English–Korean
“breakdown” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationkojang
Example
에어컨이 고장 나서 빨리 고쳐야 해요.e eo keo ni ko jang na seo ppal li ko cheo ya hae yo
The air conditioner broke down, so we need to fix it quickly.
How to say “breakdown” in Korean
“Breakdown” in Korean is 고장 (kojang).
A machine or device is blocked from doing its normal job.
Example sentences with 고장
버스가 고장 나서 한참 기다렸어요.peo seu ga ko jang na seo han cham ki da ryeo sseo yo
The bus broke down, so I waited for quite a while.
Tips for using 고장
- English often describes the machine as broken, while Korean commonly presents the breakdown as something that happens to it, so the surrounding verb matters.