Some translations please!

[ryobreak]

What do these things mean:
-dongseng
- mwo yah! yung uh mal ju se yo n.n
---^ babo

[Childhoodless]

"dongseng"-- little sibling. Not gender specific.

"mwo yah! yung uh mal ju se yo n.n " If I'm deciphering this correctly, it's "뭐야! 영어말 주세요." And that's somewhere along the lines of, "Hey! Please give English." It's weird how it's written, using both impolite and polite form, assumedly towards the same person. And I'm also assuming the person meant to say "USE English" rather than "GIVE English." But it's written down that way.

"babo"--idiot, jerk, etc. etc.

[ryobreak]

Thanks a bunch Childhoodless! (For a second I was worrying that there were no replies because it was inappropriate or something)

Is "oppa" the opposite of dongseng?
Also.. is there any site that offers translations for basic korean words used in common dialogue that is english-learner friendly?

[Childhoodless]

The term "oppa" is used by females towards certain men. This includes older brothers, boyfriends, older male friends, and probably others (not sure if that's it).

As for translation sites, there's always bablefish. But for more English-friendly sites, I personally don't know of any offhand. I think there might be another topic in the Korean forum that has a list of them somewhere.

[ryobreak]

The term "oppa" is used by females towards certain men. This includes older brothers, boyfriends, older male friends, and probably others (not sure if that's it).

As for translation sites, there's always bablefish. But for more English-friendly sites, I personally don't know of any offhand. I think there might be another topic in the Korean forum that has a list of them somewhere.

Hmm, I searched the korean forum but I couldn't find any.
Is there a form of "oppa" for an older girl?
Thanks in advance =)

[Kimba]

For an older sibling/ older female friend you usually call them nuna
----NU NAH
but you dont say that to your girlfriend....

[dokbupgi]

male to elder sister -> nu na
female to elder sister -> un ni

male to elder brother -> hyung
female to elder brother -> oppa

younger sister -> yeo dong saeng
younger brother -> nam dong saeng

[dokbupgi]

oh btw, i learnt these from http://catcode.com/kintro/
it also teaches some common greeting phrases, number systems etc. check it out.

[ryobreak]

Thanks dokbupgi and kimba!

For an older sibling/ older female friend you usually call them nuna
----NU NAH
but you dont say that to your girlfriend....

Okay, what would I say to an older female friend? oops.. *edits* like, what would I say to a close female friend? Does that word have conotations of formality or something?

[dokbupgi]

can't remember. in the drama they just call people by "ya!" (the ruder way) or "neo/nuh!" (meaning "you"). maybe it's similar to japanese where calling somebody "anata" (meaning "you") is equivalent to "dear"?

[Kimba]

I personally dont think it matters.
If they are really close but older you will still have to call them *name* nuna
but if they dont care you can call them by their name
koreans usually say ya! to their friends or other people
so techinically you HAVE to say nuna or hyung or un ni or oppa if they are older

[ryobreak]

can't remember. in the drama they just call people by "ya!" (the ruder way) or "neo/nuh!" (meaning "you"). maybe it's similar to japanese where calling somebody "anata" (meaning "you") is equivalent to "dear"?

Anata has the conotation of being intimate with the other person, so in Japanese you wouldn't use Anata to a friend, and actually, only girls can use that word, it would be awkward for a guy to say it.

So if I call someone "neo" or "nuh" that is a standard way of saying "you," or is it like "anata" ?

[Childhoodless]

Okay, what would I say to an older female friend? oops.. *edits* like, what would I say to a close female friend? Does that word have conotations of formality or something?

Older female friends is technically okay. It's not necessarily uberformal to use "nuna."

As for "neo/nuh," it's informal. It literally means "you."

"Yah!" Is like "Hey!"

[ryobreak]

Thanks for the help! I'm starting to get a firmer understanding of salutations =P

Oh okay, cuz Kimba told me:

For an older sibling/ older female friend you usually call them nuna
----NU NAH
but you dont say that to your girlfriend....

So I thought there might be a "hidden" meaning =P''

[ryobreak]

Thanks for the help! I'm starting to get a firmer understanding of salutations =P

Oh okay, cuz Kimba told me:

For an older sibling/ older female friend you usually call them nuna
----NU NAH
but you dont say that to your girlfriend....

So I thought there might be a "hidden" meaning =P''

Edit-add: Does "koi" mean anything in korean?

[Childhoodless]

Does "koi" mean anything in korean?

You're going to have to be more specific. Since there's no solid 100% non-ambiguous romanization, that romanized word could mean different things.

[ryobreak]

Oh man.. I forgot what context it was in =(
Hmm, well, what does "gwi yup dah!" mean o___O;;
And, how do I teasingly call someone an old person in korean?

[Childhoodless]

Oh man.. I forgot what context it was in =(
Hmm, well, what does "gwi yup dah!" mean o___O;;
And, how do I teasingly call someone an old person in korean?

"gwi yup dah" means, "[Subject] is cute."

And as for calling someone old, there are probably several ways. You can call men "ajuhsshi" (kind of like "sir") or "harabeoji" (grandfather). For women, there's "ajumma" (sort of like "ma'am") or "halmeoni" (granmother). I believe there's another word for senior citizen, something like 노인 ("no-in"). But I don't know if that would be considered teasing.

There's a whole slew of words you can use to tease someone as old. I guess it boils down to your own preference of which words to use.

[ryobreak]

Oh man.. I forgot what context it was in =(
Hmm, well, what does "gwi yup dah!" mean o___O;;
And, how do I teasingly call someone an old person in korean?

"gwi yup dah" means, "[Subject] is cute."

And as for calling someone old, there are probably several ways. You can call men "ajuhsshi" (kind of like "sir") or "harabeoji" (grandfather). For women, there's "ajumma" (sort of like "ma'am") or "halmeoni" (granmother). I believe there's another word for senior citizen, something like 노인 ("no-in"). But I don't know if that would be considered teasing.

There's a whole slew of words you can use to tease someone as old. I guess it boils down to your own preference of which words to use.

Thanks Childhoodless!
I think I'll pick

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 halmeoni 

=)
Is the pronounciation correct as:

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hal-meh-O-ni  

?
Also, is there some areas I should pronounce longer than the others?

Ahh.. another thing I have no clue what it means is:

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ah simba yah---jung mal gwi yuh wuh! keke. mi ahn hae, jo geum shim shim hae yoh. nae il man nah yoh!

[Childhoodless]

"Halmeoni" (할머니).

The romanization is not exact. I'll try to break it down syllable by syllable.

"Hal" -- similar to the word "hall," but using the L/R combination sound. There is no distinct "L" or "R" sound, but there is something in between.

"Meo" -- The closest thing I can think of at the moment is the "o" sound in words like mOney or hOney.

"Ni" -- This should be easy. Sounds like "knee." Nuff said.

ah simba yah---jung mal gwi yuh wuh! keke. mi ahn hae, jo geum shim shim hae yoh. nae il man nah yoh!

It translates to: "Ah, Simba--you're really cute! Ha ha. Sorry, I'm a little bored. See you tomorrow!"

[ryobreak]

Can someone translate the following?

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saranghae

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dongseng deul..ahw jung mal gwi yup dah n.n

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nohraebang

[Childhoodless]

Can someone translate the following?

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saranghae

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dongseng deul..ahw jung mal gwi yup dah n.n

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nohraebang

"saranghae" = I love you.

"dongseng deul..ahw jung mal gwi yup dah" = Little siblings (or younger people, whichever context works best)..ah, you're really cute.

"nohraebang" = (literally "song room") Karaoke place.

[ryobreak]

Thanks again Childhoodplace xDD
You're a huge help

A karaoke place? Is it the name of a place, or is it just like, a word that means "karaoke place" xP

[Baek]

Nore means singing....bang means room...so

Norebang is the same word with karaoke.

[Bam-Bam]

male to elder sister -> nu na
female to elder sister -> un ni

male to elder brother -> hyung
female to elder brother -> oppa

younger sister -> yeo dong saeng
younger brother -> nam dong saeng

Koreans generally use friendly familial terms for people who they are friends with not just with family members. It is however not to be used with strangers unless you want unwelcomed advances.

I think this is generally unique to Korean culture. Sometimes we might call someone we are famliliar with a "bro" or an "uncle," but not in a kind of habitual kind of way that Koreans almost automatically tends to use.

[ryobreak]

Kind've like how Americans might call each other brothers, or sisters? =)