Under water in Korean 🇰🇷

물속에 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Break the word into parts: “물” (mul) means “water” and “속” (sok) means “inside”; “에” (e) is a location marker. Visualize something being inside water to recall its meaning.
• Remember the similar sound of “mul” to “mool” which sounds like “water” in English when reading aloud.

Explanations:
• 물속에 (mul-sok-e) literally translates to “in the water” or “underwater” and is used to indicate that something is located beneath or within water.
• It is commonly used in narrative and descriptive contexts to set the location of an object or a subject immersed in water.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 수중에 (su-jung-e): Also means “underwater” or “in the water” and is often used interchangeably with 물속에 in many contexts.
• 물 안에 (mul an-e): While less formal, this phrase also conveys the idea of “inside the water.”

Alternate Meanings / Slang:
• While 물속에 primarily means “underwater” in a literal sense, it can be used figuratively. For example, one might say someone is “물속에 빠지다” (mul-sok-e ppajida) to describe getting deeply involved in a problem or situation, similar to being “in over one’s head.”
• There is no widely recognized slang meaning that deviates strongly from its literal sense.

Example Sentences:
1. The fish is swimming underwater.
• 고기가 물속에 헤엄치고 있다.
• Gogi-ga mul-sok-e heeomchigo itda.

2. The treasure lies hidden deep in the water.
• 보물은 물속에 깊이 숨겨져 있다.
• Bomul-eun mul-sok-e gip-i sumgyeojyeo itda.

3. The diver explored the mysterious underwater cave.
• 잠수부는 신비한 물속에 있는 동굴을 탐험했다.
• Jamsubu-neun sinbihan mul-sok-e inneun donggul-eul tamheomhaetda.

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