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Tongue in Korean 🇰🇷


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How to say “tongue” in Korean? “혀”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “혀” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on tongue in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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혀 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of 혀 (hyeo) as starting with an “h” sound like “hello” and then a “yeo” sound. Imagine your tongue saying “hello” each time you use its name.
• Remember that the shape of 혀 in writing might remind you of something curvy like a tongue.

Explanations:
• 혀 (hyeo) refers to the tongue, the muscular organ in the mouth.
• It is primarily used in a literal sense for the physical tongue involved in tasting and speaking.
• The word is composed of the consonant ㅎ (“h”) and the vowel ㅕ (“yeo”).

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• There is no common synonym for 혀 in everyday Korean; it is the standard term for the tongue.
• In descriptive language, you might see phrases like “입안의 근육” (“the muscle inside the mouth”) but these are not direct synonyms.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• 혀 is mostly used in its literal sense and does not have widely recognized slang meanings.
• In figurative expressions, variations might occur (for example, “날카로운 혀” to describe “a sharp tongue”), but these remain close to the literal idea of the tongue rather than forming a distinct slang term.

Example Sentences:
1. 내 혀가 아파.
 Romanization: nae hyeoga apa.
 Translation: My tongue hurts.

2. 한국어 발음은 혀의 위치에 따라 달라진다.
 Romanization: han-gug-eo bareumeun hyeoui wichie ttala dalajinda.
 Translation: The pronunciation in Korean changes depending on the position of the tongue.

3. 그의 혀가 날카로워서 종종 말실수를 했어.
 Romanization: geuui hyeoga nalkarowoseo jongjong malsilsureul haesseo.
 Translation: His tongue is so sharp that he often misspeaks.

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