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Open vs close at school in Korean

Handy Korean for open vs close at school ✨ 🔴 책을 열다 [chaeg-eul yeolda] - Open the book

Words in this chart

KoreanRomanizationEnglish
책을 열다chaeg-eul yeoldaOpen the book
책을 닫다chaeg-eul datdaClose the book
문을 열다mun-eul yeoldaOpen the door
문을 닫다mun-eul datdaClose the door
Open vs close at school in Korean — Korean vocab chart
Open vs close at school

How these words work together

This chart shows how to say 'open' and 'close' in Korean when talking about things at school, like books and doors. The verbs 열다 (yeolda) and 닫다 (datda) mean 'to open' and 'to close.' You can use these verbs with different objects, such as 책 (book) and 문 (door), to describe actions in school.

Example sentences

  1. 수업이 시작되면 책을 열어요.

    When class starts, I open the book.

  2. 수업이 끝나면 책을 닫으세요.

    Please close the book when class ends.

  3. 문을 열고 교실에 들어가세요.

    Open the door and enter the classroom.

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