Korean word

에스컬레이터

Pronunciation

Romanizationeseukeolleiteo

Meaning

  • nounescalator

Example

백화점에 에스컬레이터가 있어요.pae kwa jeo me e seu keol le i teo ga i sseo yo

There is an escalator in the department store.

Illustration for 에스컬레이터 (escalator)

More examples

에스컬레이터를 타고 올라가면 편해요.e seu keol le i teo reul ta go ol la ga myeon pyeon hae yo

It is easier to go up using the escalator.

Core concept

A continuous chain of steps moves people up or down without regular stairs.

Common phrases

  • 에스컬레이터를 타다e seu keol le i teo reul ta da

    take the escalator

  • 에스컬레이터를 이용하다e seu keol le i teo reul i yong ha da

    use the escalator

  • 에스컬레이터가 고장나다e seu keol le i teo ga ko jang na da

    escalator breakdown

Similar words

엘리베이터ellibeiteo: A powered box carries people or goods vertically between building floors.
계단kyedan: A fixed series of steps provides a path between different levels.

Definition in Korean

쇼핑몰이나 역 등에서 사람들이 계단 대신 자동으로 오르내릴 때 사용하는 연속 발판의 장치syo ping mo ri na yeok teung e seo sa ram deu ri kye dan tae sin cha dong eu ro o reu nae ril ttae sa yong ha neun yeon sok pal pa nui chang chi

Word origin

Korean borrowed the sound of English escalator, whose name was coined for a moving stairway and is connected with Latin scala, meaning a staircase.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, take the escalator is more natural than ride the escalator, although both can be understood.

Opposites

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