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Korean · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "방법" in Korean?
bang-beop. Three ㅂ sounds in a short word, and every one of them behaves differently.
bangbeop
Two syllables of equal length. The word is an unusually neat demonstration of one letter in three positions -- word-initial, post-nasal and final -- and the three realizations are quiet, voiced and silent respectively.
Listen: 방법
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다른 방법이 없어요.
Dareun bangbeobi eopseoyo.
There's no other way.
Listen: 다른 방법이 없어요.
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다른 방법이 없어요 attaches the subject particle, so the trapped ㅂ moves forward and voices, giving bang-beo-bi with all three consonants finally audible. Then 없어요 splits its cluster and tenses the ㅅ into a double s.
Where English speakers slip
Making all three consonants into English b sounds levels the word and removes exactly what makes it instructive. The first is quiet, the middle is genuinely voiced, and the last is a silent lip closure -- releasing that final one is the most audible error of the three.