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Korean · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "번" in Korean?
beon. One syllable: a plain ㅂ with almost no voicing, the unrounded ㅓ, and a tongue-tip n.
beon
One beat, unstressed, since this is a counter and always follows a number. The practical unit is 한 번 or 세 번, and the counter never carries prominence of its own.
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저는 그것을 한 번 봤어요.
Jeoneun geugeoseul han beon bwasseoyo.
I saw it once.
Listen: 저는 그것을 한 번 봤어요.
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저는 그것을 한 번 봤어요 puts 번 after 한, and 그것을 in front unlocks its hidden ㅅ, which resyllabifies forward and comes back as a real s: geu-geo-seul.
Where English speakers slip
A rounded vowel gives 'bon', the standard ㅓ error, and here it collides with other counters and syllables, so keep the lips flat. Over-voicing the initial ㅂ is the second habit, when word-initially it should be quiet enough to pass for a soft p.