Korean word

베트남

Pronunciation

Romanizationpeteunam

Meaning

  • nounVietnam

Example

베트남 음식이 맛있다.pe teu nam eum si gi ma sit tta

Vietnamese food is delicious.

Illustration for 베트남 (Vietnam)

More examples

베트남으로 여행을 가고 싶다.pe teu na meu ro yeo haeng eul ka go sip tta

I want to travel to Vietnam.

Common phrases

  • 베트남 여행pe teu nam yeo haeng

    travel to Vietnam

  • 베트남 문화pe teu nam mun hwa

    Vietnamese culture

  • 베트남 커피pe teu nam keo pi

    Vietnamese coffee

Similar words

베트남 사람peteunam saram: Someone who comes from Vietnam.
베트남어peteunameo: A language used by people in Vietnam.

Definition in Korean

베트남은 한 나라의 이름으로 단독으로 그 나라를 가리키거나 '베트남 음식'처럼 다른 명사를 수식하는 명사pe teu na meun han na ra ui i reu meu ro tan do geu ro keu na ra reul ka ri ki geo na pe teu nam eum sik cheo reom ta reun myeong sa reul su si ka neun myeong sa

Word origin

Vietnam entered Korean as a rendering of the Vietnamese country name Viet Nam.

Usage tips

  • Korean country names can directly modify another noun, so this word often appears before a food, language, person, or other country-related noun without an extra linking word.

Related words

  • 베트남인peteunaminVietnamese personnoun
  • 베트남어peteunameoVietnamese languagenoun

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