과외

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 課外.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠we̞] ~ [kwa̠ø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [과웨/과외]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwaoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwaoe
McCune–Reischauer?	kwaoe
Yale Romanization?	kwaoy

Noun

과외 • (gwaoe) (hanja 課外)

1. extracurricular work
2. private (outside of the school curriculum) academic course or class

   그는 수학 실력을 향상 시키기 위해 개인 과외를 따로 받았다.

   geuneun suhak sillyeogeul hyangsang sikigi wihae gaein gwaoereul ttaro badatda.

   He separately hired a private tutor to improve his math skills.