Get the appGet the app
Korean frequency list

No. 19,689 in Korean

업고

"업고" means "carrying on one's back."

In a sentence

  • 나는 동생을 업고 공원에 갔다.

    I carried my brother on my back to the park.

    The word '업고' refers to carrying someone on one's back, showcasing physical action.

  • 그가 어린 아이를 업고 걸어가는 모습이 너무 보기 좋았다.

    It was heartwarming to see him walking carrying the child on his back.

    Here, '업고' is used to describe someone carrying a child, indicating an emotional and supportive context.

  • 힘들어서 동료에게 업고 가겠다고 농담을 했다.

    I joked with my colleague about them carrying me on their back because I was tired.

    In this sentence, '업고' is used in a figurative sense to imply dependance or a humorous situation.

Hear it in real podcasts

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

Find “업고” 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).