How to say “I'm from the USA” in Korean
저는 미국에서 왔어요
jeoneun migugeseo wasseoyo
Said as 저는 미구게서 와써요
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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.
ㅈ“j”consonant
+ㅓ“eo”vowel
저“jeo”block
Sounds different than it looks
Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 저는 미구게서 와써요.
Looks like국에but say구게
The final ㄱ slides over to start the next syllable because it begins with a silent ㅇ.
Looks like왔어but say와써
The final ㅆ slides over to start the next syllable because it begins with a silent ㅇ.
Tip: Link 미국에서 into mi-gu-ge-seo.
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