English–Korean

“performance” in Korean

Korean

Also성능 (seongneung) · 연주 (yeonju)

Pronunciation

Romanizationkongyeon

Example

오늘 공연 어땠어요?o neul kong yeon eo ttae sseo yo

How was today's performance?

Illustration for 공연 (performance)

How to say “performance” in Korean

“Performance” in Korean is 공연 (kongyeon).

A live artistic event where performers show their work to people watching.

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

Example sentences with 공연

아픈 배우 때문에 공연이 연기되었어요.a peun pae u ttae mu ne kong yeo ni yeon gi doe eo sseo yo

The performance was postponed because an actor was ill.

Tips for using 공연

  • The exact kind of event is usually clear from context, so the word can label anything from a small music event to a large stage production.

Other Korean words for “performance”

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성능

seongneung

nounperformance

이 노트북은 성능이 아주 좋다.i no teu bu geun seong neung i a ju cho ta

This laptop's performance is very good.

어제 콘서트에서 연주를 들었어요.eo je kon seo teu e seo yeon ju reul teu reo sseo yo

I heard a performance at the concert yesterday.

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