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여자 (woman, female)

A young woman with long hair stands and smiles, a bag on her shoulder.
여자[여자] yeo-jawoman, female

Build it up — listen and repeat

  1. 여자woman
    yeo-ja
  2. 저 여자that woman
    jeo yeo-ja
  3. 저 여자는 친구예요that woman is a friend
    jeo yeo-ja-neun chin-gu-ye-yo
  4. 저 여자는 제 친구예요.That woman is my friend.
    jeo yeo-ja-neun je chin-gu-ye-yo.

Your turn

How do you say “That woman is my friend” in Korean?

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저 여자는 제 친구예요. jeo yeo-ja-neun je chin-gu-ye-yo.

Situation talk

A여자가 몇 명이에요?yeo-ja-ga myeon myeong-i-e-yo?How many women are there?

B여자는 다섯 명이에요.yeo-ja-neun da-seon myeong-i-e-yo.There are five women.

여자 친구 = girlfriend. To be more polite about a person, say 여자분.

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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