How do you say "hamster" in Korean?

햄스터

haemseuteo

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "hamster" is 햄스터 (haemseuteo).

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Pronunciation

Haemseuteo keeps the English loanword shape, haem-SEU-teo, with a distinct extra vowel sound between s and t that English speakers often skip.

Writing and usage

햄스터 is written using hangul. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

햄스터는 볼에 음식을 쑤셔 넣었다.

haemseuteoneun bore eumsigeul ssusyeo neoeotda.

The hamster stuffed food into its cheeks.

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How to remember 햄스터

A hamster stuffing its cheeks with ham (haem) before running the wheel, seuteo.

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Questions about 햄스터

How do you pronounce 햄스터?

Haemseuteo keeps the English loanword shape, haem-SEU-teo, with a distinct extra vowel sound between s and t that English speakers often skip.

Is 햄스터 formal or casual?

햄스터 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 햄스터 written in Korean?

햄스터 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as haemseuteo.

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