How do you pronounce 목말라요?

Say it as 몽말라요. Say 'mong', not 'mok'; letting the ㄱ become ng makes it flow.

How to say “I'm thirsty” in Korean

목말라요

mongmallayo

Said as 몽말라요

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

ㅁ“m”consonant

ㅗ“o”vowel

ㄱ“ng (before ㅁ)”end consonant

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목“mong”block

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

Looks like목말but say몽말

A final ㄱ before ㅁ turns into the nasal ng sound.

Tip: Say 'mong', not 'mok'; letting the ㄱ become ng makes it flow.