Korean This vs That Word Differences #2
With space and without space. 한 번 means ‘one time’ or ‘once’ and you can replace 한 (하나) with another pure Korean number to indicate any number of times. 한번 is something that is often used with the grammar structure -아/어 보다 (to try doing something), for example 필리핀에 한번 가 보세요 (Please try going to the Philippines) - It doesn’t really exactly mean go there exactly one time but it conveys a feeling of ‘Please go to the Philippines at least once’ (the person might go again another time after that).
VERY similar pronunciation and meanings. 넣다 means ‘to put in’ or ‘to insert’, such as putting something inside something else. For example, 핸드폰을 가방에 넣으세요 (Please put your phone in your bag) or 교통카드에 10,000원을 넣어 주세요 (Please put 10,000 won on [in] my transport card). 놓다 means ‘to put on’ or ‘to place’, such as putting something on top of something else or placing something down. For example, 고기를 밥 위에 올려 놓으세요 (Please put the meat on top of the rice) or 제 가방을 바닥에 놓아 주세요 (Please put my bag on the floor)
If you put these into an online translator, they will both say ‘world’ but there is a slight difference. 세계 refers to the actual world, with all of its continents and countries in it. When using 세계 we are talking about the world in a kind of international and factual sense, considering the other countries and people, e.g. world news (세계 뉴스); world politics (세계 정치); ‘What is the biggest country in the world?’ (세계에서 가장 큰 나라는 어디예요?) etc. When using 세상 we are talking about the world in a not very literal sense, for example, ‘You mean the world to me’ (너는 나에게 세상 전부나 마찬가지야), ‘The brightest star in the all the world’ (세상에서 가장 밝은 별입니다), ‘The prettiest girl in the world’ (세상에서 가장 예쁜 소녀이야). It is the world as a concept
Both of these have a kind of similar meaning - joke, but 농담 is used to describe verbal jokes ONLY, e.g. ‘I’m only joking!’ (농담이야!). Whereas, 장난 is used to talk about pranks, mischief, messing around, e.g. ‘Are you kidding me/fooling me?’ (장난인가?); This place is no joke! (이곳은 장난이 아니야!)
All of these give out the meaning of ‘to pick’ or ‘to choose’ or ‘to select’ but there are subtle differences. 뽑다 is used when something is selected at random, for example, there are 7 pieces of folded paper in front of you and you pick one randomly. It has another meaning of ‘to pull out’ or ‘to pluck’. It is also used when talking about electing someone into a position, or voting for a winner (as this is done collectively, but anonymously/randomly) - so people might say ‘우승자가 뽑혔어요’ (The winner was chosen).
고르다 and 선택하다 are quite similar to each other are are used when you choose/select something from options based on your own judgement/decision (e.g. after thinking about your choice). 고르다 is less formal than 선택하다 and more commonly heard and used amongst friends, but there are specific circumstances you would use each. 선택하다, aside from giving off a more formal vibe, is used when there are a limited number of options. 고르다 is more likely to be used when there are numerous/unlimited options. For example, “Choose where to go on holiday from the following options: Mexico, Japan or Fiji” - in this situation, the options are limited so you might choose to use 선택하다 (e.g. 다음 옵션에서 휴일을 보낼 위치 선택해요: 멕시코, 일본, 피지). But in the sentence “Choose where to go on holiday”, there is no limitation to choice, so you would more naturally use 고르다 (e.g. 휴일에 갈 위치룰 골라 봐)
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