Hello Eunhye,

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No.8
In the korean sentence, we see the word '최저생계비' but it seems to me that 'enough money' doesn't deliver that meaning. (I feel like it needs a word to refer to 최저)
To get a good score on the exam, should be more specific with word or is it just fine to use 'enough money' ?


-> We definitely want to deliver the meaning and if you believe that the word 최저생계비 should be translated differently so that it delivers the correct meaning then by all means I think you should. For the exam, as long as your translation is not changing the meaning of the original sentence, you will generally not see any deductions in your mark.



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No.10
In the Korean sentence I see the word, '자제' and it means 'to refrain' 'to stop completely'
So I think 'keep conversation down' has a different nuance.
It sounds to me that you can have a conversation but just lower your voice a little.
Could you clarify this?


-> I think that is a valid point; however, if you look up the meaning of the expression “자제하다” it is really saying “자신의 감정이나 욕망을 스스로 억제하다”.

Probably it would’ve been more of a concern if the Korean expression was “삼가해주세요” but to my honest opinion, it really depends on how individuals understand it.

If somebody says to you: “대화를 좀 자제해주시겠습니까?”, does that mean “stop the conversation” or “lower your voice [but it’s okay to have a conversation]” ? I think it is debatable.

To summarize, it is good that you are wondering about the nuances and connotations and that really is something you will always think about as a translator. My recommendation is that often there might not be THE answer so we just have to understand there may be different ways of doing things.

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I hope this is clear!


Best regards,

Mason U, CMI-Korean
Business Interpretation and Translation in Korean (BIT-K) Instructor

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Wonderful clarification, Thank you :)