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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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 Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:54 am Post subject: Things about oreigners' Korean that irk me |
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Actually they don't irk me, but I thought I'd start a thread in response to another one. Here are some:
1 - ������. I know your dictionary says that this word means 'have', but stop using it for 'do you have a girlfriend?' I don't carry her around, and she's not an inanimate object. Mine isn't, at least.
2 - Mixing up ���� and �ݸ�. ������, ����? ��¥?? ������! Or the guy that asks kids ���� �� �߾��? ������ �ؾ���!
3 - People that don't realize that all words should be pronounced in a Korean way, whether they come from English or not. �� California���� �Ծ��! California! �ű� �����? (Just say kellyponia, they'll understand if you do!)
4 - The guy that pronounced sanbon as san-bone every single time. San-bone............
5 - People that try way too hard to pronounce �� and stretch it out to two or three syllables. It sounds awful. |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| I speak very little Korean, and so I respect anyone who has taken the effort to learn the language while they are here. So foreigners in Korea don't speak perfect Korean.. wow, shocker. So what? At least some of us are trying (and most importantly: not being stuck up about it). |
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:05 am Post subject: Re: Things about oreigners' Korean that irk me |
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| mithridates wrote: |
4 - The guy that pronounced sanbon as san-bone every single time. San-bone............
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Uh oh..I may be guilty of this one. How is it supposed to be pronounced?
My biggest pronunciation gaff is that no matter how much I try, I just cannot pronounce doen -- as in doenjangjjigae -- right. Instead of ��, it comes out sounding more like ���� . Anyone else have this problem? |
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cheem
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:54 am Post subject: |
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| J.B. Clamence wrote: |
| So foreigners in Korea don't speak perfect Korean.. wow, shocker. So what? At least some of us are trying (and most importantly: not being stuck up about it). |
This is the same thing as the "Korean English that irk me" thread, and I don't see anyone poopooing that thread. Lighten up, man. |
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cheem
Joined: 18 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Things about oreigners' Korean that irk me |
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| bosintang wrote: |
| My biggest pronunciation gaff is that no matter how much I try, I just cannot pronounce doen -- as in doenjangjjigae -- right. Instead of ��, it comes out sounding more like ���� . Anyone else have this problem? |
Just pronouce it "den". That's how Koreans pronouce it when they say it fast. |
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jurassic5
Joined: 02 Apr 2003
Location: PA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Things about oreigners' Korean that irk me |
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| mithridates wrote: |
3 - People that don't realize that all words should be pronounced in a Korean way, whether they come from English or not. �� California���� �Ծ��! California! �ű� �����? (Just say kellyponia, they'll understand if you do!)
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yeah...i'm guilty of this. but i also do it to mess with the workers at mcdonalds.  |
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jaebea
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
Location: SYD
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:30 am Post subject: |
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| cheem wrote: |
| J.B. Clamence wrote: |
| So foreigners in Korea don't speak perfect Korean.. wow, shocker. So what? At least some of us are trying (and most importantly: not being stuck up about it). |
This is the same thing as the "Korean English that irk me" thread, and I don't see anyone poopooing that thread. Lighten up, man. |
Say it like the girls' name "Gwen", with a "d" sound and a shorter "-we".
Or, you can just get away with "den", as long as you don't make the "-en" too flat. Instead of a wolf's "den", more like a "ten".
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Bugger it.. just say it and most people will figure it out. :)
jae. |
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Neil
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: Tokyo
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:02 am Post subject: |
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| If you don't make mistakes you're never going to learn it. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| People that speak Korean are great. I commend you all. Better you than...No, no! Well done, gentlemen! |
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Harin
Joined: 03 May 2004
Location: Garden of Eden
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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what's san bone???? �� ����? You're looking at mountain?  |
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nev
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
Location: ch7t
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Harin wrote: |
| what's san bone???? �� ����? You're looking at mountain? |
It a mix of French and Korean (Korench?) for "good mountain": �� bonne. |
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shakuhachi
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: Sydney
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| cheem wrote: |
| J.B. Clamence wrote: |
| So foreigners in Korea don't speak perfect Korean.. wow, shocker. So what? At least some of us are trying (and most importantly: not being stuck up about it). |
This is the same thing as the "Korean English that irk me" thread, and I don't see anyone poopooing that thread. Lighten up, man. |
I cant believe the number of people on this forum who will hate on you if you made the effort to learn Korean. Comments like 'not being stuck up about it' is like someone saying 'you sold out to the man' to a guy that finally made it out of ghetto. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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All this stuff about if you try to speak korean you should be immune to criticism is ridiculous. if your korean is shite it's shite. Mine is slightly above shite only because I studied my a** off (and 4 hours of language school every day for 6 months)
Just because koreans say your korean is good doesn't mean it is (false flattery is rampant) What mith says is legit. Ok sure, it's good you started to learn, but you can still sound like a dumba** (as I do everyday) |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:22 pm Post subject: yes |
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| Just Mithrades reminding us, yet again, how much better he is than all of us. |
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Draven
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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What irks me is people who spell foreigners "oreigners"  .
Relax, just a joke, see the thread title. |
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