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TOPIK 2noun

동물원

dongmurwon [동무뤈]

동물원이 · 동물원을

zoo

Example

주말에 동물원에서 코끼리와 사자를 봤어요.

I saw elephants and lions at the zoo on the weekend.

Word parts

동 move물 thing원 garden

동물 'animal' (literally 'moving thing') + -원 'garden'.

Good to know

Pronounced [동무뤈] — the ㄹ links into the next syllable.