Korean word

발렛

Pronunciation

Romanizationpallet

Meaning

  • nounvalet parking

Example

호텔에서 발렛을 맡겼어요.ho te re seo pal le seul mat kkyeo sseo yo

I left my car with the valet at the hotel.

Illustration for 발렛 (valet parking)

More examples

공항에서 발렛을 이용하면 편해요.kong hang e seo pal le seul i yong ha myeon pyeon hae yo

Using valet parking at the airport is convenient.

Core concept

The whole process of handing over a car for staff to park and bring back.

Common phrases

  • 발렛 맡기기pal let mat kki gi

    valet parking service

  • 발렛 이용pal let i yong

    using valet parking

Similar words

대리주차taerijucha: Staff moving and parking a car for the driver who leaves it in their care.
발렛파킹palletpaking: A hotel or restaurant service where an attendant parks a guest's car and brings it back later.

Definition in Korean

발렛은 차량 열쇠를 맡기고 직원에게 대신 주차를 맡기는 행위나 그 서비스를 가리키는 말pal le seun cha ryang yeol soe reul mat kki go chi gwo ne ge tae sin chu cha reul mat kki neun haeng wi na keu seo bi seu reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The Korean noun comes from English valet, which ultimately comes from French, and Korean uses it for valet parking.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, the short noun can refer to the whole parking service, not only to the worker who parks the car.

Opposites

  • 셀프주차selpeujuchaself-parkingnoun

Related words

  • 발렛서비스palletsseobiseuvalet servicenoun

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