Questions tagged [word-usage]
For questions about the correct usage of a given word.
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How to call the products which do tedious tasks quickly and easily?
If the products or apps that automatically do tedious tasks quickly and easily, are these usually expressed as "인스턴트 XX" or "원터치 XX," in Korean? E.g. "인스턴트" 음성 녹음 앱, &...
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Difference between 구경하다 and 구하다 : Look Around
What is the word difference between these two words: 구경하다 and 구하다 ?
Do they both mean look around?
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What is the difference between 강사 and 선생님
What is the difference between 강사 and 선생님 ? They both mean teacher, trying to understand difference.
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What is Difference between 못 vs 수 없어요?
What is Difference between 못 vs 수 없어요 ?
I am reading both mean Cannot do something.
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How to say "Goodbye forever"
How do you say , "goodbye forever" to someone? In sort of TV playful dramatic tone?
Example: You're boyfriend/girlfriend is leaving the country, or someone you won't see ever again.
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You의 여러가지 주격대명사 무엇인가요?
은행 서신을 읽으면서 모른 단어가 봤어요. 그 서신이 여러번 그 단어를 되뇌지고 있으니까 가 간어의 뜻은 아마 you 되지 생각했어요. 하지만, '구'저름 사작하는 그런 주격 대명사가 있으면 저는 모르겠습나다. 선생님은 저를 좀 얼려주실 수 있어요, 부턱드립나다.
I asked Quora and Reddit if there was a 2nd person ...
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The use of Pure Korean words like 가람 [river]?
Are pure Korean words like 가람 still used in speech or writing instead of Chinese borrowings like 강 ?
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Is 다른 곳에서 본 a natural translation of "Seen Elsewhere"?
Is 다른 곳에서 본 natural when I just want to say simply "Seen Elsewhere" only? This is the translation in most translating apps (like google translate & Papago)
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Korean Sports: More commonly used Synonyms
In researching commonly used sports terms.
What is more commonly used for "Boxing" in Korea? 권투 or 복싱?
My teacher says 복싱 is used more these days. 권투 is more traditional.
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How to say Welcome in Korean?
The context is to welcome new members at an institution.
Found many ways of saying "welcome": 천만에요, 어서 오세요, 환영합니다, 환영하다.
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Meaning 열심히 and where does it come from?
"열심히 공부하다" is a common phrase which means "study hard".
What does 열심히 come from: 열심하다 ?
What 열심히 conjugation and formality is this? Present informal?
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Syllable structure rules
Recently, I've started learning Korean, so please don't get mad if my question sounds stupid. My problem is that I don't know whether a consonant is a part of a three-letter syllable or a separate ...
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Terminology confusion: Basic vowels, complex vowels, etc
I've been taught that this is true about Korean:
10 basic vowels (기본모음): ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, ㅣ
11 complex vowels (복합모음): ㅐ, ㅔ, ㅒ, ㅖ, ㅘ, ㅙ, ㅚ, ㅝ, ㅞ, ㅟ, ㅢ
14 basic consonants (기본자음) : ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ...
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What does 경 mean for sight seeing and scenery?
What does 경 mean? Is there a root meaning?
경치 - scenery, view
구경하다 - to go sightseeing
Also, is there a meaning for 구 in verb (to go sightseeing) ?
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Difference between 때 and 시간
What is the the difference between 때 and 시간 ? I read they both mean time, trying to understand.
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Korean He/She pronouns used
Does Korea have third person pronouns for he/she? I read them in the dictionary, but someone mentioned they aren't really used. He/she pronouns are mostly used in books, but not conversations. Is this ...
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How to make this senetence sounds like a native?
I was writting a diary about the things happened today, and suddenly face this problem.
Is that nature to write: "문제의 정답을 쓰는 방법을 아는데 수자를 쓰기 잘못했어요" to represent the meaning? Does any better ...
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What are the different ways to say "why, what, where, who " in Korean?
I want to learn the different ways to say what, where, why, and who. I know that for settings, formality, subjects, and other topics, These words can change a little bit, so I want to know more words ...
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Thank you for your Patience to a Teacher
I have a Korean teacher that is very nice and Patient with me especially, as I'm trying to learn. How do I say, "Thank you for your Patience"
I read this, but this seems more like a ...
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What is the difference, if any, between 필업 and 졸업?
I learned a word 필업식 but I'm not sure what is the difference between 필업 and 졸업. So far I have only heard the word 졸업. Is there any difference, even just a subtle nuance, between these two words?
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Can I used 위해 with "event" type nouns?
I was wondering if it's appropriate to use 위해 in this context:
Study FOR an exam -- 시험을 위해 공부해요
Is this an accurate translation?
Perhaps it might be more natural to say 준비하다?
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What does 겸 mean and how is it used in a sentence?
겸 I read 겸 in my teacher's autobiography but I do not understand its meaning or how it is used. Here is the sentence: >사실 이번 달 초 약 2주간 시간을 내어 휴가 겸 한국을 다녀왔다. I searched Google translate, Collins ...
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What does `포스근히` mean? Is this word used now?
In my textbook, a word , '포스근히' is written.
This meaning seems to be tender, soft, and so on, according to the textbook.
This is a kind of adverb.
I searched this word on the web, but there was no ...
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How to say "I work for" without implying "I work at"
My language buddy asked me what I did for a living, and I told her I was a company employee. Then she asked which company and I didn't know how to answer.
For context, I work for a large hospital ...
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What is shorted for 뭔?
I searched 뭔 on this site, but I have no result at all.
뭐=무엇
뭔=무엇은?
Is it right?
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How often is “서바나” used to refer to Spain?
Naver lists “서바나” as a translation of Spain. Is this used at all in modern Korean? Is it archaic or frowned upon compared to “스페인”?
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How is ...등 used in a sentence?
I've seen 등 inputted after listing something, and I think I understand what it means, but I can't find sentences showing what to write after that. How do I continue on the sentence after writing 등?
It ...
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What is "고답적" mean?
When I'm surfing on the Internet, I saw the word "고답적".
What it means in English? I think it is very difficult word
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What’s the difference between 뵙다, 뵈다, and 보다?
I’m pretty sure they all mean to see but is the difference just in formality? I’ve seen people say that 뵙다 is the most honorific and 보다 is the least, but I’ve seen those same people say that 뵙다 can ...
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Use of 우리 for "my"
From what I've understood, when I talk about things that are not entirely mine I have to use the term 우리. In formal situations in which I'd have to use the ㅂ니다/습니다 form do I have to use 저희 instead?
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불안(不安) 부(不), 안(安) why is this liul inserted?
I know hangul was originally written as Kanji.
불안 should be written as 부안, because 부 is "不", 안 is "安".
Why is 부안 written as 불안?
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Difference between 결림 vs 쑤심
Im confused with meaning of 결림. Is it "stabbing pain" (like a needle) or "stiff part of body" (like when every slow move is hard and painful)? Or does it mean both?
Same with 쑤씸. ...
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What does 수면풍 and 자연풍 mean on my Korean fan settings?
Living in Korea, I’ve never really changed my standing fan setting other than the fan speed but I keep accidentally pressing the 바람모드 button and turning on “수면풍”, “자연풍” or “off”.
I couldn’t really ...
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Difference between 타다 and 타고 가다
I have learnt that 타다 means "to take" and "타고 가다" means "to take and go". But sometimes I see that these two are used interchangeably.
e.g. Is the following translation ...
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What does the word 지방근무 mean?
What does 지방근무 가능 mean? I found it in research-related job requirement. Is it similar to 잡무? Is there any negative meaning in this word? Dictionary suggests "fat" and "area" for 지방,...
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공시가격 열람 - reviewing of official price?
공시가격 열람 - what is the meaning of 열람? In the dictionary, its translated like "reading".
I assume in this context it means "review" of official price, right? Deciding whether the ...
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Difference between 진실 and 성실?
진실 sincerity (towards person)
성실 sincerity, devotion (towards work\hobby\mission, etc)
Am I correct? If not, can u please explain the difference in nuances?
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How do you say “because” in Korean? Moreover, what are the differences and usages?
I understand that this is not an easy question to answer, so I am going to list the ones I've found.
~어서, ~아서, ~어 and ~아
~때문에, ~기 때문에 and ~기 때문이다
~으니까, ~니까, ~으니 and ~니
~ㄹ까 봐서, ~ㄹ까 봐, ~을까 봐서 and ~을까 봐
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Future tense for “buy”
I started learning Korean recently and I’m learning future tense.
I need some help regarding my approach to a word.
사다 - to buy
Since 사 ends with a vowel, I assume it’s future tense would be:
살 거예요
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쓰다 + ㄴ 채 in use?
Can somebody help me with the translation of this sentence:
그런데 좀 급하게 보내느라고 모임 장소도 안 쓴 채 보냈어요.
I further do not quite understand the use of ㄴ채 with 쓰다 in this case.
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-라고 with (으)면 되다?
In my textbook I got the following phrase:
"뭐라고?"라는 말을 대산하려면 "어?"라고 끝을 올리면 됩니다.
I understand what the sentence wants to tell me, but can somebody explain it in more details to me, ...
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What does 선율적인 exactly mean?
I want to add the word melodious to a phrase which altogether means 'songs that are melodious'
So is it right if i use the word 선율적인 with 노래 or 가곡
I want to know the exact English translation of 선율적인 ...
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Usage of 가족상황 vs. 혼인관계
In my textbook, both 가족상황 and 혼인관계 are translated as "marital status".
Now, I'm not sure how to use them. 혼인관계 is listed under personal information, so I guess it is used in a context of a ...
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있어 in the middle of a sentence
I found this sentence in my textbook:
마음에 드는 지갑이 있어 사려고 했는데 가격이 너무 비쌌다.
and its translation should be roughly:
I intended to buy my favorite wallet, but the price was to high.
My question is: what ...
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What does 쫌 mean?
I saw the following sticker in one of the shops:
I tried looking it up on Naver Dict but there were no results (just 2 example sentences). So what does 쫌 mean? If possible, example sentences in which ...
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The usage of 될 is not a word in my dictionary
I'm studying Korean language by a book about korean radio news.
I ran into this sentence:
공영개발방식으로 짓게 될 신도시의
...of the new city **is a promising ** being built followed by public development policy ....
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How do you know if 웃다 means 'to laugh' or 'to smile'?
(to) smile can be translated as 웃다 or 미소 짓다
(to) laugh can be translated as 웃다
So if I read/heard a sentence like 소피가 웃어요., how do I know if Sophie (소피) is laughing (out loud) or smiling? Do I have ...
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In Kakaotalk, what is the meaning of 꼰대 as a notification sound?
I was scrolling the notification sounds in Kakaotalk (English user interface) and saw one listed as: kkondae.
I think it should be written as 꼰대, which translates as 'braid'.
But what is meant by this?...
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