Korean word

강의

Pronunciation

Romanizationkangui

Meaning

  • nounlecture

Example

대학에서 강의를 듣고 있어요.tae ha ge seo kang ui reul teut kko i sseo yo

I am listening to a lecture at the university.

Illustration for 강의 (lecture)

More examples

교수님이 다음 주 강의를 취소하셨어요.kyo su ni mi ta eum chu kang ui reul chwi so ha syeo sseo yo

The professor canceled next week's lecture.

Core concept

A planned teaching session where an instructor explains a subject to learners, along with the content taught.

Common phrases

  • 강의를 수강하다kang ui reul su gang ha da

    attend a lecture

  • 강의 자료kang ui cha ryo

    lecture materials

  • 강의 평가kang ui pyeong ga

    lecture evaluation

  • 강의 등록kang ui teung nok

    lecture registration

Similar words

수업sueop: A regular school lesson where teaching and learning take place together.

Definition in Korean

학교나 학원 등에서 강사가 교재와 계획에 따라 학생이나 수강자에게 내용을 설명하고 가르치는 과정이나 그 내용을 이르는 말.hak kkyo na ha gwon teung e seo kang sa ga kyo jae wa kye hoe ge tta ra hak ssaeng i na su gang ja e ge nae yong eul seol myeong ha go ka reu chi neun kwa jeong i na keu nae yong eul i reu neun mal

Word origin

The term is a Sino-Korean compound whose parts mean explaining and meaning or principle, forming the idea of teaching a subject.

Usage tips

  • In university settings, the word can cover both a single teaching session and the subject or program being taught, so context determines the closest English choice.

Other meanings

  • classnoun
  • coursenoun

Related words

  • 강의하다kanguihadagive a lectureverb
  • 강의록kanguiroklecture notesnoun
  • 강의자료kanguijaryolecture materialsnoun

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