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hugekebab
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 Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject: I have a female student whose first name is... |
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I have a female student this semester whose real first name is 빛.
It's the small things that keep you going. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| You do know that's pronounced more like BEET than "the B-word," don't you? |
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Chet Wautlands
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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I had one named 빛나.
Bich-na. Bitch me. I'm a bitch.
I know it's not funny and I know you don't pronounce it like "bich", but when it's 10:00 on a Tuesday night and you're teaching your 6th class, anything can be funny. |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| You do know that's pronounced more like BEET than "the B-word," don't you? |
Yeh I know, I know, I'm learning Korean, but don't shatter my self-inflicted illusion mate, I was enjoying it before you posted.  |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Chet Wautlands wrote: |
I had one named 빛나.
Bich-na. Bitch me. I'm a bitch.
I know it's not funny and I know you don't pronounce it like "bich", but when it's 10:00 on a Tuesday night and you're teaching your 6th class, anything can be funny. |
Actually I find that very funny.  |
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crosbystillsstash
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought you were gonna say kimberley. |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| crosbystillsstash wrote: |
| I thought you were gonna say kimberley. |
Who made that Kimberley name up? I've only been seeing it for about the last month or two. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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I've had countless Minjis, and it still feels odd when I say it and everyone else in the class thinks it sounds perfectly normal.
It does make for a fun lesson on name abreviations: I'm Stephen but you can call me Steve. She's Minji but you can call her... |
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antoniothegreat
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I've had countless Minjis, and it still feels odd when I say it and everyone else in the class thinks it sounds perfectly normal.
It does make for a fun lesson on name abreviations: I'm Stephen but you can call me Steve. She's Minji but you can call her... |
sorry, but i dont get it...
a few of my students names (i dont have korean on this computer)
a) Han Solo
b) sit byeol (of course the S was spoken like SH)
c) not too funny, but won hye min ( i always called her won uh min) |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| antoniothegreat wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I've had countless Minjis, and it still feels odd when I say it and everyone else in the class thinks it sounds perfectly normal.
It does make for a fun lesson on name abreviations: I'm Stephen but you can call me Steve. She's Minji but you can call her... |
sorry, but i dont get it...
a few of my students names (i dont have korean on this computer)
a) Han Solo
b) sit byeol (of course the S was spoken like SH)
c) not too funny, but won hye min ( i always called her won uh min) |
Minge is British slang for vagina. Minges would be plural. |
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antoniothegreat
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
| antoniothegreat wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
I've had countless Minjis, and it still feels odd when I say it and everyone else in the class thinks it sounds perfectly normal.
It does make for a fun lesson on name abreviations: I'm Stephen but you can call me Steve. She's Minji but you can call her... |
sorry, but i dont get it...
a few of my students names (i dont have korean on this computer)
a) Han Solo
b) sit byeol (of course the S was spoken like SH)
c) not too funny, but won hye min ( i always called her won uh min) |
Minge is British slang for vagina. Minges would be plural. |
thanks, im not british, that is quite funny though. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I've got a 빛나 too. I like it. It's a genuine Korean name rather than a Chinese one. It means "shining". |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| I've got a 빛나 too. I like it. It's a genuine Korean name rather than a Chinese one. It means "shining". |
Hmmm, so the slogan Korea bitchna might be a good update to sparkling. |
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DrOctagon
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Not really funny, but I've had a couple Young Gun's. Awesome name. |
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Insidejohnmalkovich
Joined: 11 Jan 2008
Location: Pusan
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I remember my first year in Korea. I could hear the teacher in the next room yelling: "Min Joo, you suck!"
I had a good laugh, and then I had a bigger laugh when I found out she was yelling at two different children: Min Joo and Yoo Suk. |
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