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How do you say "toothbrush" in Korean?
칫솔
chitsol
In Korean, "toothbrush" is 칫솔.
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Pronunciation
Chitsol is two syllables, 'chee-tsol.' The 'ch' at the start is sharp, and the final 'l' is barely audible.
Writing and usage
Chitsol uses ㅊ for the 'ch' sound and ㄹ for the 'l' ending. It combines chi (tooth) and sol (brush).
Example sentence
칫솔로 이를 닦아요.
I brush my teeth with a toothbrush.
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How to remember 칫솔
Chi means tooth and sol means brush, so if you know these parts, you can always reconstruct chitsol.
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Questions about 칫솔
How do you say "toothbrush" in Korean?
In Korean, "toothbrush" is 칫솔. It is a noun.
How is 칫솔 written in Korean?
Chitsol uses ㅊ for the 'ch' sound and ㄹ for the 'l' ending. It combines chi (tooth) and sol (brush).
How is 칫솔 used in a sentence?
Use 칫솔 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 칫솔로 이를 닦아요. (I brush my teeth with a toothbrush.).
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"Toothbrush" in other languages
- Japanese 歯ブラシ (haburashi)
- Chinese 牙刷 (yá shuā)
- Spanish el cepillo de dientes
- Spanish (Latin America) el cepillo de dientes
- French la brosse à dents
- German die Zahnbürste
- Italian lo spazzolino
- Russian зубная щетка (zubnaja ŝetka)
- Greek η οδοντόβουρτσα (i odhondovurtsa)
- Arabic فرشة سنان (furshit sinaen)
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