Cosmetics in Korean 🇰🇷

화장품 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 화장 (hwa-jang) sounds similar to “makeup” and 품 (pum) means “product” or “item.” Putting them together, think of them as “makeup product.”
• You can associate the syllable “화” with “beautifying” and “품” with “goods” to recall that it refers to cosmetics.

Explanations:
• 화장품 (hwa-jang-pum) are items used for enhancing appearance, including makeup, skincare products, and other beauty items.
• The term is a compound word where 화장 implies beautification and 품 means product.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• 메이크업 (meikeop) – specifically refers to makeup, often used interchangeably when talking about cosmetic products.
• 뷰티 제품 (byuti jepum) – literally “beauty products,” another way to refer to cosmetics.

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
• There isn’t a well-established slang meaning for 화장품; it is used in its standard context referring to cosmetic products.
• In casual conversation, it might be abbreviated among friends, but the standard meaning remains unchanged.

Example Sentences:
• I need to buy some cosmetics.
 Korean: 나는 화장품을 좀 사야 해.
 Romanized: Naneun hwajangpumeul jom saya hae.

• These cosmetics are popular among young people.
 Korean: 이 화장품은 젊은 사람들 사이에서 인기가 있어.
 Romanized: I hwajangpumeun jeolmeun saramdeul saieseo ingiga isseo.

• She loves experimenting with new cosmetics.
 Korean: 그녀는 새로운 화장품으로 실험하는 것을 좋아해.
 Romanized: Geunyeoneun saeroun hwajangpumeuro sileomhan geoseul joahae.

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