How do you say "telescope" in Korean?

망원경

mangwongyeong

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "telescope" is 망원경 (mangwongyeong).

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Pronunciation

Mangwongyeong is four syllables, mang-won-gyeong, with gyeong echoing the same ending seen in bangyeong.

Writing and usage

망원경 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 망원경으로 별을 바라보았다.

geunyeoneun mangwongyeongeuro byeoreul baraboatda.

She watched the stars through a telescope.

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How to remember 망원경

Mang means far and gyeong means to see, so mangwongyeong literally means seeing-far tool, a telescope.

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Questions about 망원경

How do you pronounce 망원경?

Mangwongyeong is four syllables, mang-won-gyeong, with gyeong echoing the same ending seen in bangyeong.

Is 망원경 formal or casual?

망원경 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 망원경 written in Korean?

망원경 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as mangwongyeong.

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