Korean word

채팅방

Pronunciation

Romanizationchaetingbang

Meaning

  • nounchat room

Example

친구들이랑 채팅방에서 사진을 공유했어.chin gu deu ri rang chae ting bang e seo sa ji neul kong yu hae sseo

I shared photos with my friends in the chat room.

Illustration for 채팅방 (chat room)

More examples

새 친구들과 채팅방을 만들었어.sae chin gu deul gwa chae ting bang eul man deu reo sseo

I created a chat room with my new friends.

Core concept

A virtual room where a group keeps an ongoing stream of messages and emoji.

Common phrases

  • 채팅방에 들어가다chae ting bang e teu reo ga da

    enter a chat room

  • 채팅방을 만들다chae ting bang eul man deul da

    create a chat room

  • 채팅방을 나가다chae ting bang eul na ga da

    leave a chat room

Similar words

톡방tokppang: A casual chat room in a smartphone messaging app.
그룹 채팅keurup chaeting: A borrowed messaging term for a chat shared by several people.
단체 채팅tanche chaeting: A group chat created for members to share notices and information.

Definition in Korean

온라인이나 메신저에서 여러 사람이 실시간으로 문자나 이모티콘으로 대화하는 공간ol la i ni na me sin jeo e seo yeo reo sa ra mi sil si ga neu ro mun ja na i mo ti ko neu ro tae hwa ha neun kong gan

Word origin

The compound joins 채팅 (chaeting, "chat") with 방 (bang, "room"), extending the familiar room idea to a digital meeting place.

Usage tips

  • A message stream can continue while a member is away, which makes the room metaphor useful for understanding why new notices appear later.

Other meanings

  • group chatnoun

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