How to say “I'm learning Korean” in Korean
한국어를 배우고 있어요
hangugeoreul baeugo isseoyo
Said as 한구거를 배우고 이써요
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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.
ㅎ“h”consonant
+ㅏ“a”vowel
+ㄴ“n”end consonant
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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