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Study vs Review in Korean
🗣️ When you want to learn new stuff: ➡️ 공부하다 [gongbuhada] (Study) is your best friend 📚
How these words work together
In Korean, 공부하다 means to study, which is the act of learning new information or skills. 복습하다 means to review, which is going over what you have already learned to remember it better. Both are important for school and learning, but 공부하다 is for new learning, while 복습하다 is for reinforcing past lessons.
Words in this chart
| Korean | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| 공부하다 | gongbuhada | Study |
| 복습하다 | bokseuphada | Review |
Example sentences
나는 매일 학교에서 공부해요.
I study at school every day.
시험 전에 복습을 꼭 해야 해요.
You must review before the exam.
공부하고 복습하면 더 잘 기억할 수 있어요.
If you study and review, you can remember better.
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