Cognates please?

[CarlKenner]

Does anyone know any good Korean words that are the same, or similar to the English words? Preferably common words. It would help me get some vocabulary quickly.

[hyunwoo]

There are some

We call them 외래어(外來語). 외 means 'outside' / 래 means 'to come' / 어 means 'word' or 'language.

컴퓨터 = computer
버스 = bus
게임 = game
노트 = notebook
커피 = coffee
아이스크림 = icecream
카드 = card
키 = key
포스트잇 = post-it
프린터 = printer
모니터 = monitor

any words you think might be similar to English ?

And if you have a look at the Hangeul writing videos, you'll see some more Korean words that are similar to English, too.

[austinfd]

Most of those loanwords do center around technology!

But sometimes the Korean version of an English word is a bit off.... see here for an interesting resource:

http://efl.htmlplanet.com/konglish.htm

[CarlKenner]

Words ending in "s" get an extra letter "eu" on the end because otherwise the "s" would be pronounced "t", right?

That is why Kieth ends with a vowel, even though it doesn't end with a vowel when Kieth says it?

[austinfd]

Usually words ending in 's' turn into '스'

McDonald's = 맥도날드스"

If you and an 'ㅣ' to the end, then 시 is pronounced "shl"

Keith's name is really problematic because of the "th" it gets treated as if it were an 's.' The name "Smith" turns into "스미스"

And yes, in a wold like '맛' the final ㅅ is pronounced like a /t/. If it is followed by a vowel in something like 맛있어요 then the ㅅ getd transferred up to inflect the 이....in that case the ㅆ also gets transferred!

[hyunwoo]

Yes, just like Austin wrote, if a word ends with a "ㅅ" it will always be pronounced like it has a 'ㅌ' or 'ㄷ' so, you need a " ㅡ " vowel

[steved]

Besides loan words and 예 (is this a loan word as well?) the only one I can think of off the top of my head that is close enough to be recognizable is 많이 for "many".