Lesson 19
Lesson 19. Differentiating ㄷ, ㅌ, and ㄸ
Expressions that contain ㄷ:
달라요. [달라요.] It’s different.
다람쥐 [다람쥐] squirrel
딩동댕 [딩동댕] Correct!
덕 [덕] virtue
Expressions that contain ㅌ:
타조 [타조] ostrich
턱 [턱] chin
배탈 [배탈] stomachache
Expression that uses both ㄷ and ㅌ:
두통 [두통] headache
Expressions that contain ㄸ:
떡볶이 [떡뽀끼] spicy stir-fried rice cake
땅콩 [땅콩] peanut
땀 [땀] sweat
Expression that uses both ㄸ and ㅌ:
뜀틀 [뜀틀] vaulting horse
Expressions where the only difference are these consonants, ㄷ, ㅌ, ㄸ:
달 [달] moon
탈 [탈] mask
딸 [딸] daughter
동 [동] copper
통 [통] bucket
똥 [똥] poop
덕 [덕] virtue
턱 [턱] chin
떡 [떡] rice cake
당 [당] (political) party
탕 [탕] soup
땅 [땅] land, ground
Sentence examples that contain more than one of these sounds:
1. 떡볶이 먹고 배탈 나서 땀이 났어요.
[떡뽀끼 먹꼬 배탈 라서 따미 나써요.]
I ate ddeokbokki and got a stomach ache so I was sweating.
2. 타조랑 다람쥐랑 달라요. 딩동댕!
[타조랑 다람쥐랑 달라요. 딩동댕!]
Ostriches and squirrels are different. Correct!