English–Korean
“native speaker” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationwoneomin
Example
원어민이 그 단어를 바로 알았어요.wo neo mi ni keu ta neo reul pa ro a ra sseo yo
The native speaker knew the word right away.
How to say “native speaker” in Korean
“Native speaker” in Korean is 원어민 (woneomin).
A person who speaks and understands a language as their first language.
Example sentences with 원어민
교실에서 원어민과 직접 대화해 봤어요.kyo si re seo wo neo min gwa chik jjeop tae hwa hae pwa sseo yo
I tried having a direct conversation with a native speaker in class.
Tips for using 원어민
- A native-language teacher or conversation partner may still have a regional accent or dialect, so native speech is not automatically the same as standard speech.