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음절 강세 Syllable stress
Unlike English, Korean words DO NOT have stressed syllables. So when you speak Korean words, NEVER speak the way you speak English words. It will sound pretty strange. It doesn't matter whether the word is homonym or not.
Examples)
1. 집 → NOT 집2. 개→ NOT 개
3. 가구 → NOT 가구 and 가구
4. 시장 → NOT 시장 and 시장
5. 바구니 → NOT 바구니, 바구니 and 바구니
6. 꼭대기 → NOT 꼭대기, 꼭대기 and 꼭대기
7. 가지 (meaning a twig, a kind, or an eggplant) → NOT 가지 and 가지
8. 화기 (meaning mild weather, firearms, a fire container, or anger) → NOT 화기 and 화기
9. 내리막 (meaning a downhill, or a decline) → NOT 내리막, 내리막 and 내리막
어조 Intonation
Intonation is the rise and fall of the pitches. It show's one's emotions such as happiness, sarcasm, anger, sadness, or surprise, etc. Good intonation will make people more interesting to listen to your speech, and will also make listeners understand more easily. However! Korean has a very simple intonation rule. Except questions and statements are all non-final intonation.
상승조 Rising Intonaiton
Raise your voice at the end of a question.
하강조 Falling Intonaiton
Lower your voice for statements.
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