How to say “Good / I like it” in Korean

좋아요

joayo

Said as 조아요

Phrase #81 of the top 100 · Time & feelings

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ㅈ“j”consonant
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ㅗ“o”vowel
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ㅎ“silent (ㅎ drops before a vowel)”end consonant
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좋“jo”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 조아요.

Looks like좋아but say조아

A final ㅎ goes silent before a vowel.

Tip: Don't pronounce the ㅎ at all: just jo-a-yo.

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