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    In Korean,

    A cat sounds '야옹' (Ya ong)

    A dog sounds '멍멍' (Mung mung) / '왈왈' (wal wal)

    As for as I know we don't have the  official sound for a turkey. 

    Instead a rooster sounds '꼬꼬댁' (Kko kko deak) / '꼬끼오' (Kko kki o)

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    August 15, 2016
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    Hello, Briana.

    If you break words down, it will help you out to understand the difference of similar words

    Even though I am a native Korean, I normally use this method when I am confused with them.

    So let's break it down.


    1. 사은품 : 사은(an expression of gratitude) + 품(=an Item)

    You can use '사은' as a verb which is '사은하다.'. It means 'express gratitude'

    (*Not many people use this verb nowadays though.)

    Basically '사은품' is an item that somebody expresses gratitude through giving it.

    In the commercial field when you purchased something they thanked you. So they gave you another gift.

    That's '사은품'.


    2. 증정품 : 증정(=giving something away) + 품(=an Item)

    You can also use '증정' as a verb which is '증정하다.'. It means 'give away.'.

    I've seen a number of people using 'giveaway' on the internet to promote their website or goods.

    I guess that's equivalent to '증정품'.

    Basically it's similar to '사은품', but it's a bigger version of it, because whether you buy something or not it can be given.



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    August 14, 2016
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  • Commented
    I had this odd feeling whenever I used those expressions, 'cause the text book didn't explain much about it. Just like Vulgar/informal/formal. That was all. Thanks again. It helped me a lot. :)
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    August 12, 2016
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    Is this expression usable? (telling how I've been doing in English.)

    I bought a text book about English expressions a couple of months ago. (mostly American expressions)

    It contains a lot of unfamiliar expressions. Most of them I've never heard of.

    Please let me know whether it's a bunch of malarkey or not. (ex.) 

    Here are some expressions.


    Q: How are you? (I normally use this) = How's tricks? / How's it shakin'? / How's by you?

    A: same as usual (I normally use this) = I am getting by / just muddling through / plugging along / Fair to middling.

    A: not good (I normally use this) = Lousy / Crummy

    A: keeping busy (I normally use this) = Swamped / I'm snowed under / Been running around like a chicken with its head cut off.


    Thanks for those who answer in advance. 

    August 11, 2016
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    boyfriend - 남자 친구 girlfriend - 여자 친구 friend - 친구 best friend -가장 친한 친구 neighbour - 이웃 employee - 직원 co-worker - 동료 classmate - 학급 친구 husband - 남편 wife - 부인 teacher - 선생님 student - 학생 professor - 교수 boss - 보스/대장
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    August 10, 2016
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    I have the same opinion as Bulabi except for "다음 달".

     It should be "다음달" without any space.

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    This is based on the dictionary '고려대한국어대사전'.

    '국립국어원' says differently. 

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    August 10, 2016
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  • Commented

    Joo Hyung made a good point of it, and yet I'd like to add a few things more here. 


    First of all, you need to understand that space among words can make the difference of a meaning when it comes to Korean.

    I think you might be confused with '잘못' and '잘_못'.

    If you want to put the verb '하다.' after '잘못'. it's without any space like this. '잘못하다.'

    This is  one word. This means 'S/O does s/t wrong'. 

    I guess that's why the website said to you, '하다.' can be used only. (well '잘못되다.' is possible too, but it's just about active or passive.)

    However, if you want to put another verb after '잘못' except for '하다' or '되다', you need to make space between the two words. For instance : '잘못_찾다.(S/O searches s/t wrong)', '잘못_타다.(S/O rides s/t wrong)', etc.


    On the other hand, '저는 글씨를 잘 못 써요.'  ('I am bad at handwriting.') needs to make space among the three words like this. '잘_못_써요.'. Because of the space its meaning can be changed.


    Let's make some examples with 쓰다(Write)

    1. 잘못_쓰다. (S/O writes s/t wrong)

    2. 잘_못_쓰다. (S/O is bad at handwriting)


    Fyi , S/O or S/T I refer to is 'someone' or 'something'

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    August 10, 2016
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    My kids.
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    August 10, 2016
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    As a non native English speaker (from S.Korea)

    1. I do not have any English name, and yet if someone is confused with my Korean name I will come up with any kind of English name which has a similar pronunciation instantly. For instance, My Korean name 'Cha' shortened already for easy pronunciation for those who are not familiar with Korean names can be used like 'Charlie' or 'Charles'. but it doesn't mean that I have an English name. It's just for the convenience.

    Having an English name isn't required here but most of language learners change theirs for a better communication.


    2. I prefer to use My Korean surname. 'Cha' was mentioned above. It's basically one of the family names in Korea such as 'Kim', 'Park', or 'Choi', etc. Among Koreans we don't call it or use it generally in a casual conversation, but I have seen a number of Koreans using it to Foreigners including me. It's because foreigners couldn't pronounce Korean names properly, also many of them couldn't remember it. so there is no point of using the first name. (Even worse; "not remembered" that's critical if you are in a business situation.)

    Simply I didn't like to ditch my original name away, so compromised it through switching to the family name. It is shorter and it is easy to remember.

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    August 10, 2016
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