How to Use This Book
Preface
Chapter 1. The Pronunciation That Korean Learners Struggle with the Most: Consonants
Lesson 1-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㄱ, ㅋ, and ㄲ?
Lesson 1-2. Are You Playing with a Ball or a Bean?
Quiz Time
Lesson 2-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㄷ, ㅌ, and ㄸ?
Lesson 2-2. Are You Saying That You Shivered or That You Dusted Yourself Off?
Quiz Time
Lesson 3-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㅂ, ㅍ, and ㅃ?
Lesson 3-2. Do You Feel Pain in Your Foot or in Your Arm?
Quiz Time
Lesson 4-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㅅ and ㅆ?
Lesson 4-2. Do You Want Me to Buy It or Wrap It?
Quiz Time
Lesson 5-1. Can You Tell the Difference Between ㅈ, ㅊ, and ㅉ?
Lesson 5-2. Are You Asking for My Car or My Ruler?
Quiz Time
Chapter 2. The Pronunciation That Korean Learners Struggle with the Most: Vowels
Lesson 1-1. Can You Pronounce 오 and 어 Differently?
Lesson 1-2. A Cup of Nosebleed in the Morning?
Quiz Time
Lesson 2-1. Can You Pronounce 요 and 여 Differently?
Lesson 2-2. Is It Yoga Time or Free Time?
Quiz Time
Lesson 3-1. Can You Pronounce 으 and 어 Differently?
Lesson 3-2. Did You Get It Wrong or Were You Robbed?
Quiz Time
Lesson 4-1. Can You Pronounce 우 and 으 Differently?
Lesson 4-2. Are You Saying That You Are Lucky or That You Like Silver?
Quiz Time
Chapter 3.How on Earth Should I Pronounce 의?
Chapter 4. Transformers
Lesson 1-1. Doubles in Disguise
Lesson 1-2. Decepti-consonants
Lesson 1-3. Space Bridge
Lesson 1-4. More Than Meets the Eye
Lesson 2-1. Throw Away the Rules!
Lesson 2-2. Just Memorize It!
Lesson 3. Follow My Lead!
Lesson 4. When in Rome…
Lesson 5. ㄴ, Watch Out for ㄹ.
Lesson 6. The Quiet Strength of ㅎ
Lesson 7-1. Sticky Consonants
Lesson 7-2. Morphing Consonants
Chapter 5. 읽 Wherefore Art Thou Pronounced 익?
Chapter 6. What?! I Did Not Know It Would Sound Like This!
Lesson 1. Why Isn’t 겉옷 Pronounced [거?z]?
Lesson 2. Why Isn"t 꽃잎 Pronounced [꼬칩]?
Chapter 7.Why Don"t I Sound Right?
Lesson 1. What Is the Difference Between G and ㄱ?
Lesson 2. What Are the Differences Between N and ㄴ, and D and ㄷ?
Lesson 3. What Are the Differences Between M and ㅁ, and B and ㅂ?
Lesson 4. What Are the Differences Between L, R, and ㄹ?
Lesson 5. ㅅ the Chameleon
Lesson 6. What Is the Difference Between J and ㅈ?
Chapter 8. Not Quite English
Lesson 1. Sit on the Bench, Not on My Benz.
Lesson 2. Why English Is Pronounced Differently in Korean
Lesson 3. Native Korean Speakers vs. The Dictionary
Chapter 9. That Is Not My Name.
Chapter 10. Do Not Get Lost On Your Way to Costco.
Chapter 11. Correct Order, Wrong Food
Lesson 1. Sundae Blues
Lesson 2. Why Are Olives So Hard to Find?
Chapter 12. There Is No Gang in Gangnam.
Chapter 13. To Avoid Stress, Correct Your Stress
Lesson 1. Highs and Lows
Lesson 2. What Did You Eat? vs. Did You Eat Something?
Chapter 14. The Dictionary Is Wrong?!
Bonus: The Short-Long Debate
Glossary