billboards in Korean

[kzuraw]

안녕하세요, 여러분!

I'm a beginner, so usually when I see a Korean billboard here in Los Angeles I'm happy to just sound it out and maybe recognize a word or two.

But this weekend I stumbled across a billboard (on Wilshire between Vermont and Normandie somewhere) that I could actually understand

같이먹으면 더 맛있다....아침은 맥도날드

If I understand right, this could be translated something like "When you eat together, it's more delicious...McDonald's breakfast". This may not be very exciting to most of you, but for me it was THRILLING.

Anyway, I just had to share that, and wanted to know if anyone has seen any interesting/funny/surprising Korean-language billboards, whether in Korea or elsewhere!

[Chris1]

Awesome! It really becomes a good gauge of your general understanding as you continue studying... It can really be a good sense of accomplishment. The "아침은 맥도날드." carries more of the nuance of "McDonalds for breakfast" as in "Eat McDonald's for breakfast," but it essentially means the same thing.

This is one of my favorites (by 강남 in 서울) that I took last year.

[holdfast]

This is one of my favorites (by 강남 in 서울) that I took last year.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!

that is amazing.

[matthew254]

nicely done, kzuraw! That is certainly one of those "hot damn!" moments that is worth sharing

[kyuree]

안녕하세요, 여러분!

I'm a beginner, so usually when I see a Korean billboard here in Los Angeles I'm happy to just sound it out and maybe recognize a word or two.

You have Korean billboards in L.A. for... McDonald's? That's so... I dunno what to say.
Though in certain areas of Berlin we have Turkish billboards (for Ikea) emerging.
Does that mean Koreans are the biggest minority in L.A.? Cos Turkish ppl are definetely the biggest minority in Germany.

oh and by the way, congrats, kzuraw

[javiskefka]

Doesn't LA have the largest Koreatown in the US? I don't think there would be space for large Korean billboards in NYC, in any case...

[Chris1]

Living in certain parts of LA is the closest you can get to being in Korea itself. Many of the people that live there say there is no need whatsoever to know English. They even have a special Korean policeforce if I remember correctly.

[kyuree]

Living in certain parts of LA is the closest you can get to being in Korea itself. Many of the people that live there say there is no need whatsoever to know English. They even have a special Korean policeforce if I remember correctly.

wow, that's weird

[kzuraw]

Yeah, there are many Korean billboards in the central part of L.A.--they're good practice! There are billboards in other languages too, like of course English and Spanish, but also Chinese, sometimes Farsi or Pilipino. But Korean is definitely one of the top 10 languages here, probably even in the top 5.

[kzuraw]

This is one of my favorites (by 강남 in 서울) that I took last year.

Thanks, Chris1! With the help of a dicitonary, I get the first line ("The company president has been dragged to the mental hospital"), and I'm guessing the second line is something like "in the meantime, we're selling everything for cheap", but I haven't learned the 게 suffix yet so I don't totally understand how it fits together.

A nice variation on the "we've gone crazy!" sale theme...

[manyakumi]

With the help of a dicitonary, I get the first line ("The company president has been dragged to the mental hospital"), and I'm guessing the second line is something like "in the meantime, we're selling everything for cheap", but I haven't learned the 게 suffix yet so I don't totally understand how it fits together.

A nice variation on the "we've gone crazy!" sale theme...

Exactly!

게 suffix makes verb or adjective into an adverb.
As you know, adverbs qualify verbs or adjectives.

싸다 (to be cheap) : adjective
싸 + 게 = adverb

그 가게는 과일을 항상 싸게 판다.
That store sells fruits always cheap.

먹다 (to eat) : verb
먹 + 게 = adverb

나는 그에게 내 점심을 먹게 했다.
I let him eat my lunch.

[kzuraw]

Cool, thanks manyakumi! Makes total sense now.