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Korean letter ㄸ (ssangdigeut)

Name
쌍디귿 ssangdigeut
Sound
tt at the start
Type
Double (tense) consonant #16 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: 땀=ㄸ+ㅏ+ㅁ

ㄸ at the start of a syllable

Sounds “tt”.

  • 땀 ttam sweat
  • 어떻게 eotteoke how
  • 이따가 ittaga later

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