Day 113: Hangul Day Debate on Slang
On a Hangul Day radio panel, the host (A) asks linguist Choi Eunjeong (B), veteran comedian Park Sangcheol (C) and young streamer Han Soyul (D) whether new slang is damaging Korean.
How to study this lesson 4 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Still learning Hangul? Tick Romanization to see how each line sounds, but read the Korean first.
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Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A νκΈλ νΉμ§ ν λ‘ , μ€λμ μ£Όμ λ 'μ μ‘°μ΄κ° μ°λ¦¬λ§μ λ§μΉλκ°?'μ λλ€. λ¨Όμ μ½λ―ΈλμΈ λ°μμ² μ¨, μ΄λ»κ² 보μλκΉ?
Hangeullal teukjip toron, oneurui jujeneun 'sinjoeoga urimareul mangchineunga?'imnida. Meonjeo komidieon Park Sangcheol ssi, eotteoke bosimnikka?
For our Hangul Day special debate, today's question is 'Is new slang ruining Korean?' First, comedian Park Sangcheol, what's your view?
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C λ§μΉκ³ μλ€κ³ λ΄ λλ€. μ κ° μ΄μ λ μ μ λ°©μ‘μμ 'λ°λ₯Έλ§ κ³ μ΄ λ§' μ½λλ₯Ό λ§‘μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ κ² μΊ νμΈμ ν건λ§, μμ¦μ λ΄μ€ μλ§μλ μ€μλ§μ΄ λμ΅λλ€.
Mangchigo itdago bomnida. Jega isip nyeon jeone bangsongeseo 'bareunmal goun mal' koneoreul matatseumnida. Geureoke kaempeineul haetgeonman, yojeumeun nyuseu jamagedo jurimmari naomnida.
I think it is. Twenty years ago, I hosted a TV segment called 'Proper Words, Kind Words.' For all that campaigning, these days you see abbreviations even in news captions.
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A κ΅μ΄νμμ΄μ μ΅μμ κ΅μλ, νμλ‘μ κ±±μ μ΄ λ ν¬μκ² μ§μ?
Gugeohakjaisin choeeunjeong gyosunim, hakjaroseo geokjeongi deo keusigetjiyo?
Professor Choi Eunjeong, as a linguist, you must be even more worried?
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B λ»λ°μ΄λΌκ³ νμ€μ§ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ² μ§λ§, μ λ κ±±μ νμ§ μμ΅λλ€. μ μ‘°μ΄λ μΈμ΄κ° μ΄μ μλ€λ μ¦κ±°μ λλ€. μ€νλ € λ무 빨리 μλ©Έν΄μ μ°κ΅¬νκΈ°κ° νλ€ μ λμ λλ€.
Tteutbakkirago hasilji moreugetjiman, jeoneun geokjeonghaji anseumnida. Sinjoeoneun eoneoga sara itdaneun jeunggeoimnida. Ohiryeo neomu ppalli somyeolhaeseo yeonguhagiga himdeul jeongdoimnida.
You may find this surprising, but I'm not worried. New slang is evidence that a language is alive. If anything, it dies out so fast that it's hard to study.
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C κ΅μλμ΄ κ·Έλ° λ§μμ νμλ©΄ μ λμ§μ. νμλΆλ€μ΄ μ°λ¦¬λ§μ μμμ±μ λ¨Όμ ν¬κΈ°νμλ©΄ μ΄λ‘ν©λκΉ?
Gyosunimi geureon malsseumeul hasimyeon an doejiyo. Hakjabundeuri urimarui sunsuseongeul meonjeo pogihasimyeon eotteokamnikka?
A professor shouldn't say that. If scholars are the first to give up on the purity of Korean, what are the rest of us to do?
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B ν¬κΈ°κ° μλλΌ κ΄μ°°μ λλ€. μ ν¬κ° μ μ‘°μ΄λ₯Ό μ¬μ μ μ¬λ¦΄λΌμΉλ©΄ λ²μ¨ μ무λ μ μλλ€. μ λ λκ² ν΅μ©λλ μ μ‘°μ΄λ λ°± κ° μ€μ νλλ μ λ©λλ€.
Pogiga anira gwancharimnida. Jeohuiga sinjoeoreul sajeone ollillachimyeon beolsseo amudo an sseumnida. Sip nyeon neomge tongyongdoeneun sinjoeoneun baek gae junge hanado an doemnida.
It's not giving up, it's observation. Whenever we try to put a new word in the dictionary, nobody's using it any more. Fewer than one in a hundred new words stays in use for more than ten years.
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A λ°± κ° μ€μ νλλΌλ λλκ΅°μ. κ·ΈλΌ μ μ μΈλ λνλ‘ μ€νΈλ¦¬λ¨Έ νμμ¨ μ¨ μ견μ λ€μ΄ λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. λ°©μ‘μμ μ μ‘°μ΄λ₯Ό μ μΌ λ§μ΄ μ°μ€ κ² κ°μλ°μ.
Baek gae junge hanarani nollapgunyo. Geureom jeolmeun sedae daepyoro seuteurimeo Han Soyul ssi uigyeoneul deureo bogetseumnida. Bangsongeseo sinjoeoreul jeil mani sseusil geot gateundeyo.
Fewer than one in a hundred, that's remarkable. Now let's hear from streamer Han Soyul, representing the younger generation. I imagine you use more slang on your streams than anyone.
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D μ¬μ€ μ λ λ°©μ‘μμ μ μ‘°μ΄λ₯Ό κ±°μ μ μλλ€. μ μμ²μ μ λ°μ΄ μ΄λ±νμμ΄λΌμ, μ κ° μ°λ λ§μ΄ κ·Έλλ‘ κ΅μ€λ‘ κ°λλ€.
Sasil jeoneun bangsongeseo sinjoeoreul geoui an sseumnida. Je sicheongja jeolbani chodeunghaksaengiraseo, jega sseuneun mari geudaero gyosillo gamnida.
Actually, I hardly use slang on my streams. Half my viewers are primary school children, so whatever words I use go straight into the classroom.
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C λ€? μ€νΈλ¦¬λ¨Έκ° μ μ‘°μ΄λ₯Ό μ μ΄λ€κ³ μ? μ κ° μ€λ μ€λΉν΄ μ¨ λ°λ‘ μ΄ λ€ μΈλͺ¨μμ΄μ‘μ΅λλ€.
Ne? Seuteurimeoga sinjoeoreul an sseundagoyo? Jega oneul junbihae on balloni da sseulmoeopseojyeotseumnida.
Pardon? A streamer who doesn't use slang? All the counterarguments I prepared for today have just become useless.
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D μ μ§μμ΄λΌκ³ ν΄ λ΄μΌ λ°©μ‘νλ©΄μ μ£Όμλ€μ κ²λΏμ΄μ§λ§, μμ΄λ€μ λ»λ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ³ λ°λΌ ν©λλ€. λΉμμ΄μμ λμ¨ λ§μΈ μ€λ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ³ μ. κ·Έλμ λ§μΆ€λ² ν΄μ¦ λ°©μ‘μ λ°λ‘ ν©λλ€.
Je jisigirago hae bwaya bangsonghamyeonseo juwodeureun geotppunijiman, aideureun tteutdo moreugo ttara hamnida. Bisogeoeseo naon marin juldo moreugoyo. Geuraeseo matchumbeop kwijeu bangsongeul ttaro hamnida.
What little I know, I've just picked up from streaming, but children copy words without knowing what they mean. Without knowing some of them come from swear words. That's why I run separate spelling quiz streams.
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B κ·Έ λΆλΆμ μ λ κ±±μ ν©λλ€. λΉνλ νμ€κ° λ΄κΈ΄ λ§μ λΆλͺ ν λ¬Έμ μ λλ€. νμ§λ§ 'κ°μ'μ²λΌ μλ‘μ΄ μν λ°©μμ νννλ λ§κΉμ§ λ§μ νμλ μλ€κ³ λ΄ λλ€.
Geu bubuneun jeodo geokjeonghamnida. Bihana hyeomoga damgin mareun bunmyeonghi munjeimnida. Hajiman 'gatsaeng'cheoreom saeroun saenghwal bangsigeul pyohyeonhaneun malkkaji mageul piryoneun eopdago bomnida.
I share that concern. Words that carry contempt or hate are clearly a problem. But I don't think we need to block words like 'godsaeng,' which express a new way of living.
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A κ°μμ΄μ? μ²μ·¨μλΆλ€μ μν΄ μ€λͺ μ’ λΆνλ립λλ€.
Gatsaengiyo? Cheongchwijabundeureul wihae seolmyeong jom butakdeurimnida.
'Godsaeng'? Could you explain that for our listeners?
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D λΆμ§λ°νκ³ κ³νμ μΌλ‘ μ¬λ μΆμ λ§ν©λλ€. κ·Έλ°λ° κ΅μλ, κ·Έλ₯ 'λΆμ§λ°ν μΆ'μ΄λΌκ³ νλ©΄ μ λ©λκΉ? κ΅³μ΄ μμ΄λ₯Ό μμ νμκ° μμκΉμ?
Bujireonhago gyehoekjeogeuro saneun salmeul malhamnida. Geureonde gyosunim, geunyang 'bujireonhan sam'irago hamyeon an doemnikka? Guji Yeongeoreul seokkeul piryoga isseulkkayo?
It means living a diligent, well-planned life. But Professor, can't we just say 'a diligent life'? Do we really need to mix in English?
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B 'λΆμ§λ°ν μΆ'κ³Ό 'κ°μ'μ λλμ΄ λ€λ¦ λλ€. κ°μμλ μμ λͺ©νλ₯Ό μ΄λ£¨λ©° μ€μ€λ‘λ₯Ό μΉμ°¬νλ μ¬λ―Έκ° λ€μ΄ μμ΅λλ€. μ λ§μ μ λλμ΄ νμν λ μκΉλλ€.
'Bujireonhan sam'gwa 'gatsaeng'eun neukkimi dareumnida. Gatsaengeneun jageun mokpyoreul irumyeo seuseuroreul chingchanhaneun jaemiga deureo itseumnida. Sae mareun sae neukkimi piryohal ttae saenggimnida.
'A diligent life' and 'godsaeng' feel different. 'Godsaeng' has the fun of praising yourself as you reach small goals. New words appear when a new feeling needs a name.
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C μ€λ ν λ‘ μ΄ μ΄μνκ² νλ¬κ°λλ€. μ κ° μ μΌ λ³΄μμ μΈ μ¬λμΌ μ€ μμλλ°, μμ¨ μ¨κ° μ λ³΄λ€ λ μ격νμλ€μ.
Oneul toroni isanghage heulleogamnida. Jega jeil bosujeogin saramil jul aranneunde, Soyul ssiga jeoboda deo eomgyeokasineyo.
This debate is taking a strange turn. I thought I'd be the most conservative person here, but Soyul is stricter than me.
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D μ λ μ²μλΆν° μ΄λ¬μ§λ μμμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ±νμ μμ²μκ° ν λ¨Έλκ» μ μ νμ΄λ₯Ό μΌλ€κ° νΌλ¬λ€λ λκΈμ λ³΄κ³ μκ°μ΄ λ°λμμ΅λλ€.
Jeodo cheoeumbuteo ireojineun anatseumnida. Chodeunghaksaeng sicheongjaga halmeonikke je yuhaengeoreul sseotdaga honnatdaneun daetgeureul bogo saenggagi bakkwieotseumnida.
I wasn't like this from the start. I changed my mind after reading a comment from a young viewer who got scolded for using my catchphrase on their grandmother.
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A κ·Έλ°λ° λ°μμ² μ¨, μ μλκ»μλ νλ μ νμ΄λ‘ μ λͺ νμ ¨μμ΅λκΉ?
Geureonde Park Sangcheol ssi, seonsaengnimkkeseodo hanttae yuhaengeoro yumyeonghasyeotjanseumnikka?
But Mr. Park, you yourself were once famous for a catchphrase, weren't you?
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C μ, κ·Έ μκΈ°κ° λμ¬ μ€ μμμ΅λλ€. μ μ νμ΄λ λΉμμλ κ΅μ΄ νκ΄΄λΌκ³ μ λ¬Έμ λ¬μ΅λλ€. μ¨ κ΅λ―Όμ΄ λ°λΌ ν건λ§, μ§κΈμ μ무λ κΈ°μ΅μ λͺ» ν©λλ€.
A, geu yaegiga naol jul aratseumnida. Je yuhaengeodo dangsieneun gugeo pagoerago sinmune natseumnida. On gungmini ttara haetgeonman, jigeumeun amudo gieogeul mot hamnida.
Ah, I knew that would come up. Back then, the papers said my catchphrase was destroying the Korean language. The whole country copied it, and yet now nobody remembers it.
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B λ°λ‘ κ·Έκ²λλ€. κ·Έκ² μ μ£Όμ₯μ μ¦κ±°μ λλ€. μ μ‘°μ΄λ μ°νμ£½μμ²λΌ μκ²Όλ€κ° μ¬λΌμ§λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ§μ κ·Έλ³΄λ€ ν¨μ¬ νΌνΌν©λλ€.
Baro geugeomnida. Geuge je jujangui jeunggeoimnida. Sinjoeoneun uhujuksuncheoreom saenggyeotdaga sarajimnida. Urimareun geuboda hwolssin teunteunhamnida.
That's exactly it. That's the evidence for my argument. New words spring up like mushrooms after rain and then vanish. Korean itself is far sturdier than that.
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D κ΅μλ λ§μμ²λΌ λ§μ μ¬λΌμ Έλ, κ·Έ λ§μ λ€μ μμ΄μ κΈ°μ΅μ λ¨μ΅λλ€. μ λ κ·Έ κΈ°μ΅μ μ± μμ μ§κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€.
Gyosunim malsseumcheoreom mareun sarajyeodo, geu mareul deureun aiui gieogeun namseumnida. Jeoneun geu gieoge chaegimeul jigo sipseumnida.
As you say, Professor, the words may disappear, but the memory of the child who heard them remains. I want to take responsibility for that memory.
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A λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬ν μκ°μ λλ€. ν λΆμ© ν λ¬Έμ₯μΌλ‘ μ λ¦¬ν΄ μ£Όμμ§μ. κ΅μλλΆν° λΆνλ립λλ€.
Mamurihal siganimnida. Han bunssik han munjangeuro jeongnihae jusijiyo. Gyosunimbuteo butakdeurimnida.
It's time to wrap up. Please each sum up in one sentence. Professor, you first.
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B λ§μ λ§λλ€κ³ λ§μμ§λ κ² μλλ, μ λ κ±±μ 보λ€λ κΈ°λ‘μ νκ² μ΅λλ€.
Mareun mangneundago magajineun ge anini, jeoneun geokjeongbodaneun girogeul hagetseumnida.
Language can't be stopped just by trying to stop it, so rather than worry, I'll keep a record.
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C μ λ μ€λ λ°μ―€ μ€λλΉνμ΅λλ€. λ€λ§ μ μ νμ΄λ μ’ κΈ°μ΅ν΄ μ£Όμ ¨μΌλ©΄ ν©λλ€.
Jeoneun oneul banjjeum seoldeukdanghaetseumnida. Daman je yuhaengeoneun jom gieokae jusyeosseumyeon hamnida.
I've been half persuaded today. I would, however, like people to remember my catchphrase a little.
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D μ λ§μ μ°λ μ μ°λ , μμ΄λ€μ λ£κ³ μμ΅λλ€.
Sae mareul sseudeun an sseudeun, aideureun deutgo itseumnida.
Whether we use new words or not, children are listening.
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A λ€, κ·Έλ°λ° λ°μμ² μ¨, κ·Έ μ νμ΄κ° λμλμ§ μ λ κΈ°μ΅μ΄ μ λ©λλ€. μ²μ·¨μ μ¬λ¬λΆ, μμλ λΆμ λ¬Έμ λ³΄λ΄ μ£Όμμμ€.
Ne, geureonde Park Sangcheol ssi, geu yuhaengeoga mwoyeonneunji jeodo gieogi an namnida. Cheongchwija yeoreobun, asineun buneun munja bonae jusipsio.
Thank you. But Mr. Park, I can't remember what that catchphrase was either. Listeners, if you know, please text in.
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