택시

taeksi · TOPIK 1

taxi, cab

🚕 택시 = English loanword taxi, said taek-si

A direct borrowing from English. Korean has no ks cluster inside one syllable, so the word splits into two blocks: 택 (taek) + 시 (si). Say taxi with a clean break after the k and you already have it.

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