Hey there! I'm Koreanstudyjunkie. Today we'll look at a list of words that have a similar pronunciation and the same meaning.
Korean and Japanese have many similarities and one of those things are vocabulary. If you're learning both like me, you may find it interesting. Of course, there are hundreds more words like this - I only listed out some fairly common ones.
These words have audio split into 2 different parts.
도착 (到着 - とうちゃく) = Arrival, To Arrive Dochak (tochaku)
사진 (写真 - しゃしん) = Picture
Sajin (shashin)
계산 (計算 - けいさん) = Calculation
Gyesan (keisan)
선풍기 (扇風機 - せんぷうき) = Fan
Seonpung-gi (senpuki)
텔레비전 / 티비 (テレビ) = TV - television
Tellbijeon / Tibi (terebi)
요리 (料理 - りょうり) = Cook, Cooking
Yoli (ryori)
시간 (時間 -じかん) = Time
Shigan (jikan)
솔직히 (正直 - しょうじき)
Soljiki (shoujiki)
가방 (カバン) = Bag, purse
Kabang (kaban)
기분 (気分 - きぶん) = Mood
Gibun (kibun)
약속 (約束 - やくそく) = Promise
Yaksok (yaksoku)
의사 (醫者/医者 - いしゃ) = Doctor
Ouisa (ishya)
준비 (準備 - じゆんび)
= Prepare, Ready
Junbi (jun’bi)
가족 (家族 - かぞく)
= Family
Gajok (kazoku)
신문 (新聞 - しんぶん)
= Newspaper
Sinmun (shin’bun’)
도서관 (図書館 - としよかん)
= Library
Dosogwan (toshokan’)
미래 (未来 - みらい)
= Future
Mirae (mirai)
아르바이트 (アルバイト)
= Part-time Job
Areubaiteu (arubaito)
인간 (人間 - にんげん)
= Human
Ingan (nin’gen’)
병원 (病院 - びょういん)
= Hospital
Byongwon (byōin’)
학생 (学生 - がくせい)
= Student
Hakssaeng (gakusē)
학교 (学校 - がっこう)
= School
Hakkkyo (gakkō)
중국 (中国 - ちゅうごく)
= China
Jungguk (chūgoku)
기린 (麒麟 - きりん)
= Giraffe
Girin (kirin’)
That's all for this post! I hope you enjoyed it. If you want more lessons like this - visit here! Comment below if you know more words that sound the same or similar. I know many of the words above have a Chinese origin.
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