ladyandthetramp
Joined: 21 Nov 2003
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 Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| JeJuJitsu wrote: |
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I doubt they make any with romanization. For one thing, all dictionaries seem to be made for Koreans, who have no need for romanization of their own words. Second, any foreigner who needs an electronic dictionary has taken two hours of their time and learned the Korean alphabet. If you haven't done that, don't waste your money on any dictionary.
Seriously, it only takes two hours. Flippin' learn it.
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I've tried--having a hard time with the �� as this freaking symbol is a different "letter" depending on which way its flipped around and just can't grasp it--same with ��. Maybe i'm a moron--then the different sounds for where the hangul symbol is placed in a "word." My IQ is a fair amount above 100, but, have heard, "oh it takes a few hours to learn," before, and I just don't buy that. I even speak a language (Hungarian) that is in the same language tree root (Uralic). I've no problem with the unique characters--the ��, ��, ��, etc., but a few hours to learn to READ? I don't buy it. Do you use any specific book to learn? |
You might confuse �� and �� or �� and �� a little at first, but that's a pretty small problem to overcome. Giving up doesn't really make sense...
I'd write some explanations for the consonants, but I'm short on time right now. Maybe later.
BTW, being able to pronounce the words you read and understand what you read is completely different. A lot of people say "I can read Korean" meaning they know the letters. |
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