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What is the korean letter to represent the "oo" sound in the English word "moon"?
you can click on the following hyperlink to listen to how English Americans say the word "moon".
The same sound can be heard in the following English words:
tune
soon
noon
spoon
June
Room
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What are examples of several Korean words containing 스?
Please, are you willing to provide me a few words containing 스?
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How do you pronounce 스퀄?
A good answer will be one of the following:
a link to an internet video.
a link to an audio file on the Wikipedia commons.
a transliteration written in international phonetic alphabet notation.
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정하다 vs 세우다: What's the difference?
I know that 세우다 also has several other meanings, but both 정하다 and 세우다 can be used to set up something e.g 계획을 세우다 and 계획을 정하다 both mean to set up plans, so what is the difference?
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-라고 role in -더라고 grammar pattern
So, I understand that this pattern is used to report a personal observation or experience from the past, and -더- acts as a retrospective suffix conveying past personal experience or observation, but ...
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What is a list of Korean words that contain the "UR" sound from the English word "URN"? What is the hangul symbol or glyph for the R-Colored Vowel?
What are examples of common Korean words that contain an "urrrr" sound or an "errr" sound?
The following is a table of English words that contain the R-Colored Vowel
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How do koreans pronounce 페이펄?
The word 페이펄 is a transliteration of the English word "paper".
Are there any audio recordings on youtube.com or the wikimedia commons of someone pronouncing the transliteration 페이펄?
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Are there korean words that contain the letter ㄹ that are not transliterations of European words?
Are there korean words that contain the letter ㄹ that are not transliterations of European words?
Many transliterations of European words use the letter ㄹ.
KoreanOrthography
Non-...
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What letter of the korean alphabet is closest to representing an open mid back rounded vowel? ɔ
What letter of the korean alphabet is closest to representing an open mid back rounded vowel?The open mid back rounded vowel is written as ɔ in the international phonetic alphabet.
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On what website can I find an audio recording of the Korean word 양치류?
I have searched for a youtube video titled, "How to pronounce 양치류".
At the time of my writing, I cannot find a pronunciation video on youtube.
Sometimes, wiktionary.org has NO audio ...
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What Korean words have an "S" sound in them? What are example of words, in the Korean language, that contain the voiceless alveolar sibilant?
Many words in the English language contain a sound known as the voiceless alveolar sibilant
Examples of English words beginning with the voiceless alveolar sibilant are shown below:
ENGLISH
KOREAN
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Is there a korean letter for the "Uh" in "Umbrella"? Alternatively worded, what is the hangul glyph for the open-mid back unrounded vowel?
Many English words contain the "uh" sound found in the word "umbrella".
That is, many English words contain the open-mid back unrounded vowel.
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Translate this Idiom to Korean "The hardest things in life are the most rewarding"
Can someone Translate this Idiom to Korean "The hardest things in life are the most rewarding"?
What is their version of the idiom? Papago seems little off, thank you
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What is the difference between 종류 and 가지?
My current understanding is that both words indicate a type/kind of thing, and 종류 is more used for classifying / grouping things, but my understanding is still a bit unclear. Could someone help me ...
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How to translate my Vietnamese name to Korean meaning or Korean-like name (like Korean people)?
My name is Phạm Nguyễn Ngọc Đạt, literally Chinese (particularly Cantonese would be closer in pronunciation) 范阮玉達 (or from Vietnamese to Korean sound like word by word is 팜 응웬 응옥 닷 by my King Sejong ...
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What is the difference between 노동자 vs 근로자? I'm also a bit confused with their meanings
노동자 is listed as a manual/physical laborer in HTSK.
When I searched it up, it said that this word could be used for any worker, e.g office worker, store worker. So is 노동자 mainly used for a physical ...
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How to cite in Korean?
Can I get some help on the correct way to cite a work in Korean? I am looking for the snippets:
page
pages
p.
pp.
cited on page 15
cited on pages 15, 17, 19
cit. on p. 15
cit. on pp. 15, 17, 19
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"I'm not good at Korean"
The above sentence can be translated as "한국어 잘하지 못해요". But why not "한국어 잘할 수 없어요"? From what I understand, "못" implies that something is impossible to change, even with ...
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Conjugation with 는데
In the song "너였다면", there is a line that says "다 알면서도 난 모르는 척 맴도는데".
I understand the sentence but am wondering if 맴도 here means "to linger" or "to hover around"...
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Understanding 어떡하면 좋을지
"어떡하면 좋을지 도와주세요."
I've seen this translated as "Please help me figure out what to do." and "Please advise me what to do."
As an early intermediate Korean learner, I would ...
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What is the glyph in hangul that best represents the close front unrounded vowel (the "ee" in "bee" or "see")?
What is the glyph in hangul that best represents the close front unrounded vowel?
In the English language, the close front unrounded vowel is usually written as "EE"
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When to put 의 to 로?
To give two examples:
이 경우 역시 기초지방자치단체로서의 권한이 없어
가령 미래로의 여행
Could someone explain please, when to use the two particles 로 and 의 together?
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What is an English transliteration for for Korean word for "squash" or "zuchinni"?
"squash" and "zucchini" are English words.
Please consider the following Korean words...
호박
호박
애호박
When we use English writing to record Korean sounds, do we write "H-AW-N-...
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What is the glyph in hangul for the open-mid front unrounded vowel (The "EH" sound in the English "echo" and English "Elk")?
What is the glyph in hangul for the open-mid front un-rounded vowel ?
The open-mid front un-rounded vowel is the same as the "EH" sound in the English language.
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What is the Korean symbol for the Near-open front unrounded vowel (The "AH" in "apple")?
What is the hangul symbol for the Near-open front unrounded vowel?
Alternatively worded, how do we write the "ah" sound in 한글?
In the English language we have the "AH" sound in &...
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환경 vs 분위기, whats the difference?
For 환경, I know that this word can refer to the natural environment. On HTSK, it says it can also mean environment in a metaphorical sense, with the meaning of "atmosphere / mood".
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Why is 을 거예요 conjugated as 겁니다 in formal polite style?
The Wiktionary page for -을 것이다 tells me to use the conjugations for 이다, which would suggest -을 것입니다 or -을 거입니다. The former seems to be correct, but I'm confused about the latter. In my textbook (...
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Valid Variant ㅌ Stroke Order?
So apparently I've been doing ㅌ wrong but I do find some materials that show the way I do it, which is basically ㄷ but with the middle line added last.
https://i.etsystatic.com/8897793/r/il/3f3098/...
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Need help in understanding the sentence: "아버지 등에 업고 놀러 왔습니다!"
I am reading a manhwa, and I came across this sentence: 아버지 등에 업고 놀러 왔습니다!
I tried to translate it myself, yet to no avail.
The context is like this:
Character A comes to her friend's house and there ...
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Could someone please correct this paragraph for me?
여자 목소리 있는 남자는 조금 무서워지? 비디어 봤고 넷카마에 대해서 배웠고 아 이게 무섭다고 생각했더니 게임하면서 여자갈은 한 명의 남자를 만났는 적을 기억했습니다. 그때 와 이 사람은 완전 여자같은데 저는 그렇게 여자 목소리 있으면 돈을 얼마나 벌 수 있냐고 긍굼했습니다. 이 사람들을 싫어하는 의미는 아닙니다. 오히려 제가 사실 그들을 존경합니다. ...
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How did 동내(洞內) become nativized to 동네?
The Wiktionary entry (last edited March 2021) for 동네 says:
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 동내 (洞內, dongnae, “within the district”).
What caused 애 to change to 에? And more generally, what causes ...
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Is -(으)ㄹ the only morpheme that always tensifies the following consonant?
I'm wondering if there's a list of morphemes that always tensify the following consonant (outside of the phenomenon of compound tensing), or if the irrealis adnominal suffix -(으)ㄹ is the only such ...
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how 믿던 conjugated from 믿다？
I came across this sentence
믿던 사람들에게 사기를 당했다
I guess "믿던" comes from "믿다", but based on the verb conjugation rules I've learned, I can't understand how this change happened, or ...
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Is there any difference in pronunciation between 사다 and 싸다?
I can only hear the difference between these 2 words when I hear the word 비싸다, but apart from that, are there any other ways to tell 사 and 싸 apart? And is doing that even necessary?
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Is there such thing as a common native Korean name?
I notice that, like Vietnamese names, the absolute majority of Korean names I've heard of (of celebrities, politicians, etc.) sound like Sino-Korean, they all seem to have Chinese/Hanja spellings, ...
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I need help with this translating this paragraph
혹시 기분이라도 나쁜 건가 라는 생각이 절로 들 정도로 표정이나 어투가 딱딱한 것이다. 덕분에 혹시 저 누나는 로봇이 아닐까? 하고 어린 마음에 고민헸던 기억이 있다.
혹시 기분이라도 나쁜 건가 라는 생각이 절로 들 정도로 표정이나 어투가 딱딱한 것이다.
This is incredibly confusing. Can't even begin to ...
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Is this usage of 당시 similar to 동안 or am I looking at a different grammar point entirely?
The sentence is as follows:
내가 초등학교 4학년이고, 누나가 중학교 1학년이었을 당시.
I understand this to mean: "During a time when I was in my fourth year of elementary school and she was in her first year of middle ...
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There are several things I don't understand in this sentence
내가 초등학생이었을때부터 7년을 알고 지내왔기에 나에게는 거의 친누나나 다름이 없었다.
Keep in mind I only recently started learning Korean (approximately 1 week) before deciding to learn by reading web novels.
7년을 알고
I feel as if 동안 ...
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How can I say I am very out of practice or "rusty" on a skill?
Suppose I wanted to say
I can speak Korean, but I am very [out of practice/rusty]
Literally translated, this would be
저는 한국어를 할 수 있지만 매우 [연습이 부적해요/녹슬어요]
However, these feel a bit too literal and I ...
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What are the nuances between 그렇다 and 그러다?
I was wondering if anyone could explain the nuances between 그렇다 and 그러다 when they have principles attached to them. In most cases, they end up having the same spelling and through context you can tell ...
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How do we write the Korean word for Korean Radish Soup (Mu Guk) in hangul?
What is the hangul for Korean radish soup (mu guk)?
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What is the anglicization of 팻잎?
팻잎
When I want to preserve the sound of a Korean word and use English writing for 팻잎, then what do you suggest?
Below we see a photograph of an specimen of a particular species of edible salad green ...
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Is there a famous pangram in Korean?
A pangram is a sentence that uses every single letter in the alphabet at least once. The most famous English pangram is "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," a sentence that's been ...
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Some questions that I had when looking through HTSK Lesson 25
When using 에서 with 아무, I noticed it was 아무 데서 not 아무 데에서. Are both of these fine to use? And also, as a general rule, when can 에서 be shortened to 서?
The website states that 누구나 means “everyone”. But ...
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is there difference between 소게 and 속에
I recently started to read short stories to enhance my vocabulary and and to understand the spelling. These two words 소게 and 속에 I know have different meanings but if someone says write "soge"...
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Conversion to Japanese onyomi
I recently started learning Japanese, and noticed that one may find some pronunciation similarities between mandarin, onyomi Japanese, and Korean.
Here are a few examples:
教室:きょうしつ:교실
秘密:ひみつ:비밀
Is ...
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Initials on luggage
I want to put a Korean persons initials on their luggage vertically. Should I place their Family name at the top then first and middle or use regular order....First, middle, last. Thank you for ...
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How does vowel length work?
I know that vowel length isn't important to learn, and that most people don't need it. I'm just curious about the rules that dictate when they can appear. Take 사람 for instance, the 사 is long when it'...
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What are these 4 characters sounding like "doh goo tei aw"?
What 4 words did Kim Chae-won (김채원) blurt, at https://youtu.be/NmIxul_EqSk?si=eLgBRLNtJ3MwPuRD&t=8
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Translation: Do you speak English or Japanese?
I'm going to Seoul for the first time and I have a phrase book but 'or' is a little beyond the six words of Korean I now know. If anyone could let me know how to say "do you speak English or ...
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