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Say It Right: from Konglish to English

Language is a medium of communication. The ones normally used by multitude of people in Korea can be useful in the respect that they are common expressions among them. However, that does not mean reciprocal communicability in the countries where English is used as a mother tongue.

Let’s change the underlined expressions (=Konglish) in the following examples into correct words.

1. Mrs. Jackson placed the tamales and tacos on a huge plate and covered it  with vinyl wrap.  è _________________________

2. Kids went to Knott’s Berry Farm and had a lot of fun on the flume ride è _________________________         

3. Josh needs some colorful clips and a hotchkis to hold different sorts of documents together. è _________________________and a _____________________________

4. Coach Tim provided the school track and field team with the best-selling pain relief pass è pain relief ____________________.

5. The highlight of the auto show was the open cars. è ___________________________

6. My son was into all different kinds of construction vehicles as a child, and remi-con was his favorite. è ______________________ truck

7. I love this check print jacket. è _______________________ jacket

8. Do you prefer cream pasta to pesto sauce? è pasta with ________________________

9. Jessica set me up with a handsome boy coming weekend. I just can’t wait for the meeting! è ___________________________

10. You need coating for this document so that it won’t dog-eared or ripped apart.  à _____________________

 11. Mickey got caught by the proctor while cunning in the exam. è ______________________

12. The screws on the table have gotten loose. Will you get me a cross-shaped driver from the tool box? è _______________________

13. We are supposed to get a flu shot when we are in good condition.
è ___________________________

14. I will make some ome-rice for dinner tonight. è __________________________________

 15. Use this magic on the white board. è __________________________

16. The diva started to date one of her back dancers. è ________________________  dancers.

17. Today in the field of fashion industry, glamor or muscular models are more popular than rail-thin women. è ______________________

18. As it gets warmer outside, many people enjoy outdoor leports these days. è _____________________________________

19. Surprisingly, a lot of youngsters drive autobi without license. è _______________________

20. You need a couple more panties. è __________________________


Answer Keys
1.   vinyl wrap è plastic wrap
2.   flume ride è water chute
3.   clips and hotchkis è paper clips and stapler
4.   pain relief pass è pain relief patches
5.   open cars è convirtibles
6.   remicon è cement mixing truck
7.   check print è plaid or checkered pattern
8.   cream pasta è pasta with creamy sauce or Alfredo sauce
9.   meeting è blind date
10.        coating è lamination
11.        cunning è  cheating
12.        driver è screw driver 
13.        condition è physical state/ condition
14.        ome-rice è omelette with rice filling
15.        magic è marker
16.        back è backup
17.        glamor è voluptuous
18.        leportsè leisure sports
19.        autobi è motorbike or motorcycle
20.        panties è underwear   or  briefs



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