English–Korean
“open” in Korean
How to say “open” in Korean
“Open” in Korean is 열다 (yeolda).
It makes a closed space or object accessible and can extend that idea to starting an activity or event.
Example sentences with 열다
아침에 창문을 열었어요.a chi me chang mu neul yeo reo sseo yo
I opened the window in the morning.
Tips for using 열다
- Korean uses a separate verb for switching on power, so opening a device and turning it on are not always expressed the same way.
Other Korean words for “open”
문이 열렸어요.mu ni yeol lyeo sseo yo
The door opened.
새 지역 방송국이 다음 주에 개국합니다.sae chi yeok pang song gu gi ta eum chu e kae gu kam ni da
A new local broadcasting station will open next week.
가게가 영업중이에요.ka ge ga yeong eop jjung i e yo
The store is open.
학교는 운동장을 누구에게나 개방했습니다.hak kkyo neun un dong jang eul nu gu e ge na kae bang haet sseum ni da
The school opened the playground to everyone.
새로 산 선물을 집에서 개봉했어요.sae ro san seon mu reul chi be seo kae bong hae sseo yo
I opened the gift I had just bought at home.
지역 도서관에 어린이 코너를 개설했습니다.chi yeok to seo gwa ne eo ri ni ko neo reul kae seol haet sseum ni da
The local library opened a children's section.