Korean word

발음하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpareumhada

Meaning

  • verbpronounce

Example

이름을 처음 듣고 어떻게 발음하는지 물어봤어요.i reu meul cheo eum teut kko eo tteo ke pa reum ha neun ji mu reo bwa sseo yo

I heard the name for the first time and asked how to pronounce it.

Illustration for 발음하다 (pronounce)

More examples

친구 이름을 정확히 발음해 줘.chin gu i reu meul cheong hwa ki pa reum hae chwo

Please pronounce my friend's name correctly.

Core concept

Giving a word or sentence an audible form with the mouth and voice.

Common phrases

  • 이름을 발음하다i reu meul pa reum ha da

    pronounce a name

  • 정확히 발음하다cheong hwa ki pa reum ha da

    pronounce accurately

Similar words

말하다malhada: Using spoken words to pass thoughts or information to another person.
읽다iktta: Reading letters or sentences aloud from written text.
소리 내다sori naeda: Making a noise with the voice or an object for others to hear.
발음되다pareumdoeda: Having a certain pronunciation when heard by listeners.

Definition in Korean

단어·문장 따위의 소리를 입과 목소리로 표현하는 행위를 나타내는 동사ta neo mun jang tta wi ui so ri reul ip kkwa mok sso ri ro pyo hyeon ha neun haeng wi reul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

발음 (bareum, "pronunciation") combines with 하다 (hada, "to do") to form the verb meaning to pronounce.

Usage tips

  • For TOPIK listening practice, a learner may hear sounds join or shorten across written syllables, so spoken Korean can differ from the spelling.

Related words

  • 발음pareumpronunciationnoun
  • 발음기호pareumgihophonetic symbolnoun

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