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Korean in plain English

Call Number

  • 495.7 D376M (CEN)

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Edition

2nd ed.

Publication Information

New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007.

Physical Description

viii, 264 p. ; 20 cm.

Summary

With Korean in Plain English, you can speak Korean in no time! Its easy-to-use pronunciation system and straightforward presentation of the basics of the language-with plenty of useful sentences-help you break the language barrier quickly and confidently. Start on the right foot and speak Korean with ease: Good morning! Annyong hashim nikka! (Ahn-nyong hah-sheem nee-kkah!), Thank you! Kamsahamnida! (Kahm-sah-hahm-nee-dah!), That was really a funny movie. Chongmallo usuun yonghwa imnida. (Chahng-mahl-loh uu-sue-uun yahng-hwah eem-nee-dah.), Please call the police. Kyongchal-ul pullo chuseyo. (Kyong-chahl-uul puul-lah chuu-say-yoe.), May I have some sauce, please? Sosu jom chushipshio? (Soh-sue johm chuu-sheep-shee-oh?), You are beautiful. Tangshin-un arumdapgunyo. (Tahng-sheen-uun ah-rume-dahp-guun-yoe.).

Contents

  • Korean language
  • Pronunciation guide
  • Some basic vocabulary
  • Days of the week
  • Months of the year
  • Seasons
  • Numbers
  • Telling time
  • Greetings and farewells
  • Names
  • Common responses
  • Other useful phrases
  • Dining vocabulary
  • Travel vocabulary
  • Hotel vocabulary
  • Transportation vocabulary
  • Clothing vocabulary
  • Shopping vocabulary
  • Telephone vocabulary
  • Post office vocabulary
  • Glossary of useful vocabulary
  • A-awake
  • Baby-buy
  • Cabbage-cuttlefish
  • Dad-dysentery
  • Ear-eye
  • Fabric-future
  • Gallery-gynecologist
  • Haggle-hygiene
  • I-ivory
  • Jacket-juice
  • Keep-korean
  • Lacquer-luxurious
  • Made-my
  • Name-nurse
  • Occupation-oyster
  • Pacific ocean-put
  • Quality-quotation (price)
  • Rabbit-rye
  • Safe-synagogue
  • Table-typhoon
  • Ulcer-usher
  • Vacancy-voyage
  • Wages-wrong
  • X-mas-x-ray
  • Yacht-yourself
  • Zero-zoo
  • 21st-Century Korea: Adaptor-ATM
  • Blog-browser
  • Call waiting-cyberspace
  • Debit card-digital
  • E-book-E-mail
  • Fax-folder
  • Geek-google
  • Handset-home page
  • Instant messaging-Ipod
  • Laptop computer-log-in
  • Memory-mobile phone
  • Notebook computer
  • Online
  • Pager-Podcasting
  • RAM-Remote control
  • Security-Stereo system
  • Video camera-Video games
  • Website-Wireless
  • Yahoo.

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