Kingdon Laura - More Making Out in Korean

Traveling

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Use ? ( eo-ddeo-gae mal-hae-yo? ) to ask how do you say this in Korean? Would you recommend a good place (to travel)? (yeohaeng hagi) joeun got jom chucheonhae jusillaeyo? (yawhang hahgee) choh-eun goat chohm choochuhnhay jooshil-lay-yo? () ? Have you ever been to Jeju island? jejudoe gabosyeosseoyo? jejoo-doh-ay gah-boh-shusssuh-yo? ? What is famous at Jeju island? jejudoeseo mwoga yumyeong-haeyo? jejoo-doh-ay-suh mwoh-gah yoo-myuhng-hay-yo? ? Did you make a reservation? yeyak hasyeosseoyo? yay-yahk hah-shuss-uh-yo? ? Yes, I made a reservation. ye, yeyak haesseoyo. yay, yay-yahk hess-uh-yo. , . No, I didnt make a reservation. ahneeyoh, yay-yahk ahn-hess-uh-yo. , . , .

Do you have a room? bang isseoyo? bahng iss-uh-yo? ? How long are you going to stay here? yeogi-e eolma dongan gyesil geoyeyo? yawgee-ay ull-mah dohng-ahn gyeshil guh-yay-yo? ? Three nights and four days. sambak sailiyo. sahm-bahk sah-eel-eeyo. . When referring to travel, Koreans will say a three day, four night trip or a one-night, two day trip rather than just saying the number of days as English people do. So, just put the number of nights in front of ( bahk ) as above and the number of days in front of ( eel ).

A smoking / non-smoking room please. heubyeonsil / biheubyeonsillo juseyo. heup-yuhn-shill / bee-heupyuhn-shil-lo joo-say-yo. / . Id like to stay another night. hah-roo duh mook-goh ship-uh-yo. . .

Is breakfast included? achim siksa poham dwae isseoyo? ah-cheem sheeksah poh-hahm dway iss-uh-yo? ? Where can I rent a car / bike? eodieseo cha / jajeongeoreul billil su (or: renteuhal su ) isseoyo? uh-dee-ay-suh chah / jahjuhn-guhreul bill-ill soo ( or: renteu-hahl soo) iss-uh-yo? / () ? In Korea, renting a bicycle at tourist spots is commonplace. How can I get to the airport / nearest bus stop? gonghang / jeil gakkaun beo-seu jeongnyusokkaji eo-tteoke gayo? gohng-hahng / jay-eel gakkah-oon buh-seu juhngnyu soh-kkajee uh-tuhkkay gahyo? / ? Where is the most popular place to see a sunrise / sunset? ilchul / ilmol bol su itneun jeil yumyeonghan gosi eodieyo? eel-chool / eel-mohl bohl soo een-nohn jay-eel yoomyung-hahn goh-shee uh-dee-ay-yo? / ? How long will it take by car / bus / subway / on foot? cha / beoseu / jihacheol / doboro eolmana geollyeoyo? chah / buh-seu / jeehah-chull / dohboh-roh ull-mahnah gull-lyuh-yo? / / / - ? Where is the subway / train station? jihacheolyeoki / gicha cheolyeoki eodiyeyo? jee-ha-chull yuh-gee / gee-chayuh-gee oh-dee-yeh-yoh? / ? Can you call a taxi for me? taekshi jom bulleojuseyo. teck-she chohm bool-luh-joosay-yoh. . Where are you going? eodi gaseyo? oh-dee gah-say-yoh? ? Turn on the meter, please. mee-taw-reul kyaw-joosay-yoh. . .

Time to report someone? Call the Seoul Tourism Complaint Center at 02-735-0101 or a hotline at 120 (press 9 for English). Could you give me a wakeup call tomorrow morning? naeil achim moningkol jom hae jusillaeyo? nay-eel ah-cheem mohn-eeng cawl chohm hay jooshilllay-yoh? ? Id like to check out. chekeuaut halgeyo. check-eu-ah-oot hahlgay-yo. . yeogi gyeongchi johneyo. yohgee gyuhng-chee chohnneyo. . .

This is a nice spot to take a picture. yeogi sajinjjikgi jonneyo. yohgee sahjin-jjik-gee chohnneyo. . Would you take a picture of me / us? (jeo / jeohuideul) sajin jom jji-geojusillaeyo? (jaw / jaw-hee-deul) sahjin chohm jjee-guh-jooshilllay-oh? ( / ) ? Do you want me to take a picture of you? sajin jjigeodeurilkkayo? sahjin jjee-guh-deu-rill-kkahyo? ? You can use this same Korean sentence no matter whether you mean you as singular (one person) or as plural (a bunch of people). Thats because subjects are usually not expressed in Korean sentences.

Do you like it [the picture Ive taken] ? mame deuseyo? mah-may deu-say-yo? ? Could you take it one more time? hanbeon deo jjigeo jusillaeyo? hahnbuhn daw jjee-guh jooshill-lay-oh? ? Please count, one, two, three! hana, dul, set! hago seeo-juseyo. hahnah, dool, set! hahgoh say joo-say-yoh. , , ~! . Im gonna count to three. One, two, three ! setkkaji selgeyo. hahnah, dool, set! . , , ~! You guys look good together. [to a couple] cham jal eoullisineyo. chahm jahl uh-ool-ee-sheenay-yoh. . .

The Korean version of this expression is literally you match each other well. Do you have an English-language pamphlet? yeongeo paempeullit isseoyo? young-uh pam-peul-lish iss-uh-yoh? ? Do you have any maps? jido isseoyo? jee-do iss-uh-yo? ? How do I get there? geogie eoddeohge gayo? gaw-gee-ay uh-ttuh-kay gah-yoh? ?

Getting to Know You

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Hello! Hi! annyeong (haseyo)! ahn-nyawng (hah-say-yo)! ()! A simple ( annyeong ) is best between close friends or to children, but add the ( haseyo ) to coworkers, people you don t know well or strangers. Allow us to introduce ourselves. uri sogae halgeyo. ooree sogay hahl-gay-yo. .

Would you introduce your friends? chingudeul sogae jom hae jushillaeyo? chin-goo-deul sogay chohm hay joo-shill-lay-yo? ? Im [name] jeoneun jaw-neun Where do you live? eodi salayo? uh-dee sah-lah-yo? ? I live in eseo salayo. ay-saw sah-lah-yo. . I live in Seoul. seouleseo salayo. . .

The name of Koreas capital city isnt really pronounced like soul, but rather like saw-ool said fairly quickly. Koreans may be confused if you tell them you want to go to soul. Where do you come from? eodi chulsin iyeyo? uh-dee choolsheen ee-ay-yo? ? Im from America / the U.K. / Australia / New Zealand. jeoneun miguk / yeongguk / hoju / nyujillaendeu eseo wasseoyo. / / / . / / / .

How old are you? myeot sarieyo? / yeonsega eo-tteoke doeseyo? myawt sahlee ay-yo? / yawnsay gah uh-tuh-kkay dwess-ayyo? ? / ? The first option is the more casual way to say it; the second option is the more polite way. Are you an only child? dokja seyo? / oedongttal iseyo? dohk-jah say-yo? / way-dongttal eesay-yo? ? (Male) / ? (Female) Are you the oldest? (jibeseo) cheotjjae yeyo? (jeeb-ay-suh) chut-jjay yay-yo? () ? Are you a student? haksaeng iseyo? hahksang ee-say-yo? ? Where are you studying? (i.e. at what institution) eoneu hakgyo daniseyo? aw-neu hahkgyoh dah-neesay-yo? ? What do (did) you study at the university? jeongongi mwoyeyo (mwoyeosseoyo)? juhn-gohng-ee mwo-yay-yo (mwoy-uss-uh-yo)? ()? I studied economics / law / politics / English / Spanish. gyeonjae-hak / beop-hak / jeongchi-hak / yeongeo / seupeineo-reul jeongong haesseoyo. gyawngjay-hahk / buhp-hahk / juhngchee-hahk / young-uh / seupay-ee-nuh-reul juhngohng hess-uh-yo. / / / / - .

Whats your job? jigeobi mwoyeyo? jee-guh-bi mwo-yeyo? ? Will you be my Korean teacher? je hangugeo seonsaengnimi doe jushillaeyo? jay hahn-goog-uh suhn-sayngneem-ee dwe joo-shill-lay-yo? ? Ill teach you English. jega yeongeo gareuchyeo deurilgeyo. jay-ga young-uh gahreu-chuh deu-rill-gay-yo. . Have I seen you before? uri eodiseo bon jeok ijji anayo? ooree uh-dee-saw bohn juck ee-jjee ah-nah-yo? ? You come here often, dont you? yeogie jaju ojyo, geuchyo? yoh-gee-ay jahjoo oh-joh, keu-choh? , ? Ive been watching you. dahngshin-eul gyay-sohk bahrahboh-goh eessuss-uh-yo. . Youre really pretty. jeongmal yeppeu-sineyo. jawng-mahl yeppeu-sheenayyo. . .

Youre handsome. jeongmal jal saenggisyeonneyo. jawng-mahl jahl saynggee-shun-nay-yo. . Youre fascinating. may-ryuhk-juhk-ee-say-yo. . .

Youre sexy. neo saekshihae. naw seck-she-hay. . You have a great-looking body. nawn mohm-may-gah yeh-baw. . .

I want to know more about you. dangsineul jom deo algo sip-eoyo. dahngshin-eul chohm daw ahlgoh ship-uh-yo. . You dont talk very much. mahl soogah juh-geuh-sheenay-yo. . .

Dont be shy. bukkeureowo haji malayo. boo-kkeuh-rer-wah hahjee mahlah-yo. . Ask me some questions. jaw-hahn-tay moo-luh-bohl guh iss-uh-myuhn mooluh bohsay-yo. . .

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