Unanswered Questions
50 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Gosh! What is it with the English subtitles to Korean shows?
I've recently been watching a couple of Korean shows on Netflix ("경이로운 소문", which Netflix calls "The Uncanny Counter", and "블랙"). The English subtitles have the ...
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Is there a list of the Korean Syllable characters mapped to Unicode?
I see a table of all the Hangul Syllables. Is there a machine readable format mapping the Hangul unicode values to their romanization / transliteration counterpart? There are so many syllables to do ...
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더 sounds like tteo (fortis) instead of deo (lenis) in a rapping part of K-Pop?
Here it is from 1:20-1:21. link
It at least sounds like fortis to me. This part is rapped by a Japanese person (Sakura), but I figure K-Pop has some regulations to make sure they pronounce it at least ...
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description of intonation variation with exclamative sentences (various cases envisaged)
In the question "description of intonation variation with declarative, interrogative, propositive, imperative, exclamative, …?" topo morto said that exclamative intonations intonations are ...
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Usage of object marking particle '을'
What meaning does the object marking particle(을) give in the sentence : "그가 중국에서 2년을 살았습니다."? If the sentence translates to "He lived in China for 2 years" in English, why is 을 ...
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How is the polite particle 요 pronounced?
To me it sounds more like 여 (wider mouth) when used at the end of words, while standalone or mid-word 요 is pronounced with a more closed mouth.
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한하운's “벌” English Translation (Han Ha-un's “The Punishment”)
TLDR;
This Korean poem translation into English is offered for anyone that may need it, and also in hopes that i may learn something from feedback from my peers at this site.
THE LONG EXPLANATION:
I ...
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Is there a list of the number of required vocabulary for each TOPIK level?
I wonder if there is any research on how many vocabulary is required for each TOPIK level. It should be something like the following:
TOPIK 1: 1000 words
TOPIK 2: 2500 words
TOPIK 3...
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What does …지군 하다 mean? When is it used?
What is ...지군 하다 ending used for?
For example, 이어지군 하는데 or 하였다.
자기 일터에 대한 많고많은 자랑을 하나둘 꼽아갈 때마다 종업원들의 이야기는 저도모르게 직장장에 대한 이야기로 이어지군 하였다.
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Does 면서 need both subjects to be the same?
가스를 사용하는 가정이 늘면서 가스 사고가 많이 발생하고 있다.
이것은 경제 상황이 나빠지면서 대학생들이 안정적인 직장을 원하게 된 것으로 보인다.
주식 시장이 활성화되면서 국내 경기가 더욱 호황을 누리고 있다.
According to all articles teaching Korean I have seen so far, and my textbooks, ...
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Is this a common romanization?
I recently read an article that employed an interesting type of romanization. Here is an example:
It looks like a mix of RR and Yale that replaces digraphs like eo or ng with IPA-like characters, but ...
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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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사람들에 대한 조사를 했다 vs 사람들에 대해 조사했다
사람들에 대한 조사를 했다
Made investigation about people
사람들에 대해 조사했다
Investigated about people
Are both sentences correct? In first 대한 used like modificator, and in second 대해 acts like conjuction. Which ...
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Difference between 었어 and 였어
What is the difference between 었어 and 였어? Does it have anything to do with the ending sound of the word being conjugated? When should I use which one?
