INTRO
Morning! 😃 ☕️
There is one letter in Korean that English speakers cannot place.
They hear it as an L some days and an R on others, and they are hearing the same sound both times.
It is in today's first word.
In today's email…
- 📱 Day 1: the full phrase, nothing hidden yet
- 🌟 Where you can haggle and where you cannot
- 🏃 The tap that is neither L nor R
🤗 STILL WITH YOU
___ ___ 주세요.
Say it out loud before you scroll. Answers at the bottom.
🧠 MEMORIZE
얼마예요?
eolmayeyo?
"How much is it?"
Answer key at the bottom.
🌶️ HEAR IT
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Today's trap: the ㄹ at the bottom of 얼.
It is one tap of the tongue against the ridge behind your top teeth. Quick. The tongue touches and leaves.
An English L holds. Say "all" and feel your tongue stay put. An English R never touches at all.
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