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How do you say "personal computer" in Korean?
개인용 컴퓨터
gaeinyong keompyuteo
In Korean, "personal computer" is 개인용 컴퓨터.
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Pronunciation
Gaeinyong keompyuteo is three words, 'gae-een-yong kuhm-pyoo-tuh.' The first part is native Korean, the second borrowed.
Writing and usage
Gaeinyong keompyuteo combines a native word gaeinyong (personal) with the loanword keompyuteo (computer).
Example sentence
개인용 컴퓨터가 필요해요.
I need a personal computer.
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How to remember 개인용 컴퓨터
Gaeinyong means personal and keompyuteo means computer. Together they make personal computer, or PC.
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Questions about 개인용 컴퓨터
How do you say "personal computer" in Korean?
In Korean, "personal computer" is 개인용 컴퓨터. It is a noun.
How is 개인용 컴퓨터 written in Korean?
Gaeinyong keompyuteo combines a native word gaeinyong (personal) with the loanword keompyuteo (computer).
How is 개인용 컴퓨터 used in a sentence?
Use 개인용 컴퓨터 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 개인용 컴퓨터가 필요해요. (I need a personal computer.).
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"Personal computer" in other languages
- Japanese パソコン (pasokon)
- Chinese 个人电脑 (gè rén diàn nǎo)
- Spanish el ordenador personal
- Spanish (Latin America) la computadora personal
- French l'ordinateur personnel
- German der Computer
- Italian il computer
- Russian персональный компьютер (personalʹnyj kompʹjuter)
- Greek ο προσωπικός υπολογιστής (o prosopikos ipologistis)
- Arabic كومبيوتر شخصي (kumbyootar shakhsi)
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