Korean Conversation · Level 116
15 words
Korean word
투표
Pronunciation
Romanizationtupyo
Meaning
- nounvote
Example
다음 주에 투표하러 갈 거예요.ta eum chu e tu pyo ha reo kal kkeo ye yo
I'm going to go cast my vote next week.
More examples
투표는 민주주의의 중요한 절차입니다.tu pyo neun min ju ju ui ui chung yo han cheol cha im ni da
Voting is an important process in democracy.
Core concept
Individual ballots join together to produce a shared decision.
Common phrases
투표를 하다tu pyo reul ha da
cast a vote
투표소tu pyo so
polling station
Similar words
선거seongeo: An official process selects representatives or leaders through voting.
사전투표sajeontupyo: An approved procedure lets people cast ballots before the set election date.
투표권tupyogwon: The legally recognized ability to cast a ballot belongs to eligible voters.
Definition in Korean
선거나 회의 등에서 여러 사람의 의견을 모으기 위해 각자 표를 내는 일.seon geo na hoe ui teung e seo yeo reo sa ra mui ui gyeo neul mo eu gi wi hae kak jja pyo reul nae neun il
Word origin
This Sino-Korean compound combines ideas of casting and a ballot to describe the act of casting a ballot.
Usage tips
- English uses vote as both a noun and a verb, while Korean uses this noun in a separate verb form when describing the act of voting.
Opposites
- 기권kigwonabstentionnoun
Related words
- 투표하다tupyohadavoteverb
- 투표권tupyogwonright to votenoun
- 투표율tupyoyulvoter turnoutnoun