How to say skate fish in Korean

Meaning

홍어 means a skate, a kind of flat fish that lives in the sea. It has a wide body and moves smoothly in the water. In Korean, people use this word for the animal itself and also for skate fish as food.

Example sentences

1. 홍어는 바다에 사는 물고기예요.

   A skate fish is a fish that lives in the sea.

2. 시장에서 홍어를 샀어요.

   I bought a skate fish at the market.

3. 아빠가 큰 홍어를 잡았어요.

   Dad caught a big skate fish.

4. 수족관에서 홍어가 천천히 헤엄쳐요.

   A skate fish swims slowly in the aquarium.

5. 식당에서 홍어 요리를 먹었어요.

   I ate a skate fish dish at a restaurant.