Seoul: more Korean language notes

  • No explicit word for “please” (implicit in polite form of verb)
    e.g.  “XXX juseyo” means “I want XXX please” or “Please give me XXX”
  • Only language I know where the word for “yes” starts with letter “n” (it’s ne)
  • My hovercraft is full of eels: 내 호버크라프트는 장어로 가득 차 있어요
    (Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha isseyo)
    (from http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hovercraft.htm)
  • For the techies, HTML codes for Hangul: HTML codes for Hangul

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