English–Korean

“pick up” in Korean

Korean

Also집다 (chiptta) · 데리다 (terida)

Pronunciation

Romanizationchuptta

Example

공원에서 쓰레기를 주웠어요.kong wo ne seo sseu re gi reul chu wo sseo yo

I picked up trash at the park.

Illustration for 줍다 (pick up)

How to say “pick up” in Korean

“Pick up” in Korean is 줍다 (chuptta).

Something lying below is lifted by hand and taken into the person's possession.

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

Example sentences with 줍다

길에서 지갑을 주웠어요.ki re seo chi ga beul chu wo sseo yo

I picked up a wallet on the street.

Tips for using 줍다

  • Its polite present form has an irregular sound change, so the dictionary form is not heard unchanged in ordinary conversation.

Other Korean words for “pick up”

젓가락으로 김치를 집었어요.cheot kka ra geu ro kim chi reul chi beo sseo yo

I picked up kimchi with chopsticks.

학교가 끝나면 내가 데리러 갈게.hak kkyo ga kkeun na myeon nae ga te ri reo kal kke

I'll go pick you up when school ends.

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