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Easy Korean Level 4 - Unit 23: Word Builder 5 / 장 (場)

Welcome to another Word Builder lesson! Today’s Chinese character root (Hanja) is 장 (場).

The meaning of this character is "Place", "Location", or "Ground". Whenever you see "장" as part of a word describing a location, it likely comes from this Hanja!

Vocabulary

  1. 운동장 (運動場) = schoolyard, sports field
  2. 운동 (exercise/sports) + 장 (place)

  3. 아이들이 운동장에서 놀고 있어요. = The children are playing in the schoolyard.

  4. 시장 (市場) = traditional market

  5. 시 (city) + 장 (place)

  6. 시장에서 과일을 샀어요. = I bought fruit at the market.

  7. 주차장 (駐車場) = parking lot

  8. 주차 (parking) + 장 (place)

  9. 주차장에 차가 많아요. = There are many cars in the parking lot.

  10. 수영장 (水泳場) = swimming pool

  11. 수영 (swimming) + 장 (place)

  12. 주말에 수영장에 갈 거예요. = I will go to the swimming pool this weekend.

  13. 극장 (劇場) = theater, cinema

  14. 극 (play/drama) + 장 (place)

  15. 극장에서 영화를 봤어요. = I watched a movie at the theater.

  16. 공연장 (公演場) = concert hall, performance venue

  17. 공연 (performance) + 장 (place)
  18. 공연장이 아주 커요. = The concert hall is very big.

Example Sentences

  • 우리 동네에 큰 시장이 있어요. (There is a big market in our neighborhood.)
  • 저녁에 운동장을 뛰어요. (I run in the sports field in the evening.)
  • 식당 앞에 주차장이 없습니다. (There is no parking lot in front of the restaurant.)
  • 여름에는 수영장이 최고예요! (In the summer, the swimming pool is the best!)