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Let's learn more about South Korea!
ya I wikied as much as I could but there is no clear word that explains what Koreans call their country in their own language.
oh wait I found some info
Hanguk = Korea or South Korea as a whole
Namhan = South Korea
Bukhan = North Korea
Ibuk = (refer to N.K. as "The North")
In particular, I have been trying to search what Korean friends call each other, do they say their full family, and those two names that are their "first name"? like all three combined? or only the last two names? I know its rude to just call them by their
last two names, or just their family name, but I was reading some tourist guides, so
maybe those rules are reserved for foreigners interacting with Koreans, not between
Koreans or between Korean friends.
I found some family referral words like:
Nuna' is an older sister used by a younger brother.
'Oppa' is an older brother used by a younger sister
'Unni' is an older sister used by a younger sister.
Mind you, I'm not trying to learn the language or history :p just things on the surface,
especially based on modern examples.
Some people in soem sites seem to question why Koreans call each other brother and
sister even if they aren't blood related.
Oh I found some useful information from a blog:
"hyung" (males call older males)...."oppa" (females call older males)....it doesn't mean blood brother...just means that the person is a older "friend" or male...
"nuna" (males call older female)...."unnie" (females call older female)...again...just means the female is older....
"dong-seng" (older person calls younger person)...female or male...if the other person is younger..he/she is "dong-seng"...
now...if you are talking about your real blood sibling...older brother or older sister...just put "chin" in front.....example....."chin dong-seng" refers to your blood-related younger sibling....."chin nuna" is your blood-related older sister....
here is something else!
i have the definitive answer. you guys ready?
korea is known as the hermit nation. we isolated ourselves very well and our pride is the purity of our blood. we dont call our country korea, we call it dae han min gook, one great country. one great people. one great blood.
also the influence of confuscious and patriarchy combined with the purity of our blood. all pure koreans have a blue butt when they are born. this means that in a sense we are all related, and thus we call each other brother and sister, uncle and aunt, etc."
"koreans consider everyone their family plus its a sign of respect for people who are older than you. If i had a girlfriend that was 5 years older by me calling her "unni" i am respecting that she is older than me but at the same time treat her as friend. But, As the "unni" she would be more inclined to take care of me etc... "
Wow this is new stuff to me!
Koreans rarely call each other by their first name except for close friends and children.
Okay now we are getting somewhere.......but their first name is their last two names right? it goes family name, then their two names that make up their given name.
So like, friends call each other by their first name. what about Koreans that are not
their friends, like police or strangers, they would address them by their full name?
well here is the next step.........Korean slang:
Jae-su means good luck it seems
Jagiya [ìžê¸°ì•¼, jah-gee-yah] was said to mean boyfriend, but on another site,
someone who knows Korean says it means "honey" or "sweetie" So it might be used
both ways between boyfriend and girlfriend.
this site seems to also have many topics related to South Korea.
http://thegrandnarrative.wordpress.c...ean-consumers/
edit: Captain's Log 8754997629.....ah whatever, lol! I just discovered what a Goshiwon is.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUt71Mxaj7s"]YouTube- Living in a Goshiwon Seoul[/ame]
oh wait I found some info
Hanguk = Korea or South Korea as a whole
Namhan = South Korea
Bukhan = North Korea
Ibuk = (refer to N.K. as "The North")
In particular, I have been trying to search what Korean friends call each other, do they say their full family, and those two names that are their "first name"? like all three combined? or only the last two names? I know its rude to just call them by their
last two names, or just their family name, but I was reading some tourist guides, so
maybe those rules are reserved for foreigners interacting with Koreans, not between
Koreans or between Korean friends.
I found some family referral words like:
Nuna' is an older sister used by a younger brother.
'Oppa' is an older brother used by a younger sister
'Unni' is an older sister used by a younger sister.
Mind you, I'm not trying to learn the language or history :p just things on the surface,
especially based on modern examples.
Some people in soem sites seem to question why Koreans call each other brother and
sister even if they aren't blood related.
Oh I found some useful information from a blog:
"hyung" (males call older males)...."oppa" (females call older males)....it doesn't mean blood brother...just means that the person is a older "friend" or male...
"nuna" (males call older female)...."unnie" (females call older female)...again...just means the female is older....
"dong-seng" (older person calls younger person)...female or male...if the other person is younger..he/she is "dong-seng"...
now...if you are talking about your real blood sibling...older brother or older sister...just put "chin" in front.....example....."chin dong-seng" refers to your blood-related younger sibling....."chin nuna" is your blood-related older sister....
here is something else!
i have the definitive answer. you guys ready?
korea is known as the hermit nation. we isolated ourselves very well and our pride is the purity of our blood. we dont call our country korea, we call it dae han min gook, one great country. one great people. one great blood.
also the influence of confuscious and patriarchy combined with the purity of our blood. all pure koreans have a blue butt when they are born. this means that in a sense we are all related, and thus we call each other brother and sister, uncle and aunt, etc."
"koreans consider everyone their family plus its a sign of respect for people who are older than you. If i had a girlfriend that was 5 years older by me calling her "unni" i am respecting that she is older than me but at the same time treat her as friend. But, As the "unni" she would be more inclined to take care of me etc... "
Wow this is new stuff to me!
Koreans rarely call each other by their first name except for close friends and children.
Okay now we are getting somewhere.......but their first name is their last two names right? it goes family name, then their two names that make up their given name.
So like, friends call each other by their first name. what about Koreans that are not
their friends, like police or strangers, they would address them by their full name?
well here is the next step.........Korean slang:
Jae-su means good luck it seems
Jagiya [ìžê¸°ì•¼, jah-gee-yah] was said to mean boyfriend, but on another site,
someone who knows Korean says it means "honey" or "sweetie" So it might be used
both ways between boyfriend and girlfriend.
this site seems to also have many topics related to South Korea.
http://thegrandnarrative.wordpress.c...ean-consumers/
edit: Captain's Log 8754997629.....ah whatever, lol! I just discovered what a Goshiwon is.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUt71Mxaj7s"]YouTube- Living in a Goshiwon Seoul[/ame]
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