가게

Korean

Etymology

From older 가개 (gagae), a corrupted form of Sino-Korean 가가 (假家, gaga, “street stall”), literally "temporary house".

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key)[ˈka̠ːɡe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[가:게]
Revised Romanization? gage
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gage
McCune–Reischauer? kage
Yale Romanization? kākey
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Noun

가게 • (gage)

  1. store, shop
    그는 길을 따라, 그 가게에 이르렀다.
    Geuneun gireul ttara, geu gagee ireureotda.
    He went down the road to the store.
    나는 어제 그 가게에 가서 마실 것을 샀다.
    Naneun eoje geu gagee gaseo masil geoseul satda.
    I went to that shop and bought something to drink yesterday.

Synonyms
  • 상점 (sangjeom)
  • 점포 (jeompo)
  • 상회 (sanghoe)

Further reading
  • 가게 in dictionaries at daum.net
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