아파트

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese アパート, which is an abbreviation of English apartment.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠pʰa̠tʰɯ]
• Phonetic hangul: [아파트]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	apateu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	apateu
McCune–Reischauer?	ap'at'ŭ
Yale Romanization?	a.pha.thu

Noun

아파트 • (apateu)

1. apartment building, block of flats
2. an apartment, a flat

   난 조나단이야. 난 아파트 b4호에 살아. — 난 아파트 c2에 살아.

   nan jonadaniya. nan apateu b4ho'e sara. - nan apateu c2e sara.

   I am Jonathan. I am in apartment B4. — I am in apartment C2.

   • 2016, VOA Learning English‎^[1], archived from the original on 13 November 2018:

Synonyms

• 고층살림집 (gocheungsallimjip) (North Korea)