앵무새
aengmusae[ɛŋmusʰɛ]
The English word 'parrot' is translated to Korean as 앵무새 (aengmusae).
앵무새 refers to the kind of bird known as a parrot.
Meaning: kind of bird (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is aengmusae.
Did you know?
- In Korean, 앵무새 is often used as a metaphor for someone who repeats words blindly without understanding them or having their own opinion.
- The first part of the word, 앵무, is actually a Sino-Korean word derived from Chinese characters, while 새 is a native Korean word.
- Because 새 means 'bird', calling a parrot an 앵무새 is linguistically equivalent to saying 'parrot-bird' in English.
Examples in context
- 앵무새들은 아름다운 색깔을 가지고 있어요.Parrots have beautiful colors.
- 앵무새가 말을 해요.aengmusae-ga mal-eul hae-yo.The parrot talks.
- 저 앵무새는 정말 예뻐요.jeo aengmusae-neun jeong-mal ye-ppeo-yo.That parrot is really pretty.
- 새장에 앵무새가 한 마리 있어요.sae-jang-e aengmusae-ga han ma-ri iss-eo-yo.There is a parrot in the cage.
Example conversation
Dohyeon and Jieun are looking at birds at a pet shop.
- 도현 Do-hyeon저 앵무새 색깔이 참 밝네요.jeo aengmusae saek-kkal-i cham balg-ne-yo.That parrot's colors are very bright.
- 지은 Ji-eun맞아요, 정말 귀여워요.ma-ja-yo, jeong-mal gwi-yeo-wo-yo.You're right, it's really cute.
- 도현 Do-hyeon키우고 싶을 정도로 예뻐요.ki-u-go sip-eul jeong-do-ro ye-ppeo-yo.It's so pretty I want to raise it.
- 지은 Ji-eun도현 씨는 조류를 좋아하시나 봐요.Do-hyeon ssi-neun jo-ryu-reul jo-a-ha-si-na bwa-yo.It seems you like birds, Dohyeon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “parrot” translations and entries 앵무새, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
