영어

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [영어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeong'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeong'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngŏ
Yale Romanization?	yenge

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 英語, from 英 (“British”) + 語 (“language”).

Noun

영어 • (yeong'eo) (hanja 英語)

1. the English language

   영어를 못합니다. ― Yeong'eo-reul mothamnida. ― I don't speak English.

2. (proscribed) the Latin alphabet

   네 이름 영어로 어떻게 써? ― Ne ireum yeong'eo-ro eotteoke sseo? ― How do you romanize your name? (literally, “How do you write your name in English?”)

See also

• 영국 (yeongguk, “Britain”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 囹圄.

Noun

영어 • (yeong'eo) (hanja 囹圄)

1. (formal) prison