client (NOT: KLIE uhnt) --> KLIE ihnt (클라이 인트 o)
camera (NOT: KAM uh ruh) --> KAM ruh
profitable (NOT: PROH fih duh bl) --> PRAH fih dih bl (프라 픠디블)
off (NOT: ohf) --> ahf (오프 x, 앞ㅎ)
Before the dinner meeting, my client asked whether the firm’s new camera system was recording the lobby.
phenomenal (NOT: fih NOH muh nl) --> fih NAHM ih nl
dominant (NOT: DOH mee nuhnt) --> DAHM ih nihnt (도미넌트 x, 다미닌트 o)
The senior partner gave a phenomenal argument that established our position as the dominant voice in the negotiation.
dinner (NOT: DEE nur) --> DIH nur (디이너 x, 디너 빠르게)
again (NOT: uh GAYN) --> uh GEHN (어게인 느리게 x, 어겐 빠르게 o)
tragic (NOT: TRA jeehk) --> TRA jihk (트라직 x, 트래 직)
tragedy (NOT: TRA joh dee) --> TRA jih dee (트래 지디 x)
The case took a tragic turn when a key witness withdrew again at the last minute.
Discussing that tragedy during small talk felt awkward, so I changed the subject to an idiom he didn’t know.
phenomenon (NOT: fih NOH muh nahn) --> fih NAHM ih nahn
stagnant (NOT: STAG nuhnt) --> STAG nihnt (스태그 넌트 x, 난트 x, 스태그 닌트 o)
It’s a strange phenomenon that such a profitable company can still appear stagnant to outside investors.
idiom (NOT: EE dee uhm) --> IH dee uhm (이이 디엄 x, 이디엄 빠르게)
online (NOT: OHN line) --> ahn LINE (온 x, 안 라인 o)
small (NOT: smohl) --> smahl (스몰 x, 스멀 o)
talk (NOT: tohk) --> tahk (토크 x, 타크 o)
Working online makes it harder to pick up on the tone of the conversation, especially when someone cuts you off unexpectedly.