유튜브
Yutyubeu[jutʰjubɯ]
The Korean word for the video-sharing website YouTube is 유튜브 (Yutyubeu).
Meaning: a video-sharing website (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Yutyubeu.
Did you know?
- In Korea, the phrase 유튜브 알고리즘 'YouTube algorithm' is often personified as a force that 'leads' or 'kidnaps' a viewer into a rabbit hole of videos.
- While 유튜브 is the official name, Koreans often use the slang term 튭 'tyub' as a shorthand when discussing the platform in casual digital contexts.
- Korean users often use the phrase 유튜브 하세요? 'Do you do YouTube?' to ask if someone is a content creator, rather than just a viewer.
Examples in context
- 유튜브가 구글 매출의 10 퍼센트 정도를 차지했다고 한다.YouTube accounted for about 10 percent of Google's sales.This sentence is useful for showing how 유튜브 can be the subject of a sentence regarding company sales.
- 유튜브에는 광고가 너무 많아.There are too many ads on YouTube.This sentence is useful for expressing an opinion about the amount of advertising on 유튜브.Tatoeba #13209509 by atitarev, translation #5197745 by tabular
- 저희는 유튜브를 통해Through YouTube, we…
- 유튜브 동영상을 활용한 광고YouTube video-based advertising
- 유튜브가 큰 영향을 미치고 있다YouTube has a significant impact
- 유튜브에서 요리 영상을 보고 있어요.Yutyubeueseo yori yeongsangeul bogo isseoyo.I am watching a cooking video on YouTube.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Do-hyeon are talking about their hobbies at a cafe.
- 지은 Ji-eun도현 씨는 평소에 유튜브 자주 봐요?Do-hyeon ssineun pyeongsoe yutyube jaju bwayo?Do-hyeon, do you watch YouTube often?
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 저는 유튜브로 음악을 자주 들어요.Ne, jeoneun yutyubeuro eumageul jaju deureoyo.Yes, I listen to music on YouTube often.
- 지은 Ji-eun그렇군요. 저도 유튜브를 정말 좋아해요.Geureokgunyo. Jeodo yutyubeul jeongmal joahaeyo.I see. I really like YouTube too.
- 도현 Do-hyeon지은 씨는 어떤 채널을 좋아하세요?Ji-eun ssineun eotteon chaeneoreul joahaseyo?Which channels do you like, Ji-eun?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “youtube” translations and entries 유튜브, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0, Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.