대학생
daehaksaeng
The English phrase "college student" is translated into Korean as 대학생 (daehaksaeng).
대학생 is used to refer to a person who is studying at a college or university to earn a degree.
How do you pronounce it?
daehaksaeng
Did you know?
- In South Korea, 대학생 often face a social phenomenon called 'MT', short for Membership Training, where they travel to a rural pension for a weekend of drinking and team-building games.
- A 대학생 might be described as 'CC', an abbreviation for 'Campus Couple', if they are dating someone from the same university.
- The character 生 in 대학생 means 'life' or 'birth' in its original Hanja, but in this specific context, it functions as a suffix to denote a person or a practitioner of a certain status.
Examples in context
- 제 동생은 대학생이에요.je dongsaengeun daehaksaeng-ieyo.My younger sibling is a college student.
- 그는 성실한 대학생입니다.geuneun seongsilhan daehaksaeng-imnida.He is a diligent college student.
- 대학생이라서 돈이 별로 없어요.daehaksaeng-iraseo doni byeollo eopseoyo.Since I am a college student, I don't have much money.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Hyeon-woo meet for the first time at a cafe.
- 지은 Ji-eun현우 씨는 무슨 일을 하세요?Hyeon-wu ssineun museun ireul haseyo?Hyeon-woo, what do you do for a living?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo저는 아직 대학생이에요.jeoneun ajik daehaksaeng-ieyo.I am still a college student.
- 지은 Ji-eun정말요? 전공이 무엇인가요?jeongmalyo? jeonggong-i mueosingayo?Really? What is your major?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo저는 경영학을 공부하고 있어요.jeoneun gyeong-yeong-hak-eul gongbu-hago isseoyo.I am studying business administration.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 대학생, CC BY-SA 4.0.
