“Where’s an outlet” in Korean: 콘센트 어디 있어요?

콘센트 어디 있어요?

konsenteu eodi isseoyo?

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Starter (just learning Hangul)

Meaning

Where’s an outlet?

콘센트 is a loanword for a power outlet. Ask it at a café when you want to charge your phone. 어디 있어요? means “Where is it?”

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 8 · Words: 3

Said aloud, it sounds like [콘센트 어디 이써요].

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
콘센트
콘	ㅋ+ㅗ+ㄴ	kon
센	ㅅ+ㅔ+ㄴ	sen
트	ㅌ+ㅡ	teu
어디
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	eo
디	ㄷ+ㅣ	di
있어요
있	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㅆ	[이] i
어	ㅇ+ㅓ	[써] sseo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 있어 → [이써]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Question

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
어디	pronoun	where	TOPIK level 1
있다	verb	to exist, to have	TOPIK level 1

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Question 1 What does “콘센트 어디 있어요?” mean?

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Answer: Where’s an outlet

Question 2 How do you say “Where’s an outlet” in Korean?

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Answer: 콘센트 어디 있어요? konsenteu eodi isseoyo?

Question 3 How is “콘센트 어디 있어요?” pronounced?

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Answer: [콘센트 어디 이써요]

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