Hello! I was just joking around with my friend while trying to practice my conversational Korean without really thinking too hard about it and was trying to say “when I speak Korean I sound like a baby” (cause it’s so broken and basic haha)

It then got me thinking about the differences between 처럼 and 같다/같아?


Do either of these sentences make sense or sound natural:

저는 한국어로 말할 때면 애기처럼 소리가요.

저는 한국어로 말할 때면 애기 소리가 것 같아요.


Did I also put them in the correct spot in the sentence structure? Thank you in advance!

Show answer from the AI monga

Both of your sentences are close, but there are some corrections needed for them to sound more natural in Korean.

1. 저는 한국어로 말할 때면 애기처럼 소리가 나요. (I sound like a baby when I speak Korean.)
- In this sentence, the verb "나다" (to come out/sound) is used to indicate how you sound when speaking Korean. Also, "처럼" is used to express the comparison with a baby.

2. 저는 한국어로 말할 때면 애기 소리가 나는 것 같아요. (It seems like I sound like a baby when I speak Korean.)
- In this sentence, "같다" (to be the same/seem like) is used to express that it seems like you sound like a baby when speaking Korean. The structure "noun + 소리가 나는 것 같다" is commonly used in Korean to express that something seems a certain way.

So, the corrected sentences are:
1. 저는 한국어로 말할 때면 애기처럼 소리가 나요.
2. 저는 한국어로 말할 때면 애기 소리가 나는 것 같아요.

Both sentences are grammatically correct and sound natural in Korean. Keep up the good work with your Korean practice!