Lesson 6

Final Consonants (받침) & Reading Practice

Learn how final consonants (받침) work and practice reading Korean words

What is 받침 (Batchim)?

받침 is the final consonant at the bottom of a syllable block. Not all syllables have one: 나 (na) has no 받침, but 난 (nan) has ㄴ as 받침. There are 7 representative 받침 sounds: ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅇ. Other consonants map to one of these 7 sounds when used as 받침.

밥 (bap) — 받침: ㅂbaprice/meal — ㅂ batchim sounds like 'p'

강 (gang) — 받침: ㅇgangriver — ㅇ batchim sounds like 'ng'

달 (dal) — 받침: ㄹdalmoon — ㄹ batchim sounds like 'l'

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