{"id":6601,"date":"2020-06-22T10:22:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T15:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2020-06-18T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T18:23:58","slug":"wait-is-that-korean-or-english-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wait-is-that-korean-or-english-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait, Is That Korean or English? (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a bilingual in Korean and English, I often secretly giggle inside my head whenever I hear English words that sound like Korean. Sometimes when this happens, it just confuses me for a second. But often the result absurdly twists the entire meaning of the sentence. (https:\/\/slate.com\/human-interest\/2014\/09\/7-ways-to-fake-pronounce-any-foreign-language-from-a-linguist.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Korean language is the one of the oldest living languages. Korean is a member of the Ural- Altaic languages, which includes Turkish, Mongolian, and Japanese, suggesting early Northern migrations and trade.\u00a0Korean<\/em>\u00a0was also heavily influenced by Chinese, but adopted its own writing system in the 16th century. (https:\/\/asiasociety.org\/education\/korean-language<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Korean is certainly different from English language, but it surprises me when I discover English words that sound just like Korean. This makes me realize that languages are just a tool for humans universally.<\/p>\n

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Today, I am going to share Korean words that sound like English words. They, of course, have different meanings with slight distortion of intonation, but it would be helpful to add more Korean vocabulary in your brain.<\/p>\n

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  1. \ud560\uba38\ub2d8 (hal-mo-nym<\/strong>: grandmother) sounds like the word \u201cHomonym\u201d. The precise pronunciation of \ud560\uba38\ub2d8 is with \u201cL\u201d sound, but homonym can sound like \ud560\uba38\ub2d8 in softened intonation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. \uac1c\ubbf8 <\/strong>(gae-mi <\/strong>:ants) sounds like the word \u201cGamey\u201d. I was surprised once when my mother in law said, \u201cThis meat is gamey.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. \ud5c8\ub9ac (huh-ri<\/strong>: waist) sounds like the English word \u201cHurry\u201d. When you say, \u201cHurry up!\u201d, you know that somewhere, someone is giggling inside her head.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. \ubc25 (bop:<\/strong> rice, meal) can sound like \u201cBob\u201d. Although the exact pronunciation of \ubc25 in Korean is short.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. \uc9d5\uae00\uc9d5\uae00 ( jing-gle-jing-gle<\/strong>: be disgusting or get sick of something) It is an adverb, which is derived from a verb \uc9d5\uae00\uc9d5\uae00\ud558\ub2e4 (jing-gle-jing-gle-hah-dah) For instance, Koreans say \uc2dc\ud5d8\uc774\ub77c\uba74 \uc774\uc81c \uc815\ub9d0 \uc9d5\uae00\uc9d5\uae00\ud558\ub2e4. (I get sick of even thinking about another test.)\u00a0 It has a completely different meaning from the English word \u201cJingle\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. \ud480 (pul<\/strong>: glue) sounds like the word \u201c Pool\u201d. \u201cLet\u2019s take a dip in the glue!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. \uac83 (gut<\/strong>: a thing) sounds like the word \u201cGut\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. \ub9ce\uc774 (mah-nee<\/strong>: lots, much, plenty, largely) When you repeatedly say the word \u201cMoney\u201d, it eventually sounds like \ub9ce\uc774. I guess people want \ub9ce\uc774 money (more money), whether you are a Korean speaker or an English speaker.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. \ube44 (bee<\/strong>: rain) sounds like \u201cRain\u201d. Imagine hearing someone say, \u201cI got stung by the rain.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. \ubb38 (moon<\/strong>: door) sounds like the English word \u201cMoon\u201d. \u201cPlease close the moon?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      1. \uc18c\ub9ac (soh-ri:<\/strong> sound, noise) sounds like \u201cSorry\u201d, if you soften the word.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

                        As a bilingual in Korean and English, I often secretly giggle inside my head whenever I hear English words that sound like Korean. Sometimes when this happens, it just confuses me for a second. But often the result absurdly twists the entire meaning of the sentence. (https:\/\/slate.com\/human-interest\/2014\/09\/7-ways-to-fake-pronounce-any-foreign-language-from-a-linguist.html) Korean language is the one of the oldest…<\/p>\n

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