Is Pronounced As L Or R?

Is ㄹ pronounced as L or R?

This is probably one of the most common questions that beginners ask when learning 한글. Just like every beginner learners, I went through this as well which is why I decided to study pronunciation rules too. I created this post to help clear up any confusion.

When ㄹ is located at the beginning of a word, it sounds more like an R.

Example: 라디오 (ra-di-o), 레슨 (re-seun), 로맨틱 (ro-man-tik)

When ㄹ is located between two vowels, it sounds like an R.

Example: 다리 (da-ri), 사랑 (sa-rang), 어렵다 (eo-ryeob-dda), 모르다 (mo-reu-da), 노력 (no-ryeok), 매력 (mae-ryeok)

When ㄹ is located at the end of a word, it’s pronounced more like an L.

Example: 딸 (ddal), 아들 (a-deul), 월 (weol), 달 (dal), 칼 (khal), 연필 (yeon-pil), 교실 (gyo-sil)

When ㄹ is followed by a consonant or followed by another ㄹ, it sounds like L.

Example: 딸기 (ddal-gi), 힘들다 (him-deul-da), 몰라 (mol-la), 살자 (sal-ja), 고릴라 (go-ril-la)

When ㄹ comes after any consonant except ㄴ, ㄹ is pronounced as N.

Example: 생리 (saeng-ni), 국립 (gung-nip), 능력 (neung-nyeok)

When ㄹ comes before or after an ㄴ, both ㄹ and ㄴ are pronounced as ㄹ.

Example: 한류 (hal-lyu), 신라 (sil-la), 신랑 (sil-lang), 달나라 (dal-la-ra)

Disclaimer: Hope this helps but remember not to rely too much on romanizations and listen to the sounds properly as well.

This is a post that I shared on Amino app and I decided to post it here as well.

Some Hangul notes I made for my friend, I don’t need them because I’m way past learning it but if you’re a beginner then feel free to take a look at it 🥺🧡

10 Korean Proverbs

눈에서 멀어지면, 마음에서도 멀어진다 - Out of sight, out of mind

뜻이 있는 곳에 길이 있다 - Where there is a will, there is a way

웃음은 최고의 명약이다 - Laughter is the best medicine 

고생 끝에 낙이 온다 - At the end of hardship come happiness 

가는 말이 고와야오는 말이 곱다 -  If the outgoing words are beautiful, then the incoming words will be beautiful too

옷이 날개다 - Clothes are wings

하늘의 별 따기 - Plucking a star from the sky

시작이 반이다 - Starting is half the task

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 - Even monkeys fall from trees

제 눈에 안경이다 - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

100 More Verbs in Korean

참석하다 - To attend, To participate

실례하다 - To annoy, To trouble

기대하다 - To anticipate, To expect

감사하다 - To appreciate, To thank

가져오다 - To bring, To cause

결정되다 - To be decided

나빠지다 - To become worse

데려오다 - To bring, To fetch

쓰이다 - To be used

안되다 - To be unsuccessful

끊어지다 - To be disconnected, To get cut

구성되다 - To be composed, To be formed

취하다 - To be drunk

피다 - To bloom, To blossom

막다 - To block, To stop, To prevent

자랑하다 - To boast, To show off

만족하다 - To be satisfied, To be content

발견되다 - To be discovered, To be found

관련되다 - To be related to

갈아입다 - To change (clothes)

거두다 - To collect, To achieve

건너다 - To cross over

걸어오다 - To come on foot

계속되다 - To continue, To be continued

고려하다 - To consider

고르다 - To choose, To select

내려오다 - To come down

알아보다 - To check, To investigate, To realize

확인하다 - To confirm, To check

개발하다 - To develop, To create

결정하다 - To decide

그리다 - To draw, To paint

그러다 - To do that, To do this

꿈꾸다 - To dream of

나누다 - To divide, To split, To share

줄어들다 - To decrease, To shrink

졸다 - To doze off

강조하다 - To emphasize

겪다 - To experience, To undergo

견디다 - To endure, To bear, To stand

달아나다 - To escape, To runaway

즐기다 - To enjoy, To have fun

터지다 - To explode, To break out

경험하다 - To experience

끝나다 - To end, To be over

노력하다 - To endeavor, To strive

따라가다 - To follow, To go after

날다 - To fly

쳐다보다 - To gaze, To stare

어울리다 - To get along, To match, To suit

걸어가다 - To go on foot, To walk

낳다 - To give birth to

늙다 - To get old

다녀오다 - To go and get back

가지다 - To have, To possess

고생하다 - To have a hard time, To suffer

감추다 - To hide, To disguise

늘다 - To increase, To improve

무시하다 - To ignore, To neglect

구경하다 - To look around, To see the sights

남기다 - To leave behind

돌아보다 - To look back

둘러보다 - To look around

잃어버리다 - To lose something

실수하다 - To make a mistake

벌다 - To make money, To earn money

뜻하다 - To mean, To indicate

끄덕이다 - To nod, To give a nod

관찰하다 - To observe, To watch

넘치다 - To overflow, To brim over

쌓다 - To pack, To stack, To accumulate

데리다 - To pick somebody up

갖추다 - To prepare, To be equipped with

진행되다 - To progress, To proceed

질문하다 - To question, To ask

기르다 - To raise, To grow, To develop

깨닫다 - To realize, To become aware

기록하다 - To record, To write

기뻐하다 - To rejoice, To be happy

기억하다 - To remember, To recall

닮다 - To resemble, To look like

요구하다 - To request, To demand

달려가다 - To run, To dash

그만두다 - To stop, To drop, To quit

그치다 - To stop, To cease

노래하다 - To sing a song

외치다 - To shout, To yell

해결하다  - To settle, To solve

나타내다 - To show, To express

아끼다 - To save, To cherish

내밀다 - To stick out, To stretch out

흔들다 - To shake, To swing

비추다 - To shine, To reflect

몰다 - To steer, To drive

돌보다 - To take care, To look after

가져가다 - To take, To carry

던지다 - To throw

갈아타다 - To transfer, To change (car, train, etc…)

걸리다 - To take time

돌다 - To turn, To rotate

먹다 - To Eat

뭘 먹고 싶어요? - What do you want to eat?

…먹고 싶어요 - I want to eat…

밥 먹었어요? - Have you eaten?

먹자 - Let’s eat

잘 먹겠습니다 - I will eat well  

잘 먹었습니다 - I ate well

맛있어요 - Delicious

배고파요 - I’m hungry 

시장 - Market

식당  - Restaurant

과일 - Fruit

복숭아 - Peach

수박 - Watermelon

바나나 - Banana

야채 - Vegetable

고구마 - Sweet potato

밥 - Food/Rice

음식 - Food

빵 - Bread

김밥 - Seaweed rice roll

김치 - Kimchi

라면 - Ramen

떡볶이 - Spicy rice cake

빙수 - Korean shaved ice

피자 - Pizza

케이크 - Cake

초콜릿 - Chocolate 

🍭 A&R 🍭 

꿀꿀 한국어 의성어 - Korean Onomatopoeia 🗯

on·o·mat·o·poe·ia

/ˌänəˌmadəˈpēə,ˌänəˌmädəˈpēə/

noun

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect

Here I am back with Korean Onomatopoeiae. To summarize the definition, it’s a word given to what a sound makes (for lack of better words) Enjoy <3

음 - uhm

아야 - ouch!

쪽 - smooch/kiss

두근두근 - throbbing heart

앗 - oops! / oh no!

냠냠 - chewing sound

짝짝짝- clapping

엉엉 - crying

멍멍 - dog’s bark

꽥꽥- duck quack

야옹 - cat’s meow

꿀꿀 - pig’s oink

찍찍 - mouse squeaking

따르릉 - telephone ringing

똑똑 - knocking ( 너는 똑똑해요 - you’re smart!)

개굴개굴 - croak of a frog

음메 - cow mooing

칙칙폭폭 - toot of a train

쾅 - something banging/falling on the floor

I hope you enjoyed this lesson! Have a great day ~