When to use lion in Korean

Korean: 사자[ sa-ja ]

lion
lion

When to use it

사자 means “lion,” a big wild animal in the cat family. You can use it when talking about zoo animals, storybooks, or animal pictures. In everyday Korean, it usually means the animal that roars loudly.

Example sentences

  1. 동물원에 사자가 있어요.

    There is a lion at the zoo.

  2. 책에서 사자가 나와요.

    A lion appears in the book.

  3. 사자는 큰 동물이에요.

    The lion is a big animal.

  4. 티셔츠에 사자가 있어요.

    There is a lion on the T-shirt.