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Peter Jackson
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: Korean language help: Expression |
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| I was in the local chicken hof watching a match and the worker asked me who I wanted to win. I wanted to say that I had no preference either way but couldn't think of an appropriate Korean expression. I got the idea across through "bad" Korean but want to know the proper way to say this. How can I best describe this idea in Korean? |
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HapKi
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:43 am Post subject: |
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누가 이기던지 상관없어
"nu-ga ee-gi-dun-ji sang-kwan up-suh."
I don't care who wins. |
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The Hierophant
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, what Hapki says is good but you should probably add a 요 "yo" on the end to keep in the good graces. |
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Peter Jackson
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:28 am Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks. I'll use the 'yo' at the end.
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doggyji
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Toronto - Hamilton - Vineland - St. Catherines
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| HapKi wrote: |
누가 이기던지 상관없어
"nu-ga ee-gi-dun-ji sang-kwan up-suh."
I don't care who wins. |
누가 이기든지 상관없어 is correct. Koreans often make mistakes with -든/-던, too. Anyway those sound pretty similar. -던 is when you talk about something happened in the past. For example... 그때 누가 이겼던가? (who won back then?) |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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the previously mentioned phrase 상관 없어요 is your friend!
comes in handy so often when you don't care one way or the other
about something. definitely one I use a lot |
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