Korean word

에어컨

Pronunciation

Romanizationeeokeon

Meaning

  • nounair conditioner

Example

방에서 에어컨을 켰어요.pang e seo e eo keo neul kyeo sseo yo

I turned on the air conditioner in the room.

Illustration for 에어컨 (air conditioner)

More examples

에어컨을 끄고 창문을 열었어요.e eo keo neul kkeu go chang mu neul yeo reo sseo yo

I turned off the air conditioner and opened the window.

Core concept

A device that makes a room cooler by treating the air inside it.

Common phrases

  • 에어컨을 켜다e eo keo neul kyeo da

    turn on the air conditioner

  • 에어컨을 끄다e eo keo neul kkeu da

    turn off the air conditioner

  • 에어컨이 고장나다e eo keo ni ko jang na da

    air conditioner breakdown

Similar words

냉방기naengbanggi: A device that lowers the temperature of indoor air by cooling it.
냉방naengbang: Cooling an indoor space to make hot weather easier to bear.
선풍기seonpunggi: A powered machine with spinning blades that sends moving air around a room.

Definition in Korean

실내 공기를 차갑게 하여 온도를 낮추거나 습도를 조절해 주는 냉방 장치.sil lae kong gi reul cha gap kke ha yeo on do reul nat chu geo na seup tto reul cho jeol hae chu neun naeng bang chang chi

Word origin

The word comes from English air conditioner and was shortened to fit common Korean pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • The same word can refer to the appliance or to the cooling service it provides, so context shows whether it means the machine or the room's cooling.

Other meanings

  • air conditioningnoun

Opposites

  • 히터hiteoheaternoun

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