How to say “I'm happy” in Korean

행복해요

haengbokhaeyo

Said as 행보캐요

Phrase #87 of the top 100 · Time & feelings

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ㅎ“h”consonant
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ㅐ“ae”vowel
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ㅇ“ng”end consonant
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행“haeng”block

Sounds different than it looks

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

Looks like복해but say보캐

ㄱ followed by ㅎ merges into a strong ㅋ sound.

Tip: Say haeng-bo-kae-yo with a puff of air on kae.

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