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Omayma
korean
I would to know I'm sorry in Korean is it mianhee or bianhee because in Kdramas it sounds like B but in romanized is M, Can anyone help me ?
Nov 7, 2013 2:00 AM
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Thank you so much for your help ^^
November 7, 2013
I think it's because we don't put a stress on "미" usually. As you know, the Korean language doesn't have dynamic tones or accents. However, we use a high tone or accent some times depending on the situation. When we should say "미안해", it's an unexpected situation. In most cases, we put a stress in the end or middle of the word. So ㅁ of 미 may not be heard clearly as like when you pronounce m in "Mother".
November 7, 2013
It's 미안해 with an M sound. But to my ears, it often sounds like B too. It seems to be somewhere in between. This is why you should learn Korean by Hangul and not Romanization. Romanization is not exact, it can very, etc. Learn Hangul if you can.
November 7, 2013
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Omayma
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Arabic (Maghrebi), Arabic (Modern Standard), English, French, Korean
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