Calculation in Korean 🇰🇷

계산 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break the word into two syllables: “계” (gye) and “산” (san). Imagine adding up numbers as if you’re climbing a “mountain” (산) of calculations.
• Associate it with “계산기” (gyesangi), which means “calculator,” to connect the concept of calculating.

Explanations:
• 계산 (gyesan) means “calculation” or “computing.” It is used to describe the process of performing arithmetic operations or figuring something out.
• It also applies in contexts such as settling a bill, meaning “to compute” the total amount due.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
• 연산 (yeonsan): Often used in the context of mathematical or computer operations to mean “calculation” or “arithmetic.”
• 정산 (jeongsan): Refers to the act of settling accounts or reconciling totals, especially in financial contexts.

Alternate Meanings / Slang:
• In everyday speech, 계산 can refer to “settling the bill” at a restaurant or shop. For instance, when someone says “계산해 주세요” (gyesan hae juseyo), they mean “please bring the check.”
• The adjective 계산적인 (gyesanjŏgin) describes someone as “calculating” or “scheming,” often with the connotation of being overly pragmatic or cold in decision-making.

Example Sentences:
• 나는 이 문제를 계산할 수 있다.
 Romanized: Naneun i munjeleul gyesan hal su itda.
 Translation: I can calculate this problem.

• 저 식당에서 계산서를 받았어요.
 Romanized: Jeo sikdangeseo gyesanseoreul badasseoyo.
 Translation: I received the bill at that restaurant.

• 그는 아주 계산적인 사람이다.
 Romanized: Geuneun aju gyesanjŏgin saramida.
 Translation: He is a very calculating person.

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