가게

Korean

Etymology

From older 가개 (gagae), a corrupted form of Sino-Korean 가가 (假家, gaga, “street stall”), literally "temporary house".

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɡe̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gage
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gage
McCune–Reischauer?	kage
Yale Romanization?	kākey

Noun

가게 • (gage)

1. store, shop

   그는 길을 따라, 그 가게에 이르렀다.

   geuneun gireul ttara, geu gagee ireureotda.

   He went down the road to the store.

   나는 어제 그 가게에 가서 마실 것을 샀다.

   naneun eoje geu gagee gaseo masil geoseul satda.

   I went to that shop and bought something to drink yesterday.

Synonyms

• 상점 (sangjeom)
• 점포 (jeompo)
• 상회 (sanghoe)

Further reading

• 가게 in dictionaries at daum.net