1. Breaking the Language Barrier

2. English is a very difficult language, even for native speakers
English is a very difficult language, even for native speakers. In this class, I want to talk about some common areas in which Koreans tend to be confused.

3. We will also talk a little about “Konglish”
We will also talk a little about “Konglish”. Konglish is fine in Korea, but foreigners probably won’t knowwhat you’re talking about.

4. Case in point:

5. Meet:
Morgan Reynolds He’s the cool, handsome guy that all the dudes want to be and all the girls want to get next to.

6. Meet:
Hot Korean Girl She’s not as attractive as Morgan, but most members of the opposite sex consider her “beautiful”.

13. Too bad.

14. “Window shopping” is a common phrase in America
“Window shopping” is a common phrase in America. It means looking at items in stores without buying them.

15. “Eye shopping”, to an American, sounds like you are buying eyes.

16. Some commonly misused words.

17. Fun- Funny-
entertaining
humorous

18. Fun

19. Funny

20. intelligence, being sneaky
cheating- cunning-
breaking the rules
intelligence, being sneaky

21. cheating

22. cunning

23. Some words with different meanings in America.

24. Mechanical
pencil
sharp

25. sharp

26. lemon-lime
soft drink (Sprite,
7-up)
cider

27. Fermented
fruit juice
cider

28. free
service
service

29. work, or
army service
service

30. Combined words and abbreviations.

31. Sand- sandwich
Officetel- small apartment
Air con- air conditioner

32. There’s nothing wrong with using Konglish
There’s nothing wrong with using Konglish. Just make sure you know the English words as well.

33. Commonly misspelled words in English (by Americans)

34. alot

35. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONGWRONG WRONGWRONG

36. a lot
alot ->

37. definite

38. address

39. calendar

40. Their- possessive. Look at their hair. There- position. Over there
Their- possessive Look at their hair! There- position Over there! Look! They’re- contraction They’re on fire!

41. Its- possessive. The sun is stretching its rays to my door
Its- possessive The sun is stretching its rays to my door. It’s- contraction It’s a nice day outside.