How to say “Good morning” in Korean

좋은 아침이에요

joeun achimieyo

Said as 조은 아치미에요

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ㅈ“j”consonant
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ㅗ“o”vowel
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ㅎsilentend consonant
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좋“jo”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 조은 아치미에요.

Looks like좋은but say조은

A final ㅎ goes silent before a vowel.

Looks like침이but say치미

The final ㅁ moves into the next syllable because it starts with a silent ㅇ.

Tip: Say 조은 smoothly with no h sound.

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