What does 미국 mean in English?

미국 (miguk) means “the United States” in Korean.

How do you pronounce 미국?

Romanization: miguk. Use the audio player on this free Chamelingo page to hear it.

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miguk

the United States

미국 means the United States. Use 에서 with a place to say where someone came from.

미국 사람미국에서 왔어요

미국에서 왔어요.

migugeseo wasseoyo.

I came from the United States.

제 친구는 미국 사람이에요.

je chinguneun miguk saramieyo.

My friend is American.

사람

saram

person

한국

hanguk

Korea

한국

사람

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