고양이가 귀여워요
The English phrase "the cat is cute" is translated into Korean as 고양이가 귀여워요.
The phrase is used to express that a cat is cute.
What does it mean word for word?
고양이 means "cat". The particle 가 attached to 고양이 marks the cat as the subject of the sentence. Finally, 귀여워요 is the polite form of the adjective meaning "to be cute".
How does it change in a sentence?
고양이가 귀여워요 is written in the polite style (해요체), which is suitable for most everyday social situations. You can use the phrase in an informal, non-polite setting by dropping the 요 suffix to get 고양이가 귀여워.
Did you know?
- Korean has a specific term 집사 which means 'butler' to describe a cat owner. This reflects a cultural view that the cat is the master and the human is the servant.
- While 'cute' is 귀엽다, if a cat is so cute it is overwhelming, you might hear the slang '심쿵' (simkung), which describes a 'heart-thumping' sensation.
- The word 냥이 is not just a nickname but a play on the onomatopoeic sound a cat makes in Korean.
Examples in context
- 선생님, 고양이가 귀여워요.Teacher, the cat is cute.
- 친구야, 고양이가 귀여워.Hey friend, the cat is cute.
- 저 고양이가 귀여워요.jeo goyangiga gwiyeowoyo.That cat is cute.
- 고양이가 귀여워요, 정말!goyangiga gwiyeowoyo, jeongmal!The cat is cute, really!
- 길에서 본 고양이가 귀여워요.gileseo bon goyangiga gwiyeowoyo.The cat I saw on the street is cute.
Example conversation
Jihoon and Subin are looking at a photo on a phone.
- 지훈 Ji-hun이 사진 속 고양이가 귀여워요?i sajin sok goyangiga gwiyeowoyo?Is the cat in this photo cute?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 고양이가 귀여워요!ne, goyangiga gwiyeowoyo!Yes, the cat is cute!
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈 씨는 고양이를 좋아해요?Subin ssineun goyangireul joahaeyo?Subin, do you like cats?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 아주 좋아해요.ne, aju joahaeyo.Yes, I like them very much.
