사랑의불시착
Crash Landing on You · official romanization Sarangui Bulsichak
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Red first consonantBlue vowelBlack final consonant (batchim)
Block 1: 사 [sa]
2 letters
First consonant
시옷 siot
[s]Vowel
[a]a as in “father”
Built block · vowel on the right
ㅅ + ㅏ =
사
Block 2: 랑 [rang]
3 letters
First consonant
리을 rieul
[r]r as a quick tap of the tongue
Vowel
[a]a as in “father”
Final (batchim)
이응 ieung
[ng]ng as in “sing”
Built block · vowel on the right, final at the bottom
ㄹ + ㅏ + ㅇ =
랑
Block 3: 의 [ui]
2 letters
First consonant
이응 ieung
[silent]silent at the start: it only holds the place
Vowel
[ui]
Built block · vowel on the right
ㅇ + ㅢ =
의
Block 4: 불 [bul]
3 letters
First consonant
비읍 bieup
[b]Vowel
[u]u as in “moon”
Final (batchim)
리을 rieul
[l]l, the tongue touches the ridge
Built block · vowel underneath, final at the bottom
ㅂ + ㅜ + ㄹ =
불
Block 5: 시 [si]
2 letters
First consonant
시옷 siot
[s]Vowel
[i]i as in “see”
Built block · vowel on the right
ㅅ + ㅣ =
시
Block 6: 착 [chak]
3 letters
First consonant
치읓 chieut
[ch]ch with a strong puff of air
Vowel
[a]a as in “father”
Final (batchim)
기역 giyeok
[k]short k, the tongue stops without a puff
Built block · vowel on the right, final at the bottom
ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄱ =
착
All blocks together
사 + 랑 + 의 + 불 + 시 + 착 =
사랑의불시착
Spelling vs. sound
The title is written with a space: 사랑의 불시착. The official romanization is Sarangui Bulsichak, and English-speaking fans know the show as Crash Landing on You. Block by block: ㅅ+ㅏ = 사, ㄹ+ㅏ+ㅇ = 랑, ㅇ+ㅢ = 의, ㅂ+ㅜ+ㄹ = 불, ㅅ+ㅣ = 시, ㅊ+ㅏ+ㄱ = 착.
Say it sa-rang-e bul-si-chak. The ㅇ at the bottom of 랑 is “ng” as in “sing”, but the ㅇ at the start of 의 is silent. 의 on its own is “ui” (ㅡ gliding into ㅣ), but when it means “of”, Koreans usually say it like 에 (e). 시 sounds close to “shee”, ㅊ is a breathy ch, and the final ㄱ in 착 is a short k you barely release.
Word for word the title reads “love's crash landing”: 사랑 means love, and the ending 의 works like “of” or 's. 불시착 is a formal word for a forced or emergency landing, built from three Hanja syllables: 불 (not), 시 (time) and 착 (arrive), a landing at a time no one planned. The drama first aired in 2019.
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