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Korean · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "주다" in Korean?
ju-da. A plain ㅈ with no puff, a properly rounded 'oo', and a soft d that voices because vowels surround it.
juda
Equal weight on both syllables, though you will meet this verb far more often as the auxiliary in -아/어 주다, where it attaches to another verb and surrenders any rhythmic independence at all.
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이 책을 저한테 주세요.
I chaegeul jeohante juseyo.
Please give me this book.
Listen: 이 책을 저한테 주세요.
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이 책을 저한테 주세요 uses the polite request form, and the object phrase resyllabifies first: 책을 becomes chae-geul as the ㄱ hops into the particle and voices. Then 저한테 keeps its aspirated ㅌ crisp right before the verb lands.
Where English speakers slip
Over-aspirating the ㅈ into 'chu-da' is the standard error, and it lands on 추다, a real verb meaning 'to dance'. Plain ㅈ needs no breath whatsoever. Learners also let the ㅜ slacken toward the vowel of 'put', when Korean wants it high, tight and rounded.