Colleague in Korean 🇰🇷

동료 info.

Tip to remember:
• Think of 동료 (dong-ryo) as “together (동) + companion (료)” – like people who work side by side.

Explanation:
• 동료 means colleague or co-worker—a person who works with you or shares a common goal.
• It emphasizes a sense of shared purpose and teamwork.

Other words with similar meanings:
• 동무 (dong-mu) – sometimes used in North Korea or in informal settings to mean “comrade.”
• 동지 (dong-ji) – often used in political contexts to mean “comrade” or “fellow,” though it can also refer to a colleague.

Alternate meanings:
• In military or activist contexts, 동료 can refer to someone who shares a struggle or common duty.
• There is no widely recognized slang meaning for 동료 in everyday South Korean usage.

Examples of sentences:
• “My colleague always gives useful advice.”
  Korean: 내 동료는 항상 유용한 조언을 해준다.
  Romanized: Nae dongryoneun hangsang yuyonghan jo-eon-eul haejunda.
• “She and I are colleagues at the same company.”
  Korean: 그녀와 나는 같은 회사에서 동료로 일한다.
  Romanized: Geunyeowa naneun gateun hoesaseo dongryoro ilhanda.
• “The team is a group of colleagues working on the project.”
  Korean: 그 팀은 프로젝트를 진행하는 동료들의 모음이다.
  Romanized: Geu timeun peurojekteureul jinhaenghaneun dongryodeul-ui moeumida.

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