학생
haksaeng[ha̠ks͈ɛŋ]
The English word student is translated into Korean as 학생 (haksaeng).
학생 refers to a person enrolled at a school, university or other education institution.
Meaning: person enrolled at a school, university or other education institution (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is haksaeng.
Did you know?
- A 'forever student' or someone who stays in university for an unusually long time is jokingly called a 화석, which literally translates to 'fossil'.
- In Korea, the term 학생 is often used as a polite way to address a young person, even if they are not currently in school.
- The word 학생 is composed of the Hanja 學 meaning 'to study' and 生 meaning 'to be born' or 'to grow'.
Examples in context
- 나는 학생 비자가 있다.I have a student visa.Tatoeba #11106078 by intertime, translation #256694 by CK
- 나는 학생일 때 영어로 일기를 쓰곤 했다.I used to keep a diary in English when I was a student.Tatoeba #7965208 by EstasKorea, translation #33507 by CK
- 난 프랑스인 학생이야.I'm a French student.Tatoeba #8410350 by Eunhee, translation #8407343 by CK
- 안녕하세요, 저는 학생입니다.Hello, I am a student.
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Jieun meet for the first time at a cafe.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo혹시 학생이세요?hok-si hak-saeng-i-se-yo?Are you a student by any chance?
- 지은 Ji-eun네, 저는 대학생이에요.ne, jeo-neun dae-hak-saeng-i-e-yo.Yes, I am a college student.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo전공이 무엇인가요?jeon-gong-i mu-eot-in-ga-yo?What is your major?
- 지은 Ji-eun저는 한국어를 공부하는 학생이에요.jeo-neun han-guk-eo-reul gong-bu-ha-neun hak-saeng-i-e-yo.I am a student studying Korean.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “student” translations and entries 학생, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 학생, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
