When to use bird in Korean

Korean: [ sae ]

bird
bird

When to use it

새 means bird. You use this word for birds in general, like birds in the sky, in trees, or at the zoo. In daily Korean, people say it when they see a bird, hear one, or talk about different kinds of birds.

Example sentences

  1. 하늘에 새가 있어요.

    There's a bird in the sky.

  2. 나무 위에 작은 새가 앉아 있어요.

    A small bird is sitting on the tree.

  3. 새 소리를 들어보세요.

    Listen to the bird sound.

  4. 집 앞 나무에 새가 있어요.

    There's a bird in the tree in front of the house.

  5. 동물원에서 예쁜 새를 봐요.

    I see a pretty bird at the zoo.

  6. 창문에 새가 왔어요.

    A bird came to the window.