Hear a final connect to the next vowel

Your goal

Learn six expressions with 이, 을 or 에 after a final consonant. Compare separated and connected readings, then keep track of the spelling.

밥이문을옷이꽃을앞에집에

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Before you start

Read 밥, 문 and 옷 on their own. The last unit focused on stopping at a word ending. Now a short vowel-initial particle follows immediately.

Spelling alone	Added particle	Write together
밥	이	밥이
문	을	문을
옷	이	옷이

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Explore the situation

In 밥이, 이 marks the meal as the subject. In 문을, 을 marks the door as the object of an action. You do not need the full grammar yet: notice how the short particle attaches and the sounds connect.

Written form

밥이

밥 + 이

Separate parts

Connected sound

[바비]

ㅂ → 비

Connected speech

rice / a meal + the subject particle 이

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

문을

문 + 을

Separate parts

Connected sound

[무늘]

ㄴ → 늘

Connected speech

door + the object particle 을

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

옷이

옷 + 이

Separate parts

Connected sound

[오시]

ㅅ → 시

Connected speech

clothes + 이

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

꽃을

꽃 + 을

Separate parts

Connected sound

[꼬츨]

ㅊ → 츨

Connected speech

flower + 을

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

앞에

앞 + 에

Separate parts

Connected sound

[아페]

ㅍ → 페

Connected speech

front + the location particle 에

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

집에

집 + 에

Separate parts

Connected sound

[지베]

ㅂ → 베

Connected speech

home / house + 에

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

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Learn the key points

Spelling	Sound guide	Linking final
밥이	[바비]	ㅂ
문을	[무늘]	ㄴ
옷이	[오시]	ㅅ
꽃을	[꼬츨]	ㅊ
앞에	[아페]	ㅍ
집에	[지베]	ㅂ

Brackets contain pronunciation guides. Do not change the spelling 밥이 to 바비. In 옷이, the written ㅅ is heard as [오시].

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Listen and read

Listen to each complete expression. The syllable count stays the same while the sound links.

Listen to the model

밥이밥 + 이

Listen to 밥이

문을문 + 을

Listen to 문을

옷이옷 + 이

Listen to 옷이

꽃을꽃 + 을

Listen to 꽃을

앞에앞 + 에

Listen to 앞에

집에집 + 에

Listen to 집에

Compare the sounds

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Try it with help

Choose an example and compare “Separate parts” with “Connected speech”. The separated version helps inspect the written parts; use the connected version as the speaking model.

Written form

밥이

밥 + 이

Separate parts

Connected sound

[바비]

ㅂ → 비

Connected speech

rice / a meal + the subject particle 이

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

문을

문 + 을

Separate parts

Connected sound

[무늘]

ㄴ → 늘

Connected speech

door + the object particle 을

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

옷이

옷 + 이

Separate parts

Connected sound

[오시]

ㅅ → 시

Connected speech

clothes + 이

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

꽃을

꽃 + 을

Separate parts

Connected sound

[꼬츨]

ㅊ → 츨

Connected speech

flower + 을

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

앞에

앞 + 에

Separate parts

Connected sound

[아페]

ㅍ → 페

Connected speech

front + the location particle 에

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

Written form

집에

집 + 에

Separate parts

Connected sound

[지베]

ㅂ → 베

Connected speech

home / house + 에

Keep the original spelling even when sounds link.

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Practice

Answer four questions, keeping spelling and sound guides distinct.

1. Which sound guide matches connected 밥이?

[밥이]
[바비]
[바피]

2. Which sound guide matches connected 문을?

[문을]
[무늘]
[무를]

3. Which sound guide matches connected 옷이?

[오디]
[오시]
[옷이]

4. Which sound guide matches connected 꽃을?

[꼬슬]
[꼬츨]
[꼳을]

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Try a new situation

Play both versions of six expressions. Confirm that you heard them, then select the connected sound guide. If audio is unavailable, switch to text-supported practice.

Compare two readings and mark the link

1

Listen to the word

밥이

[바비]
[밥 · 이]

rice / a meal + the subject particle 이

2

Listen to the word

문을

[무늘]
[문 · 을]

door + the object particle 을

3

Listen to the word

옷이

[오시]
[옷 · 이]

clothes + 이

4

Listen to the word

꽃을

[꼬츨]
[꽃 · 을]

flower + 을

5

Listen to the word

앞에

[아페]
[앞 · 에]

front + the location particle 에

6

Listen to the word

집에

[지베]
[집 · 에]

home / house + 에

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Check your learning

1. Which sound guide matches connected 앞에?

[아베]
[아페]
[앞에]

2. Which sound guide matches connected 집에?

[지페]
[지베]
[집에]

3. After hearing [바비], how do you write this expression?

바비
밥 이
밥이

4. Which final links to the next vowel in 문을?

5. 옷 alone ends as [옫]. What about 옷이?

[오디]
[오시]
[오티]

6. What stays the same in these six examples?

Original spelling
A pause between every block
An assumption that every final is ㄷ

Reflect on your reading

Tick only what you actually checked. Feedback from another person is optional and is not required to finish the lesson.

□ I distinguished spelling from sound guides.

□ I checked meanings I did not know.

□ I completed the application task.

□ I recorded help and reading attempts honestly.

□ I chose what to review.

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Answers and explanations

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Practice questions

1. Which sound guide matches connected 밥이?

Answer: [바비]

In 밥이, final ㅂ links to the following vowel: [바비]. The spelling stays 밥이.

[밥이] — You chose “[밥이]”. Here the answer is “[바비]”. In 밥이, final ㅂ links to the following vowel: [바비]. The spelling stays 밥이.
[바피] — You chose “[바피]”. Here the answer is “[바비]”. In 밥이, final ㅂ links to the following vowel: [바비]. The spelling stays 밥이.

2. Which sound guide matches connected 문을?

Answer: [무늘]

In 문을, final ㄴ links to the following vowel: [무늘]. The spelling stays 문을.

[문을] — You chose “[문을]”. Here the answer is “[무늘]”. In 문을, final ㄴ links to the following vowel: [무늘]. The spelling stays 문을.
[무를] — You chose “[무를]”. Here the answer is “[무늘]”. In 문을, final ㄴ links to the following vowel: [무늘]. The spelling stays 문을.

3. Which sound guide matches connected 옷이?

Answer: [오시]

In 옷이, final ㅅ links to the following vowel: [오시]. The spelling stays 옷이.

[오디] — You chose “[오디]”. Here the answer is “[오시]”. In 옷이, final ㅅ links to the following vowel: [오시]. The spelling stays 옷이.
[옷이] — You chose “[옷이]”. Here the answer is “[오시]”. In 옷이, final ㅅ links to the following vowel: [오시]. The spelling stays 옷이.

4. Which sound guide matches connected 꽃을?

Answer: [꼬츨]

In 꽃을, final ㅊ links to the following vowel: [꼬츨]. The spelling stays 꽃을.

[꼬슬] — You chose “[꼬슬]”. Here the answer is “[꼬츨]”. In 꽃을, final ㅊ links to the following vowel: [꼬츨]. The spelling stays 꽃을.
[꼳을] — You chose “[꼳을]”. Here the answer is “[꼬츨]”. In 꽃을, final ㅊ links to the following vowel: [꼬츨]. The spelling stays 꽃을.

Learning check

1. Which sound guide matches connected 앞에?

Answer: [아페]

In 앞에, final ㅍ links to the following vowel: [아페]. The spelling stays 앞에.

[아베] — You chose “[아베]”. Here the answer is “[아페]”. In 앞에, final ㅍ links to the following vowel: [아페]. The spelling stays 앞에.
[앞에] — You chose “[앞에]”. Here the answer is “[아페]”. In 앞에, final ㅍ links to the following vowel: [아페]. The spelling stays 앞에.

2. Which sound guide matches connected 집에?

Answer: [지베]

In 집에, final ㅂ links to the following vowel: [지베]. The spelling stays 집에.

[지페] — You chose “[지페]”. Here the answer is “[지베]”. In 집에, final ㅂ links to the following vowel: [지베]. The spelling stays 집에.
[집에] — You chose “[집에]”. Here the answer is “[지베]”. In 집에, final ㅂ links to the following vowel: [지베]. The spelling stays 집에.

3. After hearing [바비], how do you write this expression?

Answer: 밥이

The particle 이 attaches to 밥. A sound guide does not replace the spelling.

바비 — You chose “바비”. Here the answer is “밥이”. The particle 이 attaches to 밥. A sound guide does not replace the spelling.
밥 이 — You chose “밥 이”. Here the answer is “밥이”. The particle 이 attaches to 밥. A sound guide does not replace the spelling.

4. Which final links to the next vowel in 문을?

Answer: ㄴ

Final ㄴ in 문 links to ㅡ in 을. The final ㄹ remains at the end.

ㅁ — You chose “ㅁ”. Here the answer is “ㄴ”. Final ㄴ in 문 links to ㅡ in 을. The final ㄹ remains at the end.
ㄹ — You chose “ㄹ”. Here the answer is “ㄴ”. Final ㄴ in 문 links to ㅡ in 을. The final ㄹ remains at the end.

5. 옷 alone ends as [옫]. What about 옷이?

Answer: [오시]

With vowel-initial 이, use the sound of written ㅅ. Do not simply transfer the isolated ending sound.

[오디] — You chose “[오디]”. Here the answer is “[오시]”. With vowel-initial 이, use the sound of written ㅅ. Do not simply transfer the isolated ending sound.
[오티] — You chose “[오티]”. Here the answer is “[오시]”. With vowel-initial 이, use the sound of written ㅅ. Do not simply transfer the isolated ending sound.

6. What stays the same in these six examples?

Answer: Original spelling

Sounds connect while the original word and particle spelling are preserved.

A pause between every block — You chose “A pause between every block”. Here the answer is “Original spelling”. Sounds connect while the original word and particle spelling are preserved.
An assumption that every final is ㄷ — You chose “An assumption that every final is ㄷ”. Here the answer is “Original spelling”. Sounds connect while the original word and particle spelling are preserved.

You compared connected sound and spelling. [바비] is a sound guide; 밥이 is the spelling.

밥이 [바비]

Connect 밥이 as [바비] without pausing between the parts. The ㅂ sound links to the next vowel.

rice / a meal + the subject particle 이

문을 [무늘]

Connect 문을 as [무늘] without pausing between the parts. The ㄴ sound links to the next vowel.

door + the object particle 을

옷이 [오시]

Connect 옷이 as [오시] without pausing between the parts. The ㅅ sound links to the next vowel.

clothes + 이

꽃을 [꼬츨]

Connect 꽃을 as [꼬츨] without pausing between the parts. The ㅊ sound links to the next vowel.

flower + 을

앞에 [아페]

Connect 앞에 as [아페] without pausing between the parts. The ㅍ sound links to the next vowel.

front + the location particle 에

집에 [지베]

Connect 집에 as [지베] without pausing between the parts. The ㅂ sound links to the next vowel.

home / house + 에

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Review and continue

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Today

Review this lesson

Listen again to 밥이 and 문을.

Next session

Recall before looking

Recall both the spelling and sound of 밥이 and 옷이.

Session 3

A different order

Read 집에, 앞에 and 꽃을 in a new order.

Session 7

Connect earlier learning

Compare isolated 옷 with linked 옷이.

Review what felt difficult

Revisit isolated ending soundsStart with 옷 and [옫]. →

Repeat an activity whenever you need more practice.

Next, listen to whole words found on signs.

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