Korean word

녹음기

Pronunciation

Romanizationnogeumgi

Meaning

  • nounvoice recorder

Example

인터뷰할 때 녹음기를 챙기세요.in teo byu hal ttae no geum gi reul chaeng gi se yo

Take a voice recorder with you when you do an interview.

Illustration for 녹음기 (voice recorder)

More examples

수업 내용을 녹음기로 녹음해 두면 복습하기 좋아요.su eop nae yong eul no geum gi ro no geum hae tu myeon pok sseu pa gi cho a yo

If you record the lesson with a voice recorder, reviewing the lesson later is easy.

Core concept

A small electronic device that captures voices or other sounds and stores the recording.

Common phrases

  • 녹음기를 켜다no geum gi reul kyeo da

    switch on the voice recorder

  • 녹음기로 녹음하다no geum gi ro no geum ha da

    make a recording with a voice recorder

  • 녹음기를 챙기다no geum gi reul chaeng gi da

    take a voice recorder

Similar words

레코더rekodeo: Recording equipment saves captured audio so it can be played again later.
음성녹음기eumseongnogeumgi: A voice-recording device preserves human speech as audio for later listening.

Definition in Korean

소리나 사람의 말을 전자적으로 녹음하여 저장하는 작은 기계나 장치.so ri na sa ra mui ma reul cheon ja jeo geu ro no geum ha yeo cheo jang ha neun cha geun ki gye na chang chi

Word origin

It is formed from Sino-Korean elements meaning sound recording and machine, giving the compound the sense of a machine for recording sound.

Usage tips

  • English voice recorder often highlights spoken words, while this term can also refer to equipment used to record other sounds.

Other meanings

  • tape recordernoun

Opposites

  • 재생기chaesaenggiplayback devicenoun
  • 플레이어peulleieoplayernoun

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