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Why are you interested in Korean? I'm starting a Meetup Group and I want to ask this question in both English and Korean: Why are you interested in Korean? 왜 한국어 재밌어요? Also, what is a "fun" way to say "member" in Korean. Google Translate shows: "회원", but I wonder if there's a way to say "member" in Korean that is a little more interesting and fun than that? Thanks! Dave

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Why are you interested in Korean?

I'm starting a Meetup Group and I want to ask this question in both English and Korean:

Why are you interested in Korean?

왜 한국어 재밌어요? => 왜 한국어에 관심이 있으세요?

재미있다/재밌다 means something is fun or amusing. "To be interested in something" is usually expressed as -에 관심이 있다/많다, -에 흥미를 느낀다, etc.

Also, what is a "fun" way to say "member" in Korean. Google Translate shows: "회원", but I wonder if there's a way to say "member" in Korean that is a little more interesting and fun than that?

I can't think of a fun way of saying "member".  To make it sound  more important, you might say 창립 멤버/회원 (founding member), although it's a big word for such a small thing.  Or you could say something like 일찍 가입하셔서 선수가 되어 보세요 (Join early and become a pro), where 선수 normally means an (official) athelete but also has the slangy sense of someone who is very good at something, like a pro.

Thanks!
Dave

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Great to know, thanks! I'll think I'll use 멤버 to start with, that will be good especially for people totally new to korean because they can easily sound that out once they learn 한글. I've seen other Meetup groups come up with witty names for members. For example, a meetup about Virginia Tech might call the members "Hokies", or a meetup about astronomy might call members "Space Junkies" or "Astronomers", something fun like that. If you have any ideas of cute way of saying "Korean Language Learners" or "Korean Lovers", please let me know! Thanks again!
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I agree with Ryan. We usually say 멤버 in your described setting.
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For "member," what about just "멤버”? I've heard this quite a lot from Koreans and (probably?) sounds less formal than 회원.

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