Korean word

컴퓨터

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeompyuteo

Meaning

  • nouncomputer

Example

컴퓨터로 문서를 작성했어요.keom pyu teo ro mun seo reul chak sseong hae sseo yo

I wrote a document on a computer.

Illustration for 컴퓨터 (computer)

More examples

컴퓨터가 고장 나서 수리했어요.keom pyu teo ga ko jang na seo su ri hae sseo yo

My computer broke down, so I had it repaired.

Core concept

A personal electronic machine for calculating, storing, and working with information.

Common phrases

  • 컴퓨터를 켜다keom pyu teo reul kyeo da

    turn on the computer

  • 컴퓨터를 끄다keom pyu teo reul kkeu da

    turn off the computer

  • 컴퓨터를 사용하다keom pyu teo reul sa yong ha da

    use the computer

Similar words

스마트폰seumateupon: A small handheld device for calls, internet use, photos, payments, and other daily tasks.
노트북noteubuk: A portable personal computer with a screen and keyboard joined together.
태블릿taebeullit: A portable electronic device mainly controlled by touching its larger screen.
데스크탑teseukeutap: A box-shaped electronic device designed to stay on a desk.

Definition in Korean

데스크톱이나 노트북처럼 개인이 사용하는 계산·정보 처리용 전자 장치te seu keu to bi na no teu buk cheo reom kae i ni sa yong ha neun kye san cheong bo cheo ri yong cheon ja chang chi

Word origin

Korean borrowed this word from English after computer changed from meaning a human calculator to meaning an electronic information machine.

Usage tips

  • The desktop and laptop contrast helps learners avoid calling a phone or tablet a computer in ordinary Korean conversation.

Related words

  • 컴퓨터실keompyuteosilcomputer roomnoun
  • 컴퓨터바이러스keompyuteobaireoseucomputer virusnoun

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