#learnkorean (following up on the previous post about the Korean language)
To reinforce the Korean alphabet in my memory, I decided to see how familiar Korean brands are spelled in their native language.
Samsung – well, this one is number one. Two words: 삼성. The English equivalent is a very accurate pronunciation of the original, sam-sung. It originally means “three stars”.
Hyundai – two syllables: 현대. Translates as “modern”.
Kia. In Korean ki-a, 기아. Translates as “Entering the world from Asia”. Here, ki and a are not just letters of the alphabet, but the pronunciation of the Chinese characters 起 and 亞 (from 亞細亞 – Asia).
Daewoo – 대우, denotes “Great Woo”, where Woo is the founder. Modest) Well, the company no longer exists.
Doshirak – 도시락, pronounced toshirak, and means “rice in a box”.
By the way, Taekwondo is also a Korean word, 태권도.
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