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Korean · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "여행" in Korean?
yeo-haeng. A y-glide onto the flat ㅓ, then a ㅎ that lenites between vowels and a nasal ㅇ to close.
yeohaeng
A flat two-beat shape. The ㅎ sits between two vowels here rather than after a nasal, which is the environment where it weakens most, so the word often lands closer to yeo-aeng at conversational speed.
Listen: 여행
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Hear it in a sentence
저는 한국으로 여행을 가요.
Jeoneun Hangugeuro yeohaengeul gayo.
I'm taking a trip to Korea.
Listen: 저는 한국으로 여행을 가요.
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저는 한국으로 여행을 가요 attaches 을, so the ㅇ carries into the particle and the noun becomes yeo-haeng-eul. The 한국으로 in front sends its ㄱ forward, giving han-gu-geu-ro.
Where English speakers slip
Giving the ㅎ full English force makes the word sound over-enunciated, so let it thin out. Splitting 여 into two syllables is the other habit, and releasing a g at the end is the third -- a two-syllable word offering three separate ways to go wrong.