Konglish
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Konglish is a combination of English and Korean that may or may not be anything like what it sounds like. Although most are what they sound like, you might want to check below before you make an mistake.
| Korean term | Literal words | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 디저트 | Dessert | Dessert |
| 리모콘 | Remocon (remote + control) | Remote Control |
| 리본 | Ribbon | Bow |
| 미팅 | Meeting | Blind Date |
| 맨션 | Mansion | Luxury(?) apartment building |
| 메뉴 | Menu | Menu |
| 멜로 | Melo | Romantic Drama |
| 보이 | Boy | Boy |
| 버스 | Bus | Bus |
| 본드 | Bond | Super glue |
| 비닐 | Vinyl | Plastic |
| 셀카 | SelCa (self + camera) | Implying the act of taking photos of yourself. |
| 샤프 | Sharp | A mechanical pencil |
| 셔터맨 | Shutter man | A derogatory term for a man who is financially dependent on his wife(?) |
| 사이다 | Cider | Soda, like 7-up |
| 사인 | Sign | Autograph (for famous people only) |
| 서비스 | Service | Free of Charge, on the house |
| 섹시 | Sexy | Sexy |
| 스탠드 | Stand | Lamp |
| 아파트 | Apart | Apartment |
| 요구르트 | Yogurt | Liquid Yogurt |
| 에어컨 | AirCon (Air + Conditioner) | Air Conditioner |
| 오피스텔 | OfficeTel (office + hotel) | Usually a small, modern room that has basic facilities including a kitchenette and a bathroom with a shower |
| 원룸 | One room | A bachelor-style studio apartment. |
| 원샷 | One Shot | A form of toast, roughly equivalent to "bottom's up". It challenges the drinker to finish his drink in one gulp |
| 엔지니어 | Engineer | Technician |
| 이벤트 | Event | Promotional event |
| 아이디 | ID | Username, ID |
| 젤리 | Jelly | Gelatinous Candy |
| 콜롱(?) | Cologne | After-bath cologne |
| 컴퓨터 게임 | Computer Game | Video Game |
| 콘도 | Condo | Time-share resort |
| 캔 | Can | Can |
| 퀴즈 | Quiz | Verbal Puzzles |
| 콘텐츠 | Contents | Contents |
| 콘센트 | Consent | Electrical Outlet |
| 클리닉 | Clinic | Clinic |
| 컨설팅 | Consulting | Consulting |
| 팀 | Team | Team |
| 택시 | Taxi | Taxi |
| 팝송 | Pop song | English Song |
| 팬시 | Fancy | Fancy Stationary |
| 포켓 볼 | Pocket ball | American pool |
| 퓨전 | Fusion | Intercultural |
| 헤어 핀 | Hair clip | Hair clip |
Wrong Konglish
Words that are different from standard English
| Konglish | Literal Translation | Proper English | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 글래머 | Glamor | Voluptuous | Glamor in Korean is used to describe women with big breasts |
| 다이어리 | Diary | Daily planner | Diary is 일기 |
| 다이어트 | Diet | Losing weight | 다이어트 in Korean strictly means losing weight, without taking into account the way one eats or the food a person consumes |
| 매니큐어 | Manicure | Nail polish | |
| 스킨십 | Skinship | Skinship includes things like holding hands, hugging and any other kind of intimate touching | |
| 오픈 카 | Open car | Convertible | No such term as open car |
| 오토바이 | Autobi (Auto + Bike) | Motorcycle | |
| 액세사리 | Accessory | Jewelry | |
| 탤런트 | Talent | Actor/actress | |
| 토스트 | Toast | Grilled omelet sandwich | Toast is just hardened bread |
| 컨디션 | Condition | Koreans use condition to describe their current state of their body or mood, for example "컨디션 안 좋다" (my condition is not good). In English condition isn't unless in this sense unless used to describe a patient or medical condition. | |
| 커닝 | Cunning | Cheating | Cunning can be a good meaning in English. 커닝 is also used as a noun or verb sometimes when it is originally an adjective |
| 팬티 | Panty | Underwear | 팬티 can be used for both men and women to mean underwear, where in English panties are for women only. |
| 핸들 | Handle | Steering wheel | Handle isn't used for a steering wheel |
| 핸드 폰 | Hand phone | Cell phone | Hand phone isn't standard English |
| 핫도그 | Hot dog | Corn dog | Hot dog is the sausage, but Koreans call a corn dog sausage |
| 헌팅 | Hunting | Pick up (women) | Hunting isn't used to describe picking up women |
| 히프 | Hip | Buttocks, butt, ass | Hip is supposed to be mean 골반, but for strange reason got translated into meaning buttocks. |
See Also
- Related topic or grammar
