"Chicken is good."
Translation:치킨은 좋아요.
November 9, 2017
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oee16
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닭 - chicken (used for both the animal and the meat, 닭고기)
생닭 - fresh / raw chicken
치킨 - (Konglish) Korean fried chicken.
[ *닭 is used more frequently for non-fried chicken dishes. e.g. 불닭, fire chicken ]
oee16
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(1) Single statement
치킨이 좋아요 = (In my opinion) the chicken is good--> (저는) 치킨이 좋아요.
By inference, "I like the chicken."
(2) Open statement [Introducing a topic for discussion]
치킨은 좋아요 = 치킨은 (치킨이) 좋아요 / 치킨이는 좋아요 [Subject ellipsis / abstraction] = Speaking of the chicken, it is good (*but ...)
By inference, "I like the chicken (but...)."
*The topic tag also carries a subtle sense of contrast.