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- "학생들이 한국어로 이야기합니다."
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이야기다 is more like 'converse' or 'have a conversation'. So your answer sounds a little strange. 'Speak in Korean' sounds bettee
Just like in english for example:speak,say,talk,tell Please don't take this as a rude reply
How can i know the difference between "The students talk in Korean" and "The Korean students talk" help please!
한국어 is the word for the Korean language. Also the addition of the particle 로 indicates the use of whatever comes before it to complete the action. Therefore 한국어로 means Korean language which is used to complete an action. In this case the action is to converse.
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They say Latin's great to help you with romance languages (and it is), but I think most people here wouldn't find Korean nearly as confusing if they had studied Latin. The mental gymnastics of identifying subject vs direct object vs indirect object etc. based on the particles really isn't foreign to anyone who has engaged with the mental gymnastics of determining the same from the Latin declensions.
I said, "The students have a conversation in Korean." Technically more accurate because of "이야기."
How you gonna say I have a typo when you have "speaks" as the only word bubble instead of "speak"
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Huh. That's weird. I mean, the actual translation was "talk" not "speak" so maybe there was a word bubble for "talk"?
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로 is an ending particle used to mean "by" or "with". In this case, it is used to explain in which language the students are talking. So it translates to something like, "The students talk with Korean", but it actually means "The students talk in Korean".
Ending particles are kinda complicated to explain but I hope this helped!
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Why are there many ways to say speak, converse, talk in Korean? Can you mentioned them, too? (Thank you!)
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They all have slightly different meanings: The word for speak is 말하다, which basically refers to the language itself. So, you'd use then when you tell someone what language you speak. (Ex: I speak English and Korean) The word for talk is 이야기. This is used when referring to the words spoken. It literally just means you say something. (Ex: I spoke/talked into the microphone) And finally, there's the word for converse, which is 대화. This means you are talking to or with another person/other people. With "talk," you don't necessarily have to be talking to or with anyone. With converse, you must be talking with others. (Ex: I converse with my sisters and parents) I hope this was somewhat helpful! :)
Shouldn't "The students speak Korean" be accepted? They're the same thing...
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Not necessary, because the words for talking and speaking are different. The world for “speak” is 말하다, which refers to the language you’re speaking. Example: I speak English. It simply means you speak the language, and doesn’t always imply anything was said. I speak English, but I didn’t say anything. (Sorry if that was confusing) Basically, all you need to remember is the “speak” or 말하다, refers to the language.
The word for “talk” is 이야기 and it refers to the actual words spoken. Example: I talk into the microphone. To “talk” is to physically say words, regardless of the language.
In conclusion, the reason “The students speak Korean” doesn’t work, is because 이야기 means to talk, and not to speak. Just because the students are talking in Korean, it doesn’t mean they actually speak it. They could speak English but just be just saying random Korean sentences without knowing what they mean. Regardless, they would still technically be talking in Korean.
Hope this helped!
This is what happens to me when i listen to kpop... idk what i'm saying until i read the lyric :/
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Because the words for talking and speaking are different in Korean.
The world for “speak” is 말하다, which refers to the language you’re speaking. Example: I speak English. It simply means you speak the language, and doesn’t always imply anything was said. I speak English, but I didn’t say anything. (Sorry if that was confusing) Basically, all you need to remember is the “speak” or 말하다, refers to the language.
The word for “talk” is 이야기 and it refers to the actual words spoken. Example: I talk into the microphone. To “talk” is to physically say words, regardless of the language.
In conclusion, the reason “The students speak Korean” doesn’t work, is because 이야기 means to talk, and not to speak. Just because the students are talking in Korean, it doesn’t mean they actually speak it. They could speak English but just be just saying random Korean sentences without knowing what they mean. Regardless, they would still technically be talking in Korean.
Hope this helped!
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학생들이 means "students" because of the particle 들. 들 is the Korean particle that makes nouns plural. They don't use it often because it sounds kinda weird it most words. However, it this case, they do use it so student must be plural. :)
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말합니다 means to speak and 이야디합니다 means to talk. They're both very similar, but 말합니다 usually refers to your spoken language, while 이야디합니다 refers to the act of saying things.
Ex: You use 말합니다 when you say "I speak Korean and English"
Ex: You use 이야디합니다 when you say "I talk about K-pop a lot"
Hope this helped! :)
The first is 語 (어), which means language, the second (로) is an instrumental particle "with, by means of", i.e. 한국어로 is Korea-country-language-with.
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The “어” is an ending partial used when referring to a language. (That’s why the word for English is “영어”) The “로” is an ending particle meaning “by” or “with”.
Hope this helped!
Can I say the students chat in Korean?I've used it other times for this verb and it was an accepted translation. It sounds a bit like the English colloqual term "yak yakking" (chatting - a lot!) which helps me to remember it
It wont accept "the student speaks in Korean" this seems to be the same thing.
