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Dialects 방언

orbiter
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Dialects 방언

Postby orbiter » November 9th, 2010 6:59 am

Just out of curiosity, for people who grew up speaking in dialect, since they pronounce the words so differently, do they write differently as well? Or if not, won't they have immense difficulty in writing the "proper" Korean?

For instance, if Jeolla people pronounce 냄세as 냄시, do they write it as 냄세 or 냄시??

Just curious :)

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Hello orbiter,

Postby timandyou » November 9th, 2010 8:05 am

What a good question, orbiter!!! :P :P :P
I think the answer for your question is "UP TO THEM".
However, one thing I am sure about is that if they write "냄시", meaning 냄새 "smell", in writing exam(s), it's INCORRECT!
Yes, in casual speech/writing, it's totally fine!
It's the same as English.
Think about when you type things in English (dialect words/sentences). ㅎㅎㅎ
cheers,

Tim 8)

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Postby trutherous » November 9th, 2010 8:17 am

orbiter - well -- how do you account for 몰라요, 먹어요, 많이, and 맹세?

내 생각에는 ㅁ 은 분명히 "M" 자와 비슷하다.

timandyou -- hmm can we trust him? .. shhhh! (don't tell anyone I said this but) I think Tim is a 왜적 sympathizer.. he's living in Tokyo!

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Oh~~ Boy George~~!

Postby timandyou » November 9th, 2010 9:13 am

Oh~~ George~~!!
:( :roll: :wink: Please say, "뻥이야!" to me...
cheers,

Tim 8)

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Postby trutherous » November 9th, 2010 6:36 pm

oops!! I accidentally commented here on what orbiter said in the other ㅂ vs ㅁ thread:

When I first saw the title, I thought of something altogether different:

I’m not sure if this is evident, but Koreans pronounce theirㅁ (m) sometimes asㅂ (b/p).
For instance, “맜있다” sometimes sounds like “MBashidda”. One common word is “뭐”. It often sounds like it is pronounced with a B rather than an M.


I don’t know how to express this… Anyone understands what I’m referring to or am I the only weirdo...?


so my answer was as written above.. sorry for the confusion

still wondering about that Tim though... living in 저 섬나라 could have swayed his patriotism.. ㅋㅋㅋ

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Hello George,

Postby timandyou » November 10th, 2010 12:44 am

George~~
지금 저를 이간질 시키고 계신가요? ㅎㅎㅎ
제가 한국말과 한국사람을 얼마나 사랑하는데... :cry: :cry: :cry:
cheers,

Tim 8)

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Postby trutherous » November 10th, 2010 8:18 am

lol -- Tim!

I know you are teaching Korean to those 'way jeok-dul'

Please tell them for me that 이순신 says hello.. ;)


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