Get the appGet the app
Korean frequency list

No. 3,341 in Korean

낯선

Unfamiliar; strange.

In a sentence

  • 낯선 거리가 처음에는 불편했지만, 이제는 익숙해졌어요.

    The unfamiliar street was uncomfortable at first, but now it has become familiar.

    Here, "낯선" is used as an adjective modifying the noun "거리" (street), indicating unfamiliarity or strangeness about a place.

  • 그는 낯선 사람에게 말을 거는 것을 어려워합니다.

    He finds it difficult to talk to strangers.

    In this sentence, "낯선" describes the noun "사람" (person), depicting the quality of being unknown or strange.

  • 이 낯선 감정은 나에게 새로운 경험이었어요.

    This unfamiliar feeling was a new experience for me.

    "낯선" serves as an adjective for the noun "감정" (feeling), portraying the feeling as being unknown or unusual.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “낯선” in actual Korean podcasts.

Find “낯선” in podcasts

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Korean podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Learning English?

LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 한국어, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Korean books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).