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ram
Lithuania602 Posts
In wcg pages i saw that they write name then surename, but silent_control's name was writen: Do Hyun, Na. So i assume that his name is Do Hyun and surename is Na. But then i would think that there are a lot brothers in the progaming scene - all the Baks (BakJeongSuk, BakTaeMin, BakKyungRak and others) and the other thing about Nal_Ra, why his name is so exceptional? only 2 sylables? asking just for knowledge, thx in advance =) | ||
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St3MoR
Spain3256 Posts
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lefty
United States1896 Posts
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azndng
United States344 Posts
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GroT
Belgium3003 Posts
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pkbabanim
Canada36 Posts
bak = family name | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
Which means Jeong Seok (Bak Jeong Seok = Reach) is his name and I guess friends call him by that name (I dont know how it works exactly and I think it differs from person to person how personal they want to get). Jeong Seok means normal or standard but I'm not sure if it still holds that meaning when you have it as a name. Oh and Yo Hwan means 'from the forest' right? | ||
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Fedaykin
Netherlands2003 Posts
Nal_ra's name is kang min, which is 'diffrent' since most korean names have a 2 syllable 'first name', and a 1 syllable family name, I think there's been a threat about this. but, in names we all know: Hong Jin-ho Lim Yo-Hwan Jang Jin-su The first are family names the other are given names, if I remember correctly | ||
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beowolf7
Korea (South)68 Posts
On September 20 2004 09:41 Fedaykin wrote: nal ra is not his real name Nal_ra's name is kang min, which is 'diffrent' since most korean names have a 2 syllable 'first name', and a 1 syllable family name, I think there's been a threat about this. but, in names we all know: Hong Jin-ho Lim Yo-Hwan Jang Jin-su The first are family names the other are given names, if I remember correctly You are very correct , sir!  | ||
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dronebabo
10866 Posts
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Heen
Korea (South)2178 Posts
Common Family Names: Lee Kim Park Choi Jang Yoo Yoon Goh Cho Jun Im (often spelled Lim in English) Hong So if you see these in a name, there is a good chance it is the family name. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
Then there is Kang Ta who is member of H.O.T whom H.O.T.- Forever is named after. But yeah it's pretty much covered here. Just because John Brown and Joe Brown have same last names don't mean they are brothers, and neither are Kang Min and I, otherwise I would be fucking awesome at starcraft (--v) | ||
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OhThatDang
United States4685 Posts
 my friend's name is morgan freeman shes white morgan freeman is the name of a black actor related? i think so! | ||
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1024MB
United States1455 Posts
Also, all As are pronounced AHHH like the a in "hahaha" Not AYYYY. Often you will hear journalists totally butcher Korean (and other Asian) names. It makes me upset. For example the other day I was watching the news and they were talking about a Dr. named Dr. Wang. This is not pronounced "Wayng" as in "way" but rather "WAHng." Watch the BoxeR vs Joyo VOD to see what I am talking about. Joyo's name is Do Jin Kwang (also spelled Doh Jin Kwang). Listen to how they pronounce that. It annoys me so much when journalists do that. | ||
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SpiriT-DemoN-
United States684 Posts
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
Gaema Gowon - I say like Gay-Mah Gow-ahn Gamei - I say Gahm-eee Namja Iyagi - Nahm-Jah Eee-yah-gee | ||
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1024MB
United States1455 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:14 EvilTeletubby wrote: While we're on this subject, I was wondering how everyone pronounces these: Gaema Gowon - I say like Gay-Mah Gow-ahn Gamei - I say Gahm-eee Namja Iyagi - Nahm-Jah Eee-yah-gee I know that Namja one is correct. Not sure about the others though. If I could see them in Hangul it'd be easier. | ||
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LetMeBeWithYou
Canada4254 Posts
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
'Gamei' isnt a word as far as i know =/ | ||
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iLoveLulu
Venezuela457 Posts
Interesting, what you all say, ^^ I'm learning :D Edit: How to pronunce this: Requiem - Ri-ki-em ? Nostalgia - Nos-tel-giah ? | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:27 iLoveLulu wrote: Nal_rA didn't choose his nickname, his team leader (When he Join Nal) choose that for him =P Interesting, what you all say, ^^ I'm learning :D Edit: How to pronunce this: Requiem - Ri-ki-em ? Nostalgia - Nos-tel-giah ? Correct. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:27 iLoveLulu wrote: Nal_rA didn't choose his nickname, his team leader (When he Join Nal) choose that for him =P Interesting, what you all say, ^^ I'm learning :D Edit: How to pronunce this: Requiem - Ri-ki-em ? Nostalgia - Nos-tel-giah ? These are English words, look them up on m-w.com and they will have a pronunciation button next to the word. | ||
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:03 1024MB wrote: While we're on the topic of Korean names I'd also like to point out to those of you who don't know that in English, whenever you see an "i" in a Korean name it is always pronounced "EEEEE" as in "beam." For example Kim is not pronounced Kim as in "it" but it sounds more like KEEEM or GEEEM. Also, all As are pronounced AHHH like the a in "hahaha" Not AYYYY. Often you will hear journalists totally butcher Korean (and other Asian) names. It makes me upset. For example the other day I was watching the news and they were talking about a Dr. named Dr. Wang. This is not pronounced "Wayng" as in "way" but rather "WAHng." Watch the BoxeR vs Joyo VOD to see what I am talking about. Joyo's name is Do Jin Kwang (also spelled Doh Jin Kwang). Listen to how they pronounce that. It annoys me so much when journalists do that. It annoys me too, join the club. What annoys me further is that Koreans changed their names so English speakers could better pronounce it but they still suck at it. But it doesn't bother me to the point where I go around yelling and correcting people about it. Everywhere people call me ' K-ang ' like ' Angry ' and it's pointless trying to get them to say ' Ghang ' Plus Kang is cooler most of the time. Except for this one time in 5th grade.... Damn that faggot. ' Alex Kang lost his wang when the telephone rang ' | ||
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Casper...
Liberia4948 Posts
ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG | ||
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Casper...
Liberia4948 Posts
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1024MB
United States1455 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:54 Casper... wrote: ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG  | ||
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
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Only)blue
Canada113 Posts
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LetMeBeWithYou
Canada4254 Posts
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hustler100
Korea (South)149 Posts
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Only)blue
Canada113 Posts
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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Only)blue
Canada113 Posts
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OhThatDang
United States4685 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:53 Abyss_Bahamut wrote: It annoys me too, join the club. What annoys me further is that Koreans changed their names so English speakers could better pronounce it but they still suck at it. But it doesn't bother me to the point where I go around yelling and correcting people about it. Everywhere people call me ' K-ang ' like ' Angry ' and it's pointless trying to get them to say ' Ghang ' Plus Kang is cooler most of the time. Except for this one time in 5th grade.... Damn that faggot. ' Alex Kang lost his wang when the telephone rang ' not as bad as linh-dang... that gay little rhyme song that starts oooh eeee oooh ah ah well heres how my friend changed it... oooh eeee ooooh ah ah linh dang never gonna get banged oooh eeeee oooh ah ah linh dangs never gonna get banged! -_-;;;;;;;; the class sang that too embarrasing and it was in highschool wtf! | ||
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Fobbish
Korea (South)1071 Posts
On September 20 2004 22:15 Only)blue wrote: Koreans and Japanese were descendants of chinese werent they? no | ||
Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
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Only)blue
Canada113 Posts
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Fobbish
Korea (South)1071 Posts
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mindspike
Canada1902 Posts
not really | ||
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SpiriT-DemoN-
United States684 Posts
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Only)blue
Canada113 Posts
japanese is for sure they use chinese characters. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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Only)blue
Canada113 Posts
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Minam_Lee
Korea (South)59 Posts
On September 20 2004 09:41 Fedaykin wrote: nal ra is not his real name Nal_ra's name is kang min, which is 'diffrent' since most korean names have a 2 syllable 'first name', and a 1 syllable family name, I think there's been a threat about this. but, in names we all know: Hong Jin-ho Lim Yo-Hwan Jang Jin-su The first are family names the other are given names, if I remember correctly actually boxer is Yim yo hwan not Lim and also Lee => Yi | ||
Excalibur_Z
United States12248 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:27 iLoveLulu wrote: Nal_rA didn't choose his nickname, his team leader (When he Join Nal) choose that for him =P Interesting, what you all say, ^^ I'm learning :D Edit: How to pronunce this: Requiem - Ri-ki-em ? Nostalgia - Nos-tel-giah ? Rehk-wee-um Nohs-tahl-juh | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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[BOyGiRl]ShaRp
Korea (S)1912 Posts
And your name also has a meaning too. Most Korean letters are based on Chinese characters and have meanings to it. In my case my name is An-Young-Soo. Young means a road, and Soo means extravagant. So my name means extravagant road; my grandparents wanted my road of life to be extravagant thus my name. Bahamut, your name Chul Min has a meaning too, ask your parents, its really fun to find out. One of my favorite names is Dong-il, which means number one in the east. My friend has that name and he told me his parents gave him the name because they want him to become the number one man in east asia. Anyways, that how Korean names are made. And to add to that, putting -a or -e next to a name is used for calling. But you only put -e or -a when you call a name that ends with a consonant, and you can only use -ya with a name that ends with a vowel. For example; Chul-Min-a, Chul-Min-e, Young-Soo-ya. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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Arbiter[frolix]
United Kingdom2674 Posts
On September 20 2004 23:31 Minam_Lee wrote: actually boxer is Yim yo hwan not Lim and also Lee => Yi  Reluctant as I am to question a statement by someone from Korea on the subject of a Korean name... I cannot understand why you say it is 'Yim'. I can read Korean and speak it conversationally and I have seen Boxer's name written down on hundreds of occasions. I cannot see any reason to believe there should be anything resembling an English 'y' sound at the start. I have also spoken with countless Koreans about Boxer and never heard any of them pronounce it with a 'y' sound. Same goes for 'Lee' and 'Yi'. If I have missed something here I would be grateful to know more about it. | ||
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
Arbiter[frolix]-> ARBITERFROLIX | ||
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Valhalla18444 Posts
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Arbiter[frolix]
United Kingdom2674 Posts
On September 21 2004 00:42 Rt-S.FakeSteve wrote: Requiem-> Rek-Wee-Em Arbiter[frolix]-> ARBITERFROLIX Yes, it must be pronounced in a suitably menacing tone, conveyed by those written capitals. | ||
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ram
Lithuania602 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:54 Casper... wrote: ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG British people would pronounce it correctly  | ||
Waxangel
United States33608 Posts
Ee looks weird -.- | ||
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ram
Lithuania602 Posts
and about Lim, I just pronounce it as Im, but why you say Yim? And another thing is about Suma Go, why koreans say Shuma Go? I know that 's' before 'i' is pronounced as 'sh', but before 'u' And, btw, it would be nice to know what does progamer names mean  | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
On September 21 2004 01:25 ram wrote: And, btw, it would be nice to know what does progamer names mean There was an entire thread on that somewhere around here... try using the search function, should be either the General or Brood War forum iirc. | ||
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Arbiter[frolix]
United Kingdom2674 Posts
On September 21 2004 01:15 Waxangel wrote: Yi still sounds closer the Lee -.- Ee looks weird -.- Well yeah, in that there is no 'l' sound in it at all. But then the romanisation as 'Lee' dates back to the original written and spoken form which was changed during the 20th century, doesn't it Wax? | ||
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Waxangel
United States33608 Posts
. I should ask one of my teachers.NK Does prounounce Lee as Lee/Ree though. I don't know exactly when the rule of dropping the R sound of some characters when they appear at the beginning of a word started though ;/ | ||
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Arbiter[frolix]
United Kingdom2674 Posts
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Waxangel
United States33608 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
On September 20 2004 18:54 Casper... wrote: ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG ALEX KANG LOST HIS WANG WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG lol | ||
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chicken`
Germany3478 Posts
On September 20 2004 09:40 FrozenArbiter wrote: Bak (often romanized Park) is a family name (one of the most common names in korea I think, like top 3). Which means Jeong Seok (Bak Jeong Seok = Reach) is his name and I guess friends call him by that name (I dont know how it works exactly and I think it differs from person to person how personal they want to get). Jeong Seok means normal or standard but I'm not sure if it still holds that meaning when you have it as a name. Oh and Yo Hwan means 'from the forest' right? hihi, Lim from the forest :D | ||
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Fedaykin
Netherlands2003 Posts
On September 21 2004 00:39 Arbiter[frolix] wrote: Reluctant as I am to question a statement by someone from Korea on the subject of a Korean name... I cannot understand why you say it is 'Yim'. I can read Korean and speak it conversationally and I have seen Boxer's name written down on hundreds of occasions. I cannot see any reason to believe there should be anything resembling an English 'y' sound at the start. I have also spoken with countless Koreans about Boxer and never heard any of them pronounce it with a 'y' sound. Same goes for 'Lee' and 'Yi'. If I have missed something here I would be grateful to know more about it. I so agree, it was weird hearing that from a korean. I know I don't know a lot about korean, but if his name was 'Yim', shouldn't it also be written with a Y-vowel. The name Lim has 3 'letters', the silent one, the I and the M. Nothing that even looks like a Y in there The only thing I do which to know why names like Lee and Lim are pronounced with (according to me) an unwritten L | ||
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likeboxer
Korea (South)465 Posts
On September 21 2004 04:34 8882 wrote: So Nal_Ra was on orphan and doesnt have a family name? Or he has a family name and one 'real name' like Mr.T? 'kang' is family name and 'min' is first name. | ||
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ram
Lithuania602 Posts
That perfectly explains his nick WoodJohn -__-; | ||
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