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“Even a single passage of…” in Korean

판소리 한 대목만 들어도 가슴이 뭉클해져요

pansori han daemongman deureodo gaseumi mungkeulhaejyeoyo

Situation: K-cultureLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

Even a single passage of pansori makes my heart swell.

Pansori is a traditional art in which a singer tells a story to a drummer’s beat. 뭉클하다 means a warm surge of emotion, and 한 대목 is “one passage.”

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 18 · Words: 6

Said aloud, it sounds like [판소리 한 대몽만 드러도 가스미 뭉클해져요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
판소리
판	ㅍ+ㅏ+ㄴ	pan
소	ㅅ+ㅗ	so
리	ㄹ+ㅣ	ri
한	ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ	han
대목만
대	ㄷ+ㅐ	dae
목	ㅁ+ㅗ+ㄱ	[몽] mong
만	ㅁ+ㅏ+ㄴ	man
들어도
들	ㄷ+ㅡ+ㄹ	[드] deu
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[러] reo
도	ㄷ+ㅗ	do
가슴이
가	ㄱ+ㅏ	ga
슴	ㅅ+ㅡ+ㅁ	[스] seu
이	ㅇ+ㅣ	[미] mi
뭉클해져요
뭉	ㅁ+ㅜ+ㅇ	mung
클	ㅋ+ㅡ+ㄹ	keul
해	ㅎ+ㅐ	hae
져	ㅈ+ㅕ	jyeo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Nasalization: a final ㄱ, ㄷ or ㅂ becomes ㅇ, ㄴ or ㅁ before ㄴ or ㅁ (and a ㄹ after ㅁ or ㅇ becomes ㄴ). 목만 → [몽만]
Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 들어 → [드러]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

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Question 1 What does “판소리 한 대목만 들어도 가슴이 뭉클해져요” mean?

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Answer: Even a single passage of pansori makes my heart swell

Question 2 How do you say “Even a single passage of pansori makes my heart swell” in Korean?

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Answer: 판소리 한 대목만 들어도 가슴이 뭉클해져요 pansori han daemongman deureodo gaseumi mungkeulhaejyeoyo

Question 3 How is “판소리 한 대목만 들어도 가슴이 뭉클해져요” pronounced?

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Answer: [판소리 한 대몽만 드러도 가스미 뭉클해져요]

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