English–Korean
“stop” in Korean
How to say “stop” in Korean
“Stop” in Korean is 멈추다 (meomchuda).
Movement or change comes to a halt and remains still.
Example sentences with 멈추다
버스가 정류장에서 멈췄어요.peo seu ga cheong nyu jang e seo meom chwo sseo yo
The bus came to a stop at the bus stop.
Tips for using 멈추다
- Pause often suggests a short break in English, while 멈추다 (meomchuda, "to stop") also fits a clock, machine, person, or process that stops completely.
Other Korean words for “stop”
다음 정거장에서 내리세요.ta eum cheong geo jang e seo nae ri se yo
Please get off at the next stop.
담배를 그만둘게요.tam bae reul keu man dul kke yo
I will stop smoking.
소음이 갑자기 멎었어요.so eu mi kap jja gi meo jeo sseo yo
The noise suddenly stopped.
프로그램이 오류로 정지되었습니다.peu ro geu rae mi o ryu ro cheong ji doe eot sseum ni da
The program stopped because of an error.
비가 그쳐서 거리를 걸을 수 있었다.pi ga keu cheo seo keo ri reul keo reul ssu i sseot tta
The rain stopped, so I could walk along the street.
비가 와서 수업을 중단했어요.pi ga wa seo su eo beul chung dan hae sseo yo
The class was stopped because it rained.
차가 오니까 멈춰!cha ga o ni kka meom chwo
Stop! A car is coming!
여기서 그만해.yeo gi seo keu man hae
Stop here.
친구들이 그를 제지하려고 했다.chin gu deu ri keu reul che ji ha ryeo go haet tta
His friends tried to stop him.