Monthly Archive: August 2012

eBriefing: “Answers to Top Questions about Business Visas in Korea”

————————————————– Download the Following Weblog Article in PDF eBriefing Format. [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: /files/kbc-ebook_visas_v02.pdf] ————————————————– Jared Muloongo–intern on KBC and job-seeker in Korea–and I are working to figure out some key information about the visa situation in Korea in order to share it with our members on KBC. Based on...

Korean Translation Tip (Follow-Up): There’s a Translation Error in the Korean Windows 7 Interface, Too!

Recently I posted a Korean translation error from the Google Android mobile interface [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://uz9.25e.myftpupload.com/korean-translation-tip-theres-a-translation-error-in-the-korean-google-android-interface/]. This week I found a Korean translation error in the Windows 7 interface, and this one’s a little obnoxious… Windows 7 has been out for, um… a couple or three years already and they...

Korean Translation Tip: Is the Standard Korean Greeting a Question or Not?

Korean Translation Tip: Is the Standard Korean Greeting a Question or Not?

The most common Korean greeting (both in spoken and written forms) is this: “안녕하세요?” Literally, this Korean greeting means “Are you in peace?” But the perceived meaning is closer to “Hello”. Thus, even though it’s a question, the answer is not, “I’m fine. Thank you. And you?”. Oddly, the correct...