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how come when you say 의 which makes the "ui" sound at the end of words, the sound changes to "eh" or it becomes silent
how come when you say 의 which makes the "ui" sound at the end of words, the sound changes to "eh" or it becomes silent
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When the Korean particle "의" is attached to a word, it can indeed undergo a sound change. The pronunciation of "의" as "ui" can change to "eh" or become silent depending on the word it is attached to. This phenomenon is known as vowel reduction, which is common in Korean pronunciation.
For example, when "의" is attached to a word ending in a consonant, such as "학교" (hak-gyo, meaning school), the pronunciation changes to "학교의" (hak-gyeh) with the "ui" sound changing to "eh." Another example is "사람" (sa-ram, meaning person), which becomes "사람의" (sa-ram-eh) with the "ui" sound changing to "eh."
On the other hand, when "의" is attached to a word ending in a vowel, the "의" particle can sometimes be pronounced as a silent marker without the "ui" sound. For instance, "친구" (chin-gu, meaning friend) becomes "친구의" (chin-gu-e) with the "의" being pronounced as a silent marker.
This sound change in pronunciation is a natural part of Korean phonetics and is important to be aware of when speaking and listening to Korean.
For example, when "의" is attached to a word ending in a consonant, such as "학교" (hak-gyo, meaning school), the pronunciation changes to "학교의" (hak-gyeh) with the "ui" sound changing to "eh." Another example is "사람" (sa-ram, meaning person), which becomes "사람의" (sa-ram-eh) with the "ui" sound changing to "eh."
On the other hand, when "의" is attached to a word ending in a vowel, the "의" particle can sometimes be pronounced as a silent marker without the "ui" sound. For instance, "친구" (chin-gu, meaning friend) becomes "친구의" (chin-gu-e) with the "의" being pronounced as a silent marker.
This sound change in pronunciation is a natural part of Korean phonetics and is important to be aware of when speaking and listening to Korean.
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The pronunciation of ‘의’
1) At the beginning of a word, ‘의’ is pronounced as ‘의’
<example> 의사 : [의사] (doctor)
2) At the other part of a word, ‘의’ is pronounced as ‘의’ in principle, but being pronounced as ‘이’ is allowed.
<example> 민주주의 : [민주주의] or [민주주이] (democracy)
3) As a particle ‘의’ (which means "of"), ‘의’ is pronounced as ‘의’ in principle, but being pronounced as ‘에’ is allowed.
<example> 나의 손 : [나의 손] or [나에 손] (my hand)
4) In the syllables starting with consonants, ‘ㅢ’ is pronounced as ‘ㅣ’
<example> 무늬 : [무니], 희망 : [히망], 너희 : [너히]
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