Chapter 5
More Consonants
In addition to the core consonants, Korean also has aspirated and tense consonants such as ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅊ and ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ.
Aspirated (격음)
| Letter | Phonetic | Pair | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㅋ | kʰ | ㄱ ↔ ㅋ | |
| ㅌ | tʰ | ㄷ ↔ ㅌ | |
| ㅍ | pʰ | ㅂ ↔ ㅍ | |
| ㅊ | chʰ | ㅈ ↔ ㅊ |
Tense (쌍자음)
| Letter | Phonetic | Pair | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄲ | kk | ㄱ ↔ ㄲ | |
| ㄸ | tt | ㄷ ↔ ㄸ | |
| ㅃ | pp | ㅂ ↔ ㅃ | |
| ㅆ | ss | ㅅ ↔ ㅆ | |
| ㅉ | jj | ㅈ ↔ ㅉ |
Goal: recognize these letters early so beginner reading doesn't feel incomplete.