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| jstele Bilingual Senior Member United States Joined 6654 days ago 186 posts - 194 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Korean* | Message 9 of 25 26 May 2007 at 6:44pm | IP Logged | |||||
Of course, not every South Korean dialect sounds graceful or eloquent. But I still prefer any South Korean accent over a North Korean one because there is a variety in intonation and rhythm. I'm not sure I'm familiar with the Kangwon dialect.
That goes without saying. I was talking about in general for someone who wants to learn the Korean language. Most people aren't going to deal with the North. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| nhk9 Senior Member Canada Joined 6803 days ago 290 posts - 319 votes Speaks: English* | Message 10 of 25 28 May 2007 at 3:28am | IP Logged | |||||
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It's actually not a good idea to demonstrate your Kangwon dialect ability especially if and when you shall set your foot inside DPRK territory. More likely you will be considered as a spy more than anything else. They don't welcome anyone with any ability in Korean, not to mention their own dialect. This is because the DPRK government does not want its citizens to establish contact with any foreigners who visit the country.
For most foreigners, the chance of meeting a North Korean is almost close to 0. The only way that most of us can gain access to the "standard" chosonmal is via North Korea's Juche television. And you know how they sound like right... Perhaps most North Koreans don't speak in the way that the announcers in Juche television speak, but we may never know. 3 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| virgule Senior Member Antarctica Joined 6839 days ago 242 posts - 261 votes Studies: Korean | Message 11 of 25 28 May 2007 at 6:21am | IP Logged | |||||
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| sebngwa3 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6163 days ago 200 posts - 217 votes Speaks: Korean*, English | Message 12 of 25 11 February 2010 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
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>It is all because of the favours I received from Korean people that I feel indebted to the Peninsula.
What were the favors? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6767 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 13 of 25 11 February 2010 at 5:19pm | IP Logged | |||||
This is a situation that will reverse itself rapidly if the regime in the North ever falls or reunification happens. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Wilco Triglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6329 days ago 160 posts - 247 votes Speaks: French*, English, Russian | Message 14 of 25 12 February 2010 at 5:18am | IP Logged | |||||
I studied in the Russian far east last summmer, and my roommate was North Korean. In fact, half the people on my floor were either North Korean students, or North Korean teachers, in an exchange trip with my university. They were all very nice to me, but way to busy to sit down with me and teach me their language. I really wish I had learned the North Korean dialect before coming! So the chances you'll come across a North Korean citizen in North America or Europe are bleak, but in Russia or China, it's not rare at all. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6767 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 15 of 25 12 February 2010 at 6:09am | IP Logged | |||||
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That's interesting. The North Korean regime is explicitly allowing their students and teachers to visit Russia?
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| brendanj Diglot Newbie United States Joined 5407 days ago 14 posts - 25 votes Speaks: English*, Latin Studies: Arabic (Written), French, German, Arabic (classical) | Message 16 of 25 12 February 2010 at 6:17am | IP Logged | |||||
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I personally wouldn't focus on the North Korean dialect. There's no real value in knowing it. North Korea isn't exactly a place you can visit for social interaction; the boulevards of Pyongyang are vacant and tourists are well supervised. If you have an interest in North Korea, you can study all of the cruel happenings in that dictatorial state. Aside from that, I can't see anyone ever having a practical application for it. nhk9 also raises a good point: the "Dear Leader" and his schizophrenic bureaucrats may detain you under suspicion of spying.
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