{"id":4891,"date":"2017-09-27T21:40:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T02:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=4891"},"modified":"2017-09-27T21:40:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T02:40:32","slug":"loanwords-in-the-korean-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/loanwords-in-the-korean-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Loanwords in the Korean Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever heard any Korean words that sounded like English words, but you couldn\u2019t quite figure out the exact words in English? In this post, we will explore a list of loanwords that are often used by native Korean speakers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/what-is-%ec%bd%a9%ea%b8%80%eb%a6%ac%ec%8b%9c-konglish\/\"><em>\ucf69\uae00\ub9ac\uc2dc<\/em> (Konglish)<\/a> and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 are loanwords that derived from another language, and they are parts of the three main components of the Korean language: pure Korean words, Sino-Korean words, and loanwords.<\/p>\n<p>Since Koreans incorporate a great number of <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 in their everyday conversation, especially borrowed from English, <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 are very useful words to learn when you study the Korean language.<\/p>\n<p>The following are often used\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> in Korean. Although you will know the meaning of the following words, their pronunciation might sound quite foreign to your ears. Sometimes you might find yourself scratching your head because the pronunciation has been altered and Koreanized. You will need some practice to become familiar with the Koreanized pronunciations of these\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4893 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/2.-\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-\ud45c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"483\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/2.-\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-\ud45c.png 483w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/2.-\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-\ud45c-285x350.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you hear the above\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> from Korean speakers next time, I hope you won\u2019t scratch your head in confusion. To become familiar with their pronunciation of these words, please refer to the following list and audio recording at the bottom of this post. I hope these\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/span>\u00a0<\/em> will help you to build fluency in Korean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong> (Thank you!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong><strong>**Related Vocabulary***<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-in-the-Korena-Language.m4a'>\uc678\ub798\uc5b4 in the Korena Language<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":false,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":false,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/\\uc678\\ub798\\uc5b4-in-the-Korena-Language.m4a\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"\\uc678\\ub798\\uc5b4 in the Korena Language\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"\\uc678\\ub798\\uc5b4 in the Korena Language\\\".\",\"meta\":{\"artist\":\"KLM\",\"length_formatted\":\"1:29\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/audio.svg\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p>*<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc678\ub798\uc5b4<\/em><\/span> : are Korean words that are derived from another language because there is<\/p>\n<p>no equivalent or substitute words for them in the Korean \u00a0 language.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ubc84\uc2a4 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (bus)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ud0dd\uc2dc<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (taxi)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc288\ud37c\ub9c8\ucf13 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (supermarket)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ucee4\ud53c\uc20d \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (coffee shop)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ubd80\ud398<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (Buffet style restaurant)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ucef4\ud4e8\ud130<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (computer)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ubc14\uc774\ub7ec\uc2a4<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (virus)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ubc84\ud130<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (butter)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ud53c\uc790<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (pizza)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ud584\ubc84\uac70<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>(hamburger)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc0cc\ub4dc\uc704\uce58<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (sandwich)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc2a4\ud3ec\uce20 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (sports)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uace8\ud504<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (golf)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ucf54\uce58<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 (coach)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ubaa8\ub378<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (model)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ucf54\uba54\ub514 \uc1fc<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 (comedy show)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ub2ec\ub7ec \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (dollar)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc1fc\ud551 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (shopping)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\uc54c\ub808\ub974\uae30 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (allergy)<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ube44\ud0c0\ubbfc \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em> (vitamin)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-\ud45c-350x189.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-\ud45c-350x189.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-\ud45c-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/09\/\uc678\ub798\uc5b4-\ud45c.png 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Have you ever heard any Korean words that sounded like English words, but you couldn\u2019t quite figure out the exact words in English? In this post, we will explore a list of loanwords that are often used by native Korean speakers. \ucf69\uae00\ub9ac\uc2dc (Konglish) and\u00a0\uc678\ub798\uc5b4\u00a0 are loanwords that derived from another language, and they are parts&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/loanwords-in-the-korean-language\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":4892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[2871,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4891","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-korean-language","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4891"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4899,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4891\/revisions\/4899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}