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"Wine" in Korean: 와인

와인wain

wainnoun/wain/

Wine in Korean is 와인 (wain). 와인 is wine; 소주 names a different alcoholic drink and is not a translation of wine.

Ordering a cold drink

차가운 와인을 주세요.

chagaun waineul juseyo.

Please give me cold wine.

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How to pronounce 와인

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wain

/wain/

와인 (wain) has 2 Hangul syllables. 와인 ends with a nasal n sound. Keep that ending when reading the noun alone.

Korean	English	When to use
와인wain	Wine Basic dictionary noun.	Basic dictionary noun.
레드 와인ledeu wain	red wine A useful combination with 와인.	A useful combination with 와인.
와인을waineul	Wine (as an object) Use 을 when 와인 is the object of an action.	Use 을 when 와인 is the object of an action.

1Ordering a cold drink
차가운 와인을 주세요.
chagaun waineul juseyo.
Please give me cold wine.
와인을 uses 을 to mark an object.
2At home
냉장고에 와인이 있어요.
naengjanggoe waini isseoyo.
There is wine in the refrigerator.
와인이 marks 와인 as the subject.
3Checking an amount
와인을 얼마나 마셨어요?
waineul eolmana masyeosseoyo?
How much wine did you drink?
와인을 uses 을 to mark an object.

Incorrect: 차가운 와인를 주세요.

Correct: 차가운 와인을 주세요.

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

Incorrect: 와인예요.

Correct: 와인이에요.

When practicing wine, when identifying something as 와인, use 와인이에요. The linking 이 follows a consonant-final noun.

와인 is wine; 소주 names a different alcoholic drink and is not a translation of wine. The combination 레드 와인 (ledeu wain) means red wine.

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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
차가운 와인을 주세요.
chagaun waineul juseyo.
Please give me cold wine.
Partner
좋아요. 다른 문장으로도 연습해 볼까요?
joayo. dareun munjangeurodo yeonseupae bolkkayo?
Good. Shall we practice with another sentence too?
You
냉장고에 와인이 있어요.
naengjanggoe waini isseoyo.
There is wine in the refrigerator.