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Korean -(으)ㄹ까요 vs -(으)ㄴ가요 | ||
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| Kevin Hsu Triglot Groupie Canada Joined 4742 days ago 60 posts - 94 votes  Speaks: English, Mandarin*, Korean Studies: German | Message 1 of 3 05 March 2012 at 5:52am | IP Logged |
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Is there a difference between these two endings? I haven't really noticed them until
today due to their similarities in pronunciation(가 and 까)... They both seem to be expressing the fact that the speaker is wondering about the question. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| vientito Senior Member Canada Joined 6342 days ago 212 posts - 281 votes | Message 2 of 3 05 March 2012 at 10:57pm | IP Logged |
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One thing I know for sure is with ㄹ까 it is more to do with politely posing a question like asking for permission. It performs a function similar to "would I, shall I, I wonder if I'd...?" The mood is associated with intention and conjecture. The other one ㄴ가 has to do with a sort of self-musing, a question you ask while mumbling to yourself. It also seems to work with asking a simple yes/no type of question. Think of it as a question without none of that emotional baggage. They each serve different role. This is so much I know about these two. Maybe others could have further input.
까 and 가 don't sound alike at all. Practise your pronounication. The difference is actually a lot more distinct than that between 가 and 카 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Kevin Hsu Triglot Groupie Canada Joined 4742 days ago 60 posts - 94 votes Speaks: English, Mandarin*, Korean Studies: German | Message 3 of 3 06 March 2012 at 6:26am | IP Logged |
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Ok, thanks for the help! It clarifies the confusion quite a bit.
As for the similarity between the sounds, what I really meant was that they sounded close enough for me to have ignored them in speech before, not that they sound almost the same, sorry for the misconception. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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