Korean Double Final Consonants (Gyeobppadchim)-kplank
Korean Double Final Consonants 겹받침[Gyeobppadchim]
| ㄳ | ㄵ | ㄶ | ㄺ | ㄻ | ㄼ |
| [ㄱ] | [ㄴ] | [ㄴ] | [ㄹ/ㄱ] | [ㅁ] | [ㄹ/ㅂ] |
| ㄽ | ㄾ | ㄿ | ㅀ | ㅄ | |
| [ㄹ] | [ㄹ] | [ㅍ] | [ㄹ] | [ㅂ] |
💻Let’s speak together!
🎯 Definition
“겹받침(Double Final Consonants)” is a combination of two different consonants in the Korean alphabet such as ‘ㄺ’ and ‘ㄶ’, which appears below a vowel.
However, the same final consonants which are repeated such as ‘ㄲ’ or ‘ㅆ’, belong to “쌍받침(Twin-final consonants)” rather than “겹받침(Double final consonants).
In double final consonants, you can prounce only one consonant, and the pronunciation follows the rules of final consonants in syllables.
🎨Rules
① ‘ㅄ, ㄳ, ㄽ, ㄾ, ㅀ, ㄵ, ㄶ‘ retain the first consonant.
- 값 (value) → [갑][gap], 몫 (share) → [목][mok], 핥고 (licking) → [할꼬][halkkko], 앉고 (sitting) → [안꼬][ankkko]
②’ㄻ, ㄿ’ retain the second consonant.
- 젊다 (to be young) → [점따] (jeomdda), 읊지 (to recite) → [읍찌] (eupchji)
③’ㄺ, ㄼ’ are irregular.
- 읽고 (reading) → [일꼬] (ilkko), 넓다 (wide) → [널따] (neoldda), 밟다 (to step on) → [밥따] (bapdda)
(*두산백과 “겹받침” 참조.)
🏐Writing Orders
“From left to right, from top to bottom” is the principle of writing.
Let’s try writing in the air with our index finger.
① 모 ➕ ㄳ = 몫[목]
② 아 ➕ ㄵ = 앉[안]
③ 아 ➕ ㄶ = 않[안]
④ 이 ➕ ㄺ = 읽[일]
⑤ 사 ➕ ㄻ = 삶[삼]
⑥ 바 ➕ ㄼ = 밟[밥]
⑦ 고 ➕ ㄽ = 곬[골]
⑧ 하 ➕ ㄾ = 핥[할]
⑨ 으 ➕ ㄿ = 읊[읍]
⑩ 아 ➕ ㅀ = 앓[알]
⑪ 가 ➕ ㅄ = 값[갑]
💢Be Careful!
When an second final consonant in a consonant meets a morphophonemic morpheme beginning with a vowel, the second final consonant is pronounced as the initial sound of the following syllable.
For example, “앉아요. I sit.” this word has double consonants in “앉” letter.
When I pronounce this word, as we learn in front, [안] is correct to say.
However, because the second final consonant “ㅈ” meets the next letter “아”, I should say “[안자요]”, instead of “[안아요]”.
- 앉아요 [안자요] I sit / please sit.
- 값이 비싸요 [갑시 비싸요] The price is expensive
- 책을 읽어요[채글 일거요] I read a book.