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  • Today we're going to learn the Korean English.

  • Konglish.

  • You should know.

  • Hey, what up guys.

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  • Okay. In this episode, what we are going to learn is Konglish.

  • Konglish stands for Koreanized English.

  • In each country, they have their own way to speak English, right?

  • So yeah, in Korea, we have some specific English words that only Koreans use.

  • The reason I make this video is when you travel to Korea, or if you have any Korean friends, you know.

  • To avoid the misunderstandings.

  • So you can anticipate for those misunderstanding through this stupid Konglish lesson.

  • All right then, let's get to know one by one.

  • Number one. Skinship.

  • I'll give you three seconds that you can guess.

  • Okay. 1...2...3...

  • Skinship actually means a touch, you know.

  • It's like physical interaction or like, physical relationship.

  • Any touch. Like human's doing.

  • But if you say "touch" in Korea, that doesn't mean like, physical interaction.

  • That's only means like, just high-five, or you know, touch.

  • So if you just say touch, I think Koreans might not understand.

  • But if you say skinship, most of them will understand.

  • So in case, if you don't like to be touched from someone else,

  • if you say "Don't touch." Sometimes Koreans think that's kind of rude.

  • You know, it's too strong to say that.

  • But if you say like, "No skinship please." Then they will be more happier to stop doing it.

  • I know it's broken English, but if you are traveling in Korea, the word you should know.

  • Skinship.

  • This is skinship.

  • Okay next one is A/S.

  • After service.

  • I give you three seconds, you can guess.

  • 1, 2, 3!

  • Yeah, if you thought of something adult or porn,

  • I think you're just a pervert.

  • Nah, I'm just joking.

  • After service means Warranty.

  • So if you shop around in Seoul, or I mean, in Korea,

  • you know, if you shop around,

  • you know like, most mobile devices, or electronic devices

  • from Samsung or Apple or big major companies in the world,

  • they provide international warranties right?

  • You know if you ask the staff of the store,

  • is the warranty available, then you can ask them like

  • "After service ok?"

  • Then they will say ok or no.

  • Easy to ask right? After service.

  • Number 3. Meeting.

  • I'll give you three seconds, you can guess.

  • 1, 2, 3.

  • In Australia, when people saying meeting,

  • it's mostly about business meeting right?

  • But in Korea, when we causally say meeting,

  • it means "blind date".

  • Boy and girl, they don't know each other, but they got introduced from their friends,

  • so they do a blind date.

  • Which means meeting.

  • If there's, you know, young Korean, one of your friends,

  • if they say, "oh I'm going out to meeting."

  • Which means they're going to blind date.

  • Or you can ask to your friend you know,

  • "I need some meeting." You know.

  • Which means you want a boy, a girl, who can do a blind date with you.

  • It's a simple word. Meeting. It's not a business meeting.

  • Blind date.

  • Health.

  • 1, 2, 3.

  • Health actually means "gym".

  • So if you are traveling in Korea, and if you want to work out.

  • And if that's your hobby, you can go to hotel reception, and then ask them.

  • "Where's the health?"

  • Sometimes they might not understand what "gym" means.

  • Then you can ask them "I need health", "health".

  • They will understand that you need a gym to work out.

  • Super.

  • Can you guess what super means in Korea?

  • I give you three seconds.

  • 1, 2, 3.

  • When you say "I'm going to super" in Korea,

  • which means you're going to supermarket.

  • It doesn't matter whether it's a big market or small market.

  • But when you say super, it means you're going to the supermarket.

  • To avoid your misunderstanding, I'm telling you.

  • Fighting.

  • This is one of the famous words you can hear from Korea.

  • When we do like World Cup, you know,

  • like international football league or something.

  • Heaps of Koreans they always keep saying "fighting, fighting, fighting!"

  • This doesn't mean you actually want to fight, this means "cheer up, hurray!" you know.

  • When your friends say "you're fighting" to you,

  • which means they want to cheer you up.

  • They want to give you more power.

  • Be cheering for you, you know.

  • So Koreans, they love to say fighting!

  • To give you more power. Fighting!

  • Okay. Last one. Hunting.

  • Hunting actually means that you're shooting a gun to get the wildlife animals right?

  • But in Korea, when you say hunting, because it's illegal to carry guns on the street,

  • it means "picking up girls".

  • If you're a boy, and if you're traveling in Korea,

  • and if your friends say "let's go hunting", which means let's go out to pick up girls to drink with.

  • Okay so far, those were Koreanized English.

  • I know that they're broken English.

  • But you know, language are getting developed, so one day this could be the real English in the future right?

  • Yeah this would help if you're traveling in Korea.

  • Actually you got to know those.

  • So you won't misunderstand what Koreans are saying and then you can communicate better with them.

  • So if you got any questions, regard to Korean English, or something you are uncomfortable with,

  • please leave a comment.

  • So me and our family will help you out soon.

  • Alright then, I'll see you guys. Stay tuned.

Today we're going to learn the Korean English.

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