How is "Kim Jong-il" pronounced?
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keem(like key)-Johng(john with a g at the end)-eel(as in the fish)
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Keem Jung (the "u" is a cross between an "O" in Operation and a "U" in Under) and EEL. None of these words have an accent or tones. Korean language does not have accents or tones. They are relatively flat...if there is a distinction between words, it is the length of time one holds a certain vowel.
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If you play this audio file you will hear his name pronounced at the 3:38 mark; http://media.slate.com/podcast/Explainers/061010-NKEFL.mp3
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in korean the K sound is kind of a mix between a C sound as in cat and a G sound so Kim is pronounced like it sounds with a little bit of a G sound on the K. It rhymes with Tim. Jong rhymes with song with a little more stress on the O. Korean O's have a mix between a oh sound and an eww sound Il rhymes with eel with a bit of roll off the tongue with more stress on the L its hard to describe since korean language is spoken more from the throat and less with the tongue against the teeth, vowels are pronounced differently but to americans it would sound like kim jong eel
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