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Korean · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "바람" in Korean?
ba-ram. A quiet initial ㅂ, a quick tap in the middle, and a lip-shut m to finish.
baram
Two beats over identical vowels, which leaves the tap in the middle very exposed -- there is nothing else for a listener to attend to, so an English r stands out immediately.
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오늘은 바람이 많이 불어요.
Oneureun barami mani bureoyo.
It's very windy today.
Listen: 오늘은 바람이 많이 불어요.
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오늘은 바람이 많이 불어요 attaches the subject particle, so the ㅁ moves forward and the noun becomes ba-ra-mi. Then 불어요 taps its own ㄹ forward, giving bu-reo-yo -- two flaps in one short sentence.
Where English speakers slip
The American r doubles the length of the middle syllable and pulls the vowels with it, when one quick contact is all that is needed. Reducing the second vowel is the other habit, since English rhythm wants a two-syllable noun to be uneven and Korean keeps both halves equal.