Korean noun

새우

saeu

shrimp; prawn

A small crustacean with a bent back, long whiskers and many legs that lives in the water.

Standard pronunciation: [새우]
Level: Intermediate

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새우 in a sentence

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어시장에서 산 새우가 무척 신선해서 회로 먹었다.
어시장에서 산 새우가 무척 신선해서 회로 머걷따.said like thiseosijangeseo san saeuga mucheok sinseonhaeseo hoero meogeotda.
미역국을 끓일 때 마른 새우를 넣으면 국물이 시원해진다.
미역꾸글 끄릴 때 마른 새우를 너으면 궁무리 시원해진다.said like thismiyeokgugeul kkeuril ttae mareun saeureul neoeumyeon gungmuri siwonhaejinda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.