Double Consonants and Dipthongs

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So, this week we shall delve into the world of double consonants and dipthongs. Funny name, but it just means two vowels that come together to make a sound. They are also known as compound or complex vowels.

Dipthongs:
애...Eh (like red or whatever)
에...Eh (means it, as, on, to, etc.)
얘...Yeh
예...Yeh (This is the formal way to say yes)
의...Eu+e
외...Weh (a way to say "but" or "except")
와...Wah
왜...Weh (This means "Why?")
위...Wee
워...Wuh
웨...Weh (used when writing an English word)
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Double Consonants are just ones that you put more emphasis into saying, and are usually the stressed syllable.
Double consonants:
까...Gah (Hard G)
따...Ddah (Hard D)
빠...Bbah (Hard B)
싸...Ssah (Harder S) Also means Cheap!
짜...Jjah (Hard J) Means salty or a person is stingy!

Now that we've covered pretty much the entire writing system, you can help yourself further understand by reading articles or even kids books written in Korean. Honestly, it doesn't matter if you don't understand what it says yet, it will help you memorize the characters. Another way of course is to write the characters over and over again while saying them aloud!  Happy Studying!