Comment on utilise "arroser"? Je veux apprendre plus beaucoup d'argot francais, et j'ai vu ce mot - arroser. La phrase etait, "Nous avons gagné, ça s'arrose!" Ca veut dire boire l'alcool ou mettre l'eau a quelquechose, oui? Est-ce que ca reflexif? Donc, je peux dire, "Je m'arrose parce que c'est une fete!"? Merci beacoup en avance!

Les spectacles en français? Bonjour, tout le monde! Alors, je voudrais regarder les spectacles en français; il peut être rien. Mais, je n'ai pas de TV en français, donc je dois les voir par mon ordinateur. Si vous savez des spectacles et des sites où je peux les regarder, s'il vous plaît, dire moi (YouTube n'a pas beaucoup des spectacles, mais s'il a le spectacle que vous dire de, c'est parfait)! Merci beaucoup!

What are all the ways to use "-고?" I know it's not a word alone, but someone used it in a way I'm not familiar with, so please explain :) I already know when you add it to verbs for "to want" ex. I want to do - 하고 싶어 Thank you!

Qu'est-ce que les utilisations de "vas-y?" What are the uses of "vas-y?" Is it like "let's go?" Can you give any examples? Answering in English or French is fine. Thank you!!! Les examples et un definition, s'il vous plait? Les réponses en anglais ou francais sont OK.

Korean sentence structure and to be verbs...? So I've been studying vocabulary, mostly, but making sentences with the words I've learned has actually been confusing (Nooo!). I have a few questions on where to place words and if some are necessary to use at all. First, when adding more than one verb to a sentence, where to place the verbals (participles, gerunds, infinitives)? Ex. I wish to give you a piano. You should watch the show I'm looking at. Next, in sentence structure, how are compound sentences formed? Are all verbs in the sentence placed at the end like simple sentences or (independent clause) conjunction (independent clause)? Ex. I jogged early in the morning and now I am relaxing on my couch. If we continue searching, we can find the key and you can unlock the treasure chest. Lastly, is it needed to add "-ah/"-yah" or is it superfluous (Is "Nan yeoja ya" or "Nan yeoja" better?)? Is it only needed in sentences describing things? Ex. I am going to bed. Why are you putting on gloves: is it cold outside? Thanks! :) I love you guys!

What are good, fun vocabulary sites? I am learning Korean, and I really need to acquire new vocabulary words. I know about www.wordshowers.com, and I'm happy it's there, but it's very boring to sit and repeat/copy words down. It's easier to memorize words if you match them or use them in context, rather than raw vocab., like wordshowers. It is a great help to finding words specifically, though ^^. So if anyone has anything where you can do activities for you to remember the words effectively, I'd greatly appreciate it! (I can read Korean, so it does not have to be in romanization) Anything is greatly appreciated! Thanks! ~Sami

American Culture Questions Hey, guys! I was looking forward to answering your questions! Until I realized...

I only have one question to answer.<img alt="" src="/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/broken_heart.gif" />

So keep asking! Just because I made this topic doesn't mean I won't still answer questions...If you're unclear about answers, you have a question about American culture, or you have a question about learning English, I'll answer it here! I would prefer that you ask them on America Culture (the topic) because then when you come here, it'll be easier to find your question and you'll have to flip through less pages. KEEP ASKING!

So, here we go! First question!

<em>Is it really true that western countries are known to be liberated that Asians...
</em>by cheskah
Hmm, I was a bit confused about your question...I'm not sure if you mean "Is it really true that western countries are known to liberate Asians" or "Is it really true that western countries are known to be liberated by Asians". I'll answer both: As far as I know, America hasn't taken over any Asian countries...I'm pretty sure that the only place outside of America that we have as territory is Puerto Rico, maybe Guam. Likewise, we haven't been taken over by any Asian countries. I hope I answered your question, but if I didn't, ask again. Sorry, I wasn't sure what you meant (FAILURE!) .<img alt="" src="/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/embaressed_smile.gif" /> But you said you think you may visit America soon (or live, at the moment I forget what you said.). That's cool; hope you have fun.

I remember being asked these questions before, so I'll answer them now. I'll also answer questions anyone has when I receive them!
<em>What is popular American music?
</em>Let's see...Americans have different taste, but artists in general who are popular are Miley Cyrus (Disney Channel in general has pretty popular people), the Jonas Brothers, Alicia Keys (she's my favourite American singer *love* but my favourite of all is Utada Hikaru *EVEN MORE LOVE!*), Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, T.I., Jay-Z, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance...

The list goes on and on! Music choices get to be so diverse here that I can't name everyone! But those are people who are really popular that you might wanna check out...Jay-Z and T.I. are rappers, so if you're into that, you'll love them. My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park have that rock feel to them. Taylor/Carrie are country, Alicia/Beyonce are R&B, and Miley/JB are both pop.

<em>Does America have gameshows like they do in Korea?
</em>Yes and no. We have gameshows, but not like Korean ones. Korea seems to have a wider range of games and they seem to be more popular. American ones, like <em>Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? </em>is pretty terse. You answer questions along with a fifth grader and see who gets them right. If the adult loses, he/she has to say "I am not smarter than a fifth grader." If they win, they get money! <em>Bet This House!</em> is a gameshow where you answer random questions and if you get them wrong, you lose something from your house. If you get them right, you'll win something for it.

<em>What does "crocodile tears" mean?
</em>This is an English <em>idiom, </em>or saying, that is unique to only English. Crocodile tears are fake tears, so if you took something from someone, and they made themself cry, they'd be crying "crocodile tears". Crocodiles don't really cry (I think they force themselves to? Maybe they just don't at all...) so that's where the saying came from.

America Culture ^_^ Hey guys!

So I'm American and I've lived here my whole life. It's extremely diverse here: in one town you can find people of all different kinds! I myself am black, white, and Native American.

America has its own holidays (like Labor Day and Patriot's Day), but it is HEAVILY influenced by European culture. America originally had people called Native Americans, who were here before the Europeans settled in. They were mostly wiped out by disease, slavery, etc. 

So Europeans brought in Africans, until finally, after centuries of slavery, sexism, and racism, America thought that everyone should be treated equally, and we became self-described as "the land of the free and the home of the brave". 

That is a very broad overview of the history.

Now for something more fun...
Because America is so diverse in its people, it has SO many things to do that come from other countries. For instance, right by my neighbourhood there's a Korean mall, there are China Towns spread across America, and there are Asian and Spanish restaraunts. There's also many choices of languages to take in school because of it being so diverse (I am currently taking French, which I speak pretty fluently, and I am teaching myself Korean). 

We can't forget American foods, though ^_^ Chicken I GUESS you could call an American delicacy because I believe it was here that fried chicken and chicken sandwiches were invented. American food is pretty unhealthy ^^ but because we have a bunch of different cultures, we may have Italian one night, Spanish the next, and then Chinese. I had spaghetti today: that's seen here by many people as Americanized Italian.
 
Hmm, I can't think of anything to put in right now: the history and diversity was what I planned to talk about and there it is, above. If ANYONE has ANY questions about American culture, history, language, food, school, or anything, please ask it here as an answer, and I'll make a new topic in Culture Exchange Station. The topic will be called 

"American Culture Questions"

Please make the questions appropriate -.-
There, the questions will be answered ^^ Hope I can answer them well! <img alt="" src="/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif" />



~Sami

Present/Future/Past Tense in Korean Hey! So I have a question regarding the tenses in Korean (present, future, past). I read before that to make a sentence present, you would add the suffix -yo (I have to use romanizations...my computer can process Korean but can't type it. <img alt="" src="/FCKeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/embaressed_smile.gif" />) to the verb/adjective. For instance, "It's cheap" would be said as "Sayo" correct? It "presently" is cheap.

However, I also read that to say something is present, you would put "neun" after the subject.  For instance, "I know him" would be "Na neun geu namja ahneta"  Literally, "I am knowing that man." 

Does it matter which one I use, or is there a rule that says when you use "neun" and "-yo"? Is one of them wrong? Please help: I'm confused >.<

As an added bonus (you don't have to do it, I just would be very grateful and would love you forever~~) how do you turn things into future tense and/or past tense?

Basically, what I'm asking, is: How do you turn things into present tense (and if there's more than one way, like the two I listed above, when do I use each one?) 

Bonus: How to make things past and/or future tense?

Thanks everyone ^.^