{"product_id":"speak-korean-if-you-know-chinese-full-color-illustrated-edition-a-pronunciation-guide-for-absolute-beginners","title":"Speak Korean If You Know Chinese (Full-Color Illustrated Edition): A Pronunciation Guide for Absolute Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/79c90d11c1e96444086280cc084b664caceb1008854b2844aa15b184ee024c83.jpg?v=1793436840\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat problem does this book solve?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMost people who want to learn Korean quit at step one: pronunciation. Korean has its own writing system (Hangul), and the rules for combining consonants and vowels look like a foreign code to anyone who has never encountered them. Most textbooks assume you will spend weeks or months on pronunciation drills before you can say a single word. That is where people give up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis book takes a different approach:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYou do not need to build a new pronunciation system from scratch. You just need to map the Chinese sounds you already have onto Korean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe author's logic is simple: many Korean sounds have close counterparts in Mandarin Chinese. Certain Korean consonants are articulated in nearly the same position as certain Chinese initials. The entire book is built around this core idea — use what you already know to unlock what you do not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHow is the book structured?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThree parts, building on each other:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart 1: The Sound System (Chapters 1–8).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrom single vowels to diphthongs to consonants, one small group at a time. Each sound group comes with a Chinese pronunciation analogy so you immediately know “this sounds roughly like this in Chinese.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%e4%bc%9a%e4%b8%ad%e6%96%87%e5%b0%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%af%b4%e9%9f%a9%e8%af%ad%ef%bc%9a%e9%9f%a9%e8%af%ad%e5%8f%a3%e8%af%ad%e5%85%a5%e9%97%a8\/61004587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart 2: Final Consonants and Sound Changes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe hardest part of Korean pronunciation is actually batchim (final consonants) and the linking and assimilation rules. This section uses the same analogy approach to help you understand the patterns, not memorize them blindly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%e4%bc%9a%e4%b8%ad%e6%96%87%e5%b0%b1%e4%bc%9a%e8%af%b4%e9%9f%a9%e8%af%ad%ef%bc%9a%e9%9f%a9%e8%af%ad%e5%8f%a3%e8%af%ad%e5%85%a5%e9%97%a8\/61004587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePart 3: Real-Life Application.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePronunciation is not the destination. This part puts vocabulary, grammar, and sentences into actual daily scenarios — life in Korea, ordering food, asking directions, shopping, and more. Each chapter ends with a Korean culture tip, so you understand not just what to say but why Koreans say it that way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/opac.yzlib.cn:8080\/opac\/item.php?marc_no=0000612008\u0026amp;list=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho is this for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eComplete beginners with zero Korean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIf you have never seen Hangul before, this is your starting point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePeople who tried other textbooks and quit at pronunciation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIf you have stalled on Korean pronunciation more than three times, try a different angle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone who needs practical Korean fast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIf you are traveling to Korea soon, staying short-term, or want to understand simple K-drama dialogue, the conversation sections are directly usable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eK-pop and K-drama fans who want to \"pick up some Korean along the way.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNo pressure to sit down and study formally. Open to any chapter, start anywhere.\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/f566e1e61bb36bcb7c26d9374c4be56e59f1a71e0d5d53327aecc60bca1b5470.jpg?v=1793436845\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/628139ee430edc8bf305b7e95c7849f19db09744dd9712e3751d71e4187748ba.jpg?v=1793436848\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/858bf3a9555a37f398694d39ad40f855bb2d9a71e0148b5815111e432b09e4ff.jpg?v=1793436852\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462407020878,"sku":"978-7-5520-1898-1-1648295-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/b9fbe2eddf36a8d88c7c596e7456e079d354a67f44de5f7d051ca7c7dd746a3b.jpg?v=1793416733","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/speak-korean-if-you-know-chinese-full-color-illustrated-edition-a-pronunciation-guide-for-absolute-beginners","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}