Okay, Bobby lent me his Korean/Engish dictionaries. Oh that is all fine and dandy. Watching Korean movies and dramas are helpful. But saying their speech patterns on my own are freakin' tongue twisters from hell. My tongue can't seem to follow. Case in point:
Telephone:
English-hello,
Korean-yobesayo,
Japanese-moshi moshi.
Not too bad. I can deal. Now how about:
Greeting:
English-hello, hi
Korean-annyonghasipnigga, annyonghaseyo
Japanese-konnichiwa.
Goodbye (Informal):
English-bye, see ya
Korean-annyonghi kasipsio
Japanese-ja ne
Domesticated feline:
English-cat
Korean-koyangi
Japanese-neko
Domesticated canine:
English-dog
Korean-kae
Japanese-inu
The Japanese language written in the romanized form (the way it's pronounced) is actually relative to the latin pronunciation. The vowels are all pronounced A-ah, E-eh, I-ee, O-oh, U-oo to the most extent. All languages have exceptions to the rule. I'm sure the vowels can be pronounced or excluded in some instances. So to me Japanese would be a far easier language to master. Korean.....OMG.....the consenants and vowels do NOT sound how they are spelled in English. For instance...."s" or "sh" make the ss sound, as in the word "same", "ae" makes the aa sound, as in the word "cat", "yo" with a majiggy above the o makes the "yur" sound as in "yearn". Just shoot me in the head with that last bit of information. There are no "f's", "v's", or "z's" in Korean sounds. Aaagh! Maybe I need a better dictionary. LOL!
Well, there is your tutorial for the day. I'm sure there will be more to come. Right now my tongue hurts from biting it so much from all the Korean tongue twisters.
Annyonghi kasipsio for now!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
To be a Texan
Things I Have Learned From Living in Texas......
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in Texas.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas plus a couple no one's seen before.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart; it is a Buggy.
Houses have "Winders" and "Windas", never has a window been seen.
South of I-20, People actually grow and eat okra.
"Fixinto" is one word.
There is no such thing as "lunch." There is only dinner and then there is supper.
(sweet) Iced tea is appropriate for all meals... and you start drinking it when you're two.
Backards and forards means "I know everything about you."
"DJeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
You measure distance in hours and minutes, not miles.
You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
"Fixing" is a verb. Example: "I'm fixing to go to the store.
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You know what a "DAWG" is.
Yall is a word.
You carry jumper cables in your car. . .for your OWN car.
There are only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and
sports.
The first day of deer season is a holiday.
100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."
We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
Going to Wal-mart is a favorite pasttime known as "goin' Wal-martin" or off to "Wally World."
A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no stinking driver's ed . . .if our mama says we can drive, we can drive.
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in Texas.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas plus a couple no one's seen before.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart; it is a Buggy.
Houses have "Winders" and "Windas", never has a window been seen.
South of I-20, People actually grow and eat okra.
"Fixinto" is one word.
There is no such thing as "lunch." There is only dinner and then there is supper.
(sweet) Iced tea is appropriate for all meals... and you start drinking it when you're two.
Backards and forards means "I know everything about you."
"DJeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
You measure distance in hours and minutes, not miles.
You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
"Fixing" is a verb. Example: "I'm fixing to go to the store.
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You know what a "DAWG" is.
Yall is a word.
You carry jumper cables in your car. . .for your OWN car.
There are only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and
sports.
The first day of deer season is a holiday.
100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."
We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
Going to Wal-mart is a favorite pasttime known as "goin' Wal-martin" or off to "Wally World."
A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no stinking driver's ed . . .if our mama says we can drive, we can drive.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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