Korean noun

옛이야기

옌니야기said like thisyenniyagi

old story

A story that is said to have happened a long time ago or a story made up to be a true story of long ago.

Standard pronunciation: [옌니야기]
Level: Intermediate

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옛이야기 in a sentence

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할머니는 오십 년 전에 자신이 겪은 옛이야기를 손자들에게 들려주었다.
할머니는 오십 년 저네 자시니 겨끈 예시야기를 손자드레게 들려주얻따.said like thishalmeonineun osip nyeon jeone jasini gyeokkeun yesiyagireul sonjadeurege deullyeojueotda.
내가 읽은 소설은 어렸을 적 듣던 호랑이에 관한 옛이야기만큼이나 흥미진진했다.
내가 일근 소서른 어려쓸 적 듣떤 호랑이에 관한 예시야기만크미나 흥미진진핻따.said like thisnaega ilgeun soseoreun eoryeosseul jeok deutdeon horangie gwanhan yesiyagimankeumina heungmijinjinhaetda.

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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.