How to say “I'm learning Korean” in Korean

한국어를 배우고 있어요

hangugeoreul baeugo isseoyo

Said as 한구거를 배우고 이써요

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ㅎ“h”consonant
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ㅏ“a”vowel
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ㄴ“n”end consonant
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한“han”block

Sounds different than it looks

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 한구거를 배우고 이써요.

Looks like국어but say구거

The final ㄱ moves into the empty ㅇ slot of 어.

Looks like있어요but say이써요

The final ㅆ moves into the next syllable as a tense ss.

Tip: -고 있어요 means 'am doing'; say 이써요 with a crisp tense ss.

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