"부산"
Translation:Busan
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It's also written Pusan (old spelling). It's a big South Korean port city.
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Could someone explain me please the pronunciation rules for the 'bieup' letter? If it's at the beginning of the word or the last character of a word it's 'P', if it's at the beginning of a syllable it's 'B'. Is this correct? So in this case shouldn't it be pronounced as "Pusan" instead of Busan? Or what am i missing?
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Korean b's are harsher (I don't know if that's quite the right word) so they sound more like p's English b's are softer and sound less p- like. I think Spanish also has more b-like p's?
It's similar to how g and k sound similar and d's and t's sound similar. I think g and d have voice and t and k don't. Try saying them out loud and comparing them. Korean d and t, and g and k also sound more similar to me. Try sort of blending them??
I think the b-p this is a bit different than g-k ad d-t. I might be wrong, but it seems both b and p have voice, it's just the placement of lips and harshness (again, not quite the right word of the sound
I hope that helps! I could be wrong, so please correct me.
Btw i tried not saying the word like i aaid a totally none related word and it said that it was correct .... Do u think its good to learn korean on duolingo???
A tip, I type the word into google translate to see how similar it is to Duolingo's audio.
Korean sounds tend to merge into each other to make pronunciation easier. So don't worry about mastering the pronounciation of letters. Just concentrate on the words, and letters would become easy.
| English | Hangul | Romanization | IME Typing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busan | 부산 | Bu san | qn tks |
Native Korean pronunciation via Forvo: https://forvo.com/word/부산/