E305/505 Korean Language and Culture

Assignments on greetings

Name: ______________________

1. Language changes and so do slang expressions? Some slang words have now become accepted as "normal" language. What are the two examples from Korean?
   
   
   Can you think of examples in English?





2. First try to guess, and then find the meaning of the following slang expressions in Korean.
   
   yl-lage 열나(게) to the extent that one radiates heat
   
   
   pae-jjae 배째 have my stomach cut open
   
   
   ssip-ta 씹다 to chew someone
   
   
   shot-tali 숏다리 롱다리 short leg long leg
   
   
   yo˘l-pat-ta 열받다 to receive heat
   
   
   kim-sae-da 김새다 to steam out
   
   
   yang-tali go˘lchi-da양다리 걸치다 to lay both legs across
   
   
   ippal-kka-da 이빨까다 to peel off one's teeth
   
   
   kk?nnae cu-da 끝내 주다 It is to the extent to end things
   
   
   cugin-da/gugyo˘jun-da 죽인다/죽여준다 It is to the extent to kill me
   
   
   ccok phallin-da 쪽 팔린다 It is to the extent to which one's face is sold.
   
   
   kko˘jyo˘ 꺼져 get extinguished, have your fire turned off




3. Find Korean slang expressions from the reading and compare them with English equivalents. Find as many as you can.
   
   

   	Korean	English
   Excellent
   very (intensifier)
   to speak talkatively
   teacher
   parents
   to run away
   to ditch a class
   to get out of here

   
   
4. What strategies are used for the development of the following slang expressions in Korean for 'of course, surely'?
   
   tangyo˘n-ha-ci 'of course, surely': tang?n-i-ci 'it is a carrot' --> mal-bap-i-ci 'it is a meal for a horse.'