포켓몬
Poketmon
포켓몬 (Poketmon) is the Korean way to say pokemon.
포켓몬 refers to the name of the popular media franchise featuring creatures that people collect and train for battle.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Poketmon.
Did you know?
- In South Korea, the popularity of 포켓몬 is so intense that adults often compete with children to buy 'Pokemon Bread' to collect rare stickers.
- Because 포켓몬 is a phonetic transcription of the Japanese name, it does not use the Korean word for 'pocket', which is 주머니 (jumoni).
- The character 켓 (ket) used in 포켓몬 is a sound that almost never appears in native Korean words, making it a visual signal to readers that the word is a foreign loanword.
Examples in context
- 포켓몬을 좋아해요.I like Pokémon.
- 포켓몬 잡으러 가자!Let's go catch Pokémon!
- 포켓몬 게임을 정말 좋아해요.pokemon geimeul jeongmal joahae-yo.I really like Pokemon games.
- 이것은 포켓몬 인형이에요.igeoseun pokemon inhyeong-ieyo.This is a Pokemon doll.
- 어제 포켓몬 만화 영화를 봤어요.eoje pokemon manhwa yeonghwa-reul bwasseoyo.I watched a Pokemon animated movie yesterday.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Seoyeon are talking about their hobbies.
- 도현 Do-hyeon서연 씨, 포켓몬 좋아해요?Seoyeon ssi, poketmon joahaeyo?Seoyeon, do you like Pokemon?
- 서연 Seo-yeon네, 정말 좋아해요.ne, jeongmal joahaeyo.Yes, I really like it.
- 도현 Do-hyeon저도 포켓몬 정말 좋아해요.jeodo poketmon jeongmal joahaeyo.I really like Pokemon too.
- 서연 Seo-yeon나중에 같이 게임 해요.najunge gachi geim haeyo.Let's play the game together later.
