Korean Job Discussion Forums

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Seems like since I first came to Korea (1997) a good few new terms have entered their local lexicon. I don't think "take-out" was used much when I first came, but now seems understood most of the time. I see it in hangul sometimes.

I know there are other recent ones (past 5 years or so) I can't quite come up with now.

Intrepid · Joined: 13 May 2004 Location: Yongin

One I have heard a lot recently is "pick up", as in: I'll pick you up at noon. (na-yul-doo-shi-eh pick up hal-kay).

VanIslander · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject:

I didn't mind "PC room" because I understood it when I first heard it, but the growing preference for "game room" is just plain misleading, confusing even. I keep thinking it refers to a games room, where billiards and table tennis are played.

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

zappadelta · Joined: 31 Aug 2004

"One plus one"

In the grocery stores, the buy one get one free mandu, detergent, etc.

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Pick up

peppermint · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:59 pm Post subject:

two that I'm hearing a lot of lately are:

mp3 ( sree?)-meaning the player, not the song files

dica- digital camera

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:02 pm Post subject:

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

inthewild · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Location: Korea

I was going to post how to say "cassette player" in Korean. Then I took a wild guess and was right. ī��Ʈ �÷��̾�.