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남자 (man, male)

A man stands on a street with his hands in his pockets; a hand points at him from the edge of the picture.
남자[남자] nam-jaman, male

Build it up — listen and repeat

  1. 남자man
    nam-ja
  2. 저 남자that man
    jeo nam-ja
  3. 저 남자는 누구예요who is that man
    jeo nam-ja-neun nu-gu-ye-yo
  4. 저기 저 남자는 누구예요?Who is that man over there?
    jeo-gi jeo nam-ja-neun nu-gu-ye-yo?

Your turn

How do you say “Who is that man?” in Korean?

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저 남자는 누구예요? jeo nam-ja-neun nu-gu-ye-yo?

Situation talk

A남자 화장실이 어디예요?nam-ja hwa-jang-si-ri eo-di-ye-yo?Where is the men's room?

B엘리베이터 옆에 있어요.el-li-be-i-teo yeo-pe i-sseo-yo.It's next to the elevator.

남자 화장실 = men's room. To be more polite about a person, say 남자분.

Word list: National Institute of Korean Language, “Korean Learning Vocabulary List” (2003, KOGL Type 1). Examples and explanations by WordBob. · More words

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