Track 1 · Lesson 4
Strong Sound Families
Hear light, airy, and tight sounds
Goal
✨ One step at a time
ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ · ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ
Some Korean consonants come in sound families. Train your ear first: light, more air, then tight.
How to use this lesson: see → hear → notice → read → say → use → master.
New sound · 1 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㅋ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㅋ
카
ㅋ
Writing direction
1 → 2
1 → 2
👄 Sound clue: More air than ㄱ. Feel the puff.
New sound · 2 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㅌ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㅌ
타
ㅌ
Writing direction
1 → 2 → 3
1 → 2 → 3
👄 Sound clue: More air than ㄷ.
New sound · 3 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㅍ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㅍ
파
ㅍ
Writing direction
1 → 2 → 3 → 4
1 → 2 → 3 → 4
👄 Sound clue: More air than ㅂ. Feel it at the lips.
New sound · 4 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㅊ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㅊ
차
ㅊ
Writing direction
1 → 2 → 3 → 4
1 → 2 → 3 → 4
👄 Sound clue: More air than ㅈ.
New sound · 5 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㄲ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㄲ
까
ㄲ
Writing direction
ㄱ + ㄱ
ㄱ + ㄱ
👄 Sound clue: Tight start. Almost no extra air.
New sound · 6 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㄸ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㄸ
따
ㄸ
Writing direction
ㄷ + ㄷ
ㄷ + ㄷ
👄 Sound clue: Tight start. Keep the sound compact.
New sound · 7 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㅃ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㅃ
빠
ㅃ
Writing direction
ㅂ + ㅂ
ㅂ + ㅂ
👄 Sound clue: Tight lips, then quick release.
New sound · 8 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㅆ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㅆ
싸
ㅆ
Writing direction
ㅅ + ㅅ
ㅅ + ㅅ
👄 Sound clue: Sharper, tighter ㅅ family sound.
New sound · 9 of 9
👂 Meet it
ㅉ
Listen first. Then notice the shape and sound.
ㅉ
짜
ㅉ
Writing direction
ㅈ + ㅈ
ㅈ + ㅈ
👄 Sound clue: Tight ㅈ family sound.
Sound training
👂 Compare
Hear the difference
Tap both sounds. Do not rush. Notice what changes.
VS
VS
VS
VS
VS
VS
VS
VS
VS
Build
🧩 See the pattern
Build and read
Tap the result to hear the Korean sound.
ㅋ
+
ㅗ
=
ㅊ
+
ㅏ
=
ㅍ
+
ㅗ
=
ㄲ
+
ㅣ
=
ㅆ
+
ㅡ
=
Real Korean
✨ You can read this
Useful words
Use the picture to understand first. English stays secondary.
👃
코
nose
🚗
차
car
👗
치마
skirt
☕
커피
coffee
🍇
포도
grapes
👨
아빠
dad
👦
오빠
older brother
🐇
토끼
rabbit
✍️
쓰다
write
🧂
짜다
salty / make
Speak
🎙 Your turn
Listen. Record. Compare.
코
Tap the microphone to record.
No pronunciation score. Compare your own voice.
Mastery
🎯 Check your skill
Complete
✨ Skill unlocked
Lesson complete
You practiced Korean sound, reading, and recognition.
Next: keep the sound in your ear and move forward when ready.