When to use foreign country in Korean

When to use it

외국 means a country that is not your own country. People use it when talking about travel, study, work, or things from another country. In English, it can mean "foreign country" or sometimes "abroad," depending on the sentence.

Example sentences

1. 집에서 외국 뉴스를 봐요.

   I watch foreign news at home.

2. 학교에서 외국 문화에 대해 배워요.

   We learn about foreign cultures at school.

3. 공원에서 외국 여행 이야기를 했어요.

   We talked about traveling abroad in the park.

4. 엄마는 외국에 있는 친구에게 편지를 써요.

   My mom writes a letter to her friend in a foreign country.

5. 이 마트에는 외국 과자가 많아요.

   This mart has many foreign snacks.

6. 저는 내년에 외국에 가고 싶어요.

   I want to go abroad next year.