World in Korean 🇰🇷

세계 info.

Tips to Remember:
• The word “세계” (segye) sounds like “say-geh,” which you can associate with “say, gee! The world is amazing!” to anchor the idea of the vast world.
• Break it into syllables, “세” and “계,” and imagine them as parts of “set” and “key,” suggesting that the world is the key or setting for everything.

Explanations:
• “세계” (segye) is the standard Korean term for “world” and is used in formal and general contexts.
• It appears in compound words like “세계사” (segyesa – world history) and “세계 경제” (segye gyeongje – world economy).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• “지구” (jigu) means “Earth” and is often used when referring to the planet specifically.
• “우주” (uju) means “universe,” which can sometimes overlap with “세계” in a broader sense, though it is more expansive.

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
• While “세계” mainly means “world,” in some contexts it can be used figuratively to represent a whole domain or field (e.g., “the world of sports” can be expressed as “스포츠의 세계”).
• There isn’t a commonly used slang meaning for “세계” outside of its standard usage.

Example Sentences:
• 나는 세계를 여행하고 싶어.
 Romanized: Naneun segyereul yeohaenghago sipeo.
 Translation: I want to travel the world.
• 세계 경제가 빠르게 변하고 있다.
 Romanized: Segye gyeongjega bbareuge byeonhago itda.
 Translation: The world economy is changing rapidly.
• 한국은 세계 무대에서 점점 더 영향력을 발휘하고 있다.
 Romanized: Hanguk-eun segye mudaeeseo jeomjeom deo yeonghyangryeogeul balhwiyeo itda.
 Translation: Korea is gradually exerting more influence on the world stage.

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