Tensification

The following shows the difference between untensed and tensed consonants in Korean:

Untensed	Sound	Tensed	Sound
ㄱ	k/g	ㄲ	kk
ㄷ	d/t	ㄸ	dd
ㅂ	b/p	ㅃ	bb
ㅅ	s	ㅆ	ss
ㅈ	j	ㅉ	jj

Sometimes it’s easier to tense a consonant when it’s before another strong consonant, rather than assimilating it like we did with the nasal consonants ㄴ and ㅁ.

Spelling	Pronunciation	Sound	Meaning
학교	학꾜	hak-kkyo	school
식당	식땅	shik-ddang	restaurant
국밥	국빱	kuk-bbap	soup
책상	책쌍	chaek-ssang	desk
숙제	숙쩨	suk-jje	homework

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