How to pronounce ㅂ and ㅃ

How you release makes all the difference.

“ㅃ” is a tensed sound.

You press your lips tightly together and release them.

You actually do this in English more than you think.

happy, happen, simple, bumper

Each /p/ comes right after closed lips, so tension builds up before the release.

Now try: speaking and spoil.

Air flows through a tight space for /s/, then you block it fast to say /p/.

So it goes like /sp/.

That’s tension just like Korean “ㅃ.”

Now check these minimal pairs:

  • 방 (room) vs. 빵 (bread)
  • 불 (fire) vs. 뿔 (horn)
  • 벼 (rice plant) vs. 뼈 (born)
  • 벌벌 (tremblingly) vs. 뻘뻘 (drippingly)

You’re not starting from zero.

Your mouth already know how.

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