Language 101

What's your favorite thing to say in an asian language?

Dark — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:03:02 -0400

Ahh for me it would be in korean and I would say ¿µ¾î¸¦ ÇÏ½Ç ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï±î? Which means.. Do you speak English? Lol that usually weirds out people. Usually I try it on kau to see if someone knows English. Anywho what do you like to say in an asian language. It doesn't have to be just Audition related. It can be a phrase you say in real life or whatever.

Can Anyone Read Vietnamiese?

kakasensai — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:39:06 -0400

Well since this is the off topic zone i thought i can ask here,

Can anyone read vietnamiese? I need someone who can, i just need some translating to do.. A good freinds is a person i need^^

I got msn and yahoo.. I presume alot of vietnmiese have yahoo

Msn: bbzdj@hotmail.com

Yahoo: bbzdj@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance^^

Resources for learning Korean

QueenRin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:24:51 -0400

If you've decided that you'd like to learn Korean, here are some resources (both websites and books) that you can use to help you along the way ^^ If you want to add a resource, reply to this post and I can add it to the list ^^

Websites:

Zkorean - Online Korean dictionary, also provides pronunciation and romanization guides.

KBS World - Korean lessons mostly geared towards travelers visiting Korea, but still has some helpful lessons.

Life In Korea - Has phrases geared towards travelers, but also has really helpful vocabulary lists.

Hanbooks - This is a company based in the United States that sells many Korean things, including Korean textbooks. I've made several purchases of textbooks from them and their service is very good - the prices are reasonable and the items are shipped quickly.

Korean Slang/Idioms - This is a blog from 2005, so I'm not sure how much of this is still relevant, but it seems to be more idioms than actual current slang, so you may find some good expressions here.

Korean Slang Dictionary - This is a Korean slang website, I'm not sure how much of it is accurate, but I typed one of the dirtier words into google to verify its accuracy and was rewarded with a very graphic picture that let me know that the word I chose was accurate There are many swear words in this site, so if profanity offends you, give it a pass.

Word Showers - This is a Korean vocabulary website with about 3000 words divided into nouns, verbs, etc. and the n divided into lists of about 10, by subject. If you've gotten Korean grammar down and just want more words to increase your vocabulary, this site's great for that, and you can download mp3s with the pronunciation of the words in each list.

Books:

Ganada Korean For Foreigners
compiled by the Ganada Korean Language Institute, translated by Lee Kee-Dong

This is the series of textbooks I use to learn Korean. There are 6 in all - 2 elementary, 2 intermediate, and 2 advanced. Each book comes with a set of CDs so that you can hear the dialogues in the book. The lessons are short and therefore easier to handle, and they give thorough grammar explanations and plenty of practice examples.

You can order them at Hanbooks - go here, they are towards the top of the page.

Handbook of Korean Vocabulary - A Resource for Word Recognition and Comprehension
by Miho Choo & William O'Grady
ISBN: 0-8248-1815-6

I'm not sure if this book is available new, but I got a used copy from Amazon and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite Korean resources. It has an in-depth pronunciation guide, much better than the ones I've seen in any other book, and it sorts the Korean vocabulary by roots so that you can learn the meaning of the roots and expand your vocabulary exponentially. If you're serious about learning Korean, I highly recommend getting this book.

Korean Grammar for International Learners
Ho Bin Ihm, Kyung Pyo Hong and Suk In Chang
ISBN: 89-7141-553-3
Order from hanbooks here

This book is an immense help to anyone who really wants to master Korean grammar. It's recommended for intermediate learners, because although there are English translations for each sentence/example, the examples can be pretty complex and it's best that you have a prior knowledge of Korean to get the most out of this book.

Vietnamese for Dummies!

박밍Hingiy — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:49:03 -0500

Hi Guy's! this is kAUnLt (i like to call myself that)
This is my first post. Now some of you guy are having trouble in want to say in Vietnamese, Right? (except RonBW__, i don't know the rest of his name ok?)
I asked my mom on what to type in VAU so here we Go!

xin chao-Hello/hi
What's your name?-anh-boy chi-girl ten gi?
The name is-Then toi la
Where are you from?-anh o dau toi?
Where do you live?-anh o dau
I'm from-toi o
I'm live in -toi song

Answer/Question
Co da-yes
No-khong
Wht's up?-cau gi xay ra?
How it gong?-co gi la khong
Noting-Khong co gi la
I'm bored- chan gua
How are you ?-khoe khong
Great-khoe!
good-tot
so-so-cung vay thoi
Bored-cham
How `bout you

Bye's
Chao nhe-bye
G2G-phai di bay gie
Later-chut nua sau do
I'm leaving-toi di day
You're Leaving?-Di roi a?
brb-chut nua ve
Change song(the song you just played)doi bau hat
Different song-bai hat khac
Love song-Toi thich bai hat
Hate song- khong thich ba hat
Too fast-nhanh qua
Too slow- cham qua
Thanks-cam on
you're welcome-khong co chi
sorry-xin loi

Other's
Sorry my Vietnames is not good-xin loi,toi khong noi tieng viet duoc nhieu
Do you speak English?-anh co noi theng Anh?
I don't understand-duoc khong khong nieu
Repeat again-lap lai/noi lai
What?-cau g?
something is wrong.RonBW__ Report

hack gis korean ?

Chronos94 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:08:31 -0400

Hi ,

My friend had a problem and get a popup like this . If anyone can translate this thx =) I know it's a hack but i want to know what this msg show =)

Korean Grammar #1 - Subjects, Objects, and Sentence Structur

QueenRin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:38:54 -0400

OK, guys, here is our first Korean grammar lesson, I know you're all dying of excitement right?

Today I'm going to show you guys how to construct a sentence in Korean. It's fairly simple, but the basic sentence structure is a bit different from English.

English, as you probably already know, is a SVO language (Subject Verb Object.) This means that the verb follows the subject, and the object always comes after the verb. For example:

Kelly (S) gave (v) me the book (O). (yes my examples are ghey)

Korean is a SOV (Subject Object Verb) language, meaning everything in the sentence comes before the verb. The verb is always always always last.

Unlike English, which has an extremely rigid word order for sentences (using the example above, try walking up to people and saying "Kelly me the book gave" and see how many strange looks you get), Korean is a lot more flexible, because they use short particles that attach to the noun that let you know whether the word is being used as a subject or object. Usually, the subject is first in a Korean sentence, but as long as the verb is at the end, and you use the correct particles for clarity, then your sentence is gramatically correct.

So what are these particles? Let's take a look at them now.

Subject Particles

To denote a subject in Korean, there are two particles used, (ka) and t (i - pronounced ee). These particles attach directly to the noun. is used if the noun ends in a vowel, and t is used if the noun ends in a consonant.

Exceptions:

When

Structure of Korean and typing guide

QueenRin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:18:51 -0400

OK, in my previous post I taught you the Hangul alphabet and its pronunciation, now we'll move on to how Korean is structured in syllables and how to type it on your keyboard.

Part 1 - How to type in Korean in XP or Vista:

Step 1: Enter your control panel

In XP:

Click on Date, Time, Language and Regional Options.

Then click on Add Other Languages.

A panel will come up with a section marked "Supplemental Language Support." If it isn't already checked, check the box that says "Install files for East Asian languages." It may ask you for your XP disc, if you don't have it....you are basically screwed unless someone else can make a copy of a disc for you :/ Because as far as I know, Microsoft has stopped providing them as an add-on download.

Anyway, hopefully you are able to install the files without a problem. After you've done that, on the same panel there is a box that reads "Text Services and Language Options." Then there should be a Details box beneath it. Click that, and another panel will open with two options: "Default Input Language" and "Installed services."

If Korean isn't already installed, you will have to install it now by hitting the Add button next to the "Installed Services." A drop-down list of languages will appear, select Korean and hit OK and it should now appear in the Installed Services List.

Now, a note about the default input language. I usually have mine in Korean (you can still type English with your default language being Korean.) I do this because if you don't set your default language to Korean, when you switch windows or applications, your language will go back to English, and you'll have to keep manually resetting it to Korean everytime you want to type in Korean, and it'll be a pain. So I highly recommend putting your default language to Korean.

In Vista:

Click on Clock, Language, and Region, and then under Regional and Language Options click on "Change keyboards or other input methods."

Click the "Change Keyboards" button.

Set your default language to Korean and click the "Add" button next to "Installed Services" to add the Korean IME to your computer.

Click OK, restart if needed, and you should be done!

After you've set your default language to Korean and restarted, all you have to do is hit the right alt key on your keyboard and your input mode will be changed to Korean. However, the Hangul keyboard has its own setup, completely independent of the U.S. keyboard. Unlike Japanese and Chinese, you can't enter the word's romanization and have it automatically change...you must memorize the location of each Hangul character in order to type your words. So here is a site that will teach you the layout of the Hangul keyboard. It looks intimidating, but it only took me a day or so to fully memorize.

http://www.declan-software.com/korean_ime/...an_ime.htm#keys

Part 2 - General Pronunciation of Korean
This is a repost from my pronunciation thread to conveniently aid you while you are looking at the structure. This is the general pronunciation and does not take into account the exceptions of Korean pronunciation. For those, please see my pronunciation thread.

Consonants:
1 - k
2 - kk (tensed)
4 - n
7 - t
8 - tt (tensed)
9 - r,l
A - m
B - p
C - pp (tensed)
E - s (t at the end of a syllable)
F - ss (tt when followed by a consonant)
G - silent at the beginning of a syllable, ng at the end
H - ch
I - ch (tensed)
J - ch (aspirated)
K - k (aspirated)
L - t (aspirated)
M - p (aspirated)
N - h

Vowels:

O - a
S - eo
W - o
\ - u (pronounced oo)
a - eu
c - i (pronounced ee)
P - ae
T - eh
Q - ya
U - yeo
[ - yo
` - yu
R - yae
V - yeh
X - wa
Y - wae
] - weo
^ - weh (as in web)
_ - wi (pronounced wee)
b - uey

Part 3 - Structure Of Korean

Like English, Korean is read from left to right, but it is also read from top to bottom. Thus, if you have the syllable \, you begin with the N, then read the O, and finally the 4 to get the sound "Han."

Syllables must consist of at least 1 consonant and 1 vowel, but they can consist of up to 4 characters (1 or 2 additional consonants, never additional vowels) altogether, as in the following examples:

}, I,

Korean Grammar #2 - Verb Conjugations (in progress)

QueenRin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:07:36 -0400

OK guys, here is my thread on how to conjugate Korean verbs. Eventually I will be adding the conjugations for every tense and any exceptions, but since Korean verb conjugation is pretty complex, I'm going to begin with the present tense for now.

First, a basic note on verb structures. All Korean verbs end in

Steph's Korean Lessons #1 - Greetings and Goodbyes

QueenRin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:58:00 -0400

OK, guys, I've decided to do a series of Korean lessons that will hopefully help you if you ever plan to travel to Korea or just want to make Korean friends over the internet. My first lesson will focus on how to greet and say goodbye to people.

Meeting someone for the first time:

Korean pronunciation guide (in progress)

NickCole — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:42:03 -0400

you should. :3 It's really useful for people who wants to speak Korea when they visit there or talking to their Korean friends. xD

And maybe you can also type the letters in order to type korean. o:

Guide to learning korean for kAU =d

Vpower — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:35:58 -0400

Pssssh she only said the ASSA thingie, because she likes a certain song *brickeD*

A song + band..in Korean..Translation? :(

Ishaboo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:03:56 -0500

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