Chapter 10
Batchim Sound Groups
Although many final consonants are written differently, they are often pronounced as a smaller set of basic sounds such as ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, and ㅇ.
For reading, the sound group matters more than the exact written batchim letter.
| Sound group | Ends like | Common letters | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ-group | k | ㄱ, ㄲ, ㅋ | |
| ㄴ-group | n | ㄴ | |
| ㄷ-group | t | ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ, ㅎ (often) | |
| ㄹ-group | l | ㄹ | |
| ㅁ-group | m | ㅁ | |
| ㅂ-group | p | ㅂ, ㅍ | |
| ㅇ-group | ng | ㅇ |
You can treat this as a cheat sheet for early reading. Detailed rules can come later.