8. Double Final Consonants and their pronunciation

Among the consonants of Hangeul, there are several 'double final consonants' that are only used for the bottom(base). Each of them is usually pronounced as one sound. More precise explanation: later at 'pronunciation' category. 

You don't need to know all about double final consonants for now - just understand that there are some consonants like this.

• ㄳ[ㄱ]: 몫[mok] = share, portion
• ㄵ[ㄴ]: 앉다[an-dda] = sit
• ㄶ[ㄴ]: 많다[man-ta] = many  (ㅎsound+ㄷsound = ㅌsound)
• ㄺ[ㄱ, 가끔 ㄹ]: 닭[dak] = chicken
• ㄻ[ㅁ]: 삶[sam, 삼] = life
• ㄼ[ㄹ, 가끔 ㅂ]: 여덟[yeo-deol] = number 8
• ㄽ[ㄹ]: 외곬[we-gol] = only one way  (ㄽ is rarely used in Korean words)
• ㄾ[ㄹ]: 핥다[hal-dda] = lick
• ㄿ[ㅂ]: 읊다[eup-dda] = recite (Not frequently used in modern Korean)
• ㅀ[ㄹ]: 옳다[ol-ta] = right
• ㅄ[ㅂ]: 값[gap] = price, value