Korean word

새집

Pronunciation

Romanizationsaejip

Meaning

  • nounnew home

Example

우리는 새집으로 이사했어요.u ri neun sae ji beu ro i sa hae sseo yo

We moved into our new home.

Illustration for 새집 (new home)

More examples

집들이에 가서 새집을 구경했어요.chip tteu ri e ka seo sae ji beul ku gyeong hae sseo yo

We went to a housewarming and toured the new home.

Core concept

A home that feels new because it was newly built or newly occupied.

Common phrases

  • 새집으로 이사하다sae ji beu ro i sa ha da

    move into a new home

  • 새집에서 살다sae ji be seo sal da

    live in a new home

  • 새집 증후군sae jip cheung hu gun

    sick house syndrome

Similar words

새로운 집saeroun chip: A house finished in the recent past.
이사 온 집isa on chip: A residence occupied after a recent move.

Definition in Korean

새로 지은 집이나 새로 이사해 들어간 집을 이르는 말.sae ro chi eun chi bi na sae ro i sa hae teu reo gan chi beul i reu neun mal

Word origin

It is a native Korean compound formed from words meaning new and home, so it covers both a newly built dwelling and one newly occupied by its residents.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear new house as mainly a construction description, while this Korean word can also describe a home that is new to its residents.

Other meanings

  • bird's nestnoun

Opposites

  • 헌집heonjipold housenoun

Related words

  • 새집증후군saejipjjeunghugunsick house syndromenoun

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