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My first korean letter - so proud ^^

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pestilenz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Denmark379 Posts
December 05 2011 20:09 GMT
#1
Hi pestilenz here!

I just started learning korean this summer at Copenhagen university. The experience until now has been really awesome (loots of food and stuff ^^), and yesterday I just passed my third exam - only two more to go. Last week we had an assignment, a short letter to someone in our family. But before I send it I was wondering if I made any fatal mistakes or something like that - so I was hoping if anyone, knowing korean, could comment, NOT CORRECT, on the text.

This is what I came up with:

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어머니하고 아버지께 보고싶어요!
안녕하십니까?
저는 크리스마스 전에 갈 수 없어서 죄송합니다.
데학교가 아주 재미있는데 숙제 많아고 공부해서 시간이 없습니다. 제 방에 다 좋은 분 입니다. 느스씨 하고 안네메트씨도 제 망에 입니다. 그리고 다는 ”hvidovre”에 사는데 같이 자주 먹습니다.
한국어 어려서 많이 공부해야됍나디. 그런데 공부하면서 스타그래프트를 봐서 지루지 못 합니다.
어머니하고 아버지는 편지를 보내조시는데 저는 좋아합니다.
다 가족 한데 제 안부 줌 전해주십니다.

2011년 11 월 25일
Copenhagen에서
사랑하는 아들 요나탄 올임



Thx in advance!

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Copymizer
Profile Joined November 2010
Denmark2107 Posts
December 05 2011 20:26 GMT
#2
That is awesome, i had to use google translate to understand ofcourse, but well done . How long is the education for korean study in copenhagen university?
~~Yo man ! MBCGame HERO Fighting !! Holy check !
pestilenz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Denmark379 Posts
December 05 2011 20:31 GMT
#3
Bachelor (graduate I think?) is 4 years because of 1 year of language classes, and then the candidate (masters I think?) is 2 years. So with 5 years and 9 months to go I still have somewhat of a journey to get done ^^
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OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
December 05 2011 20:56 GMT
#4
wow that is actually awesome work, man.

rather small grammatical and spelling errors here and there, but the level of writing is pretty damn good, e.g. 안부 줌 전해주십니다. (small error with 줌)

what kind of comments are you looking for exactly? the content is solid, although some mistakes here and there.
pestilenz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Denmark379 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 21:15:55
December 05 2011 21:04 GMT
#5
Well. I am looking for something that will help me correct the writing/grammatic, but without giving away too much help. You know. Help without giving the exact answer ^^
"
Hmm. I thought you added 줌 in to add a little politeness.

Damn, thought I had the spelling covered - but guess it quickly becomes very chaotic looking at something you are just learning keke
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Eun_Star
Profile Joined April 2010
United States322 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 21:38:37
December 05 2011 21:38 GMT
#6
yeah, there's spelling errors/etc here and there, but honestly, it's not about how accurate you are.
I think your parents would rather find this cute (??). Keep it :D
lindrup
Profile Joined May 2010
Denmark115 Posts
December 05 2011 21:46 GMT
#7
I have no knowledge of korean, but hvidovre is a city and should be spelled with a capital H - Hvidovre, at least in danish. How does that work in Korean? I guess they have korean signs for cities etc, but is there lower and uppercase in korean?

GL with your studies!
It's better to burn out, yeah, than fade away!
pestilenz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Denmark379 Posts
December 05 2011 21:50 GMT
#8
Well, I think I will do that Eun_Star - Hopefully I will find the errors some day keke ~^^~

Ups! Really failed there! Thx lindrup ^^
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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
December 05 2011 21:53 GMT
#9
Sooo proper it's cute.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
playtetris
Profile Joined November 2011
48 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-05 22:00:44
December 05 2011 21:56 GMT
#10
Hmm, I'll just quote the parts where there are errors.
데학교가 아주 재미있는데 숙제 많아고 공부해서 시간이 없습니다.

Superfluous character.
한국어 어려서 많이 공부해야됍나디.

Missing a character.
그런데 공부하면서 스타그래프트를 봐서 지루지 못 합니다

Awkward sentence structure. Also very, very minor is 그 should be 크 in Starcraft.
어머니하고 아버지는 편지를 보내조시는데 저는 좋아합니다.

Awkward sentence structure.
다 가족 한데 제 안부 줌 전해주십니다.

Simple spelling mistake and incorrect suffix.
Overall very good. Is this your first semester?
pestilenz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Denmark379 Posts
December 05 2011 22:07 GMT
#11
"so proper it is cute." ??? Proper?

Playtetris:
Well thank you, I will try my best correcting it tomorrow - already sent the letter though ~^^~

Yes. The first semester is almost done. I only have three more classes, a reading exam and a history assignment (self chosen). And then we have holidays for way to long time, and then the second semester starts in February. So I will be studying my brains out since we have so long a holiday ^^
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playtetris
Profile Joined November 2011
48 Posts
December 05 2011 22:16 GMT
#12
On December 06 2011 07:07 pestilenz wrote:
"so proper it is cute." ??? Proper?

Playtetris:
Well thank you, I will try my best correcting it tomorrow - already sent the letter though ~^^~

Yes. The first semester is almost done. I only have three more classes, a reading exam and a history assignment (self chosen). And then we have holidays for way to long time, and then the second semester starts in February. So I will be studying my brains out since we have so long a holiday ^^

You are repetitively using the formal address(not sure what they call this?) which is fine. You are actually pretty good for it being only your first semester. I understand you perfectly, but there are grammatical and structure nuances that you aren't fully aware of yet. Do you know any Koreans at your university?
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
December 05 2011 22:26 GMT
#13
Maybe formal would be a letter way to say it.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
xPulsAr
Profile Joined October 2011
Japan107 Posts
December 05 2011 23:37 GMT
#14
Btw - What are the requirements to study an Asian / Arabic language in Europe?
cive
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada370 Posts
December 05 2011 23:53 GMT
#15
Awwwwwwww

It's so cute!
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krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
December 06 2011 01:11 GMT
#16
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pestilenz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Denmark379 Posts
December 06 2011 06:32 GMT
#17
Ohh! ㅂ니디/습니다. Maybe this was a bit to formal then
I Just thought you would have to write like this to your elders and so on.

That depends on what you would like to study. You grades for the study need to match the demands, and the demands depend on how popular the study is + some other stuff.

Korean requirements:
5,4 This is because the study is not that popular, until the current class started - mine. Japanese is like 8,6 or something. International business is 10,1 - just put it in perspective.
History, german B or any other language A and some other stuff I cannot remember of the top of my head.
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TheKwas
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Iceland372 Posts
December 06 2011 11:47 GMT
#18
The way I understand it, normally you want to use more formal (습니다) to elders that aren't in your immediate family. It depends on family to family, but most Koreans wouldn't use super proper or even "어머니" and "아버지" for their parents, instead often using "엄마" or "아빠" if they're close to their parents (basically similar to the difference between "dad" and "father", where dad is more intimate). Basically, if you know the person and they aren't senior citizens/girlfriend's parents/superiors, simple -요 endings are adequate.

Little things like where to use the different formalities depends largely on cultural context, and you'll be understood perfectly using any level of formality, so I wouldn't worry about that too much (and really, best to learn the more formal level of talking first to avoid unintential insult). This is pretty awesome, keep up the studies. If you ever go to Korea, I assure you that knowing the language can be very rewarding. Simply being able to form a sentence makes most Koreans act much more friendly towards you.
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