This is kinda confusing, but when Korean is romanized, "u" is used to represent three different vowels: 어 (eo), 으 (eu), 우 (u)
(don't forget that the "ㅇ" is silent! the vowels also look like this: ㅓ(eo), ㅜ (u), ㅡ (eu))
it seems to me (in listening) that the "eo" often sounds to my ears a lot like the French "eu" sound
What you are hearing is most likely not ㅓ(eo), but ㅡ (eu)! ㅓ(eo) is pronounced like "awe" (sorry I didn't say this earlier; I didn't think of it :( ), but ㅡ (eu) is pronounced, like you said, similar to the french "eu".
For example, the word "hangeul" (한글, 한 = han, 글 = geul) is also written as "hangul."
Just throwing it in here, but 우 (u) is like the Japanese "u" (like the "ou" in "you") It is romanized as "u" and occasionaly "oo" (for example "soohyun" instead of "suhyun" <--although technically it should be "soohyeon"/"suhyeon"), depending on which ever one looks more "right"
Hmmm, I think you could use "ajeosshi" if you wanted to. Although "ajusshi" is more common, I've seen "ajeosshi" a fair amount of times. It's such a distinctive word that minor spelling changes hardly matter (and tbh, I prefer "ajeosshi" too ^^).
In case you were interested in other honorifics: -"hyung" is way more common, but "hyeong" is perfectly acceptable -"unnie"/"unni" is by far more common; "eonni" not advised -"noona" is more common, but "nuna" is almost as common -"oppa" is the only way I've seen it so far -"omoni" and "eomeoni" are interchangeable -"abeoji" is the only way I've seen it so far -"umma" is way more common, but "eomma" works too -"appa" is the only way I've seen it so far -"noona" is more common, but "nuna" is almost as common -"-seonsaeng" is the more common way -"-sshi" and "-shi" are used equally -"-nim" is the only way I've seen it so far -"maknae" and "magnae" are used equally
And I can't help but answer this question: I had the same problem looking for Ho Dduk. Ho Dduk got more hits, but ho ddeok and even ho tteok were used maybe a third of the time, and sometimes hyphenated and sometimes one word.
The hangeul for this is : 호떡
호 is the consonant ㅎ (which has the "h" sound) + and the vowel ㅗ (which kinda has the long o sound). Combined, they form the sound "ho".
떡 is the double consonant ㄸ + the vowel ㅓ + the end consonant ㄱ
"ㄸ" is the consonant "ㄷ" doubled, so to speak, so that means it's stressed. "ㄷ" is a tricky sound that is in between a "t" and a "d", depending on the individual speaking and the word being said. Thus, when "ㄷ" is doubled into "ㄸ", one could spell it as "t", "d", "tt, or "dd". It's all up to personal taste ^^
As mentioned earlier, ㅓ can be spelled as "u" or "eo", and "ㄱ" is the "k" sound.
Thus, 떡 can be spelled "tuk", "teok", "ttuk", "tteok", "duk", "deok", or "ddeok". Personally, I prefer to spell it as "hotteok", but to each their own~ (whether it's one word, two words or hyphenated is also up to the individual)
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Date: 23 Jun 2011 07:04 am (UTC)(don't forget that the "ㅇ" is silent! the vowels also look like this: ㅓ(eo), ㅜ (u), ㅡ (eu))
it seems to me (in listening) that the "eo" often sounds to my ears a lot like the French "eu" sound
What you are hearing is most likely not ㅓ(eo), but ㅡ (eu)! ㅓ(eo) is pronounced like "awe" (sorry I didn't say this earlier; I didn't think of it :( ), but ㅡ (eu) is pronounced, like you said, similar to the french "eu".
For example, the word "hangeul" (한글, 한 = han, 글 = geul) is also written as "hangul."
Just throwing it in here, but 우 (u) is like the Japanese "u" (like the "ou" in "you") It is romanized as "u" and occasionaly "oo" (for example "soohyun" instead of "suhyun" <--although technically it should be "soohyeon"/"suhyeon"), depending on which ever one looks more "right"
Hmmm, I think you could use "ajeosshi" if you wanted to. Although "ajusshi" is more common, I've seen "ajeosshi" a fair amount of times. It's such a distinctive word that minor spelling changes hardly matter (and tbh, I prefer "ajeosshi" too ^^).
In case you were interested in other honorifics:
-"hyung" is way more common, but "hyeong" is perfectly acceptable
-"unnie"/"unni" is by far more common; "eonni" not advised
-"noona" is more common, but "nuna" is almost as common
-"oppa" is the only way I've seen it so far
-"omoni" and "eomeoni" are interchangeable
-"abeoji" is the only way I've seen it so far
-"umma" is way more common, but "eomma" works too
-"appa" is the only way I've seen it so far
-"noona" is more common, but "nuna" is almost as common
-"-seonsaeng" is the more common way
-"-sshi" and "-shi" are used equally
-"-nim" is the only way I've seen it so far
-"maknae" and "magnae" are used equally
And I can't help but answer this question:
I had the same problem looking for Ho Dduk. Ho Dduk got more hits, but ho ddeok and even ho tteok were used maybe a third of the time, and sometimes hyphenated and sometimes one word.
The hangeul for this is : 호떡
호 is the consonant ㅎ (which has the "h" sound) + and the vowel ㅗ (which kinda has the long o sound). Combined, they form the sound "ho".
떡 is the double consonant ㄸ + the vowel ㅓ + the end consonant ㄱ
"ㄸ" is the consonant "ㄷ" doubled, so to speak, so that means it's stressed. "ㄷ" is a tricky sound that is in between a "t" and a "d", depending on the individual speaking and the word being said. Thus, when "ㄷ" is doubled into "ㄸ", one could spell it as "t", "d", "tt, or "dd". It's all up to personal taste ^^
As mentioned earlier, ㅓ can be spelled as "u" or "eo", and "ㄱ" is the "k" sound.
Thus, 떡 can be spelled "tuk", "teok", "ttuk", "tteok", "duk", "deok", or "ddeok". Personally, I prefer to spell it as "hotteok", but to each their own~ (whether it's one word, two words or hyphenated is also up to the individual)