라디오

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radio

📻 라디오 = ra-di-o, the English word radio borrowed straight into Korean

A loanword from English: 라 (ra) + 디 (di) + 오 (o). Korean has no separate r/l letter, so ㄹ covers the r sound. Say radio with three even syllables and you already have the Korean word.

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