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1tym
Profile Joined April 2005
Korea (South)2425 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-05 15:32:44
February 05 2009 15:28 GMT
#41
On February 05 2009 19:58 Tom Phoenix wrote:
Waw, I registered a few days ago so I could make a similar thread, but could not due to the 10 day limit. Now that this thread showed up, I do not have to. Thank you!

I have a question as well regarding the word "Chobo". I am aware that it stands for "an unskilled player". However, what I have been wondering is whether the word has a negative connotation to it? Meaning, is it used as an insult or is it simply a word which refers to someone who has not become skilled in the game yet?


Chobo literally means a beginner or someone new to something and the word itself not have negative connotation. If you called someone a chobo driver, it just means inexperienced driver.
It can however insult people depending on the context of the situation. If you were calling someone a newbie in a StarCraft competition, obviously they will be insulted.
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EpiK
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5757 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-05 16:13:10
February 05 2009 16:05 GMT
#42
Rekrul
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Korea (South)17174 Posts
February 05 2009 19:28 GMT
#43
yea but its easier for non korean speakers to say GAY SOAK

LOL
why so 진지해?
Tom Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
1114 Posts
February 05 2009 20:22 GMT
#44
On February 06 2009 00:28 1tym wrote:
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On February 05 2009 19:58 Tom Phoenix wrote:
Waw, I registered a few days ago so I could make a similar thread, but could not due to the 10 day limit. Now that this thread showed up, I do not have to. Thank you!

I have a question as well regarding the word "Chobo". I am aware that it stands for "an unskilled player". However, what I have been wondering is whether the word has a negative connotation to it? Meaning, is it used as an insult or is it simply a word which refers to someone who has not become skilled in the game yet?


Chobo literally means a beginner or someone new to something and the word itself not have negative connotation. If you called someone a chobo driver, it just means inexperienced driver.
It can however insult people depending on the context of the situation. If you were calling someone a newbie in a StarCraft competition, obviously they will be insulted.


Thank you kindly for your response. Now I can calmly call myself a Chobo player.
You and your "5 years of competitive RTS experience" can take a hike. - FrozenArbiter
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
February 05 2009 20:24 GMT
#45
On February 06 2009 04:28 Rekrul wrote:
yea but its easier for non korean speakers to say GAY SOAK

LOL


CHOGEULLING-EE GAY SOAKK KASEYOO!~~~~

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Caution
Profile Joined September 2004
2059 Posts
February 07 2009 01:21 GMT
#46
On February 05 2009 17:42 MrHoon wrote:
YAMETE YAMETE YAMETE


iku iku iku

first post in like 2 years
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51447 Posts
February 07 2009 01:25 GMT
#47
On February 07 2009 10:21 Caution wrote:
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On February 05 2009 17:42 MrHoon wrote:
YAMETE YAMETE YAMETE


iku iku iku

first post in like 2 years


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ilovehnk
Profile Joined October 2008
475 Posts
February 07 2009 01:37 GMT
#48
they always say players name followed by song su, wtf is song su
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Monokeros
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States2493 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-07 01:53:40
February 07 2009 01:53 GMT
#49
On February 07 2009 10:37 ilovehnk wrote:
they always say players name followed by song su, wtf is song su


On February 05 2009 16:04 misclick wrote:

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On February 05 2009 16:02 Fontong wrote:
What does it mean when they say like "[player name] sun suuuuuuu"

Like "Le Jedong SUN SUUuuuu..."


sunsu = player.. so they would be like lim yo hwan sunsuu. it applies for like any sport/game; commentators just use it following a player's name.

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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
February 07 2009 02:00 GMT
#50
On February 07 2009 10:53 Monokeros wrote:
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On February 07 2009 10:37 ilovehnk wrote:
they always say players name followed by song su, wtf is song su


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On February 05 2009 16:04 misclick wrote:

On February 05 2009 16:02 Fontong wrote:
What does it mean when they say like "[player name] sun suuuuuuu"

Like "Le Jedong SUN SUUuuuu..."


sunsu = player.. so they would be like lim yo hwan sunsuu. it applies for like any sport/game; commentators just use it following a player's name.



Ignore that guy's posts, from the looks of it he spent his last 15 minutes going to every active thread and posting an absolutely idiotic one-liner. And now he's banned!

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Caution
Profile Joined September 2004
2059 Posts
February 07 2009 02:13 GMT
#51
On February 07 2009 10:25 GTR-2-Go wrote:
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On February 07 2009 10:21 Caution wrote:
On February 05 2009 17:42 MrHoon wrote:
YAMETE YAMETE YAMETE


iku iku iku

first post in like 2 years


HI FRIEND


Why hello there, how have you been. I see you've been whoring up on tl judging from your post count :p
the bruvler
Profile Joined January 2009
16 Posts
February 10 2009 00:10 GMT
#52
does ne work like in japanese? as in "right?" "right."
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
February 10 2009 00:15 GMT
#53
It actually just translates into yes.
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
February 10 2009 00:57 GMT
#54
Yay! I learned some Korean.
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liosama
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Australia843 Posts
February 10 2009 01:51 GMT
#55
never transliterate korean, 'g' 'k' 'c' 'r' 'half-g' 'half-k' none of that shit will work.
It's best to learn it as a korean would, i.e look at the hangul and listen to the sound. Don't add english in-between or you'll end up sounding like a shitcunt foreigner.

I used some arabic to transliterate korean but arabic is much much closer pronounciation wise than english is to korean.
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Jaksiel
Profile Joined November 2008
United States4130 Posts
February 10 2009 02:03 GMT
#56
OK, maybe I'm mishearing this and it's already been addressed, but if I type it out phonetic like I think it's..."kee-tay vray"? Seems to come up fairly often.
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Ancestral
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3230 Posts
February 10 2009 02:15 GMT
#57
On February 10 2009 10:51 liosama wrote:
never transliterate korean, 'g' 'k' 'c' 'r' 'half-g' 'half-k' none of that shit will work.
It's best to learn it as a korean would, i.e look at the hangul and listen to the sound. Don't add english in-between or you'll end up sounding like a shitcunt foreigner.

I used some arabic to transliterate korean but arabic is much much closer pronounciation wise than english is to korean.

There are "official" romanizations, so it's possible to tell what word it is based on the roman letters used. But where I agree is they are not useful for pronunciation - they are useful when it is not convenient to write in hangeul.

But obviously if you showed someone who didn't know Korean the phrase "saengil chukha hamnida!" they would certainly not come even close to pronouncing it right.
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PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
February 10 2009 02:31 GMT
#58
On February 10 2009 09:10 the bruvler wrote:
does ne work like in japanese? as in "right?" "right."

As far as I can tell, "neh" in Korean is a much more common word than in Japanese. It literally translates to "yes" and is used for the most part formally...or semiformally? Now I'm getting it confused with "yeh"...

They're both formal, but "yeh" seems to be a bit more formal...like between superior/inferior, while "neh" is more used between older and younger? like oppa/hyung/noona/unni to dongseng or parent to child.

More casually you'll do those things that are more like expressions than actual words...I don't know how you'd spell it out.
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
February 10 2009 03:19 GMT
#59
hahahahaha sometimes one guy just talks for a long time and the main announcer goes YEH..... YEH..... NEH!!!!!!!..... Neh..... Yeh..... YEH

in english he is being quite argumentative i assure you

also what's that crazy HKKKKKKK throat noise for
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The Storyteller
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
Singapore2486 Posts
February 10 2009 03:37 GMT
#60
If I'm not mistaken "yeh" is a Seoul thing and in the rest fo the country, most people use "neh". At least, that's what I noticed.

Yeah, and what's that throat nooise for? Every time I ask, Koreans all say they don't know what I'm talking about and swear they never make that sound, but all foreigners say they know exactly what I'm talking about and nobody ever explains it
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