Korean word

연결음

Pronunciation

Romanizationyeongyeoreum

Meaning

  • nounlinking sound

Example

말할 때 연결음을 넣으면 알아듣기 쉬워요.mal hal ttae yeon gyeo reu meul neo eu myeon a ra deut kki swi wo yo

If you use linking sounds when speaking, people can understand you more easily.

Illustration for 연결음 (linking sound)

More examples

대화에서는 때때로 연결음이 말을 부드럽게 만들어 줍니다.tae hwa e seo neun ttae ttae ro yeon gyeo reu mi ma reul pu deu reop kke man deu reo chum ni da

In conversation, linking sounds sometimes make speech smoother.

Core concept

The sound that carries across the boundary between two neighboring words when they are spoken together.

Common phrases

  • 연결음을 연습하다yeon gyeo reu meul yeon seu pa da

    practice linking sounds

  • 연결음이 자연스럽다yeon gyeo reu mi cha yeon seu reop tta

    linking sounds sound natural

  • 연결음으로 이어지다yeon gyeo reu meu ro i eo ji da

    be connected by linking sounds

Similar words

연음yeoneum: A connected speech sound in which neighboring words flow together as one audible unit.
연음화yeoneumhwa: A pronunciation change in which adjacent sounds influence each other and join during speech.

Definition in Korean

문장이나 어구의 경계에서 한 단어의 끝소리와 다음 단어의 첫소리가 이어지면서 나타나는 소리.mun jang i na eo gu ui kyeong gye e seo han ta neo ui kkeut sso ri wa ta eum ta neo ui cheot sso ri ga i eo ji myeon seo na ta na neun so ri

Word origin

It is a compound term built from elements meaning connection and sound, so its form describes how the sound connects adjacent words.

Usage tips

  • A word boundary on the page does not always sound like a pause, so listening for this feature helps learners recognize words in flowing speech.

Other meanings

  • connecting soundnoun
  • transition soundnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 연결고리yeongyeolgorilinknoun
  • 연결선yeongyeolseonconnecting linenoun
  • 연결자yeongyeoljaconnectornoun

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