爸爸 -> 아버지(a-beo-ji) 也可以說 아빠 (a-bba) 媽媽 -> 어머니 (eo-meo-ni) 也可以說 엄마 (eom-ma) 老師 -> 선생님 (seon-saeng-nim), 還有 교수님 (kyo-su-nim)

I don't know the exact context, but most likely these are not silent, you will pronounce the Ws. I'm guessing that 'bwa' is from '봐' which means 'look'/'see' by itself and 'try doing (blank)' when used with other verbs. So for instance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SwiSpudKWI The title of this song is "소원을 말해봐" , or roughly "(try) telling me your wishes". 'Jwa' is probably from '줘' which means 'give' by itself or 'do as a favor' when used with another verb. If you want to know more about how 봐 and 줘 are used at the end of sentences (where you probably encounter them in songs) let me know. Otherwise, I think it's pretty safe to say that you *do* pronounce the 'W' (Like if you said 'Ju+A' very fast until it sounds like 'Jwa').

Loosely translated, both "사이" and "중간" do mean "between". However, there are certain phrases/sentences that "사이" works better with, and certain ones that "중간" works better with. Specifically "사이" works well when describing three things: A) A time range 'between' two times / During a certain time 내일 3시에서 4시의 사이에 - Tomorrow between 3 and 4. B) Physical space 'between' something. 하늘과 땅 사이 - The space between the sky/heaven and earth C) A relationship 'between' two people. 걔랑 사이 좋아 - My relationship with him is good 중간 has more of a meaning of "in the middle of"/"average". The "중" in 중간 is Chinese for center/middle. So, for example: 그의 성적은 반에서 중간 정도다 - His grades were average in the class (this is directly from a dictionary). In the sentence you gave, the word 중간 matches better, as none of the usual definitions of 사이 really apply. For Koreans the choice of 중간 is just more natural; for us as second language learners we just need to hear many sentences with 중간/사이 in them and get a better feel for where these words can be best used.

As Chris mentioned, "여기" is the most basic "here". The "에" that gets tacked on is actually a particle that indicates location, kind of like 'to' (but not exactly the same). So, for instance: Q: Where are you going? --> 어디 가? A: (I'm) going to school. --> 학교(에) 가 Another example showing how it's a bit different from 'to'. Q: Where's my pencil ? 연필이 어디 있어? A: It's here. 여기(에) 있어. In casual conversation the "에" is often left off.

You can translate these sentences over directly by using the different pronouns in Korean: I eat --> 나는 먹어요. You eat --> 너는 먹어요. He eats --> 그는 먹어요. We eat --> 우리는 먹어요. However, in most cases you can determine who is doing the eating by the context. Because of this, pronouns are often left out in Korean. A: I'm hungry... --> 배 고픈데.. B: Did (you) eat? --> 밥 먹었어? Here "you" is left out. A: Want to eat together? --> 같이 먹을래? B: (I) already ate. --> 벌써 먹었는데 Here "I" is left out. (The `을래='wanna', and `는데='...' , they don't affect the meaning of I/You)

I cannot think of any common general terms for cheap alcohol/beer. However, there are slang terms for some kinds of cheap alcohol that are very common (in colleges, etc.) Some examples: -Milwaukee's Best (Beer) --> "Beast" -Natural Light (Beer) --> "Natty (Light)" -40 ounce Malt Liquor --> "a 40"/"40s" I've rarely heard the term "piss water" used for bad beer, but it's not common enough to be worth learning. PS these may be Americanisms, I'm not sure these same drinks are common in the UK.

This is not normally used in the figurative sense. Most likely whoever used this was just being creative.. which is what language is for =) Domasla and Peachey's posts are probably close to what the original speaker meant; just wanted to add that this isn't a common expression you need to memorize.

Yes it does mean that. Here's where it comes from: If you are 'using' someone, it means that you are manipulating them for you own purpose. You use tools (도구 .. like hammer, etc.), so someone who is easily used/manipulated is also a 'tool'. While this is where it derives from, nowadays the meaning has become a bit more general to mean anyone you look down upon as being un-intelligent, easily swayed (by popular trends), etc.