과외

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 課外.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠we̞] ~ [kwa̠ø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwaoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwaoe
    McCune–Reischauer?kwaoe
    Yale Romanization?kwaoy

    Noun

    과외 • (gwaoe) (hanja 課外)

    1. extracurricular work
    2. private (outside of the school curriculum) academic course or class
      수학 실력향상 시키기 위해 개인 과외따로 받았다.
      Geuneun suhak sillyeogeul hyangsang sikigi wihae gaein gwaoereul ttaro badatda.
      He separately hired a private tutor to improve his math skills.