Korean letter ㅃ (ssangbieup)
- Name
- 쌍비읍 ssangbieup
- Sound
- pp at the start
- Type
- Double (tense) consonant #17 of 40
Double consonants are said with a tight throat and no puff of air – tenser and sharper than the single letter.
In a syllable: 빵=ㅃ+ㅏ+ㅇ
ㅃ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “pp”.
- 빵 ppang bread
- 바쁘다 bappeuda to be busy
- 예쁘다 yeppeuda to be pretty
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