Korean Listening Practice: Chapter 1 - Basic words pronunciation

가다 [ga: da] = to go

오다 [o da] =  to come

하다 [ha da] = to do

먹다 [meok’ da]= to eat

*** when ㄱ goes at the bottom of the letter, it sounds like a paused k’

만들다 [ma:n deul da]= to make

말하다 [mal ha da] = to speak

물 [mul]= water

고기 [gogi]= meat

물고기 [mulgogi]= 물 (water)+고기 (meat) = fish

불 [bul]= fire

불고기 [bulgogi]=  불 (fire) + 고기 (meat) = fire grilled meat

쓰다 [sseu da]= to write, to use, to be bitter

듣다 [deut’ da]= to listen, to hear

*** when ㄷ goes at the bottom of the letter, it sounds like paused t’

사랑하다 [sa rang ha da]= to love

그것 [geu gut’]= it

*** when ㅅ goes at the bottom of the letter, it sounds like a paused t’