When to use button in Korean

When to use it

A button is a small piece on clothes that helps you open and close them. In Korean, 단추 usually means the button on a shirt, coat, or other clothing. You can talk about buttoning clothes, losing a button, or sewing a button back on.

Example sentences

1. 셔츠 단추를 잠갔어요.

   I buttoned my shirt.

2. 코트 단추가 떨어졌어요.

   A button fell off my coat.

3. 엄마가 단추를 다시 달아 줬어요.

   Mom sewed the button back on.

4. 교복 단추를 확인해봐.

   Check your uniform buttons.

5. 옷에 단추가 떨어졌네.

   A button fell off my clothes.