페파피그
pepeapigeu
The English phrase "peppa pig" is translated into Korean as 페파피그 (pepeapigeu).
페파피그 refers to the name of the popular children's animated series and its main character.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is pepeapigeu.
Did you know?
- The Korean word for 'pig' is 돼지 (dwae-ji), meaning the transliterated 피그 in 페파피그 is purely phonetic and not recognized as the animal 'pig'.
- The phrase 페파피그 is written using Hangul, a phonetic alphabet created by King Sejong the Great to increase literacy, which allows foreign names to be spelled exactly as they sound.
- The final 'g' in 'pig' is not left as a silent or stopped consonant. Instead, it is expanded into the syllable 피그 (pi-geu) by adding the vowel ㅡ (eu) to fit Korean phonetic rules.
Examples in context
- 페파 피그에 대해 들어봤어?Have you heard about Peppa Pig?
- 네, 페파 피그 좋아해!Yes, I love Peppa Pig!
- 페파피그는 정말 귀여워요.Pepapi-geu-neun jeong-mal gwi-yeo-wo-yo.Peppa Pig is really cute.
- 아이들이 페파피그를 좋아해요.A-i-deul-i Pepapi-geu-reul jo-a-hae-yo.Children like Peppa Pig.
- 페파피그 만화가 새로 나왔어요.Pepapi-geu man-hwa-ga sae-ro na-wat-eo-yo.A new Peppa Pig cartoon came out.
Example conversation
A mother and father are talking about their child's favorite show.
- 수빈 Su-bin민준 씨, 아이가 페파피그를 보고 싶대요.Minjun ssi, a-i-ga Pepapi-geu-reul bo-go sip-dae-yo.Minjun, the child says he wants to watch Peppa Pig.
- 민준 Min-jun아, 페파피그를 틀어줄게요.A, Pepapi-geu-reul teul-eo-jul-ge-yo.Ah, I will turn on Peppa Pig.
- 수빈 Su-bin정말 고마워요.Jeong-mal go-ma-wo-yo.Thank you so much.
- 민준 Min-jun아니에요, 수빈 씨.A-ni-e-yo, Subin ssi.You're welcome, Subin.
