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TOPIK 1noun

나라

nara

나라가 · 나라를 · 우리나라 (our country, Korea)

country, nation

Example

어느 나라 사람이에요?

Which country are you from?

Word parts

Native word for country. Country names use the Sino-Korean 국 instead, as in 한국.

Good to know

Koreans call Korea 우리나라 'our country', written as one word.