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즐거운 연말연시를 맞이하세요. Have an enjoyable end of the year and beginning of next year. ———- 성탄연휴는 보람되게 보내셨겠지요. Did you have a meaningful Christmas holiday? ———- 새해 복 많이 받으시고 하시는 일마다 두루 잘 되시기를 바랍니다. Have a New Year with a lot of good fortune and may everything...
In my latest column for Seoul Magazine’s March 2012 issue, I discuss the different perspective from which contracts in Korea are written. For more insights on Korean business practices, including contracts and other legal agreements, check out the links below. Crash Course on Korea Business Success Strategies [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED:...
Exerpts from an email exchange this week that relates to issues of translation and translation rates in Korea: Hello Steven, My name is … and I currently work for a Market Research company in Seoul. We run across translations from time to time and I handle some of them but...
Here are a couple of New Year's greetings I received last week, along with the English translations. Don't you like the way Koreans use the word "love" in their business communications too? How sweet… 1. 謹賀新年 2011년 한 해 동안 [Name of Law Firm]에 보내 주신 사랑에 감사드립니다. 새해에는 보다...
In my latest column for Seoul Magazine’s February 2012 issue, I introduce the three most important steps for exchanging business cards correctly in Korea. Crash Course on Korea Business Success Strategies [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://stevenbammel.com/category/archives/kbcpage/the-crash-course] (Lessons #1, #2 and #3 go into much greater detail about this month’s column topic.)...
In my latest column for Seoul Magazine’s January issue, I discuss issue of saying “no” in a Korean business setting. To go deeper into this topic, visit the links below: Crash Course on Korea Business Success Strategies (Lesson #7 discusses the issue of social invitations that may or may not...
It’s not unusual to hear non-Korean learners of Korean talk about the vagueness of the language and how Korean is inherently ambiguous. Many Koreans seem to have bought into this myth based on what they’ve heard from others. However, I completely disagree. Korean is a precise language where ambiguities can...
I'm often asked for end-of-year greetings in Korean (not so often Japanese). I came across these two translations recently. They are much better than trying to literally just translate "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" since neither of these short expressions exist in Korean (and presumably Japanese). I should also point...
I recently reviewed a translation for an associate and in the process of doing so, I got to thinking about the different aspects of a good translation. Translation requires more than just a knowledge of two languages; other skills are involved too. The examples here are from the English translation...
It’s always encouraging to hear nice things from clients… “Hi Steven,… Our Korean HR director looked over everything and says it all looks good. Thank you very much for your accurate and timely services. I will recommend you to other people in our company. Thanks,” Katherine Chapman, HR & Employee...
