November 11, 2010

While We Wait...














Let's Learn A Few Simply Korean Words


from " Love the Children "

Father ..........Ap-ba

Mother ..........Uhm-ma

Grandfather .....Ha-ra-bu-jee

Grandmother .....Hal-mu-nee

Brother(older) ..Hyoung-neem

(younger) .......Dong-saeng

Sister(older)....Uhn-nee

(younger) .......Dong-saeng

Korea ...........Han-kook

America .........Mee-kook

Bowel movement ..Dong

Hungry ..........Bae-kop-pa

Pain ............A-pu

Stomach ache ....Bae-a-pa

Headache ........Khol-a-pa

Happy ...........Jo-wa

Scared ..........Mu-so-wa

Sleep ...........Jam-ja

Pretty ..........Ee-poo-ta

Hot .............Deu-ku-wu

Cold ............Choo-wu

Love you ........Sa-rang / hom-ni-da

Come here .......Ee-to-wa

Airplane ........Bee-haeng-kee

Bed .............Chim-dae

Cat .............Ko-yang-ee

Dog .............Kae

New clothes ......Sae-ot

Our house .......Woo-ree-jip

Toilet ..........Pyun-so

Food ............Um-sik

Cookie ..........Kwa-ja

Rice ............Pop

Water ...........Mool


Pronunciation Hints:

A-sound as in father

U-sound as in bus

OO-sound as in cook

AE-sound as in apple

WU-sound W as in water and U as in bus

I-sound as in knee

EU-sound as in new.

The accent is usually on the first syllable.

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