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[academiartist]

Do you know what 눈 is?

Do you know what 눈 is?

When speaking with someone in Korean, how do you tell if what is being talked about is 눈(eyes) or 눈(snow)?

A common response might be “context” or “I don’t know”(lol), but there is actually (supposed to be) a difference between them. You can find this difference when you pronounce the two. When you pronounce it 눈 as in “eye,” it would be said prolonging the "n" sound as in "noonn." When you are saying 눈 as in “snow,” you would pronounce it normally/short. 그냥 "noon".

Earlier I had said “supposed to be” (a difference. That is because with the modern progression of the language and how it is used in society today, many Koreans are leaving this distinction out of their speech. Because of this, context is still your best friend. There are many words in the Korean language to which these rules apply. The language is all about context. 당연하지we know eyes don’t fall from the sky and you don’t blink your snow. Even in English, you are able to tell when either “flower” or “flour” is being said, or even which “right” is being said, right?

[languagesenrose]

Introduce Yourself in 20 Languages: Omniglot Phrases

*for more options or information click on the headings for links to each omniglot page!*

Spanish

¡Hola!... Hello

Mi nombre es... / Me llamo ... My name is ... 

Soy de... I’m from

Mucho gusto /  Encantado(a)... Nice to meet you

French

Bonjour... Hello

Je m'appelle... / Mon nom est... My name is... 

Je suis de... /  Je viens de... I’m from...

Enchanté(e)... Nice to meet you

German

Hallo... Hello

Ich heiße... My name is...

Ich komme aus... I’m from...

Schön, Sie zu treffen... Nice to meet you

Swedish

Hej... Hello

Jag heter... My name is...

Jag kommer från... / Jag är från... I’m from...

Trevligt att träffas... Nice to meet you

Norwegian (BM)

Hei... Hi

Jeg heter... My name is...

Jeg kommer fra... / Jeg er fra... I’m from...

Hyggelig å møte deg... Nice to meet you

Dutch

Hallo... Hello

Ik heet... / Mijn naam is... My name is...

Ik kom uit... I’m from...

Aangename kennismaking... Nice to meet you

Irish

Dia dhuit... Hello

Is mise... / ___ is ainm dom... My name is...

Is as ___ dom... I’m from...

Tá áthas orm buaileadh libh (plural)... Nice to meet you

Italian

Ciao... Hi

Mi chiamo... My name is...

Sono di... /  Vengo da...

Piacere (di conoscerti)... Nice to meet you

Portuguese 

Olá... Hello

Eu chamo-me... /  Meu nome é... My name is...

Sou de... / Venho de... I’m from... 

Encantado(a) / Prazer (em conhecê-lo(a))... Nice to meet you

Romanian

Salut... Hello

Mă numesc... My name is...

Eu sunt din... I’m from...

Îmi pare bine (de cunoștință)... Nice to meet you

Hungarian

Szia... Hello

A nevem... My name is... 

Én ___ból/ből vagyok... I’m from... 

( ex: “Brazíliából vagyok” ... “I’m from Brazil”)

Örvendek... Nice to meet you

Polish

Cześć... Hello

Mam na imię... / Nazywam się... My name is...

Pochodzę z... I’m from...

Bardzo mi miło... Nice to meet you 

Russian

Привет (privet)... Hello

Меня́ зову́т (menya zavut)... My name is...

Я из (ya iz)... I’m from...

О́чень прия́тно (ochen priyatna)... Nice to meet you

Czech

Ahoj... Hello

Jmenuju se... / Moje jméno je... My name is... 

Jsem z... I’m from... 

Rád Vás vidím... Nice to meet you

Mandarin

你好 (nǐ hǎo)... Hello

我叫 (wǒ jiào)... My name is...

我是 ___ 人... (wǒ shì ___ rén)... I’m from....

我很高興跟你見面 (wǒ hěn gāoxìng gēn nǐ jiànmiàn)... Nice to meet you

Korean

안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)... Hello

제 이름은 ___ 입니다 (je ireum-eun ___ imnida)... My name is...

저는 ___ 에서 왔어요 (jeoneun ___ eseo wasseuyo)... I’m from...

만나서 반가워요 (mannaseo bangawoyo)... Nice to meet you

Japanese

こんにちは (konnichiwa)... Hello

私は___です (watashi wa___desu)... I am... (name)

___出身です (___shusshin desu)... I am from...

初めまして (hajimemashite)... Nice to meet you

Arabic (MSA)

مرحبا (marhaban)... Hello

___ اسمي (___ismee)... My name is...

___ أنا من (ana min___)... I’m from...

متشرف بمعرفتك (motasharefon bema'refatek)... Nice to meet you

Persian (Farsi)

سلام (salam)... Hello

اسم من ___ است (esm e man ___ ast)... My name is...

من از ___ هستم (man az ___ hastam)... I’m from...

از ملاقات شما خوش وقتم (az molaghat-e shomâ khosh vaghtam)...Nice to meet you

Hindi

नमस्ते (namaste)... Hello

मेरा नाम ___ है (mera naam ___ hai)... My name is...

मैं ___ से (आए) हूँ (maiṁ ___ se (āe) hūṁ)... I’m from...

आप से मिलकर ख़ुशी हुई (āp se milkar khushī huī)... Nice to meet you

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💮 that’s all for now

[any inaccuracies or confusion--- please go to omniglot]

languagesenrose

[iampolyglotting]

Greetings!

English: Hello everyone! I’m Marcus!

中文: 大家好！我叫雋傑。

العربية: السلام عليكم إسم مركس

日本語: 皆さんこんにちは! マーカスです!

한국어: 안녕하세요! 저는 준걸입니다.

Deutsch: Guten Tag! Ich bin Marcus.

Dansk: Hej! Jeg er Marcus.

Welcome to my Langblr/ Studyblr/ Mapblr! That was my attempt to greet you in 7 foreign languages in the order that I’ve learnt them. I’m a university student, a map addict, language enthusiast and somewhat a polyglot I guess? I learnt 10 languages, some of which I studied for 15 years at school, others are purely languages that I learnt for fun for a few months. Do I have to be fluent in all those languages to be considered a polyglot? I seriously have no answer. Anyway, the point of creating this langblr/ studyblr/ mapblr is to find people who have the same passion as me, and share original content like my language study notes, tips for language learning, and maps I’ve drawn (labelled in foreign languages of course).