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An Introduction to Koreans(Han, Joseon, Joseon ethnicity) and the Korean Language Variation part III Turning to the Joseon Korean used by ethnic Koreans in China, it really is a hybrid of North Korean Joseon and South Korean Han. The Korean spoken in the Yanbian region of China has its own distinctive accent, and it’s impossible to lump all these accents together anyway. Accents may even differ from person to person. Young Korean-Chinese like me are very influenced by South Korean culture, and our language is approaching the South Korean Seoul dialect by contact through work and general communication too. So unless you really lack language learning ability, it’s fair to say that our Joseon dialect is a perfectly viable dialect of Korean to learn, very much on the same level as Han Korean. When learning Joseon Korean it’s possible to compensate for the vocabulary differences, and I think that through lots of listening practice and imitation can one improve one’s pronunciation and accent considerably.

2016년 10월 27일

An Introduction to Koreans(Han, Joseon, Joseon ethnicity) and the Korean Language Variation, part II The difference between the North Korean and South Korean dialects: as I mentioned in my blog, these two dialects are completely identical on a basic level (vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, etc.), and the differences are mostly seen different set phrases and intonation (here “Han language” refers to Seoul dialect, and “Joseon language” refers to Pyongyang dialect. In reality, of course, the Korean peninsula has a wide range of regional dialects) From its roots in Old Korean and Chinese characters, Han Korean has incorporated a lot of foreign vocabulary too, especially from English, in a way very comparable to Japanese. These English loanwords have entered everyday South Korean discourse and are very much Korean words now. Joseon Korean differs starkly in this respect, due to differences in politics, economics, culture, etc. I personally think Joseon Korean won’t be influenced by foreign languages, and this isn’t desirable anyway! One more thing: Korean’s vocabulary is smaller than that of Chinese. Chinese has proven very flexible at loanword translation (Don't get me started on how Chinese translates foreign names!). However this doesn’t seem to be the case with Korean and Japanese, which has to employ a range of phonetic transliteration techniques to make the foreign words sound natural in their language.As for intonation, I’m unable to give a technical explanation as I’m certainly no phonologist, but here’s my feeling: Han Korean intonation does not rise and fall as much, it’s very flowing and soft. Joseon Korean intonation fluctuates more, and the language tends to be more florid and grandiose.

2016년 10월 27일

An Introduction to Koreans(Han, Joseon, Joseon ethnicity) and the Korean Language Variation, part I Hello, all. This is an introductory article about Koreans and the Korean language origin and its development over time and space. I posted this on my blog earlier and it was summarized and translated by @Alan into English for further reading. Now I am posting the final version for you to read. (please feel free to check it out: ) italki original discussion link: https://www.italki.com/discussion/127064 original blog: http://mymeiyu.blogspot.com.br/2016/10/koreans-in-china-korean-chinese.html ******** Nowadays in North Korea, South Korea and China, as well as other areas with significant Korean populations like Russia, the Korean people are united by a common ethnicity and language. However certain developments have led to some differences appearing. Simply put, North Koreans and ethnic Koreans who live in China call their language “Joseon speech”, whereas South Koreans call their language “Han language”. The term “Joseon”, when referring to the people and ethnicity, can be traced back to the Joseon Dynasty (I mentioned this briefly in my blog, the Joseon dynasty was founded by Yi Dan in 1392, during the China’s Ming Dynasty in the Hongwu period). After founding his “Joseon Kingdom”, he renamed the common language “Joseon”. Much later, Yi Dan’s descendent King Sejong the Great created a Korean script for the language, called Hunmin Jeongum, which replaced the Chinese characters previously used to write the language. Much later, in 1910, a scholar named Ju Si-gyeong renamed the writing system to “Hangul” [meaning “Han Script” – “Han” being the first proto-Korean Kingdom from which Korea descended]. It was probably around that time that the word “Han” began to take on a broader meaning. Afterwards, during the Second World War the Korean peninsula was separated in two, and North Koreans began referring to the language as “Joseon speech”, whereas South Koreans took the name “Han language”. If you use Joseon to directly refer to a person, for example “I’m Joseon”, the meaning in Chinese clearly means “I’m North Korean”. So ethnic Koreans in China will say “I'm a Chinese person of Joseon ethnicity” or “I’m an ethnic Korean countryman”. In China, a lot of ethnic Chinese like to add “countryman” behind the ethnicity’s name, as this gives a more friendly and inclusive connotation to the word, for example “ethnic Mongolian countryman”, “Uyghur countryman”, “Tibetan countryman”, etc. etc. (to be continued...)

2016년 10월 27일

私は日本の音楽が大好きです！私が日本語を学ぶ理由は、日本の音楽とアニメーション(animation)を愛していることです。私の好きな日本の歌は... 例えば... 瞳の住人 by L'Arc〜en〜Ciel 深い森 by Do As Infinity ハナミズキ by 新垣结衣 ENDLESS RAIN by X JAPAN SEASONS by 浜崎あゆみ sleep by シド Heartache by ONE OK ROCK Eternal by 赤西仁明日晴れるかな by 桑田佳祐シザースタンド by RADWIMPS (最高です！私は彼らの歌詞が好きです。日本語の歌詞は一般に美しいですね。^^) もちろん、私は韓国の歌手 BoAちゃんも尊重します。彼女は美しく、才能がありますね。彼女は流暢に日本語を話すことができます。(How can you say this sentence in a more natural way?) どうぞよろしくお愿いします！

2016년 10월 16일

Music lovers! Please recommend great Brazilian-Portuguese songs!

Hello, music lovers! ; )

So I was wondering are there any good Brazilian Portuguese songs to recommend?

I am used to learning language with music always and this really works with me effectively, my technique is by listening/analyzing the lyrics, learn new vocab and grammar patterns as well, meantime improvement of listening skills is a bonus also.(I wrote an article before about this with Korean-learning, please check it out here if you are interested: https://www.italki.com/article/596/how-to-boost-your-korean-language-learning-with-music)

Hence, I have some 'standards' with target songs, they are supposed to be :

A, slow tempo (as I am still a beginner) and catchy

B, vocab are used commonly used in the real practice (neither formal, written language, nor too ...kinda poetic??? )

C, can be with story-alike lyrics(for example, Taylor Swift is a good storyteller)

I think a great example is 'ai se eu te pego' , voce sabe? kkk

This song is very catchy, fun and easy to learn; the lyrics are practical, too. like, 'nossa!'

Muito Obrigada! Beijo tchau ; )

2016년 10월 6일

Regarding Korean-Chinese identity issue/关于中国朝鲜族的身份认同/조선족동포의 아이덴티티 정체성에 대해

Greetings, italkiers!

I am a Chinese and Korean tutor here, the other day I experienced an anecdote, which made me write this article on my blog and I'd like to share this with you here.

Many people especially italki language learners feel confused that why I address myself as a native Chinese and Korean speaker, this blog is hoped to give you answer to this.