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Konglish!
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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…………………
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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!
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Bond Konglish Super glue English Get closer to someone. (friend)
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Service Konglish Free of charge English I need to have my camera serviced. The restaurant had good / bad service.
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Sharp Konglish A mechanical pencil English Able to cut “A knife is sharp”
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Hospital Konglish A doctors office or clinic English A big place where you go if you’re seriously sick or injured.
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Fighting! Konglish Encouragement You can do it! English To hurt someone.
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Glamour Konglish Full figured English Wearing make up and your best clothes!
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English… but no meaning! Some Konglish words are words in English, but when put together they have no meaning!
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Hand Phone Koreans think:Americans think: In English: Mobile Phone
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S-Line Koreans think:Americans think: In English: Curvy or Hourglass figure
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Eye Shopping Americans think: Koreans think: In English: Window Shopping, I’m just looking.
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Abbreviations Abbreviate means to make a word short Many Konglish words abbreviate English words………… Lets look at some………….
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AirCon In English/USA: Air Conditioner
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Apart USA: Apartment block.
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Ball Pen In English and USA: Ball Point Pen
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White In English: Tippex USA: White out
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BAD English You can find misused English everywhere in Korea. On clothes On stationary On signs and advertising….
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What’s wrong here? It should be S. Wine, but it looks like swine Swine means Pig
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What word is spelt WRONG? The spelling is Coming, not “Comming”
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What’s wrong here? The spelling is wrong! Not “Boeling Alley” but Bowling Alley
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What’s wrong here? Coffee Hof !!!
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Konglish in Music Most Korean pop songs use English these days Who can tell me some K pop songs that use English?
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Kara – Pretty Girl What’s wrong with these lyrics? “If you wanna pretty. Everyone a pretty.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35eY HsrNGzc
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Lee Hyo Ri – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang What does “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” mean? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzAH CDBXRM0
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P2jiRPlq2U
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GAME TIME! Answer the questions correctly to win!
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What is this called in English?
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Tippex or White out.
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What’s wrong with this picture?
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Hair Proposition.
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Why aren’t these good cookies?
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Tasteless = No taste!
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What is this called?
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Air conditioner.
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What’s wrong with this picture?
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SAND?? And Coffee……!
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What’s wrong with the pencil case?
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Happy SMILE again!
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What’s wrong with this picture?
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EYE REMOVER?!?!
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This is a ball ______ pen.
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This is a ball point pen.
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Why shouldn’t you buy this shirt?
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Naked = No Clothes!!! eeeek!
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What’s wrong with this notebook?
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“APPLES” PEARS!!!!!
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Not Eye Shopping, but ________?
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Not Eye Shopping, but window shopping?
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What’s wrong with this sign?
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Fork village = FOLK village.
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What’s wrong with this sign?
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Special Education.
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In Konglish you say “S Line.” What can we say in English?
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Curvy or Hourglass.
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What’s wrong with this?
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Crap cake burger = CRAB!!!
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LAST ONE!!!
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What is wrong with this?
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Poison – DEATH!
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