Korean word

투룸

Pronunciation

Romanizationturum

Meaning

  • nountwo-room apartment

Example

여기는 투룸이라서 방이 두 개야.yeo gi neun tu ru mi ra seo pang i tu kae ya

This is a two-room apartment, so it has two rooms.

Illustration for 투룸 (two-room apartment)

More examples

가족이 늘어서 투룸으로 이사할 생각이야.ka jo gi neu reo seo tu ru meu ro i sa hal ssaeng ga gi ya

Our family has grown, so I am thinking of moving to a two-room apartment.

Core concept

A home whose living space is divided into two separate rooms.

Common phrases

  • 투룸 관리비tu rum kwal li bi

    two-room apartment maintenance fee

  • 투룸 계약금tu rum kye yak kkeum

    two-room apartment deposit

  • 투룸 위치tu rum wi chi

    two-room apartment location

Similar words

원룸wollum: A compact home where one main room combines the living space and kitchen.
쓰리룸sseurirum: A home with three separate rooms arranged as independent living spaces.

Definition in Korean

방 두 칸으로 생활 공간을 나눈 주거 형태를 이르는 명사pang tu ka neu ro saeng hwal kong ga neul na nun chu geo hyeong tae reul i reu neun myeong sa

Word origin

The word is a Korean adaptation of the English phrase two-room, with its spelling and pronunciation reshaped to fit Korean.

Usage tips

  • In Korean housing conversations, this usually describes the layout of a home, so the number of rooms matters more than the size of the home.

Opposites

Related words

  • 투룸형turumhyeongtwo-room layoutnoun

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