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When aren't 이/가 and 은/는 interchangeable?
added by user13267 Jul 11 '14 at 3:51
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Is there an easy way to tell whether any given Korean name is male or female?
added by user13267 Jul 11 '14 at 3:51
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How many dialects are there in Korean? Can I get by with just the standard dialect?
added by JDong Jul 11 '14 at 16:23
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This question is relevant because in India, for example, regions are not mutually intelligible. In China as well, some difficulty may be present between dialects. – JDong Sep 17 '14 at 4:51
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Has hanja replaced most Korean texts today? When will, if ever, I need to use hanja?
added by JDong Jul 11 '14 at 16:26
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When transliterating English words to Korean, why does the first F become a ㅎ? Example: Foundation -> 화운데이션, Fanta -> 환타, Family Mart -> 회미리 마트.
added by user13267 Jul 11 '14 at 3:50
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Is there a rule when to use or omit plurality (들) in Korean?
added by JDong Jul 11 '14 at 16:24
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What is 눈치? How can I improve my 눈치?
added by JDong Jul 11 '14 at 16:35
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Second question may be off topic, not sure because I don't know what it is. – JDong Jul 16 '14 at 21:41
I'd not heard this word - great question! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunchi – topo morto Jul 17 '14 at 7:30
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Do we use honorifics when talking about seniors in the third person?
added by user13267 Jul 11 '14 at 23:14
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What is the difference between 좋다 and 좋아하다?
added by Mitch Goshorn Jul 11 '14 at 23:51
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Why do some country names end in -국 while others don't?
added by Mitch Goshorn Jul 11 '14 at 23:53
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How was the obsolete character ㅿ pronounced?
added by Mitch Goshorn Jul 12 '14 at 0:01
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When do people usually stop using native Korean numerals for counting people? I've read from 100명, but I was recently told people usually stop at 20명
added by Mitch Goshorn Jul 12 '14 at 0:11
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무엇인가 한국말로 하고 싶습니다. 한국 문화, 한국어를 배우고 싶은 사람들에게 도움을 주고 싶습니다.
added by moon Jul 12 '14 at 5:18
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Which dialect do most Korean use?
added by mskimm Jul 12 '14 at 6:21
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I think this is a valid question. Korean is a changing language with quite a few dialects. Knowing the most common or popular dialects can be useful. – JDong Feb 16 '15 at 22:37
But hard to answer. It's difficult, perhaps impossible, to draw a line between where one accent starts and antother ends. That makes it hard to count the speakers of those languages. – Danger Fourpence May 26 '15 at 3:53
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Is space important? Why does "아버지가방에들어가다" have a different meaning depending on the position of spaces.
added by mskimm, edited by hippietrail Jul 13 '14 at 5:22
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Do I have to learn Chinese characters for learning Korean?
added by mskimm, edited by hippietrail Jul 13 '14 at 5:23
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Maybe include reference to the term "Hanja". Possible duplicate of area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/74083/… – JDong Jul 14 '14 at 16:44
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When to use -세요 and when -(으)ㅂ니다?
added by user13267 Jul 12 '14 at 8:11
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This is really two questions in one - 1) When to use -어요 and when -(으)ㅂ니다 2) when to use the 시 honorific particle (세요 = 시+어요) – topo morto Jul 15 '14 at 11:53
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When asking for the location of something with 어디, in what cases can you use 이다 instead of 있다?
added by Logan M Jul 14 '14 at 1:41
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What are some Korean songs that are useful for learning Korean?
added by topo morto Jul 16 '14 at 22:07
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This is a deliberately subjective question with no right answer - just to see if people would like questions like this. – topo morto Jul 16 '14 at 22:08
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What is the difference between 헛갈리다 and 헷갈리다 ? What is the standard language ?
added by k.c Jul 24 '14 at 8:32
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What's the difference between 보다 and 보이다?
added by ireallydonknow Aug 17 '14 at 16:00
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When do I use 때 and when ...면? Is it the same as in English with 'when' and 'if'?
added by codingFriend1 Sep 14 '14 at 16:38
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What if any are the primary differences between Korean as spoken in the North and that spoken in the South?
added by James Jenkins Sep 22 '14 at 23:30
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Are ordinary Koreans capable of understanding individual Japanese kanji words (e.g. "英語", "科学者") in written form?
added by Andrew Grimm Oct 1 '14 at 8:52
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Is there a difference in meaning between '고맙습니다' and '감사합니다'?
added by Danger Fourpence Oct 21 '14 at 4:13
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What conjunction can I use when listing objects, for example, at a market? E.g., "can I have apples ____ pears?"
added by Danger Fourpence Oct 30 '14 at 7:30
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When should I use hanja instead of hangul?
added by Friso1990 Nov 26 '14 at 9:43
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What Filler words can be used in Korean to buy time in the conversation/show you are thinking? (Like English 'er...', 'well...', 'hmm...', 'like...')
added by topo morto Dec 6 '14 at 9:15
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Why is the Korean name 이 often Romanised as 'Lee'?
added by Danger Fourpence Dec 11 '14 at 5:44
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What is the difference between 쇠고기 and 소고기 (both 'beef') - both are correct, but when would I hear one over the other?
added by Danger Fourpence Feb 12 '15 at 4:19
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What is an English pronunciation example of difference between single and double consonants, e.g. ㄱ and ㄲ, ㅈ and ㅉ
added by Eilon Feb 22 '15 at 22:06
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When is ㄹ pronounced as L and when as R?
added by Friso1990 Feb 27 '15 at 18:54
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When a syllable ends with two consonants, such as 헑 or 닭, which do you pronounce?
added by Mitch Goshorn Jul 11 '14 at 23:55
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How do you explain the different of pronunciation between 으 and 우? I hear 우 instead of 으 and am told I pronounce them the same. (I'm a French native)
added by Steve DL Jul 13 '14 at 14:41
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When should spaces be used between words?
added by Logan M Jul 14 '14 at 1:31
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How are words in Korean alphabetized/sorted?
added by Logan M Jul 14 '14 at 1:32
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Is it more polite to say '고맙습니다' or '감사합니다'?
added by topo morto Jul 16 '14 at 20:39
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When I meet my Korean friend's mother I heard that calling her by her name is rude. What should I call her?
added by topo morto Jul 17 '14 at 7:17
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What are the rules for epenthesis in Korean loanword phonology?
added by snailboat Sep 24 '14 at 10:37
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The difference between "[place]에" and "[place]까지" in the sentence "[place][particle] 가요"?
added by Joe Borysko May 14 '15 at 14:59
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