Korean learner dictionary
보이 meaning and pronunciation
boi · boy; bellboy; waiter
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 59529Part of speech: 명사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
식당이나 호텔 등에서 심부름이나 서비스를 하는 남자.
English: boy; bellboy; waiter — A man who does errands for or attends to customers in a restaurant, hotel, etc.
Examples
- 음식점 보이.
- 중국집 보이.
- 호텔 보이.
- 보이의 서비스.
- 보이를 부르다.
- 레스토랑의 보이가 친절하게 손님의 주문을 받았다.
- Origin
- boy
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 직업
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