How do you say "smartphone" in Korean?

스마트폰

seumateupon

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "smartphone" is 스마트폰 (seumateupon).

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Pronunciation

Sound it out as seu-ma-teu-po and keep your pitch fairly flat across the word, letting the consonants do the work instead of the tone.

Writing and usage

스마트폰 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 스마트폰으로 지도를 확인했다.

geunyeoneun seumateuponeuro jidoreul hwaginhaetda.

She checked the map on her smartphone.

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How to remember 스마트폰

Break "seumateupon" into pieces and notice how it half-rhymes with an English word; ride that half-rhyme straight into 'She checked the map on her smartphone.'.

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Questions about 스마트폰

How do you pronounce 스마트폰?

Sound it out as seu-ma-teu-po and keep your pitch fairly flat across the word, letting the consonants do the work instead of the tone.

Is 스마트폰 formal or casual?

스마트폰 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 스마트폰 written in Korean?

스마트폰 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as seumateupon.

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