! You are amazing! Your pronunciation videos are the best I've seen! Honestly!
Thank you! 😃
I was literally struggling so much until I found this amazing channel thanks so much
Thank you, this is very helpful!
Amazing! Pretty deep to understand the pronunciation clearly but yet not too deep to lead to confusion, just amazing!
Thanks alot this really hepled me (no kidding)
You have really helped me in every consonant that i didnt know (in pronunciation) .
Note : People new to this channel dont forget to subscribe cause its really helpful:)
I so enjoyed this video and being a month into learning Korean pronunciation, it was the perfect timing. Thank you 💜
This video was great! Thank you so much! I'll probably still need to rewatch it a few times, but I felt like I could actually hear the differences in the practice words at the end. I had tried watching some shorter videos, but I found that your detailed explanation and examples were much more helpful for me.
Thanks a lot. I have learnt all the korean I know from this channel. In my perspective, it is the best channel for learning basic korean. I was about to give up with korean because I didn't understand anything but when I found this channel, I got some hope that I can do it.
Glad I could help! Don’t give up 💪💪
An in-depth explanation that will hopefully help future students with proper pronouncement of Korean consonants ㅈ ㅊ ㅉ. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this guide, because in pure german, there isn't any sounds like this. I real breakdown about the sounds in english AND korean helped me understand it MUCH better
I wish I could like this twice omg, fantastic explanation!!
thank you for making these videos!! they're super helpful for me!
One thing to note, in English we also say j and ch sounds without lip protrusion, it really depends on what vowel comes after it. For example the word cheap, there is no lip protrusion with this word. The words with j/ch that have protruding lips are ones that are followed by vowels that need lip rounding like o and u or perhaps just back vowels, not sure on specifics. Which makes me wonder if these Korean affricates are always followed by fronted vowels or if they are sometimes pronounced with lip protrusion if they are followed by back vowels like o and u sounds.
I really enjoy these videos and they really help me out a lot! I feel like I find a lot of videos that don't explain certain things enough. I really like your style of adding a bit of the science of speaking, your own experiences speaking these letters, and good English examples for the sounds. When you put it all together, it just makes sense to me. Thanks you!
Totally agree with your softer ch description
This video is so detailed and packed with so much valuable information, I’ve spent hours and hours and still was nowhere close to grasping the topic until I found your explanation
Thank you so so much, it might sound a bit weird but you have a very articulate(?) mouth, it was a lot easier to get the placement and movements while I was trying to copy the sounds, thank you again❤️
Very well researched! Thank you.
Finally! I've been waiting for this video!
I could use as much basic hangeul pronunciation practice as possible. These videos help out. 감사합니다
Oooh the tip about the word "gotcha" was really helpful! Thanks so much for this amazing guide ❤
I LOVE how in depth and detailed you research and explanations are!
I am in absolute awe in your explanations. Like, jaw dropped open amazed. This is a brilliant break down. I’m only on day three of learning Korean so I have quite a road ahead of me but at least I’m not at a complete loss with no idea where to start as I was before. I feel much more confident practicing these constants now. Bless you!
Very helpful! I was missing the proper placement for the tip of my tongue
If i could just like this video a hundred times i would. The best video about this lesson for me so far. Thankyou so much ssaem..
That listening exercise at the end was great.
Best explanation ever!!!! Thank you so much !!!!!!
Thank you so so sooo much for that explanation, it was precise and very helpful!
You're amazing, thank you so much! ♥
This explanation is perfect, at least for me😆 even with English not being my first language, you explained it so well that I could follow along well and actually hear a slight/ subtle difference in pronouncing ㅈㅊandㅉ. Especially the part with the tongue placement in the mouth makes a huge difference since many don't touch on that but it's crucial to the pronunciation. 감사합니다 선생님!
I'd have never been able to get the difference without your simple and great explanation ❤️❤️
Thank you your video is really helpful!
Many many many thanks for this video, l searched a lot for an explanation and no video helped me as this one .... 고마워요
Great explanation. Thanks!
So helpful!!! Thank you so very much💕
This is amazing!!!! I love your channel and this is so helpful.
realllllly nice explanation helped me very much
Thank you so much. This video was really helpful!!
I'm impressed with the quality of this explanation. I'm very grateful for the awesome video
Thank you!
It really hit me realizing I was saying all these letters wrong, thank you for making these videos. I feel like I can now go on pronouncing words correctly. Thanks again!
The "gotcha" explanation was very, very helpful!
as a person whose english pronunciation is really bad, this is helping me with both my korean and english pronunciation
Wow this video is incredible. Thanks so much for all of the work you put into it :)
Thank You for breaking it down so thoroughly!!
Thank you so much!!!! This really helped a lot 🥰
This was super scientific while still being very relatable. Awesome video!
Thank your for this wonderful video! Excellent explanation and quality of information. You're amazing.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!! I've been very struggle in this part until i watch your video
thank you!! i didn't realize i'm already doing the "touches the lower teeth" part, i think unconsciously copied it from korean variety shows haha
Guess it means you can still do it without having it explicitly explained :D that’s so great!
you are so thorough in your explanations .. short of being academic.. thank you so much..
I would pay money for such videos haha, absolutely insane
There really is a before and an after watching this video for me
thank you this was very helpful
Brilliant video, thank you 💜
Fantastic video! Thank you so much for this!
Thank you so much.
This was an amazing video. Thank you so much for breaking things down so well. My brain actually gets it now lol
I've been learning korean for 3 years and I struggled so much with this I had given up and just accepted I'll never be able to pronounce them correctly but this helped me sooo much it's the most helpful explanation I've seen thank you so much
Glad I could help! :)
What if a Korean just finished running. If the main difference is the amount of breath you use, how would it affect communication if you are exhausted?
Would a native speaker that is exhausted and exhales a lot of air while talking make any difference?
Lol I've always thought this in the back of my mind, or tonal languages when people are emotional...I've come to the understanding that it varies based on situation, and there are other clues that differentiate it such as Voice Onset Time, speed and pitch of the following vowel, and yes, sometimes context...unfortunately those step outside of the bounds of simple tongue placement
this is very thorough with good examples.
The discussion about the position of the tip of the tongue is really interesting. Do you think that since you grew up bilingual, you as a child might have ended up using kind of a mix of the articulation between English and Korean? In other words, you achieved a native English ch sound, but with a tongue position that connected to the sound you were making while pronouncing a ㅈ? Thanks for the phenomenal explanation and also for creating a playlist where you brought all of your pronunciation videos together.
Wow you are wonderful at explaining! I will definitely be saving your videos and using them to practice my pronunciation of Hangul!
Thank you!
Thank you sooooo much! It's a life saver, since I mix up all of the sounds with my native language sounds.
Wow thanks for doing SOOO much in-depth research and delivering it in such an easily understandable way!! Now I "gotcha".
Soooooo helpful!! Thank you so much! I have been looking for this explanation for years... Isn’t tone a factor to consider as well? 차 generally having higher speech notes than 자 and 짜 being the highest of them all. Anyway, loved the video! Looking forward for the next linguistic explanation on pronunciation :)
You're welcome! Tone is indeed a factor but personally I don't recognize a big difference in everyday speech so I left it out of the video. But yes I think the ㅊ tends to be higher in tone!
This was so incredibly helpful for me I feel like I’ve finally gotten it. Now the practice because my tongue needs to catch up
This explanation was so good, thank you soooo much!!
Magnificent video!!!! I loved both, the facts and the instinct facts. Thank you very much
Absolutely fantastic video, thank you so much !
I love your detail explanation, it helps a lot! Thank you very much
Very helpful! Thank you!
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This was extremely helpful and very informative!!! Thanks :D
Wow this was so helpful! You explained everything very clearly, thank you so much for your hard work!
삼물 선새님, 감사해요. I think I finally understand, it will just take a little practice. I was able to successfully differentiate the three sounds in the five practice words at the end of the video, although it felt like you forced a couple to make it easier to distinguish. Either way, it was a great video and much appreciated.
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It was very helpful! Thank you so much!
This was so helpfup and the explanation was amazing thank you!
Loved how you explained the different aspects of pronunciation. You are the first person I’ve watched talking about the tongue’s position and it was kind of fascinating as I have found it makes a difference, for example even if we hace the “n” sound similar to “ㄴ” sound it is not exactly the same because the tongue’s position. I usually practice my Korean pronunciation using a dictation app and apparently I just can’t pronounce well ㅂ and ㄴ, and it may be because of the voicing and the aspiration aspects which I understand but apparently can’t reproduce. I even still hear them as “m” and “d” sound. Thank you so much for this excellent and useful video, every aspect was thoroughly and clearly explained. Greetings from Mexico.
Excellent explanation!
Thanks for your help! You are very knowledgeable!!