If you're trying to learn Korean Feminine you will find out that Korean actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Korean. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
As we mentioned before, there is no Korean gender which is good news (compared to other languages).
While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Korean, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".
Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Korean, no feminine and no masculine. This applies to adjectives as well as nouns.
Here are some examples:
| English Gender | Korean Gender |
|---|---|
| Feminine | 여성형 - yeo seong hyeong |
| he is happy | 그는 행복합니다 - geu neun haeng bok hap ni da |
| she is happy | 그녀는 행복합니다 - geu nyeo neun haeng bok hap ni da |
| he is American | 그는 미국인입니다 - geu neun mi gug in ip ni da |
| she is American | 그녀는 미국인입니다 - geu nyeo neun mi gug in ip ni da |
| man | 남자/남성 - nam ja nam seong |
| woman | 여자/여성 - yeo ja yeo seong |
| father | 아버지 - a beo ji |
| mother | 어머니 - eo meo ni |
| brother | 형/오빠/형제 - hyeong o ppa hyeong je |
| sister | 언니/누나/자매 - eon ni nu na ja mae |
| uncle | 아저씨/삼촌 - a jeo ssi sam chon |
| aunt | 이모/고모/숙모 - i mo go mo suk mo |
| bull | 황소 - hwang so |
| cow | 암소 - am so |
| boy | 소년 - so nyeon |
| girl | 소녀 - so nyeo |
As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Korean.
Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Korean Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | 물건/물체 - mul geon mul che |
| bathroom | 욕실 - yok sil |
| bed | 침대 - chim dae |
| bedroom | 침실 - chim sil |
| ceiling | 천장 - cheon jang |
| chair | 의자 - ui ja |
| clothes | 옷 - ot |
| coat | 코트 - ko teu |
| cup | 컵 - keop |
| desk | 책상 - chaek sang |
| dress | 드레스 - deu re seu |
| floor | 층/바닥 - cheung ba dak |
| fork | 포크 - po keu |
| furniture | 가구 - ga gu |
| glass | 유리 - yu ri |
| hat | 모자 - mo ja |
| house | 집 - jip |
| ink | 잉크 - ing keu |
| jacket | 재킷 - jae kit |
| kitchen | 부엌 - bu eok |
| knife | 칼 - kal |
| lamp | 램프 - raem peu |
| letter | 편지/서신 - pyeon ji seo sin |
| map | 지도 - ji do |
| newspaper | 신문 - sin mun |
| notebook | 수첩 - su cheop |
| pants | 바지 - ba ji |
| paper | 종이 - jong i |
| pen | 펜 - pen |
| pencil | 연필 - yeon pil |
| pharmacy | 약국 - yak guk |
| picture | 그림 - geu rim |
| plate | 접시/그릇 - jeop si geu reut |
| refrigerator | 냉장고 - naeng jang go |
| restaurant | 레스토랑/식당 - re seu to rang sik dang |
| roof | 지붕 - ji bung |
| room | 방 - bang |
| rug | 깔개/양탄자 - kkal gae yang tan ja |
| scissors | 가위 - ga wi |
| shampoo | 샴푸 - syam pu |
| shirt | 셔츠 - syeo cheu |
| shoes | 구두 - gu du |
| soap | 비누 - bi nu |
| socks | 양말 - yang mal |
| spoon | 숟가락 - sut ga rak |
| table | 식탁/탁자 - sik tag tak ja |
| toilet | 화장실 - hwa jang sil |
| toothbrush | 칫솔 - chit sol |
| toothpaste | 치약 - chi yak |
| towel | 수건 - su geon |
| umbrella | 우산 - u san |
| underwear | 속옷 - sog ot |
| wall | 벽 - byeok |
| wallet | 지갑 - ji gap |
| window | 창문 - chang mun |
| telephone | 전화/전화기 - jeon hwa jeon hwa gi |
Feminine and Masculine are absent from Korean, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Korean gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Korean lessons here: Learn Korean. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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