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TOPIK 4noun

모국어

mogugeo [모구거]

모국어가 · 모국어를

native language, mother tongue

Example

제 모국어는 영어지만 한국어도 조금 할 수 있어요.

My native language is English, but I can speak a little Korean too.

Word parts

모 mother국 country어 language

Literally 'language of the mother country'.