Konglish 101

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. You want to swap, exchange, switch something with something else. How do Koreans express this in Konglish? Switch-ee Swap-swap Trade-ee Change-ee

2. What's the Konglish way to express that two things are the same, or close enough to the same to fit the situation? Same-ee Same-same OK Good-good

3. A Korean asks if you want "tissue". You're thinking Kleenex. But you might be a bit taken aback at what you're given. What is it? Aluminum foil Meat Toilet paper Cashews

4. You walk out of the store with your arms full of packages. Somebody looks at you quizically and suggests, "Tek-see?" What is it that they think you might want? A taxi Delivery service Help carrying your packages A bus

5. You might get confused by the Korean use of this English verb. They use it as a general cheer, the equivalent of, "Go, team!" or "Rah, rah!" Playing! Winning! Fighting! Scoring!

6. How might a Korean tell you that something was ordinary, bland, or unexciting? Bland-ee So-so Boring Blah

7. You go into a fast food restaurant to order a meal. What slightly modified English word is used for those familiar pre-determined meals that can be ordered by the number? Menu-uh Meal-uh Set-uh Combo-uh

8. You might run into some confusion when you encounter a Korean using the word "apartment". That's because Koreans don't mean the same things as native speakers do when they use this word. When a Korean refers to an "apartment", what does he or she mean? Bedroom Home Office suite The entire apartment building

9. What about a simple t-shirt? If a Korean refers to a t-shirt, does he mean the same thing a native English speaker means by "t-shirt"? Yes No

10. There's another way that Koreans' use of English can cause confusion and frustration to for English-speaking foreigners. What is it? Neither Brochures and magazines may have English on the outside, but inside they're entirely in Korean. Both Stores, shops, and churches may have signs in English on the outside, but nobody inside speaks English.