Nasalization
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Description
When a ㄴ, ㄹ, or ㅁ interacts with other consonants, sometimes it undergoes "nasalization." Nasalization basically means it forces another consonant (and/or itself in the case of the ㄹ) to become a nasal sound (ㄴ, ㅇ, or ㅁ).
This rule is called 비음화 in Korean.
Cases
First syllable Consonant | Second syllable Consonant | Becomes | Examples |
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ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ | ㄴ/ㄹ |
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ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ | ㅁ |
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ㅇ | ㄹ |
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ㅎ | ㄴ |
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ㄴ | ㅎ |
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ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ | ㄴ/ㄹ |
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ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ | ㅁ |
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ᆸ/ᇁ | ㄴ/ㄹ |
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ㅁ | ㄹ |
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ㄴ | ㄹ (in a compound noun) |
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Advanced Note
- A note for intermediate learners: You should also remember that when the second half of a compound noun begins with ㄹ as in ~로 (road) or ~리 (vilage), you must treat it as a ㄴ, even after another ㄴ. So while 신라 → [실라] is the norm, a street in Seoul called 테헤란로 becomes [테헤란노]. Another related phenomenon is when a compound noun's second half begins with 이 or a yod (야,얘,여,예,요,유). You insert a ㄴ and thus, 색_연필 becomes 생년필.