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gregorydfierro_232373
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Slang?

Postby gregorydfierro_232373 » May 8th, 2017 1:00 pm

On SNL Korea, a girl was arguing with another guy and said, 내 맘이다!

He responded with, 네 맘만 있냐?

The literal translation doesn't make sense to me....can you help? Is it slang? Thank you!

Gregory

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Re: Slang?

Postby community.korean » May 9th, 2017 12:52 pm

Hi Gregory,

Thanks for posting. It depends on the context (it would help if we could know the scenario in which this dialogue was used), but it could be a play of words/pronunciation:

내 맘이다 (it would usually mean, 'It's my decision', but here, '맘' also sounds like 'mom' in English, so the speaker was probably saying 'It's my mom!)
And the other person probably was saying

네 맘만 있냐 (Are you the only one with a mom? (I have one too)).

Hope this was of help.
Best,
Lyn
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loredana997_232642
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Korean particles

Postby loredana997_232642 » July 11th, 2017 8:59 pm

Hello. Could you, please, explain to me, what is the difference between 은/는 and 가/이? I mean I know 가/이 are subject markers and 은/는 are used in 3 moments: 1. as main topic 2. to show contrast 3. with meaning "as for". Even so, it seems that they are almost simillar somehow, so I am confused and I do not know when exactly to use 가/이 and when to use 은/는 . :(
Thank you. I am looking forward to hearing from you!

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Re: Slang?

Postby contactus_231994 » July 13th, 2017 1:14 pm

Hello,

Thanks for posting. We actually have a lesson series on particles which may help you out, so please give it a try! If you still have questions after studying the lessons, please let us know:

https://www.koreanclass101.com/2014/07/ ... -and-neun/

Sincerely,
Lyn
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