When to use boat in Korean

Korean: [ bae ]

boat
boat

When to use it

배 means a boat or ship that moves on water. People use it for travel, fishing, or carrying things. In everyday speech, it can mean both small boats and larger ships.

Example sentences

  1. 섬에 가려면 배를 타야 해요.

    To go to the island, we need to take a boat.

  2. 어부들은 작은 배로 물고기를 잡아요.

    Fishermen use small boats to catch fish.

  3. 항구에 큰 배가 왔어요.

    A big ship came into the harbor.

  4. 우리 가족은 크루즈 배에서 휴가를 냅니다.

    Our family goes on vacation on a cruise ship.