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What machine translation misses

번역기가 놓치는 자리

Some Korean does not survive machine translation. These are the places where it breaks, gathered from our study materials. Open one to read it, then go to the article it came from.

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Places where translation goes wrong

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1 왔습니다와 왔는데요, 무엇이 다른가 왔습니다 and 왔는데요: what is the difference K-Life How to Find Housing in Korea Part 1: Room Types Read 2 등기부등본은 등기부의 등본입니다 The property register copy is a copy of a register K-Life Korean Lease Contract Part 2: Protect Your Deposit Read 3 신고와 등록은 다릅니다 신고 and 등록 are not the same K-Life Korean Lease Contract Part 2: Protect Your Deposit Read 4 계좌가 나가고, 한도가 풀립니다 The account goes out, and the limit comes loose K-Life Opening a Bank Account in Korea as a Foreigner Read 5 번호를 살립니다 Bringing a number back to life K-Life Getting a Phone Number in Korea as a Foreigner Read 6 끊다는 자르는 말이 아닙니다 끊다 Has Nothing to Do with Cutting Real Korean Skin Clinic Phrases: What Staff Actually Ask Read 7 시리다와 때우다는 영어로 옮기면 사라집니다 시리다 and 때우다 Disappear in Translation Real Korean Dentist Phrases: Covered or Not Covered Read 8 안경은 맞추는 것이고 찾는 것입니다 Glasses Are 맞추다 and Then 찾다 Real Korean Optician Phrases: No Prescription Needed Read 9 회차와 모든역 탑승권, 표를 살 때 걸리는 두 말 회차 and 모든역 탑승권, two phrases that trip you at the ticket window K-Travel In East Busan You Book the Time Before You Go Read