-이랑

Korean

Alternative forms

랑 (-rang) – after vowels

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɾa̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [이랑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	-irang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ilang
McCune–Reischauer^?	irang
Yale Romanization^?	ilang

Particle

이랑 • (-irang) (colloquial)

and, with: the comitative particle denoting accompaniment or connection of two or more items.
삼촌이랑 함께 갔 어 요. ― Samchon-irang hamkke gass-eo-yo. ― I went together with my uncle

내 동생 은 수박이랑 사과 를 좋아해요.
Nae dongsaeng-'eun subag-irang sagwa-reul joahaeyo.
My younger sibling likes watermelon and apple.
a particle denoting similarity or difference with the subject.
내 형이랑 달리, 나 는 축구 가 너무 좋 아 요.
Nae hyeong-'irang dalli, na-neun chukgu-ga neomu jo-a-yo.
Unlike my brother, I like football very much.

숙진이 는 아빠랑 닮 았 네.
Sukjin-i-neun appa-rang dalm-an-ne.
Sukjin is looks a lot like his father.

Usage notes

While 이랑 (-irang) is used in colloquial contexts, including polite informal conversations and informal text messages, 하고 (-hago) is used only in spoken korean and 과 (-gwa) only in formal and polite contexts.

See also

과 (-gwa), 와 (-wa)
하고 (-hago)
서껀 (-seokkeon)

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