How do you say "workbench" in Korean?

작업대

jageopdae

Noun Hangul

In Korean, "workbench" is 작업대 (jageopdae).

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Pronunciation

Jageopdae has three syllables, ja-geop-dae, where geop ends with a quick unreleased p sound.

Writing and usage

작업대 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

그의 도구들은 작업대 위에 놓여 있었다.

geuui dogudeureun jageopdae wie noyeo isseotda.

His tools lay across the workbench.

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How to remember 작업대

Dae means stand or platform, and a workbench is simply the stand where all the tools gather.

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Questions about 작업대

How do you pronounce 작업대?

Jageopdae has three syllables, ja-geop-dae, where geop ends with a quick unreleased p sound.

Is 작업대 formal or casual?

작업대 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 작업대 written in Korean?

작업대 is written using hangul. Romanised, it reads as jageopdae.

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