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coreano

/koreˈaːno/adjective / noun · masculineB1
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Meaning · adjective

Korean

  • Relating to Korea, its people, culture, or language.

In a sentence

Ieri sera siamo andati in un ristorante coreano.

Last night we went to a Korean restaurant.

Molti giovani studiano la lingua coreana all'università.

Many young people study the Korean language at university.

Ti piacciono le serie televisive coreane?

Do you like Korean TV series?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
coreanomasculine · singular
coreanafeminine · singular
coreanimasculine · plural
coreanefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • National adjectives are not capitalized in Italian: 'il cinema coreano', not 'Coreano'.
  • Inflects regularly: coreano, coreana, coreani, coreane.

Meaning · noun

Korean

  • a native or inhabitant of Korea
  • the language spoken in Korea

In a sentence

Marta studia coreano all'università da due anni.

Marta has been studying Korean at university for two years.

Ieri sera abbiamo conosciuto un simpatico coreano.

Yesterday evening we met a nice Korean.

Non molti studenti stranieri parlano fluentemente il coreano.

Not many international students speak Korean fluently.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
coreanomasculine · singular
coreanimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Nationalities and language names are not capitalized in Italian, unlike in English.
  • Refers to the language in the masculine singular ('il coreano').
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