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Post by Lucy on Sept 29, 2004 14:19:50 GMT -5
I noticed yesterday on "My Happy Family/My Precious Child" that they used a word several times that sounded like "Bok-ja." (The name of a character on "Phoenix.") I can't remember what it meant--hungry? let's eat? Clearly I have no memory. All I know is it was in the kitchen scene when ESM and Jin-soo were eating pizza, and ESM asked Hee-soo to fetch plates. If Michael is reading this, or if anyone here speaks Korean, can you enlighten me? I posted this on the "Phoenix" board as well.
Thanks,
Lucy
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Post by jenny on Sept 29, 2004 15:47:54 GMT -5
Now, I don't speak Korean, but I do recognize the phrase, "pap bok-ja" or something like that. It means something like "Let's eat rice" literally, although it might be used to say, "Let's eat." I don't really know, this is just what I'm assuming after watching Korean TV for years. So it does sound like Bok-ja. Did her parent's name her Let's Eat?! Very interesting question, I'd like to know the answer too!
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Post by Lucy on Sept 29, 2004 16:04:07 GMT -5
Yes, that's what they were saying! "Let's eat." It was when ESM was teaching him to say "Let's eat pizza" rather than just the rudimentary phrase "Let's eat." Thank you, Jenny!
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Post by Knov1 on Sept 29, 2004 16:58:37 GMT -5
Mok Ja is Lets Eat. That's probably part of what you're hearing them say.
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Post by jenny on Sept 29, 2004 19:54:03 GMT -5
Oh, that makes sense. Pap mok ja. The p/b sound at the end of pap (rice) merges with the mok to sound like bok-ja. You learn something new every day!
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