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How to Say Apartment in Korean: a pattu

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Apartment"?

์•„ํŒŒํŠธ (a-pha-the) apartment is the standard everyday word for high-rise residential buildings.

Q2. What is "Elevator" in Korean?

์—˜๋ฆฌ๋ฒ ์ดํ„ฐ (el-li-be-i-theo) elevator / lift is commonly used in apartment complexes.

Q3. How do you say "Neighbor"?

์ด์›ƒ (i-ut) neighbor refers to the people living next door or on nearby floors.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Apartment" in Korean

What does "์•„ํŒŒํŠธ (a-pha-the)" mean?

์•„ํŒŒํŠธ (a-pha-the) means "apartment." It refers to a high-rise residential building where many families live in separate units.

Casual: ์•„ํŒŒํŠธ์•ผ (a-pha-the-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ์•„ํŒŒํŠธ์˜ˆ์š” (a-pha-the-ye-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ์•„ํŒŒํŠธ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (a-pha-the-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

์•„ํŒŒํŠธ (a-pha-the) is a loanword from English โ€œapartment.โ€ It is the most common housing type in modern Korea.

When to Use It

1. Talking about home: "์•„ํŒŒํŠธ์— ์‚ด์•„์š” (a-pha-the-e sa-ra-yo)" (I live in an apartment).
2. Daily life: Using ์—˜๋ฆฌ๋ฒ ์ดํ„ฐ (el-li-be-i-theo) elevator, ๊ฒฝ๋น„์‹ค (gyeong-bi-sil) security office, or ์ฃผ์ฐจ์žฅ (ju-cha-jang) parking lot.
3. Community: Mentioning ์ด์›ƒ (i-ut) neighbor.

Real-Life Examples

์ด ์•„ํŒŒํŠธ๋Š” ๋ช‡ ์ธต์ด์—์š”? i a-pha-the-neun myeot cheung-i-e-yo?

How many floors does this apartment have?

์—˜๋ฆฌ๋ฒ ์ดํ„ฐ๋ฅผ ํƒ€๊ณ  ์˜ฌ๋ผ๊ฐ€์š”. el-li-be-i-theo-reul ta-go ol-la-ga-yo.

I take the elevator up.

์ด์›ƒ๊ณผ ์ธ์‚ฌํ–ˆ์–ด์š”. i-ut-gwa in-sa-haet-seo-yo.

I greeted the neighbor.

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ์—˜๋ฆฌ๋ฒ ์ดํ„ฐ (el-li-be-i-theo) elevator / lift
โ€ข ๊ฒฝ๋น„์‹ค (gyeong-bi-sil) security office
โ€ข ์ฃผ์ฐจ์žฅ (ju-cha-jang) parking lot
โ€ข ์ด์›ƒ (i-ut) neighbor

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