"씨"
Translation:seed
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Hint: They accept both "seed" and "mister" as a correct answer.
And I've tested, they also accept both "shi" and "ssi" as correct answer if you decide to transliter rather to translate.
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On the Web version, for every lesson in Alphabet 2, the last five questions are simply the same question (i.e. Translate 씨 into English) over and over again, five times in a row. Is that just happening to me, or is it happening to everyone else?
Yeah, the doubled consonants, like 씨 are tensed. They should be pronounced without expelling any air
There is a slight difference. 시 is pronounced similar it English see, while 씨 is closer to English she.
It's actually an i like in the word "ski". ㅣ = i. But the whole thing 씨 would be pronounced similar to the english word "she" and 시 similar to the word "see".
Why do they choose such random words like Tokyo and Seed rather than beginner words like she and he?
I think they teach you more of grammar and stuff like that, you know just to get you familiar. ( I'm not really sure)
Lol 안녕하세오 아미, 이름이 잣민.저는 미국 사람입니다.Hello ARMY, my name is "Jamin".I'm American.
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VolkmannTJ, you are not alone. It would indeed be interesting to explore the rationale for the quintupled vocab, why we have to repeatedly "Kiss this Tokyo child ant seed song" 5 times.
So ssi is an honorific and also a seed. Jimin ssi becomes Mr. Jimin now how would i say Jimin seed?
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Why would you say Jimin seed? You could say Jimin plants a seed or Jimin receives a seed or Jimin ate a seed, but "Jimin seed" does not make sense in English.
I will be according to the context of the conversation, you will probably call Jimin-ssi instead of seed
As we got a free-write report on this exercise, I will reply to it here. 씨 is neither a shortened version of 씨앗 nor a slang word. Also for your information, in Korean you never use the original forms of some words or phrases. Prime examples include 하여 (해), 아니하다 (않다), 며칟날 (며칠), etc. where you will most likely never hear any native Korean speakers say any of them.
I think the reason the same word appears several times in a row is so we can remember the other meanings of a word like 이 can mean "tooth" or "this" or "these". So I simply change my answer everytime to remember the other meanings of a word.
The only option for me was seed.. like, there were no other options. Just seed._.
Ssi. Doubling the consonant produces a 'tense' version of the sound. Think of saying "See!" in an excited tone, so that you hold the 's' just a fraction of a second longer than usual.
English is not my language, so I refer to the sound I'm able to catch. If this doble ^^ letter was translated in phonetic alphabet, what would it be? I hear a "sh" (as the French "ch")
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My Korean teacher said I need to train my ear to hear the difference between 시, 씨, and 쉬. I guess the first one is a wide-mouth "shi", and the last one is a narrow mouth "shi" sort of like German's o with an umlaut. He said 씨 should be pronounced like ssi, not shi. But to my ears, it sounds like I am hearing 씨 pronounced like shi. Help please! July 16, 2020.
If we don't know any Korean how are we supposed to know words when the sounds have no relation to the words in Enlglish?
Why do you want the sounds in Korean be related to the sounds in English? For instance "bread" is "pain" in French, there's no relation in the sounds. I don't get what you mean.
They want you to get it wrong the first time(s) and to learn from your mistake. If you used the site called Memrise, it's exactly the same way.
Actually you can just write what you read /heard 씨 -> correct answer "ssi/shi". The app doesn't force you to translate at this point, you can transliterate. You CAN translate, but it makes more sense to learn reading and writing in hangeul first in my opinion. The korean "alphabet" is pretty easy to understand, but i learned it before using duolingo so i can't say if this app/website is good for understanding the basics of hangeul
I dont recommend duolingo if theyre an absolute beginner in reading/writing hangul. Ive learned it beforehand on lingodeer which is easier bc they give the sound on every symbol and provide this table for combinations of symbols. When i switched to duolingo, their hangul exercises were pretty hard if you have no idea of the basics.
Don you find that the vocal sound for "O" is wrong in Doulingo? Every place I go sound like same sound "OJO" in Spanish but here sound like "pool" in English
Theres literally only one option to choose..... This green bird knows how to work my nerves
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You are correct. ㅆ is called "sang shee ot." Sang = double. Double consonants are called "tensed." That means they get a little extra force. 이 is the vowel, but when a vowel follows a consonant in the same syllable, the ㅇ is dropped, so you see just 씨, not ㅆ이.
So um i think it broke i put in "seee" instead of "seed" ....somethings up
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Is this just "seed" (plant), or is it a proper noun (name of a person/place/thing)? I'm in practice mode, and the capital letter (Seed) is making me wonder.
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If you type in 'mister' it will accept that as a response. So, you will see this added on to the end of a name (Mr. Smith = 스미스씨) or more commonly added on after someone's first name, when two friends are talking (i.e. When 준호 is talking to 서연, and they are friends/the same age, you may hear 서연 say, "준호씨, 가자!" - "Joon-ho, let's go!") It really wouldn't translate as 'mister' in that case, though. It's just a semi-respectful add on to a name. If 준호 and 서연 are really close friends, though, they'll drop the 씨 and you would hear, "준호야, 가자!" or "서연이, 가자!"
Is there a meaning relationship between the "shi" (short "i" sound) meaning "mister", and the 'shi" meaning a "seed"?
Is it a bit like the "san" in Japanese (I don't know Japanese, but I think you can tell "John-san" as respect, and it only translate in English by "mister" when English use the family name. A particle showing respect. Is it the same here?
Why in you example, it's pronounced "-ho"?
I don't know if its because this is in beta phase, but it's not as well developed as the German course. I literally repeated "seed" and "donut" to test out of a skill... Also the Romanization of Korean isn't great in general (in general, meaning not Duolingo). O well, still love Duolingo and Korea :)
there should be more than one or two words per alphabet lesson. This way we'd learn more and wouldn't have the same word spammed 10 times in a row
O could be weing but i think "ss" makes the sound that an English "sh" would make. Am I right?
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If ㅆis before 이, then it is pronounced like "shee." However, if ㅆ is before other vowels, it is just "ss." 싸다 is not pronounced "sha da," but "ssada."
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Its meaning is Seed... But it also is an honorific word and i have trued anserring with Miss and Mister...it accepted both ..so it means two things ..like bat
If 씨 pronounce as shi instead of ssi then 쏘,싸,쌰 prounce as sho,sha,shya instead of sso,ssa,ssya?
It sead seed or ms next time pls tell haw many wards we can use for the answer
Do the double consonants act like a small っ before a consonant in Japanese? Or differently?
I thought they meant 'seed' as in like " I planted some flower seeds in my garden."
Every answer that i am giving is not acceptable. I am not able to understand how to pronounce ot correctly.
Pronounced like English "she" but the e sound a bit more in the back of the throat and shorter, that's pretty much it.
Can anyone tell me how to pronounce this ssi coz whatever i am saying is not acceptable.
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They asked me to translate this and i just wrote Miss as in honorific word Miss...it was correct...gotta try Master or Mister next time
What is the difference between the pronunciation of ㅅ and ㅆ? I kind of understand the other double consonants but this one is confusing
How can i be able to write that Korean word for "ant", .... on my korean keyboard, its looking like its difficult to write the double ss
Tap ㅅ for longer time then there is option of ㅆ. However korean word for ant is 개미 (gaemi)
| English | Hangul | Romanization | IME Typing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 씨 | ssi | shift+t l |
| Miss/Mrs/Ms/Mr | 씨 | ssi | shift+t l |
Native Korean pronunciation via Forvo: https://forvo.com/word/씨/
