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Post by Fritz on Mar 6, 2015 12:12:21 GMT
Korean Word of the Day for Mar. 6 is:
T.G.I.F. = bulgeum (pronounced bool-geum) Hangul: 불금 (slang)
This is a relatively new slang term in Korea, short for the phrase, bulta-reul geumyoil (불타는 금요일), which literally means "burning Friday". It is used as we would use "T.G.I.F." (Thank God It's Friday), as an expression of joy at the end of a long work week.
Usually, you will hear it used in conjunction with the verb, ida (이다) "to be", as bulgeum-ida (불금이다), literally meaning "It's burning Friday!"
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Post by Fritz on Mar 7, 2015 13:21:35 GMT
Korean Word of the Day for Mar. 7 is:
house / home = jip (pronounced jeep) Hangul: 집
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Post by rjcloset on Mar 7, 2015 17:57:43 GMT
Korean Word of the Day for Mar. 6 is: T.G.I.F. = bulgeum (pronounced bool-geum) Hangul: 불금 (slang) This is a relatively new slang term in Korea, short for the phrase, bulta-leul geumyoil ( 불타는 금요일), which literally means "burning Friday". It is used as we would use "T.G.I.F." (Thank God It's Friday), as an expression of joy at the end of a long work week. Usually, you will hear it used in conjunction with the verb, ida ( 이다) "to be", as bulgeum-ida ( 불금이다), literally meaning "It's burning Friday!" I'm hearing something like "hull" a lot lately. It seems like it might be slang for "you bet" but just when I feel confidant it is, the subs pull the rug out from under me. Any idea what I'm talking about? |
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Post by Fritz on Mar 7, 2015 19:06:46 GMT
I'm hearing something like "hull" a lot lately. It seems like it might be slang for "you bet" but just when I feel confidant it is, the subs pull the rug out from under me. Any idea what I'm talking about? You are probably hearing heol ( 헐). It is a common Korean exclamation. It is often translated as "What the..." or "Oh my!"  Koreans have lots of exclamations. Here is a fun video that presents a bunch of the more commonly used ones, including heol ( 헐): |
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Post by Crystoph on Mar 7, 2015 19:09:48 GMT
I said HEOL for the first time the other day....It sounded weird. xD
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Post by katiserge01 on Mar 8, 2015 0:42:38 GMT
unni! oppa! noona! hyung! hehehe
a friend is chingu right?
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Post by Fritz on Mar 8, 2015 0:57:06 GMT
unni! oppa! noona! hyung! hehehe a friend is chingu right?
Ne, majayo! (네 맞아요!)  |
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Post by rjcloset on Mar 8, 2015 6:45:40 GMT
I'm hearing something like "hull" a lot lately. It seems like it might be slang for "you bet" but just when I feel confidant it is, the subs pull the rug out from under me. Any idea what I'm talking about? You are probably hearing heol ( 헐). It is a common Korean exclamation. It is often translated as "What the..." or "Oh my!" Koreans have lots of exclamations. Here is a fun video that presents a bunch of the more commonly used ones, including heol ( 헐): Funny video! I agree with Crystoph - it sounds weird. |
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Post by Fritz on Mar 8, 2015 13:33:53 GMT
You are probably hearing heol ( 헐). It is a common Korean exclamation. It is often translated as "What the..." or "Oh my!" Koreans have lots of exclamations. Here is a fun video that presents a bunch of the more commonly used ones, including heol ( 헐): Funny video! I agree with Crystoph - it sounds weird. I agree with you both. heol (헐) is a strange sounding exclamation. Other Korean exclamations seem much more fitting, like aigoo! ( 아이고!), which always reminds me of the Yiddish, Oy vey!, and is used in similar circumstances. |
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Post by Fritz on Mar 8, 2015 13:35:38 GMT
Korean Word of the Day for Mar. 8 is:
room = bang (pronounced bahng) Hangul: 방
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2015 16:04:54 GMT
That REALLY applies when there are a bunch of preschoolers in a bang, banging their toys around.
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Post by Fritz on Mar 8, 2015 19:19:30 GMT
Bonus Lesson: How to say Goodbye in KoreanAnnyeonghaseyo! 안녕하세요!Hopefully you will remember how to say "Hello" in Korean. Knowing that will help with this lesson. Today, we're going to learn how to say "Goodbye" in Korean. It's very easy to remember because it looks a lot like saying "Hello", but are two different ways to say it, depending on who is staying and who is going. Goodbye (to a person leaving) = Annyeonghi gaseyo (pronounced ahn-nyeong-hee gah-seh-yoh) Hangul: 안녕히 가세요This phrase literally means "Go in peace." Goodbye (to a person staying) = Annyeonghi gyeseyo (pronounced ahn-nyeong-hee gyeh-seh-yoh) Hangul: 안녕히 겨세요This phrase literally means "Stay in peace." In less formal situations, such as between close friends, they may just say annyeong (안녕), meaning "peace". Sounds like they're almost like hippies from the 60s.
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Post by Fritz on Mar 9, 2015 12:16:42 GMT
Korean Word of the Day for Mar. 9 is:
dog = gae Hangul: 개
It's a very simple word, but it shows up a lot in idioms and slang expressions.
The Korean word for the sound a dog barking is:
bow-wow / woof woof = meongmeong (pronounced mawng-mawng) Hangul: 멍멍
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2015 17:26:07 GMT
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Post by Fritz on Mar 10, 2015 13:26:24 GMT
Korean Word of the Day for Mar. 10 is: cat = goyangi (pronounced goh-yahng-ee) Hangul: 고양이BTW: The Korean word for the sound a cat makes is: meow = yaong (pronounced yah-ohng) Hangul: 야옹 |
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