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How do you say "smoke detector" in Korean?
연기 감지기
yeongi gamjigi
In Korean, "smoke detector" is 연기 감지기.
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Pronunciation
Yeongi gamjigi is three words, 'yun-gee gahm-jee-gee.' Yeongi means smoke, and gamjigi is compound.
Writing and usage
Yeongi gamjigi combines yeongi (smoke) with gamjigi (detector/sensing device).
Example sentence
연기 감지기가 울렸어요.
The smoke detector went off.
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How to remember 연기 감지기
Yeongi is smoke and gamji relates to sensing or detecting, so this device detects smoke.
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Questions about 연기 감지기
How do you say "smoke detector" in Korean?
In Korean, "smoke detector" is 연기 감지기. It is a noun.
How is 연기 감지기 written in Korean?
Yeongi gamjigi combines yeongi (smoke) with gamjigi (detector/sensing device).
How is 연기 감지기 used in a sentence?
Use 연기 감지기 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 연기 감지기가 울렸어요. (The smoke detector went off.).
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"Smoke detector" in other languages
- Japanese 煙探知機 (kemuritanchiki)
- Chinese 烟雾探测器 (yān wù tàn cè qì)
- Spanish el detector de humo
- Spanish (Latin America) el detector de humo
- French le détecteur de fumée
- German der Rauchmelder
- Italian il rilevatore di fumo
- Russian детектор дыма (detektor dyma)
- Greek ο ανιχνευτής καπνού (o anihneftis kapnu)
- Arabic جهاز كشف دخان (gihaez kashaf dukhkhaen)
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