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How do you say "trash can" in Korean?

쓰레기통

sseuregitong

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "trash can" is 쓰레기통.

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Pronunciation

Sseu-ray-gee-tong, where sseu rhymes with 'zoo', ray rhymes with 'bay', gee rhymes with 'bee', and tong rhymes with 'song'.

Writing and usage

쓰레기 means trash, 통 means container or bin. It's a trash container, straightforward in structure.

Example sentence

쓰레기통이 가득 찼어요

The trash can is full.

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How to remember 쓰레기통

Ssues-rage-bee-tong, your trash gets stored in rage-bin anger before being discarded away.

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Questions about 쓰레기통

How do you say "trash can" in Korean?

In Korean, "trash can" is 쓰레기통. It is a noun.

How is 쓰레기통 written in Korean?

쓰레기 means trash, 통 means container or bin. It's a trash container, straightforward in structure.

How is 쓰레기통 used in a sentence?

Use 쓰레기통 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 쓰레기통이 가득 찼어요 (The trash can is full.).

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