In Korean, "oil" is 기름 (gireum). It is a noun.
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기름 (romanisation: gireum) is written using Hangul (Korean script).
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Buy on Steam기름 is romanised as gireum in Korean. This romanisation gives you an approximate pronunciation for English speakers. Listen to the audio on this page for the native pronunciation.
기름 is written using Hangul (Korean script). The romanisation is gireum. Learning to read Hangul (Korean script) takes time, but Noun Town teaches vocabulary through gameplay so the writing becomes familiar through repeated exposure.
기름 is a common noun used in everyday Korean speech. The level of formality in a sentence comes from the surrounding words and grammatical forms rather than from this word alone.
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Korean language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
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