Korean · Body & Health

"Hip" in Korean: 엉덩이

엉덩이eongdeongi

eongdeonginoun/ʌŋtʌŋi/

Note: 엉덩이 refers to buttocks/hip area; 고관절 is the anatomical hip joint.

Hip in Korean is 엉덩이 (eongdeongi). 엉덩이 ordinarily means buttocks; 고관절 specifically names the hip joint.

Explaining pain

엉덩이가 아파요.

eongdeongiga apayo.

My hip hurts.

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How to pronounce 엉덩이

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eongdeongi

/ʌŋtʌŋi/

엉덩이 (eongdeongi) has 3 Hangul syllables. 엉덩이 ends in a vowel; do not add a final English consonant.

Korean	English	When to use
엉덩이eongdeongi	Hip Basic dictionary noun.	Basic dictionary noun.
엉덩이 부위eongdeongi buwi	hip area A useful combination with 엉덩이.	A useful combination with 엉덩이.
엉덩이를eongdeongireul	Hip (as an object) Use 를 when 엉덩이 is the object of an action.	Use 를 when 엉덩이 is the object of an action.

1Explaining pain
엉덩이가 아파요.
eongdeongiga apayo.
My hip hurts.
엉덩이가 marks 엉덩이 as the subject.
2Describing movement
엉덩이를 움직일 수 있어요?
eongdeongireul umjigil su isseoyo?
Can you move your hip?
엉덩이를 uses 를 to mark an object.
3Avoiding injury
엉덩이를 조심하세요.
eongdeongireul josimhaseyo.
Be careful with your hip.
엉덩이를 uses 를 to mark an object.

Incorrect: 엉덩이이 아파요.

Correct: 엉덩이가 아파요.

When practicing hip, use the correct particle or copula after 엉덩이; the final sound determines whether a linking consonant is needed.

Incorrect: 엉덩이이에요.

Correct: 엉덩이예요.

When practicing hip, when identifying something as 엉덩이, use 엉덩이예요. The vowel-final noun takes 예요 directly.

엉덩이 ordinarily means buttocks; 고관절 specifically names the hip joint. The combination 엉덩이 부위 (eongdeongi buwi) means hip area.

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Partner
이 표현을 사용해서 한 문장 말해 볼까요?
i pyohyeoneul sayonghaeseo han munjang malhae bolkkayo?
Shall we say a sentence using this expression?
You
엉덩이가 아파요.
eongdeongiga apayo.
My hip hurts.
Partner
좋아요. 다른 문장으로도 연습해 볼까요?
joayo. dareun munjangeurodo yeonseupae bolkkayo?
Good. Shall we practice with another sentence too?
You
엉덩이를 움직일 수 있어요?
eongdeongireul umjigil su isseoyo?
Can you move your hip?