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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!