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Korean Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Korean vocabulary related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table of 15 words related to animals in Korean with their pronunciation and translation in English.

Word in Korean	Pronunciation	Translation in English
개	gae	dog
고양이	goyang-i	cat
소	so	cow
말	mal	horse
돼지	dwaeji	pig
닭	dak	chicken
양	yang	sheep
당나귀	dang-na-gui	donkey
토끼	tokki	rabbit
사슴	saseum	deer
여우	yeou	fox
조류	joryu	bird
거북이	geobugi	turtle
뱀	baem	snake
상어	sangeo	shark

Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases using the words above:

• 개가 좋아하는 것은 무엇입니까? (gae-ga jo-ahaneun geos-eun mueos-imnikka?) – What does a dog like?
• 돼지는 먹고 자는 것을 좋아합니다. (dwaeji-neun meokgo janeun geos-eul jo-ahabnida.) – Pigs like to eat and sleep.
• 여우는 밤에 나가서 사냥을 합니다. (yeou-neun bam-e nagaseo sanyang-eul habnida.) – Foxes go out at night to hunt.
• 소는 목장에서 사는 것을 좋아합니다. (so-neun mokjang-eseo saneun geos-eul jo-ahabnida.) – Cows like to live in a barn.
• 닭은 밤에 잠을 자는 것을 좋아합니다. (dak-eun bam-e jam-eul janeun geos-eul jo-ahabnida.) – Chickens like to sleep at night.
• 고양이는 낮에 쉬는 것을 좋아합니다. (goyang-i-neun naj-e swineun geos-eul jo-ahabnida.) – Cats like to rest during the day.
• 뱀은 밤에 먹이를 찾는 것을 좋아합니다. (baem-eun bam-e meogi-reul chatneun geos-eul jo-ahabnida.) – Snakes like to look for food at night.
• 조류는 날개를 사용하여 날아다닙니다. (joryu-neun nalgae-reul sayong-hayeo nal-ada-pinida.) – Birds use their wings to fly.
• 토끼는 밤에 뛰는 것을 좋아합니다. (tokki-neun bam-e ttwineun geos-eul jo-ahabnida.) – Rabbits like to run at night.
• 말은 말타기를 하는 것을 좋아합니다. (mal-eun maltagi-reul haneun geos-eul jo-ahabnida.) – Horses like to ride.
• 상어는 바다에서 살고 있습니다. (sangeo-neun bada-eseo salgo itseumnida.) – Sharks live in the sea.
• 양은 초원에서 살고 있습니다. (yang-eun chowon-eseo salgo itseumnida.) – Sheep live in the meadow.
• 당나귀는 농장에서 살고 있습니다. (dang-na-gui-neun nongjang-eseo salgo itseumnida.) – Donkeys live in the farm.
• 거북이는 물에서 살고 있습니다. (geobugi-neun mure-eseo salgo itseumnida.) – Turtles live in the water.

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