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46 [마흔여섯] 디스코장에서

46 [maheun-yeoseos] diseukojang-eseo

Is this seat taken?	여기 자리 비었어요?; yeogi jali bieoss-eoyo?
May I sit with you?	당신과 함께 앉아도 돼요?; dangsingwa hamkke anj-ado dwaeyo?
Sure.	그럼요.; geuleom-yo.
How do you like the music?	이 음악 어때요?; i eum-ag eottaeyo?
A little too loud.	약간 너무 시끄러워요.; yaggan neomu sikkeuleowoyo.
But the band plays very well.	하지만 밴드는 아주 잘 연주해요.; hajiman baendeuneun aju jal yeonjuhaeyo.
Do you come here often?	여기 자주 와요?; yeogi jaju wayo?
No, this is the first time.	아니요, 이번이 처음이에요.; aniyo, ibeon-i cheoeum-ieyo.
I’ve never been here before.	저는 여기 한번도 안 와봤어요.; jeoneun yeogi hanbeondo an wabwass-eoyo.
Would you like to dance?	춤 추겠어요?; chum chugess-eoyo?
Maybe later.	나중에요.; najung-eyo.
I can’t dance very well.	저는 춤을 잘 못 춰요.; jeoneun chum-eul jal mos chwoyo.
It’s very easy.	아주 쉬워요.; aju swiwoyo.
I’ll show you.	제가 보여 드릴게요.; jega boyeo deulilgeyo.
No, maybe some other time.	아니요, 다음에 할께요.; aniyo, da-eum-e halkkeyo.
Are you waiting for someone?	누구를 기다려요?; nuguleul gidalyeoyo?
Yes, for my boyfriend.	네, 제 남자친구요.; ne, je namjachinguyo.
There he is!	저기 오네요!; jeogi oneyo!

The language of pictures

A German saying goes: A picture says more than a thousand words. That means that pictures are often understood faster than speech. Pictures can also convey emotions better. Because of this, advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures function differently than speech. They show us several things simultaneously and in their totality. That means that the whole image together has a certain effect. With speech, considerably more words are needed. But images and speech go together. We need speech in order to describe a picture. By the same token, many texts are first understood through images. The relationship between images and speech is being studied by linguists. It also raises the question whether pictures are a language in their own right. If something is only filmed, we can look at the images. But the message of the film isn't concrete. If an image is meant to function as speech, it must be concrete. The less it shows, the clearer its message. Pictograms are a good example of this. Pictograms are simple and clear pictorial symbols. They replace verbal language, and as such are a form of visual communication. Everyone knows the pictogram for "no smoking" for example. It shows a cigarette with a line through it. Images are becoming even more important due to globalization. But you also have to study the language of images. It is not understandable worldwide, even though many think so. Because our culture influences our understanding of images. What we see is dependent on many different factors. So some people don't see cigarettes, but only dark lines.