Lesson 22
The word element 장 is written as 場 in Hanja and is fundamentally translated to English as “yard”, “place”, or “location”. Now you can jump right into this lesson and start building some new words!
Sample Expressions
려 = place; venue
Ex)
시간, 날짜, 장소
= time, date, place
운동 (exercise) + 장 (yard) = 운동장 運動場 = schoolyard; playground
Ex)
어렸을 때 운동장에 나가는 거 굉장히 싫어했어요.
= As a child, I really hated going out to the schoolyard.
주 (to stay) + 차 (car) + 장 (place) = 주차장 駐車場 = parking lot
Ex)
주차장에 주차하세요.
= Please park (your car) in the parking lot.
장 (place) + 면 (aspect/surface) = 장면 場面 = scene
Ex)
이 영화에서 제일 좋아하는 장면이 뭐예요?
= What is your favorite scene from this movie?
시 (city) + 장 (place) = 시장 市場 = marketplace
Ex)
지금 시장 갈 거예요.
= I am going to the marketplace now.
목 (to grow) + 장 (yard) = 목장 牧場 = farm; ranch
Ex)
목장에서 갓 짠 우유 마셔 봤어요?
= Have you ever had milk straight from a cow on the farm?
수영 (swimming) + 장 (place) = 수영장 水泳場 = swimming pool = 풀장
Ex)
수영장에 일주일에 세 번 가요.
= I go to the swimming pool three times a week.
예 (courtesy, etiquette) + 식 (ritual) + 장 (place) = 예식장 禮式場 = wedding hall
Ex)
예식장이 어디예요?
= Where is the wedding hall?
Alright! You have only learned everyday vocabulary until this point. Now, take a giant leap and take a look at some more academic words by learning a couple of scientific terms!
* 자 (magnetic) + 기 (energy) + 장 (field) = 자기장 磁氣場 = magnetic field
* 중 (heavy) + 력 (force) + 장 (field) = 중력장 重力場 = gravity field