Konglish!

What is ‘Konglish’?  Konglish ( 콩글리시 ) is the use of English words that don’t mean the same in any other country except Korea!!  Let’s look at some…………………

Cider Konglish A clear soda like Kin Cider or 7-up English In N. America: A hot apple drink In the U.K.: An apple drink that has alcohol!

Bond Konglish Super glue English Get closer to someone. (friend)

Service Konglish Free of charge English  I need to have my camera serviced.  The restaurant had good / bad service.

Sharp Konglish A mechanical pencil English Able to cut “A knife is sharp”

Hospital Konglish A doctors office or clinic English A big place where you go if you’re seriously sick or injured.

Fighting! Konglish Encouragement You can do it! English To hurt someone.

Glamour Konglish Full figured English Wearing make up and your best clothes!

English… but no meaning!  Some Konglish words are words in English, but when put together they have no meaning!

Hand Phone Koreans think:Americans think: In English: Mobile Phone

S-Line Koreans think:Americans think: In English: Curvy or Hourglass figure

Eye Shopping Americans think: Koreans think: In English: Window Shopping, I’m just looking.

Abbreviations  Abbreviate means to make a word short  Many Konglish words abbreviate English words…………  Lets look at some………….

AirCon In English/USA: Air Conditioner

Apart USA: Apartment block.

Ball Pen In English and USA: Ball Point Pen

White  In English: Tippex  USA: White out

BAD English  You can find misused English everywhere in Korea.  On clothes  On stationary  On signs and advertising….

What’s wrong here?  It should be S. Wine, but it looks like swine  Swine means Pig

What word is spelt WRONG? The spelling is Coming, not “Comming”

What’s wrong here?  The spelling is wrong!  Not “Boeling Alley” but Bowling Alley

What’s wrong here? Coffee Hof !!!

Konglish in Music  Most Korean pop songs use English these days  Who can tell me some K pop songs that use English?

Kara – Pretty Girl What’s wrong with these lyrics? “If you wanna pretty. Everyone a pretty.” HsrNGzc

Lee Hyo Ri – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang What does “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” mean? CDBXRM0

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

GAME TIME! Answer the questions correctly to win!

What is this called in English?

Tippex or White out.

What’s wrong with this picture?

Hair Proposition.

Why aren’t these good cookies?

Tasteless = No taste!

What is this called?

Air conditioner.

What’s wrong with this picture?

SAND?? And Coffee……!

What’s wrong with the pencil case?

Happy SMILE again!

What’s wrong with this picture?

EYE REMOVER?!?!

This is a ball ______ pen.

This is a ball point pen.

Why shouldn’t you buy this shirt?

Naked = No Clothes!!! eeeek!

What’s wrong with this notebook?

“APPLES” PEARS!!!!!

Not Eye Shopping, but ________?

Not Eye Shopping, but window shopping?

What’s wrong with this sign?

Fork village = FOLK village.

What’s wrong with this sign?

Special Education.

In Konglish you say “S Line.” What can we say in English?

Curvy or Hourglass.

What’s wrong with this?

Crap cake burger = CRAB!!!

LAST ONE!!!

What is wrong with this?

Poison – DEATH!