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A syllable in Korean must have an initial consonant and a vowel. In the previous lesson, we looked at Korean syllables that have just these two letters.
But a syllable in Korean can also have a consonant at the end – a final consonant.
A final consonant is always drawn beneath the other letters of the syllable.
한국
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
| 막기 makgi | block |
| 사범 sabom | instructor |
| 선배 sonbae | senior student |
| 도복 dobok | training clothes |
| 도장 dojang | training hall |
| 주먹 jumok | fist |
| 손바닥 sonbadak | palm |
Exercises
Once you’ve learnt the information given above, have a go at the exercises below. The answers are at the bottom of the page.
1. Match the pronunciation to the hangeul
For each romanised word in the table below, find the correct hangeul.
| dobok | a.) 두복 | b.) 도복 | c.) 보독 |
| dojang | a.) 두상 | b.) 도잠 | c.) 도장 |
| sabom | a.) 사밤 | b.) 사범 | c.) 서범 |
| sonbae | a.) 산배 | b.) 선베 | c.) 선배 |
2. Match the hangeul to the pronunciation
For each hangeul word in the table below, find the correct pronunciation.
| 막기 | a.) mokgi | b.) magi | c.) makgi |
| 주먹 | a.) jumok | b.) jumak | c.) sumok |
| 손바닥 | a.) sonbadak | b.) sondabak | c.) sunbadak |
3. Match the English to the Korean
For each English word in the table below, find the correct Korean word.
| senior student | a.) 사범 | b.) 선배 | c.) 선생 |
| fist | a.) 주먹 | b.) 손바닥 | c.) 손가락 |
| palm | a.) 주먹 | b.) 손가락 | c.) 손바닥 |
| instructor | a.) 사범 | b.) 선생 | c.) 선배 |
4. Match the Korean to the English
For each Korean word in the table below, find the correct English word.
| 도장 | a.) training clothes | b.) belt | c.) training hall |
| 도복 | a.) instructor | b.) training hall | c.) training clothes |
| 막기 | a.) punch | b.) stance | c.) block |
Answers
Exercise 1: b, c, b, c
Exercise 2: c, a, a
Exercise 3: b, a, c, a
Exercise 4: c, c, c
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