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How do you say "shipping container" in Korean?
선적 컨테이너
seonjeok keonteineo
In Korean, "shipping container" is 선적 컨테이너.
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Pronunciation
Seon-juk keun-tay-nay-oh. The first part seon-juk rhymes with 'Sean-look'. The second is just 'container' in Korean sounds.
Writing and usage
선적 means shipping, 컨테이너 is the Korean spelling of container. This is a modern compound using both native and borrowed terms.
Example sentence
선적 컨테이너는 매우 커요
The shipping container is very large.
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How to remember 선적 컨테이너
Seon-juk sounds like 'send you off', which is what shipping containers do, they send things far away.
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Questions about 선적 컨테이너
How do you say "shipping container" in Korean?
In Korean, "shipping container" is 선적 컨테이너. It is a noun.
How is 선적 컨테이너 written in Korean?
선적 means shipping, 컨테이너 is the Korean spelling of container. This is a modern compound using both native and borrowed terms.
How is 선적 컨테이너 used in a sentence?
Use 선적 컨테이너 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 선적 컨테이너는 매우 커요 (The shipping container is very large.).
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"Shipping container" in other languages
- Japanese 海コン (kaikon)
- Chinese 集装箱 (jí zhuāng xiāng)
- Spanish el contenedor
- Spanish (Latin America) el contenedor de transporte
- French le conteneur
- German der Container
- Italian il container
- Russian контейнер для перевозки (kontejner dlja perevozki)
- Greek το κοντέινερ μεταφορών (to konteiner metaforon)
- Arabic حاوية شحن (haawiya shahan)
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