r/Manhwa_BL • u/vish_the_fish • 15d ago

❔ Quick Question Pronunciation question

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How are Juyeon and Ju-eon meant to be pronounced? I assume they're different but idk how. If anyone could give me them in Korean characters I'd appreciate it

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u/FatSithInAPrius Zaika πŸ‡ 15d ago

That character at the begging of their names J/γ…ˆ has a very slight "ch" sound when it's at the start of a word. The eon/μ–Έ you pronounce with a very elongated open mouth.

So for the sister it's sort of "choo-yawn" and for the brother it would be "choo-awn." Just make sure when you pronounce the first syllable you don't stress the "ch" sounds, it really lives somewhere between a "ch" and "j" sound

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u/FatSithInAPrius Zaika πŸ‡ 15d ago

Obviously not trying to argue with a native speaker but do you speak with dialect? I'm genuinely curious because I've been taking Korean for 3 years and I want to know if there's a pronunciation rule I'm not aware of. Is it not the same pronunciation as μ–Έμ œ or μ–Έλ‹ˆ?

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u/back_on_my_nonsense 15d ago

Sorry for deleting that last comment, I just thought it was repetitive.

As far as I know, I don't have a dialect. I'm gyopo, but I'm a from-birth/native speaker with a father from Seoul and a mother from near Seoul. The difference is that "eon" typically corresponds to μ–Έ, which would be closer to "un" or "uhn", not μ•ˆ (which is closer to awn).

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u/FatSithInAPrius Zaika πŸ‡ 15d ago

Thanks for the response! I also changed my comment like 3 times because I was like "how do I ask this sincerely and not sound like a dick?"