[kazinopartnerkae]

Guys, it's kamsahapnida. I had a korean roommate in college and she taught me some hangul and this is how it is written and pronounced in hangul. And I can't show you in characters since my computer does not have Korean installed. I used to know a lot of other phrases, and have them written somewhere all in hangul in some box... not very helpful to Charlie-san. Sorry!

Kam sa hap ni da

pronounced:

kam sa haup ni da

The A is said like the "a" in "calm" for the the a's. NOT like "cam" as in "camera."

And, there is an accent along with how the "a" is said and there is no way to send that in a post. So, good luck with that.

The "haup" is the only way I can describe the correct way to say that bit of the word. It's almost like saying "hou" in "house" but with more "a" sound included. It's slight. The p is barely there in sound.

Ang yong ha say yo: Hello, polite form. Ang yong is the informal form. Do not use that!

The g and y are said as one. "gy," but not a hard G as in "gas." It's like a "ngy" sound instead when you get them together. Hard to describe really... Think of the word "mignon" for sound of the "ngy."

There's a dipthong between say and yo. so, say it like:

"sayo" The A here is different in sound. It sounds a bit like "se" - short e with yo attached with a longer y sound too.

Anyway, again, it's hard to tell you exactly the correct sound, but this is just a general idea.

It is ok to ask the shop owner to correct you. And, I think they will be pleased you tried.

I was around a ton of Koreans at the school I went to for 4 years... There was always a gaggle of girls hanging around on our floor. Hard not to pick up their accent...

Kaoru