English–Korean

“meter” in Korean

Korean

Also계량기 (kyeryanggi) · 미터기 (miteogi)

Romanizationmiteo

도서관까지 300미터 정도 걸어야 해요.to seo gwan kka ji 300 mi teo cheong do keo reo ya hae yo

We have to walk about 300 meters to the library.

“Meter” in Korean is 미터 (miteo).

A fixed length that gives a clear sense of how far something is or how long it is.

건물 높이가 100미터가 넘어요.keon mul no pi ga 100 mi teo ga neo meo yo

The building is over 100 meters tall.

In English, meter can also refer to poetic rhythm, so the surrounding context shows whether it means a unit of length.

kyeryanggi

nounmeter

가스 계량기를 확인해 주세요.ka seu kye ryang gi reul hwa gin hae chu se yo

Please check the gas meter.

miteogi

nounmeter

택시 기사에게 미터기를 켜 달라고 부탁했어요.taek ssi ki sa e ge mi teo gi reul kyeo tal la go pu ta kae sseo yo

I asked the taxi driver to turn on the meter.