농구 경기
nonggu gyeongi
The English phrase "basketball game" is translated into Korean as 농구 경기 (nonggu gyeongi).
농구 경기 refers to a competitive sports match played with a basketball.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 농구 (nonggu), meaning basketball and 경기 (gyeongi), meaning match or game.
Which one should you use?
Both 농구 경기 and 농구 시합 can be used to mean a basketball game in formal contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
nonggu gyeongi
Did you know?
- In Korea, basketball is often associated with high school youth and growth, partly due to the massive popularity of the manga and anime Slam Dunk.
- The Korean word for basketball, 농구, was borrowed from the Japanese term rōkyū, which literally translates to 'basket ball'.
- The character for 'ball' in 농구, which is 구, is the same character used in 'soccer' (축구) and 'baseball' (야구).
Examples in context
- 저는 오늘 농구 경기를 볼 예정입니다.I am planning to watch a basketball game today.
- 농구 시합이 매우 흥미로웠습니다.The basketball game was very exciting.
- 오늘 농구 경기가 있어요.oneul nonggu gyeong-gi-ga isseoyo.There is a basketball game today.
- 어제 농구 경기를 봤어요.eoje nonggu gyeong-gi-reul bwasseoyo.I watched a basketball game yesterday.
- 그 농구 경기는 정말 재미있었어요.geu nonggu gyeong-gi-neun jeongmal jaemi-isseosseoyo.That basketball game was really fun.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Subin are talking about their weekend plans.
- 도현 Do-hyeon수빈 씨, 이번 주말에 시간 있어요?Subin ssi, ibeon jumare sigan isseoyo?Subin, do you have time this weekend?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 왜요? 무슨 일 있어요?ne, waeyo? museun il isseoyo?Yes, why? Is something going on?
- 도현 Do-hyeon같이 농구 경기 보러 갈래요?gati nonggu gyeonggi boreo gallaeyo?Do you want to go watch a basketball game together?
- 수빈 Su-bin좋아요! 같이 가요.joayo! gati gayo.I'd love to! Let's go.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 경기, 농구, CC BY-SA 4.0.
