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How to Say Bird in Korean: sae

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Bird"?

์ƒˆ (sae) bird is the standard general word for any bird.

Q2. What is "Pigeon" in Korean?

๋น„๋‘˜๊ธฐ (bi-dul-gi) pigeon is commonly seen in city parks and squares.

Q3. What is the national bird of Korea?

๊นŒ์น˜ (kka-chi) magpie is the national bird and is believed to bring good news.

EPS TOPIK: How to Say "Bird" in Korean

What does "์ƒˆ (sae)" mean?

์ƒˆ (sae) means "bird." It is the general word for any bird.

Casual: ์ƒˆ์•ผ (sae-ya) - Friends/family
Polite: ์ƒˆ์˜ˆ์š” (sae-ye-yo) - Standard everyday
Formal: ์ƒˆ์ž…๋‹ˆ๋‹ค (sae-im-ni-da) - Official/respectful

Grammar Breakdown

์ƒˆ (sae) is a pure Korean word (๊ณ ์œ ์–ด) meaning bird. It is simple and commonly used in daily conversation and nature descriptions.

When to Use It

1. Talking about nature: "์ƒˆ๊ฐ€ ๋‚ ์•„๊ฐ€์š” (sae-ga nal-a-ga-yo)" (The bird is flying away).
2. City birds: Using ๋น„๋‘˜๊ธฐ (bi-dul-gi) pigeon or ์ฐธ์ƒˆ (cham-sae) sparrow.
3. Culture: Mentioning ๊นŒ์น˜ (kka-chi) magpie, the national bird, or ์˜ค๋ฆฌ (o-ri) duck.

Real-Life Examples

์ƒˆ๊ฐ€ ๋‚˜๋ฌด์— ์•‰์•„ ์žˆ์–ด์š”. sae-ga na-mu-e an-ja i-sseo-yo.

A bird is sitting on the tree.

๊ณต์›์— ๋น„๋‘˜๊ธฐ๊ฐ€ ๋งŽ์•„์š”. gong-won-e bi-dul-gi-ga man-a-yo.

There are many pigeons in the park.

๊นŒ์น˜๊ฐ€ ์ข‹์€ ์†Œ์‹์„ ์ „ํ•ด์ค€๋Œ€์š”. kka-chi-ga jo-eun so-sik-eul jeon-hae-jun-dae-yo.

They say the magpie brings good news.

Similar Expressions

โ€ข ๋น„๋‘˜๊ธฐ (bi-dul-gi) pigeon
โ€ข ์ฐธ์ƒˆ (cham-sae) sparrow
โ€ข ๊นŒ์น˜ (kka-chi) magpie
โ€ข ์˜ค๋ฆฌ (o-ri) duck

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