Korean Phonetic Dictionary
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Bangerter Emergency Word List ambulance g(k)oo-guuhp-chah 구급차 bleeding pee-nah-yoh 피나요 breathless (not soom-ah-moht-sae-oh 숨 못쉬어요 breathing) choking soom-mahk-hee-dah 숨막히다 doctor uuhee-sah 의사 food poisoning s(sh)eek-joong-d(t)ohk 식중독 headache d(t)oo-tohng 두통 heart sheem-jahng 심장 heart failure sheem-jahng-mah-bee 심장마비 help d(t)oh-ah-choo-sae-oh 도와주세요 hospital b(p)yuhng-wuhn 병원 injured d(t)ah-chee-dah 다치다 medicine yahk 약 pain g(k)oh-tohng 고통 painful ah-puuhn 아품 painkiller j(ch)een-tohng-jeh 진통제 pharmacy yahk-gook 약국 poison d(t)ohk-yahk 독약 sick mah-nee-ah-puuh-yoh 많이아프다 unconscious moo-uuhee-sheek 무의식 urgent g(k)een-guuhp-hahn 긴급한 Public Places airport gong-hang g(k)ohng-hahng bank eun-haeng uuhn-haeng downtown beon-hwa-ga b(p)uhn-hwah-gah hotel hotel hoh-tehl immigration cheul-ip-guk-gwal- chuul-eep-gook-gwahl-ree-soh office ri-so market (small sik-pum-jeom s(sh)eek-poom-juhm store) money changer hwan-jeon-sang hwahn-juhn-sahng police station gyeong-chal-seo g(k)yuhng-chahl-suh post office u-che-guk oo-cheh-gook restaurant eum-sik-jeom uuhm-s(sh)eek-juhm subway ji-ha-cheol j(ch)ee-hah-chuhl taxi stop taek-si stap taek-s(sh)ee stahp train station gi-cha-yeok-jeon g(k)ee-chah-yuhk-juhn travel agency yo-haeng-sa yoh-haeng-sah Basic Travel Phrases Excuse me: Chae-song-ham-ni-da (Chae-sohng-hahm-nee-dah) Where is ______? (Fill in the blanks as appropriate.) ______ odi-ae-it-sum-nikka? (______ oh-dee-ae-eet-soom-nee-kkah?) Sir, please go to ______. (Fill in the blanks as appropriate.) Adasi, ______ gap-si-da. (Ah-dah-shee, ______ g(k)ahp-shee-dah.) How much is this? I-go alma-imnikka? (Ee-goh ahl-mah-eem-nee-kkah?) Where is the bathroom? Hwa-jang-sil eodi-ae-i-sum-nikka? (Hwah-jahng-s(sh)eel uhdee-ae-ee-soom-nee-kkah?) Take me to these directions. (Provide written Korean directions.) I-yak-do dae-ro dae-ryo-da ju-sae-oh. Ee-yahk-doh d(t)ae-roh d(t)ae-ryoh-dah j(ch)oo-sae-yoh. Thank you! – Kam-sa-hap-ni-da (Kahm-sah-hahp-nee-dah) Copyright © 2005 Dennis L. Bangerter All rights reserved Preface Welcome to the Korean English Phonetic Dictionary (Travel Companion Edition). This is meant to be a starting point for newbie's to the Korean language. Since most people new to Korea are not familiar with the language at all, and not yet ready to attempt reading or writing the actual Korean language, I have not included any introduction or comparison between the actual Korean characters and the English equivalents (Romanization). I use the " Revised Romanization of Korean (2000) " for the correct spelling of the English version of the Korean word. I then show a phonetic spelling of the word to help with the correct pronunciation of it. Various tables and charts are included, as well as word puzzles and games to help with memory retention of the Korean words and to help with recognition and comprehension of the Romanized spelling of the words. Also included is a Korean / English version of the dictionary for looking up the English version of the Korean words. Keep in mind that the sounds we are used to making in our language are different in the Korean language. This dictionary will give you a starting point to the Korean words, but in order to perfect the actual pronunciation, you should try to practice the words with Koreans or others that have spent some time in Korea, and are familiar and comfortable with the language. Enjoy! The Korean Romanized Alphabet and Phonetic Equivalents Most double consonants sound the same as their simple counterparts with a slightly heavier emphasis. Romanized Pronounced Phonetic Spelling Spelling Simple Simple Simple consonants consonants consonants b b(p) b(p) ch ch ch d d(t) d(t) g g(k) g(k) j j(ch) j(ch) k k k p p p s s(sh) s(sh) t t t Stressed Stressed Stressed consonants consonants consonants kk skate kk pp spout pp ss ess ence ss jj join jj tt stain tt Romanized Pronounced Phonetic Spelling Spelling Simple vowels Simple vowels Simple vowels a father ah ae pay (soft) ae ai eye ai e let eh eo fun uh eu broken uuh i incubator ee o hone oh oe hey ey u to oo Compound Compound Compound vowels vowels vowels ui broken + w e uuhee wa wa nder wah wae whey (soft) wae we we d weh wo wo nder wuh wi wie ner wee ya ya rn yah yae yea (soft) yae ye ye sterday yeh yeo yea rn yuh yo yo del yoh yu you yoo Numbers Two number systems are used in Korea. Both are shown here.