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thu_tinh



Joined: 27 Sep 2006

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:36 pm    Post subject: Survival Korean Reply with quote

what are some words/phrases that everyone should know while living in Korea?
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xCustomx



Joined: 06 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Survival Korean Reply with quote

thu_tinh wrote:
what are some words/phrases that everyone should know while living in Korea?


몰라, 네, 아뇨. 한국어책 사세요
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trinity24651



Joined: 05 Nov 2006

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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몰라, 네, 아뇨. 한국어책 사세요

And for those of us that don't know Korean yet, that would be?
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ajgeddes



Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

trinity24651 wrote:
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몰라, 네, 아뇨. 한국어책 사세요

And for those of us that don't know Korean yet, that would be?


I don't know, Yes, No, Buy a Korean book.
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kat2



Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This site has some good phrases

http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Language/korean.cfm

I would learn the basic phrases: Yes, No, thank you, sorry. I don't understand. And the chinese based numbers because this is how they count money.
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trinity24651



Joined: 05 Nov 2006

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But shouldn't I learn how to phonetically say them before I'm able to write them?
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Hyeon Een



Joined: 24 Jun 2005

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

trinity24651 wrote:
But shouldn't I learn how to phonetically say them before I'm able to write them?


Learning to pronounce them properly will probably take longer than learning the alphabet haha.

But yes, you probably should. However you're not coming until january so you have plenty of time to learn the alphabet first. You can learn to read Korean in an afternoon. However your reading will be damn slow for a while. Learning to read Korean is the first step to learning to speak Korean. If you try and learn to speak it without being able to read it your pronounciation will be unintelligible to any =) korean speaker. So.. learn to read =) It really is pretty simple.. then you can impress your friends by writing their name in Korean haha.
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan

PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Korean Alphabet is so simple it ain't funny.

Just one of the advantages to having the absolute best Language in the world, ask anyone.

cbc
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xox



Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Bundang

PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hyeon Een wrote:
trinity24651 wrote:
But shouldn't I learn how to phonetically say them before I'm able to write them?


Learning to pronounce them properly will probably take longer than learning the alphabet haha.

But yes, you probably should. However you're not coming until january so you have plenty of time to learn the alphabet first. You can learn to read Korean in an afternoon. However your reading will be damn slow for a while. Learning to read Korean is the first step to learning to speak Korean. If you try and learn to speak it without being able to read it your pronounciation will be unintelligible to any =) korean speaker. So.. learn to read =) It really is pretty simple.. then you can impress your friends by writing their name in Korean haha.


thats where i'm at.
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