Korean Conversation · Level 104
15 words
Korean word
골목
Pronunciation
Romanizationkolmok
Meaning
- nounalley
Example
가게가 골목에 있어요.ka ge ga kol mo ge i sseo yo
The store is in an alley.
More examples
아이들이 골목에서 놀고 있어요.a i deu ri kol mo ge seo nol go i sseo yo
The children are playing in an alley.
Core concept
A narrow, winding path running between buildings, often away from a main road.
Common phrases
골목에 들어가다kol mo ge teu reo ga da
enter an alley
골목에서 놀다kol mo ge seo nol da
play in an alley
골목을 지나다kol mo geul chi na da
pass through an alley
Similar words
골목길kolmokkkil: A tucked-away narrow path for walking through an area of buildings and walls.
길kil: A general route for getting from one place to another on foot or by vehicle.
거리keori: A street lined with shops and buildings, often forming part of a shopping district.
뒷골목twitkkolmok: A little-used narrow passage at the rear of houses or other buildings.
Definition in Korean
건물 사이에 있어 좁고 구불구불하게 이어진 작은 길keon mul sa i e i sseo chop kko ku bul gu bul ha ge i eo jin cha geun kil
Word origin
The word is traditionally analyzed as a combination of an old word for a hollow or narrow path and a word for a passage or entrance.
Usage tips
- English speakers may associate an alley with a hidden or unsafe passage, but this word can simply describe a familiar small street in a neighborhood.
Other meanings
- backstreetnoun
- side streetnoun
Opposites
- 대로변taerobyeonmain-road frontagenoun
- 큰길keungilmain streetnoun
Related words
- 골목대장kolmokttaejangalley leadernoun
- 골목상인kolmokssanginalley merchantnoun