Korean word

앨범

Pronunciation

Romanizationaelbeom

Meaning

  • nounalbum

Example

어머니가 앨범을 정리하고 있어요.eo meo ni ga ael beo meul cheong ni ha go i sseo yo

Mom is organizing the album.

Illustration for 앨범 (album)

More examples

오랜만에 앨범을 꺼내서 사진을 보았어요.o raen ma ne ael beo meul kkeo nae seo sa ji neul po a sseo yo

After a long time, I took out the album and looked at the photos.

Core concept

A neatly arranged collection kept together, either as pictures in a book or songs on one release.

Common phrases

  • 앨범을 정리하다ael beo meul cheong ni ha da

    organize the album

  • 앨범을 보다ael beo meul po da

    look at the album

  • 사진 앨범sa jin ael beom

    photo album

Similar words

사진첩sajincheop: An organized collection of photos saved in a book or on a device.
음반eumban: A music release containing several recorded songs rather than one track.

Definition in Korean

사진이나 그림 등을 순서대로 붙여 보관하는 책자 또는 가수의 노래를 모아 만든 음반을 이르는 말sa ji ni na keu rim teung eul sun seo dae ro pu chyeo po gwan ha neun chaek jja tto neun ka su ui no rae reul mo a man deun eum ba neul i reu neun mal

Word origin

Korean borrowed this noun from English album, a word that ultimately comes from Latin album for a white writing tablet and later came to mean a collection.

Usage tips

  • In phone apps and daily conversation, words about photos usually point to one meaning, while words about songs point to the other.

Other meanings

  • photo albumnoun
  • music albumnoun

Related words

  • 포토앨범potoaelbeomphoto albumnoun
  • 미니앨범miniaelbeommini albumnoun

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