How do you say "marathon" in Korean?

마라톤

maraton

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "marathon" is 마라톤 (maraton).

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Pronunciation

It's read “maraton” — a soft, rounded pronunciation where the consonants stay gentle and none of them get overly hard.

Writing and usage

마라톤 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

그녀는 마라톤을 달리기 위해 몇 달간 훈련했다.

geunyeoneun maratoneul dalrigi wihae myeot dalgan hunryeonhaetda.

She trained for months to run the marathon.

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How to remember 마라톤

Link “maraton” to the English word it echoes: runners streaming past a finish line, and let that echo do the remembering for you.

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Questions about 마라톤

How do you pronounce 마라톤?

It's read “maraton” — a soft, rounded pronunciation where the consonants stay gentle and none of them get overly hard.

Is 마라톤 formal or casual?

마라톤 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 마라톤 written in Korean?

마라톤 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as maraton.

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