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Can anyone recommend a good talking electronic dictionary.

 
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mikekim



Joined: 11 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:13 am    Post subject: Can anyone recommend a good talking electronic dictionary. Reply with quote

I am in the market for English-Korean-Japanese if possible.

Thanks
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Pyongshin Sangja



Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dunno where you put the batteries in her, but Lisa Kelley from Arirang's "Let's Talk Korean" is a good option.

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jennateacher



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: Nonsan, Land of strawberries and rice

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check it out before buying. Alot of my students have those. The thing that Tarzan swings through the jungle on, turns out to be a "bine". I have found or had to explain several v/b and r/l mistakes in those. The one with YBM software is the worst in my experience.
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postfundie



Joined: 28 May 2004

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I second the Lisa Kelly Option
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vox



Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jennateacher wrote:
Check it out before buying. Alot of my students have those. The thing that Tarzan swings through the jungle on, turns out to be a "bine". I have found or had to explain several v/b and r/l mistakes in those. The one with YBM software is the worst in my experience.


May I just add to this list of errors, another important criterion for qualifying these electronic dictionaries?

Look up 'skinship' If you find it, chuck it (or don't buy it.) Usually I find the ones iwth skinship are full of lots of other crap.

I actually had an idiot Korean adult try to make me feel like there was something wrong with me for not being inducted to this secret cult language. Skinship indeed. Fack off, Mr. Samsung. And that's not an AFFECTIONate euphemism.
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Umm, tompatz?
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dogshed



Joined: 28 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pyongshin Sangja wrote:
I dunno where you put the batteries in her, but Lisa Kelley from Arirang's "Let's Talk Korean" is a good option.



I need a TV show with an ugly chick if I want to learn Korean. I just kinda drool when I watch Lisa Kelley.
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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pyongshin Sangja wrote:
I dunno where you put the batteries in her, but Lisa Kelley from Arirang's "Let's Talk Korean" is a good option.




It's "Let's Speak Korean".
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zappadelta



Joined: 31 Aug 2004

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pyongshin Sangja wrote:
I dunno where you put the batteries in her, but Lisa Kelley from Arirang's "Let's Talk Korean" is a good option.




It's "Let's Speak Korean".
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Dodgy Al



Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Am I the only one who doesn't find her attractive? Must admit, I haven't seen the show. Maybe that photo is unflattering, or maybe it's the inch layer of make-up, but I just don't see it... does that make me gay? Shocked
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

poet13 wrote:
Umm, tompatz?



I have a sharp model RD6700.
It was purchased in Korea.
It has multiple languages including English, Korean, Chinese and Japanese.
It has English and Korean menus.
You can use it for: English - Korean and Korean - English. I have never bothered to check on ease of use for English to/from the other languages.

It cost 146k won for the dictionary (runs on 3 AAA batteries) and the optional AC adapter.
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually, I just meant....use ttompatz.
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Atavistic



Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.

PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know if they make a K-E-J version, but I have the Seiko LiveWord KR-M1000 and really like it.

It also has a Korean dictionary, English dictionary, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia in both languages (which I've actually used), some sort of Chinese character dictionary that I don't know how to use yet, some TOEIC stuff that I ignore and an English expressions dictionary and Longman Language Activator that some of my (Korean) friends use.

The handiest features to me are the history feature, which means that I can make flashcards at the end of the day based on what I've learned and the JUMP feature, which moves you between the different options quickly. (So I can look up a word, then look it up in reverse to double-check that I'm using it correctly, or look up a spelling in the English dictionary, then jump straight to the E-K entry.)

It was 170,000 I think, got it at Kyobo.
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Curious_george



Joined: 25 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:39 am    Post subject: 전자사전 Reply with quote

SHARP SD-75, 2 AA batteries, 125,000 W, 용산, old model but works well with me Very Happy

Here's a link, couldn't find it in English but maybe you can have a Korean friend help you translate.

Good luck~
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dogshed



Joined: 28 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went to Emart in Wonju. I played with a few models and the girl did get one to switch to English menus. However the 89,000 won Casio EW-D3700 seemed easier to use even with Korean menus. All of the talking ones only talked in English. I don't need MP3, a planner or a built in USB drive. None of the dictionaries gave definitions for my test words. If you are an English speaker who will only be using the two bilingual dictionaries then a lower level model like the Casio EW-D3700 is for you.

I had to take the display model because it was the last one. I thought I might get a better price on the Internet but when I checked the cheapest price I could find on the Internet was 170,520원. Maybe someone made a mistake?
-Jeff
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