받침batchim
Final consonants at the bottom of a syllable block
Three-part blocks
A 받침 is a final consonant placed at the bottom: consonant + vowel + final consonant.
ㄱ + ㅏ = 가g/k + a = ga
two-part block
ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅇ = 강g/k + a + = gang
three-part block with final ng
Seven final sounds
Final consonants reduce to seven basic sounds: k, n, t, l, m, p, and ng.
국 · 산 · 옷 · 말guk · san · ot · mal
guk · san · ot · mal
밤 · 밥 · 강bam · bap · gang
bam · bap · gang
💡 Remember
ㄱ/ㅋ → kg/k/ㅋ → kㄴ → nn → nㄷ/ㅌ/ㅈ/ㅊ/ㅅ/ㅆ/ㅎ → td/t/ㅌ/ㅈ/ㅊ/s/ㅆ/ㅎ → tㄹ → lr/l → lㅁ → mm → mㅂ/ㅍ → pb/p/ㅍ → pㅇ → ng → ng