Aspirationization

Description

Aspirationization happens when a ㅎ connects with other consonants

Cases

• ㄷ + ㅎ → ㅌ
• ㅈ + ㅎ → ㅊ
• ㄱ + ㅎ → ㅋ
• ㅂ/ㅍ + ㅎ → ㅍ
• ㅎ + ㄱ → ㄱ + ㅋ
• ㅎ + ㄷ → ㄷ + ㅌ
• ㅎ + ㅂ → ㅂ + ㅍ
• ㅎ + ㅈ → ㅈ + ㅊ
• ㅎ + ㅅ → ㅅ + ㅆ

Examples

• 가득하다 → "가드카다"
• 국화 → "구콰"
• 국회 → "구쾨"
• 낙하산 → "나카산"
• 넉넉하다 → "넝너카다"
• 눅눅하다 → "눙누카다" (Note the ㄱ + ㄴ rule is also in place)
• 녹화 → "노콰"
• 독학 → "도칵"
• 똑똑하다 → "똑또카다"
• 막막하다 → "망마카다"
• 박하사탕 → "바카사탕"
• 북한 → "부칸"
• 백합 → "배캅"
• 복학하다 → "보카카다"
• 선택하다 → "선태카다"
• 식혜 → "시켸"
• 약하다 → "야카다"
• 어떻게 → "어떠케"
• 어떻하지? → "어떠카지?"
• 역할 → "여칼"
• 욕하다 → "요카다"
• 이렇게 → "이러케"
• 익히다 → "이키다"
• 입학다 → "이파카다" (Note the ㅂ + ㅎ rule is also in place)
• 좋겠다 → "조켔따"
• 착하다 → "차카다"
• 참석하다 → "참서카다"
• 취직하다 → "취지카다"
• 축하하다 → "추카하다"
• 폭행 → "포캥"
• 행복하다 → "행보카다"

Double 받침

• Even when the ㅎ is in the second double 받침 position as a 'hidden' sound, it can still effect the pronunciation of the next syllable. See the examples below:

Examples

• Examples needed