스코틀랜드
Seukoteullaendeu
스코틀랜드 (Seukoteullaendeu) is the Korean word for Scotland.
스코틀랜드 is a proper noun used to refer to the constituent country of the United Kingdom located to the north of England.
Meaning: constituent country of the United Kingdom to the north of England (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Seukoteullaendeu.
Did you know?
- While 스코틀랜드 is the official name, Koreans often refer to the people of Scotland as 스코틀랜드 사람, meaning 'Scotland person', because Korean lacks a separate adjective like 'Scottish'.
- Koreans may use 영국 ('United Kingdom') to refer to 스코틀랜드 in casual conversation, which can be a point of confusion given the distinct national identities within the UK.
- The word 스코틀랜드 follows the standard Korean loanword orthography, which requires adding a vowel to consonant clusters that cannot exist at the start of a syllable in Korean.
Examples in context
- 저는 스코틀랜드에 여행 가고 싶어요.I want to go to Scotland for a trip.
- 스코틀랜드는 정말 아름다운 곳이에요.Seukoteullaendeuneun jeongmal areumdaun gosieyo.Scotland is a truly beautiful place.
- 저는 내년에 스코틀랜드를 여행하고 싶어요.Jeoneun naenyeone Seukoteullandeureul yeohaenghago sipeoyo.I want to travel to Scotland next year.
- 스코틀랜드의 날씨는 어떤가요?Seukoteullaendeui nalssineun eotteongayo?How is the weather in Scotland?
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing their travel plans over coffee.
- 수빈 Su-bin민준 씨, 스코틀랜드에 가본 적 있어요?Minjun ssi, Seukoteullaende e gabon jeok isseoyo?Minjun, have you ever been to Scotland?
- 민준 Min-jun아니요, 아직 못 가봤어요.Aniyo, ajik mot gabwasseoyo.No, I haven't been there yet.
- 수빈 Su-bin저도 가보고 싶어서 스코틀랜드 여행을 계획 중이에요.Jeodo gabogo sipeoseo Seukoteullandeu yeohaengeul gyehoek jungieyo.I want to go too, so I am planning a trip to Scotland.
- 민준 Min-jun정말 부러워요, 수빈 씨.Jeongmal bureowoyo, Subin ssi.I'm so jealous, Subin.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “scotland” translations and entries 스코틀랜드, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
