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Korean · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "잠깐" in Korean?
jam-kkan. A tensed ㄲ in the middle, made with a locked throat, framed by two nasal-final syllables.
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Two level syllables, and the tensed consonant makes the second start slightly late. The two syllables share a vowel, so the consonants carry all the contrast and the tension in the middle is the only strong event.
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잠깐만 기다려 주세요.
Jamkkanman gidaryeo juseyo.
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Listen: 잠깐만 기다려 주세요.
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잠깐만 기다려 주세요 attaches 만 straight onto 잠깐, so the ㄴ of 깐 runs into the ㅁ of 만 with no break at all. Then 기다려 taps its ㄹ and 주세요 closes the request softly.
Where English speakers slip
Softening the ㄲ gives 잠간 and loses the tension the word depends on, so lock the throat and release cleanly. Aspirating it instead gives 잠칸, overshooting in the other direction -- the tensed consonant is neither soft nor breathy, and it is the middle member of the three.