"네 아파트는 어디야?"
Translation:Where is your apartment?
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when you pronounce it you are supposed to say 니, but when you write it, you're supposed to write 네.
니 is only spoken Korean. Written Korean is always 네. Both mean "your" ^^. Also, 니 is standard language, its just only used in informal spoken situations.
Even if it's written 네, it should be prounounced 니. I don't think I've ever heard a Korean pronounce 니 as 'nay' when meaning 'your'-- it's too easy to confuse with '내.' Furthermore, when I watch movies or dramas, the subtitles will read '네' even though the actor says '니.' I think it's safe to say '니' is the standard pronuncation. So yeah, the sentence is written correctly, but the audio file is wrong.
네 is the correct writing. 니 is more of a slang and used in informal messages. Both mean your
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Why was 'flat' not an accepted English translation here? Makes no sense? Or am I missing something
A flat isn't really a synonym for an apartment. I'm not sure what the Korean concept for the borrowed word would make it a closer equivalent to. Look up apartment on Wikipedia if you want to join me in having your head spin over the technical differences.
Sorry for the stupid question, but what is the difference between department and apartment? English is not my first language.
It's not a stupid question, don't worry.
Even though the words sound very similar, they have very different meanings. An APARTMENT is a home for one family in a building with many other apartments. Apartments are almost always rented. A DEPARTMENT is a smaller group inside a company or organization. However, department is often used with other words, for example, police department and department store.
I hope this helps!
