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Final consonants (batchim)

A consonant at the end of a syllable is called batchim (받침). There are 27 ways to write it, but only 7 sounds.

SoundFinals with this soundExample
ㄱ [k]ㄱ ㅋ ㄲ ㄳ ㄺ
ㄴ [n]ㄴ ㄵ ㄶ
ㄷ [t]ㄷ ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅎ
ㄹ [l]ㄹ ㄼ ㄽ ㄾ ㅀ
ㅁ [m]ㅁ ㄻ
ㅂ [p]ㅂ ㅍ ㅄ ㄿ
ㅇ [ng]ㅇ

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When the next syllable starts with ㅇ (no consonant), the final consonant moves over: 음악 is read [으막].

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