Breaking the Language Bar-rier

English is a very difficult language, even for native

speakers.

In this class, I want to talk about some common areas

in which Koreans tend to be confused.

We will also talk a little about “Konglish”.

Konglish is fine in Korea, but foreigners probably won’t knowwhat you’re talking

about.

Case in point:

Morgan Reynolds

He’s the cool, handsome guy

that all the dudes want to be and all the girls want to

get next to.

Meet:

Hot Korean Girl

She’s not as attrac-tive as Morgan, but most members of the opposite sex

consider her “beau-tiful”.

Meet:

Too bad.

“Window shopping” is a common phrase in

America.

It means looking at items in stores without

buying them.

“Eye shopping”, to an American, sounds like

you are buying eyes.

Some com-monly

misused words.

Fun-

Funny-

entertain-ing

humorous

Fun

Funny

cheating-

cunning-

breaking the rules

intelligence, being

sneaky

cheating

cunning

Some words with different meanings in

America.

sharp

Mechanical pencil

sharp

cider

lemon-lime soft drink (Sprite,

7-up)

cider

Fermented fruit juice

service

free service

servicework, or

army service

Combined words and abbreviations.

Sand- sandwich

Officetel- small apartment

Air con- air conditioner

There’s nothing wrong with using Konglish.

Just make sure you know the English words

as well.

Commonly misspelled words in English

(by Americans)

alot

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG-WRONG WRONG-WRONG

alot -> a lot

definite

address

calendar

Their- possessiveLook at their hair!

There- positionOver there! Look!

They’re- contrac-tion

They’re on fire!

Its- possessiveThe sun is stretching

its rays to my door.

It’s- contraction It’s a nice day outside.