How do you pronounce 길을 잃었어요?

Say it as 기를 이러써요. Ignore the ㅎ in 잃: say 이러써요 smoothly.

How to say “I'm lost” in Korean

길을 잃었어요 (gireul ileosseoyo).

길을 잃었어요

gireul ileosseoyo

Said as 기를 이러써요

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Korean letters stack into blocks — one block is one syllable. Tap a block to hear it and see its letters.

ㄱ“g”consonant

ㅣ“i”vowel

ㄹ“r (moves to next syllable)”end consonant

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길“gi”block

Letters change sound next to each other. Read it as 기를 이러써요.

Looks like길을but say기를

The final ㄹ of 길 moves onto 을 and sounds like a light r.

Looks like잃었but say이렀

The ㅎ in the double final ㅀ is dropped before a vowel, and the ㄹ moves over.

Looks like었어but say어써

The final ㅆ moves onto 어, giving 써.

Tip: Ignore the ㅎ in 잃: say 이러써요 smoothly.