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Korean · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "빵" in Korean?
ppang. One syllable, and everything is in the tensed ㅃ: lips clamped, throat locked, and a release with no breath at all.
ppang
One beat, but a slow one to start, because the tensed onset needs setting up before the vowel can begin. That delay is a property of the consonant and not an accent.
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Hear it in a sentence
저는 아침에 빵을 먹어요.
Jeoneun achime ppangeul meogeoyo.
I eat bread in the morning.
Listen: 저는 아침에 빵을 먹어요.
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저는 아침에 빵을 먹어요 attaches 을 to 빵, and the nasal carries across into the particle, giving ppang-eul with the ng held rather than released. Then 먹어요 releases its own trapped stop and voices it.
Where English speakers slip
An ordinary English p or b gives 팡 or 방, both of which are real syllables, so the tension is the only thing identifying this word -- clamp the lips. The other slip is releasing a g at the end, an English habit from words like 'bang' that Korean never permits.