Korean letter ㄷ (digeut)
- Name
- 디귿 digeut
- Sound
- d at the start · t at the end
- Type
- Basic consonant #3 of 40
Consonants never stand alone: they sit at the start of a syllable block, and many can also close it as a final consonant (batchim).
In a syllable: 달=ㄷ+ㅏ+ㄹ
ㄷ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “d”.
- 달 dal moon/month
- 뒤 dwi back/behind
- 도 do also/too
- 돈 don money
- 독서 dokseo reading
- 덥다 deopda hot
- 달다 dalda sweet
- 듣다 deutda to listen
ㄷ at the end of a syllable
As a final consonant (batchim) it sounds “t”.
- 듣다 deutda to listen
- 받다 batda to receive
- 닫다 datda to close
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