English–Korean

“person” in Korean

Korean

Also사람 (saram) · 개인 (kaein) · 인 (in)

Pronunciation

Romanizationmyeong

Example

가게에 1명 있어요.ka ge e 1 myeong i sseo yo

There is one person in the store.

Illustration for 명 (person)

How to say “person” in Korean

“Person” in Korean is 명 (myeong).

A person-by-person unit used after numbers when counting people.

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

Example sentences with 명

몇 명 왔어요?myeot myeong wa sseo yo

How many people came?

Tips for using 명

  • English speakers often expect a number to be enough, but Korean uses a specific counter here in ordinary conversation.

Other Korean words for “person”

거기에 사람이 많아요.keo gi e sa ra mi ma na yo

There are many people there.

개인에게 연락해 주세요.kae i ne ge yeol la kae chu se yo

Please contact the person.

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인

in

nounperson

저는 한국인입니다.cheo neun han gu gi nim ni da

I am a Korean person.

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