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외래어 Loanwords
Many loanwords have different significations with its original meaning in English.
| Loanwords | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 볼펜 | ball pen | ball-point pen |
| 커닝 | cunning | cheating (on the exam) |
| 샤프 | sharp | mechanical pencil |
| 아파트 | apart | apartment |
| 에어컨 | air-con | air-conditioner |
| 가스레인지 | gas-range | stove |
| 비디오 카메라 | video camera | camcorder |
| 싸인 | sign | autograph |
| 골인 | goal in | scoring a goal |
| 개그맨/개그우먼 | gag man/gag woman | comedian |
| 아이스 커피 | ice coffee | iced coffee |
| 슈퍼 | super | supermarket |
| 아이쇼핑 | eye shopping | window shopping |
| 세일 | sale | discount |
| 팬티 | panty | underwear |
| 오토바이 | auto-bi | motorcycle |
| 오픈카 | open car | convertible car |
| 핸드폰 | hand phone | cell phone |
| 모닝콜 | morning call | wake-up call |
| 리모콘 | re-mo-con | remote control |
| 껌 | gum | chewing gum |
| 오바이트 | over eat | puke |
| 올 에이 | all 'A' | straight 'A' |
| 키친타월 | kitchen towel | paper towel |
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How to read loanwords?
The sound ‘f’ and ‘p’ becomes 'ㅍ'
패스워드 password, 포스터 poster, 퍼블릭 public, 슈퍼 super, 펜 pen
패밀리 family, 폼 form, 리필 refil,l 서핑 surfing, 뷔페 buffet
The sound 'g' becomes 'ㄱ', and 'ㄲ'
개그 gag, 그레이스 grace, 게스트 guest, 게임 game, 고스트 ghost
The sound ‘k’ becomes 'ㅋ'
키친 kitchen, 키스 kiss, 피카소 Picasso, 캐슬 castle, 크레딧 카드 credit card
The sounds ‘l’ and ‘r’ becomes 'ㄹ'
나일론 nylon, 레몬 lemon, 로고 logo, 런던 London, 러브 love
레스토랑 restaurant, 로봇 robot, 렘 rem, 로스트 roast, 링 ring
The sound ‘sh’ becomes 'ㅅ'
쉐이크 shake, 샤크 shark, 슈렉 Shrek, 셰익스피어 Shakespeare, 쇼핑 shopping
The sound 'th' becomes 'ㅅ' (‘th’ can also become ㅌ)
스릴 thrill, 헬스클럽 health club, 테라피 therapy
The sound ‘t’ becomes 'ㅌ'
타이 Thai, 테이프 tape, 팀 team, 테니스 tennis, 티아라 Tiara
The sounds ‘b’ and ‘v’ becomes 'ㅂ'
베이비 baby, 볼 ball, 뷰티 beauty, 베스트 best, 버스 bus, 벨 bell
비너스 Venus, 오버 over, 발리볼 volleyball, 비전 vision, 베일 veil
The sounds 'j' and 'z' becomes 'ㅈ'
엔진 engine, 제네바 Geneva, 젤라틴 gelatin, 조지 George
The sound that ends in 'b' and 'p' become the final consonant 'ㅂ', and the sound that ends in 'k' and 'g' become the final consonant 'ㄱ'.
랩 rap/lap, 몹 mob/mop, 톱/탑 top, 탭 tab/tap, 색 sag/sack, 백 back/bag
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