Korean word

아파트

Pronunciation

Romanizationapateu

Meaning

  • nounapartment

Example

우리 아파트는 조용해요.u ri a pa teu neun cho yong hae yo

Our apartment is quiet.

Illustration for 아파트 (apartment)

More examples

새로 지은 아파트에 입주했어요.sae ro chi eun a pa teu e ip jju hae sseo yo

We moved into a newly built apartment.

Core concept

A multi-home building where each household has its own private living space.

Common phrases

  • 아파트 단지a pa teu tan ji

    apartment complex

  • 아파트 관리비a pa teu kwal li bi

    apartment maintenance fee

  • 아파트 임대료a pa teu im dae ryo

    apartment rent

Similar words

오피스텔opiseutel: A compact live-work unit with space for both everyday living and office tasks.
빌라pilla: A modest low-rise apartment building with separate homes on different floors.
원룸wollum: A compact rental unit where most daily activities take place in one room.
주택chutaek: A building or house used as a place to live.

Definition in Korean

여러 세대가 한 건물에 나뉘어 사는 주거 형태로, 각 세대가 독립된 생활 공간을 가진 주택yeo reo se dae ga han keon mu re na nwi eo sa neun chu geo hyeong tae ro kak se dae ga tong nip ttoen saeng hwal kong ga neul ka jin chu taek

Word origin

This noun is borrowed from English apartment and reshaped to fit Korean pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, this word often points to the whole apartment building or complex, while English apartment more often means one home inside it.

Other meanings

  • apartment buildingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 아파트단지apateudanjiapartment complexnoun
  • 아파트값apateugapapartment pricenoun

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