Korean Job Discussion Forums

khyber · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Compunction Junction

yeah...i dunno...
korean language...

I was thinking more of like, "sayings"...quipes and the like.
i dunno...i wouldn't called "aayysh" a saying...but whatever

but i'd agree that She Jak is a LOT cooler than start

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Like Panther, "Na moolah" has turned into my catchall phrase for not knowing, caring or otherwise.

Who's that?
Na moolah. (don't know, don't care)

I also seem to have replaced "alcohol" with "sul (sool?)", "food" with "shiksa", and "cigarette" with "dambe".

What were you doing last night?
I was having some top-drawer shiksa and sool (sul?). Pass me a dambe.

Last time I was home, my friends had no idea what I was talking about.

SuperFly · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse

Everytime I'm standing in a long line I say PALI PALI!

crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

I talked to my parents this weekend. apart from noticing that the new zealand accent is really hard on the ears I used the following korean during the converstation.

waygook
nabi
bali, bali
upshyo
chinca
Mullyeoh
ahsaaa

CLG

kiwiboy_nz_99 · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: ...Enlightenment...

I have to ask what "upshyo" and "nabi" mean!

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

I'd hazard a guess that 'upshyo' is perhaps 'opseoyo'.
Nabi .... butterfly, but that doesn't seem to fit the context.

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

Head-uh BingBing?? While circling the pointed finger at head...

kiwiboy_nz_99 · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: ...Enlightenment...

Gong ju nim

Param doongi

inexhile · Joined: 18 Feb 2003

If a girl has a husband or boyfriend, but you still think she'd like a slice you ask her "can I get one past the goalkeeper", I can only remember it in korean when I've cut the film.

helly · Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Location: WORLDWIDE

Not really an expression but I'll always called my wife and baby by adding a "ya" at the end of there name. Might start doing it to other friends as well.

Actually, will probably use "yah" quite a bit.

Circus Monkey · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: In my coconut tree

"Do you know kimchi?"

CM

Imbroglio · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:39 am Post subject:

How long have you been in (Insert home country here)

Followed by;

Why did you come to (country)?

And;

Do you have (Canadian) girlfriend? Mmmmmm???

Ody · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: over here

it's konglish and has been a part of my phrases vocabulary for a decade,
"eye shopping".

Hyalucent · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: British North America

Someone posted it a few weeks ago but that Korean saying to express futility: "Holding on to a dead boy's balls" would be an instant attention getter in a conversation.

kiwiboy_nz_99 · Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Location: ...Enlightenment...

Sorry I can't meet you on Friday, I have a "promise".

Sorry I can't meet on Friday, I have a "meeting" with my "circle".