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greek buddha
Joined: 01 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject: Swearing in Korean |
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How did you learn to swear in Korean? The shibal's and keseki's I can find in almost any movie but, i'm talking about other bad words. Did your girlfriend's or boyfriend's teach you any? Do you find that many Koreans won't teach you because they think you will use it against them or other Koreans? Personally that's what I find. It seems i've heard many times from my wife that she "doesn't know any bad words" in Korean. I really find that difficult to believe. I've told my wife that I would like to know more bad words just in case someone swears at me. At least this way i'd know what they're saying, and not just sit there smiling saying kum-sumnida.  |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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"yaht, mo ga raut" - an insult said while offering someone toffee.
An older local on Ulleungdo taught me that. He'd spent over two decades in LA so his English was pretty good. He mentioned it as something I can do to a good friend only, in jest, but then backtracked and said it might be too insulting for that.
Two weeks later I visited a Korean friend in Tongyeong, handed him some Ulleungdo taffy and said the expression: he was offended at first, then laughed, then was hurt a bit thereafter. In his 10-year-developed New York accent he responded: 'Why would you do that man. Come on, that ain't nice."  |
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Beeyee
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Sshang - alledgedly. |
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Suwoner10
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Koreans really don't have many swear words--even geyseki is a new one made up in a movie recently. |
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OBXman7
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
Location: on baboshirts.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| enomshiki wrote: |
| Suwoner10 wrote: |
| even geyseki is a new one made up in a movie recently. |
hahahahahahahahaha |
Nice user name enomshiki! haha. you probably have some insight on this topic : ) |
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crash bang
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Location: gwangju
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| there's a book called "making out in korean" that one of the teachers at our school has. it has lots of hilarious vulgarities and sexual positions |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| crash bang wrote: |
| there's a book called "making out in korean" that one of the teachers at our school has. it has lots of hilarious vulgarities and sexual positions |
i like the one "go home and suck on your mother's nipple"
my girlfriend read that one in english to me and i just laughed. i can't imagine anyone in america, canada, etc. would be offended if they heard that. |
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bellum99
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: don't need to know
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Swearing in public to someone can be a criminal offense. Not joking..it can get you in big trouble. Some swear words in Korean can be real serious. Test it and see what happens. |
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NAVFC
Joined: 10 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| OBXman7 wrote: |
| enomshiki wrote: |
| Suwoner10 wrote: |
| even geyseki is a new one made up in a movie recently. |
hahahahahahahahaha |
Nice user name enomshiki! haha. you probably have some insight on this topic : ) |
hey QBXMAN where can i order that t-shirt from on your profile pic |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:31 am Post subject: |
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| xCustomx wrote: |
| crash bang wrote: |
| there's a book called "making out in korean" that one of the teachers at our school has. it has lots of hilarious vulgarities and sexual positions |
i like the one "go home and suck on your mother's nipple"
my girlfriend read that one in english to me and i just laughed. i can't imagine anyone in america, canada, etc. would be offended if they heard that. |
Actually, I've heard that sentence used in English and in French (the person didn't use the word 'nipple' in English). |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| bellum99 wrote: |
| Swearing in public to someone can be a criminal offense. Not joking..it can get you in big trouble. Some swear words in Korean can be real serious. Test it and see what happens. |
I'm guessing saying 'puppy dog' isn't one of them because it sometimes seems like it's every other word that comes out of some guys' mouths.
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Swearing in Korean |
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| greek buddha wrote: |
| How did you learn to swear in Korean? |
My first ever Korean language lesson:
gf: in Korean, the verb "to eat" is "먹다"
YF: 먹다. Got it.
gf: Polite present tense is 먹어요.
YF: Change 다 to 어요. 먹어요. Got it.
gf: We are good friends, so we can talk informal... we don't need 요.
YF: Okay, no 요. Just 먹어. Got it.
Minutes later, walking down the street:
YF: (see 호떡 vendor) 자기야, 호떡 먹어?
gf: No, I'm full.
YF: (see 떡볶이 vendor) 자기야, 떡볶이 먹어?
gf: No, I'm full.
YF: (see 호박엿 vendor) 자기야, 엿 먹어?
gf:  (string of angry Korean I didn't understand)
YF: What?  |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: Re: Swearing in Korean |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| greek buddha wrote: |
| How did you learn to swear in Korean? |
My first ever Korean language lesson:
gf: in Korean, the verb "to eat" is "먹다"
YF: 먹다. Got it.
gf: Polite present tense is 먹어요.
YF: Change 다 to 어요. 먹어요. Got it.
gf: We are good friends, so we can talk informal... we don't need 요.
YF: Okay, no 요. Just 먹어. Got it.
Minutes later, walking down the street:
YF: (see 호떡 vendor) 자기야, 호떡 먹어?
gf: No, I'm full.
YF: (see 떡볶이 vendor) 자기야, 떡볶이 먹어?
gf: No, I'm full.
YF: (see 호박엿 vendor) 자기야, 엿 먹어?
gf: (string of angry Korean I didn't understand)
YF: What? |
Training her for when you have kids? |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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I had a few adult students in my first year or two that taught me some choice language. Not my style to use it unprovoked, but I suppose there's a time when knowing that chickenhead is a pretty foul word in Korean might come in handy.  |
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