Crowd in Korean 🇰🇷

떼 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of “떼” as a tightly knit “team” of people or animals, even though the sounds aren’t identical. Visualize a team gathering together to recall the idea of a group or crowd.
• Notice that the short, clipped sound "tte" helps you remember it's a concise term for a group.

Explanation:
• In Korean, “떼” (romanized: ttae) is used to denote a group, crowd, or flock. It emphasizes the collective presence of individuals or animals gathered together.
• As a standalone noun, it conveys the idea of a mass or cluster that acts as a single entity.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 무리 (muri): Refers to a group or crowd, often used to describe a gathering of people or animals.
• 군중 (gunjung): Specifically means “crowd” in the context of people.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• In slang or colloquial contexts, “떼” can imply not just any group but sometimes an unruly or conspicuous set of people. It might be used to describe a clique or even an annoying bunch.
• The word is occasionally part of idiomatic expressions that emphasize group behavior, though its core meaning remains the idea of a collective.

Examples of Sentences:
1. 사람들이 떼를 지어 밖에 모였다.
 • Romanized: Saramdeuri ttaereul jieo bakke moyeotda.
 • Translation: People gathered in a crowd outside.
2. 한 떼의 학생들이 도서관에 몰려갔다.
 • Romanized: Han ttaeui haksaengdeuri doseogwan-e molryeogatda.
 • Translation: A crowd of students swarmed into the library.
3. 저녁 시간이 되면 그 동네에서는 떼가 이동하는 모습이 자주 보인다.
 • Romanized: Jeonyeok sigani doemyeon geu dongneso-neun ttaega idonghaneun moseubi jaju boinda.
 • Translation: At dinnertime, you often see a crowd moving through that neighborhood.

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