Q: Are there some English words also used in Korean?

Yes and more than you probably think. Learning Korean Loanwords is actually an incredibly motivating way to learn a language as tricky as Korean. By already discovering a number of words in a language completely different to English, it gives us a mental boost. It proves to us learning languages like Korean is absolutely not impossible, and that there are similarities, even if the two languages differ so much.

Q: What is Konglish?

Effectively it's Korea and English pushed together: Ko rean + En glish = Konglish. Konglish refers to English loanwords that have been appropriated into Korean and includes many English words that are used in ways that are not readily understandable to native English speakers.

Q: What does 파이팅 mean in English?

It's spoken as pai-ting. This is not to fight, but kind of like 加油 in Chinese , the person is trying to cheer you up, encouraging you to do great. 'Fighting' isn't seen as the physical act of fighting, but as in fighting through difficult moments to achieve something great. Learning Korean? FIGHTING!! You got this.

Q: Is Taxi the same in Korean?

Essentially yes. Taxi in Korean is 택시 (taeg-si) .

Question 1

Are there some English words also used in Korean?

Accepted Answer

Yes and more than you probably think.

Learning Korean Loanwords is actually an incredibly motivating way to learn a language as tricky as Korean. By already discovering a number of words in a language completely different to English, it gives us a mental boost.

It proves to us learning languages like Korean is absolutely not impossible, and that there are similarities, even if the two languages differ so much.

Question 2

What is Konglish?

Accepted Answer

Effectively it's Korea and English pushed together:

Korean + English = Konglish.

Konglish refers to English loanwords that have been appropriated into Korean and includes many English words that are used in ways that are not readily understandable to native English speakers.

Question 3

What does 파이팅 mean in English?

Accepted Answer

It's spoken as pai-ting. This is not to fight, but kind of like 加油 in Chinese, the person is trying to cheer you up, encouraging you to do great.

'Fighting' isn't seen as the physical act of fighting, but as in fighting through difficult moments to achieve something great. Learning Korean? FIGHTING!! You got this.

Question 4

How do you say Sexy in Korean?

Accepted Answer

섹시 (seg-si) - almost exactly the same as English!

Question 5

Is Taxi the same in Korean?

Accepted Answer

Essentially yes. Taxi in Korean is 택시 (taeg-si).

Question 6

How do you say Mummy's Boy in Korean?

Accepted Answer

Mummy's Boy is actually spoken almost exactly the same as in English:

마마보이 (ma-ma-bo-ee)