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Differences? Nuances?

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Differences? Nuances?

Postby orbiter » November 22nd, 2011 4:49 am

Can someone please help to explain the differences between the following? If possible, please help to explain the nuances... these are the things that non-native speakers do not catch when studying with dictionaries and textbooks :(

1) 보드랍다 vs 부드럽다
2) 톡톡하다 vs 툭툭하다
3)앙앙 (울다) vs 엉엉 (울다)
4) 털털 (옷의 먼지를 털털 털다) vs 툭툭 (옷의 먼지를 툭툭 털다)
5) 왁자지껄 vs 와글와글 vs 시끌벅적 vs 북적북적
6) 꿀꺽꿀꺽 (꿀꺽꿀꺽 마시다) vs 벌컥벌컥 (벌컥벌컥 마시다)
7) 방글방글 vs 싱글방글 (웃기)
8) 흑흑 vs 훌쩍훌쩍
9) 속닥속닥 vs 소근소근

고맙소... :D

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Postby trutherous » November 22nd, 2011 8:25 am

My Korean language partner and I have prepared an audio answer for your questions - please excuse the poor sound quality -- it was the first time doing this sort of thing and I simply used the external speakers.

Here are your answers (link removed)

My language partner (what I am permitted to say): upper mid 30s, native of 전라도 광주, graduated university in Korea, has never studied abroad yet has amazingly excellent English skills.

As for me.. well... when I listen to my Korean pronunciation on any recording 쥐구멍에라도 숨고 싶은 듯 부끄럽지만 ... however 하하 I will defend myself this time by reminding everyone that this recording was totally off-the-cuff unrehearsed, unscripted, un-practiced 등등.. and I think we did a pretty good job for a Skype call between the US and Korea that was recorded in amateur fashion -don't you? :D

Have a great day and keep up the good work (study)! 열공!
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Postby trutherous » November 25th, 2011 10:17 pm


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Postby orbiter » November 28th, 2011 1:26 am

trutherous wrote:Oh well ...


Wow! This is great. I can't wait to get home to listen to the clip this evening. Thank you!!! :D You guys are the bestest haha

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Postby trutherous » November 28th, 2011 6:58 am

of course we thought of a thousand better ways to explain the items since then

in number 9 I think we sort of started to slip into Korean mode -- I think the answers should have been 'in a small secret voice" and "in a whisper/whispering" 소근소근 /수군수군

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Postby orbiter » November 29th, 2011 3:02 am

To my two very dedicated 선생님들...

오디오 수업 잘 들었습니다! 저를 위해 customised 수업까지 만들어줘서, 너무너무 감동받았습니다! I feel so loved hahaha
(저를 위해 두분은 울었고 또 웃었잖아요...어떻게 감동을 안 하겠어요...ㅋㅋㅋ) 덕분에 이해가 되었습니다 :) 두분 정말 훌률한 선생님이시네요~

근데..하나 틀린 거 있는데요...

...저는 여자 인데요... :oops:

P.S. 한국어 가르친분의 영어를 진짜 진짜 잘해요!

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Postby trutherous » November 29th, 2011 6:26 pm

오디오 수업 잘 들었습니다! 저를 위해 customised 수업까지 만들어줘서, 너무너무 감동받았습니다! I feel so loved hahaha
(저를 위해 두분은 울었고 또 웃었잖아요...어떻게 감동을 안 하겠어요...ㅋㅋㅋ) 덕분에 이해가 되었습니다 Smile 두분 정말 훌률한 선생님이시네요~
- 들어주셔서 고마운데 칭찬까지 하시니 .. 별 말씀을요

근데..하나 틀린 거 있는데요...
...저는 여자 인데요... Embarassed
아 네. 여자이시군요. 착각해서 미안해요. 하지만 우리한테 성차별이 없다는 증거가 되지 아닐까요? :D

P.S. 한국어 가르친분의 영어를 진짜 진짜 잘해요!
-예. 동의합니다. 우리 선생님의 영어 실력은 진짜 대단하시지요? 같이 이야기할 때마다 감탄하지 않을 순 없어요.

근데 orbiter씨의 한국어 실력도 보통 아니시네요!

화이팅!

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Postby orbiter » November 30th, 2011 1:06 am

네, 계속 열심히 하겠습니다!

(그리고 계속 게시판에 질문을 올리겠습니다... 잘 부탁드려요!!!) :P

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