INTRO
Morning! 😃 ☕️
You already know this word. You have heard it in every Korean thing you have ever watched.
And you have been saying it with a letter that is not there.
In today's email…
- 📱 Day 1: the full phrase, nothing hidden yet
- 🌟 Why there are two words for thank you
- 🏃 The letter that changes into a different letter
🤗 STILL WITH YOU
___ ___ 하세요.
Say it out loud before you scroll. Answers at the bottom.
🧠 MEMORIZE
감사합니다
gamsahamnida
"Thank you."
Answer key at the bottom.
🌶️ HEAR IT
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Today's trap: look at 합. The bottom letter is ㅂ, which is a B or P sound.
Now look at what follows it. 니, which starts with ㄴ.
You do not say "gam-sa-hab-ni-da."
You say gam-sa-ham-ni-da.
When ㅂ runs into ㄴ, the ㅂ gives up and becomes ㅁ. Your lips are already closed for the B, and the N pulls the sound down your nose instead. Try saying "hab-ni" quickly ten times and you will arrive at "ham-ni" on your own.
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