Korean word

카풀

Pronunciation

Romanizationkapul

Meaning

  • nouncarpool

Example

이번 주부터 카풀 할래요?i beon chu bu teo ka pul hal lae yo

Would you like to carpool starting this week?

Illustration for 카풀 (carpool)

More examples

출퇴근 앱에서 카풀 매칭을 확인했어요.chul toe geun ae be seo ka pul mae ching eul hwa gin hae sseo yo

I checked the carpool matches in the commuting app.

Core concept

Several people share one car and divide the driving or travel costs.

Common phrases

  • 카풀 매칭ka pul mae ching

    carpool matching

  • 카풀 운전자ka pul un jeon ja

    carpool driver

  • 카풀 비용 분담ka pul pi yong pun dam

    carpool cost sharing

Similar words

합승hapsseung: A ride in one car taken by several people traveling together.
동승tongseung: Riding in the same vehicle with the driver or another passenger.

Definition in Korean

한 대의 자동차에 여러 사람이 함께 타고 이동하면서 비용이나 운전 부담을 나누는 일han tae ui cha dong cha e yeo reo sa ra mi ham kke ta go i dong ha myeon seo pi yong i na un jeon pu da meul na nu neun il

Word origin

Korean borrows this word from English carpool, combining car with pool in the sense of sharing a resource.

Usage tips

  • The word covers both sharing the ride and sharing the driving, so it is useful when arranging regular travel with other people.

Opposites

Related words

  • 카풀 서비스kapul seobiseucarpool servicenoun

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