μ¬λ¬λΆ! βνκ°βμ μμμ?
νκ°μ μμΈμ μλ κ°μ₯ ν° κ°μ΄μμ. κ·Έλ°λ° νκ΅μ λν κ°μΈ 'νκ°'μ μμ΄ μ΄λ¦μ 'Han River'μΌκΉμ, 'Hangang River'μΌκΉμ?
μ λ΅μ βHangang River'μμ!
11μ 19μΌ, μμΈμμ νκ°μ μμ΄ μ΄λ¦μ 'Hangang River'λ‘ νκ² λ€κ³ λ°ννμ΄μ. μ§κΈκΉμ§ 'Han River'μ 'Hangang River'κ° ν¨κ» μ¬μ©λμ΄ μΈκ΅μΈλ€μ΄ ν·κ°λ €νμ΄μ. μ΄λ€ μ¬λλ€μ μ΄ λ μ΄λ¦μ΄ λ€λ₯Έ κ°μ΄λΌκ³ μκ°νλμ. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμΈ κ΄κ΄ μλ΄ μ± μμλ λ μ΄λ¦μ΄ μμ¬ μμ΄μ λ ν·κ°λ Έλ€κ³ ν΄μ.
κ·Έλ°λ° μ 'νκ°'μ 'Hangang River'λ‘ μ¨μΌ ν κΉμ?
κ·Έ μ΄μ λ νκ΅μ΄λ₯Ό μμ΄λ‘ λ°κΏ λ μ§μΌμΌ νλ κ·μΉ λλ¬Έμ΄μμ. μ΄ κ·μΉμ νκ΅μ΄ λ°μμ λ‘λ§μλ‘ μ κ³ , λ€μ 'κ°'μ λ»νλ 'River'λ₯Ό λΆμ΄λ λ°©μμ΄μμ. κ·Έλ°λ° κ°λΏλ§ μλλΌ λ°λ€λ μ°λ κ°μ λ°©μμΌλ‘ μ¨μΌ ν΄μ.
μλ₯Ό λ€μ΄, 'νκ°'μ 'Hangang'μΌλ‘ μ°κ³ λ€μ 'River'λ₯Ό λΆμ¬ 'Hangang River'κ° λΌμ. μ μ£Όλμ 'νλΌμ°'λ 'Hallasan'μΌλ‘ μ°κ³ λ€μ 'Mountain'μ λΆμ¬ 'Hallasan Mountain'μ΄ λΌμ. μ΄λ κ² νλ©΄ μΈκ΅μΈλ€λ λ μ΄ν΄νκΈ° μ½κ³ , μ΄λ¦λ ν΅μΌλ μ μμ΄μ.
κ·Έλ¬λ©΄ ν΄μ¦!
βλΆνμ°βμ μ΄λ»κ² μ¨μΌ ν κΉμ??
Hey everyone! Do you know about βνκ°β?
The νκ° is the largest river in Seoul. But hereβs a question: Should the English name for Koreaβs iconic river be βHan Riverβ or βHangang Riverβ?
The correct answer is βHangang Riverβ!
On November 19, Seoul announced that the official English name for the Han River would be βHangang River.β Until now, both βHan Riverβ and βHangang Riverβ were used, which often confused foreigners. Some even thought they referred to two different rivers! Even Seoulβs tourism guides used both names, making it even more puzzling.
So, why should it only be called βHangang Riverβ?
The reason lies in the rules for romanizing Korean into English. According to these rules, the Korean name is first written in Roman letters, followed by a word that explains what it isβlike βRiverβ for rivers. This rule doesnβt just apply to rivers but also to mountains and seas.
For example, βνκ°β becomes βHangang,β and then βRiverβ is added to make βHangang River.β Similarly, Jeju Islandβs famous mountain βνλΌμ°β becomes βHallasan Mountain.β This naming method makes it easier for foreigners to understand and keeps the names consistent.
Now, hereβs a quiz!
How would you write βλΆνμ°β in English?
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Bukhansan or Bukhansan Mountain μ° meaning mountain