How to pronunce 웃다?

[lownaimail3699]

Why is the 웃 silent? There is no "ch" or "j", but instead it sounds like "ou" ??? Is there a structure I haven't learned yet?

[fej4955]

I have just begun to study Korean, so I cannot help you. But as additional advice I suggest you forvo (http://www.forvo.com/pronounce/en/) for pronunciation audio. If a word is not there, you can suggest it to be pronunced, after registering and signing to the site.

[fej4955]

I have an idea.

Since ㅆ as final consonant for some reason is often pronunced as tt/ㄸ, and since 다 itself contains
"t" as initial consonant, I could see no difference if the word would be written 웄다 or 웃다.

This is just a guess. Maybe it is an exeption?

Sorry for double-posting. I did not think I could edit my previous reply.