🌟 Day 22: Korean Pronunciation Rule – When ㄹ and ㄴ Meet, Both Become ㄹ!

Hi everyone!
You’re doing an amazing job keeping up with Korean every day!
Today, we’re going to learn another important pronunciation rule that will make your Korean sound much more natural.

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🔍 What’s the Rule?

When one syllable ends in ㄹ (r/l) and the next syllable starts with ㄴ (n),
ㄴ changes to ㄹ, and you pronounce it as a double ㄹ sound [ll]!

This is called liquidization (유음화 / yuuumhwa).

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📘 Examples

Korean Pronunciation Meaning
설날 (seol + nal) 설랄 [설랄] Lunar New Year
물놀이 (mul + nori) 물로리 [물로리] Playing in the water
불놀이 (bul + nori) 불로리 [불로리] Fireworks
일년 (il + nyeon) 일련 [일련] One year



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🧠 Why is this helpful?
• It helps you understand native speakers better.
• You’ll pronounce words more fluently and naturally.
• You’ll avoid confusion while reading and speaking!

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🗣 Practice Time!
• 설날 → [설랄]
• 물놀이 → [물로리]
• 불놀이 → [불로리]
• 일년 → [일련]

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Great job today!
These pronunciation rules might seem tricky at first, but they’re a big step toward sounding like a native speaker.
Let’s keep learning and having fun together. See you tomorrow!