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죄송합니다

joesonghamnida

Said as 죄송함니다

Phrase #6 of the top 100 · Hello & manners

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ㅈ“j”consonant
+
ㅚ“oe”vowel
↓
죄“joe”block

Sounds different than it looks

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

Looks like합니다but say함니다

The final ㅂ before ㄴ turns into ㅁ, so -ㅂ니다 always sounds like -ㅁ니다.

Tip: ㅚ is usually said like 'we': jwe-song-ham-ni-da.

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