"산이 낮습니다."
Translation:The mountain is low.
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I think 낮다 is more often used for saying low in elevation, but really it could also mean something like short.
Oxford's Korean dictionary says 낮다 means "아래 또는 바닥에서 위까지의 길이가 기준 대상 또는 보통의 정도보다 짧다. - The length from bottom or bottom to top is shorter than the reference object or normal degree.
The length from the bottom could mean to sea level or relative to the speaker, but the rest is like being short
And secondary definitions relate to any measured number being lower than normal; such as for temperature.
Oh also ㅂ doesnt always sound like a ㅁ. Only when its followed by a ㄴ (I believe). Like 합니 sounds like 함니. But if you think of 밥 it's more like bap. Not bam. Batchim letters are both effected by and can effect the next syllable.
The pronuncation for batchim is worth googling and just memorizing. There is a good app called pop popping korean sounds that is great too.
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Doesn't the ㅈ in 낮습니다 become part of a liaison? Initially, the pronunciation would be 낟슴니다, but should it be pronounced as 나슴니다, due to the liaison? (A liaison is when a sound is made silent because of the next.)
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If it is less than 600 meters I understand it is a hill in English and not a mountain. Several listed here have elevations less than that: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Korea&ved=2ahUKEwjUx5y6icr0AhV5h1YBHZ_qCB8QFnoECC0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw3UosYSa3RJQpLin6D_fLHI
Jeongbalsan is listed out there as 58 meters. By no stretch of the imagination is that a mountain.
Not an English sentence. Mountains might be low, but then they would be Foothills. If it's below a certain height, then it's not a mountain. One is more like they say that's pretty short for a mountain. Pretty annoying learning meaningless phrases, when you can't figure out how you would use the adjective in Korean. Would a dachshund be a low dog? How about a corgi? Or would they just be dogs with short legs (more natural English)? World like never again to see these meaningless phrases in my lesson reviews.