March 01, 2012
Finally getting the good stuff in Korean
Since been in Korea a while now I'm getting the language and social lingo down fairly well. Here's a taste, and a reminder for myself. I would write this in hangul (korean alpahbet) but my laptop doesn't have the hangul buttons.
Ya, jona pono ju sayo - Hey, give me your phone number
Deh rio da jul keh - I'll take you home
Toyoil bam eh boja - Se you on Saturday night
Mahsahgee heh ju say yo - Give me a massage
chingu del lyo wa - Bring your friends
onneeya del lyo wa - Bring your older sister (which just actually means, 'bring your slightly older close friend who is also a female', they call eachother brother and sister as friendship terms even if they are not actually family)
kee yo wo - You're cute
Bwo yor jo - Show me
moh hey - What's up/ What are you doing
yo bo say yo - Hello (when on phone)
dot dae - last cigarette
Sul ma she-lay - Do you wanna drink? (alcohol obv, and to friends)
Sul han jan hey yo - Do you wanna drink? (alcohol obv, but to a fit bird)
Club ka ja - let's go to a club
Jip eh ka ja - let's go home
Jon hwa heh - Call me later (when on phone)
nah jun ee bah - see you later
bo go ship oh - I miss you
Orum ju say yo - Give me ice please
tec beyol hada - You're special
Misoga yepuda - You have a pretty smile
Misoga eepo - You have a beautiful smile
sah ju sayo - buy it!
Begupa - Hungry
wan jon begupa - very hungry
Ara yo - Do you know/understand (are are asking)
Ara so - I know/understand (you are answering)
no nung hal su esoh - You can do it
wan jon - very
jay mee esoh - funny
wan jon jay mee esoh - Very funny
nongdam - joking
nugu - who
ne ga - I/Me
morh - what
odi - where
onjay - when
odoh kay - when
weh - why
Chan/Jan - Cheers
We ah yo - Cheers
Thats me done, I'm practising this, and having access to this from the smartphone is great while at work so I can practice.
In other news unrelated here's a picture of boshintang 보신탕 (Dog Soup)
It's delicious. Frankly, sorry if you don't feel great about it, but this is pretty standard in Korean culture. You can read more about it here http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2009/08/dog-its-whats-for-dinner.html
3 Comments:
eminemead posted on March 02, 2012 at 01:00 AM
hey,man.can u play poker and use moneybookers/neteller there?
mitch posted on March 02, 2012 at 03:51 AM
How much of the dog meat is the kept in cages electrocuted kind vs more humane options? Is it easy to find out how the animals were kept or is it not that important to people in general?
Wish countries were more rational about eating dog/horse/other animals (in that it's just a reasonable of an option as other animals and in no way should be illegal).
Acombfosho posted on March 03, 2012 at 07:44 AM
@ eminemead - Yes you can in Korea. But you've gotta be a waygook. Korean nationals can not play inside Korea. There are about 7 Casinos that cater to the foreigner market though. Most of it is played in live casinos. For example Seoul is hosting the APPT this coming week.
@ Mitch. I have no idea, but I think that in general they are electrocuted. I've heard sometimes they are just beaten to death. I would prefer that they just do the cattle gun on them but it's not my country so..
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