Korean word

오디오

Pronunciation

Romanizationodio

Meaning

  • nounaudio

Example

차에 오디오가 고장 났어요.cha e o di o ga ko jang na sseo yo

The car stereo broke down.

Illustration for 오디오 (audio)

More examples

스마트폰에서 오디오 설정을 바꿔 보세요.seu ma teu po ne seo o di o seol jeong eul pa kkwo po se yo

Try changing the audio settings on your smartphone.

Core concept

Sound as something recorded or played, along with the equipment that handles it.

Common phrases

  • 오디오 설정o di o seol jeong

    audio settings

  • 오디오 출력o di o chul lyeok

    audio output

  • 오디오 잭o di o chaek

    audio jack

Similar words

소리sori: Any sound that reaches the ear, including voices, machine noises, and nature sounds.
스피커seupikeo: A device that changes an audio signal into sound people can hear.
음성eumseong: A human voice or voice data carried, recorded, or played by a device.
오디오기기odiogigi: Equipment used together to play music or spoken recordings.

Definition in Korean

소리 신호나 음성을 재생하거나 기록하는 장치 또는 그 소리 자체를 가리키는 말.so ri sin ho na eum seong eul chae saeng ha geo na ki ro ka neun chang chi tto neun keu so ri cha che reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The Korean noun is borrowed from English audio, which comes from the Latin verb audire, meaning to hear.

Usage tips

  • A device-related context can signal equipment, while a file or recording context can signal sound itself.

Other meanings

  • audio equipmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 오디오파일odiopailaudio filenoun
  • 오디오북odiobukaudiobooknoun
  • 오디오기기odiogigiaudio devicenoun

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