English–Korean

“car” in Korean

Korean

Also자동차 (chadongcha) · 승용차 (seungyongcha)

Pronunciation

Romanizationcha

Example

학교에 차로 왔어요.hak kkyo e cha ro wa sseo yo

I came to school by car.

Illustration for 차 (car)

How to say “car” in Korean

“Car” in Korean is 차 (cha).

A wheeled vehicle that carries people or cargo from place to place.

Full entry for 차: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 차

새 차를 샀어요.sae cha reul sa sseo yo

I bought a new car.

Tips for using 차

  • A useful difference from English is that this word can include vehicles for carrying cargo as well as people, not only family cars.

Other Korean words for “car”

주말에 자동차를 운전했어요.chu ma re cha dong cha reul un jeon hae sseo yo

I drove a car over the weekend.

저는 승용차로 출근해요.cheo neun seung yong cha ro chul geun hae yo

I commute by car.

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