English→North Korean

Translate English to North Korean like a local.

This variety sounds like itself through 문화어 vocabulary such as 위생실 and 렬차, together with its formal -ㅂ니다 and -오/-소 speech endings.

474 local dialects

What locals actually say

Where is the restroom?

위생실이 어디에 있습니까?

위생실 is the DPRK-standard word for a restroom, where South Korean usage normally prefers 화장실.

Which train goes to Pyongyang?

평양으로 가는 렬차가 어느것입니까?

렬차 keeps the initial ㄹ used in North Korean standard speech; South Korean standard writes 열차.

Don’t worry, I’m fine.

걱정하지 마십시오. 저는 일없습니다.

일없다 means “to be fine” or “there is no problem” in North Korean usage, instead of the more usual 괜찮다.

Can I pay in yuan?

인민페로 낼 수 있습니까?

인민페 is the DPRK term for yuan, distinguishing it from South Korean 인민폐.

Please give me a bowl of cold noodles.

랭면 한 그릇 주십시오.

랭면 is the North Korean spelling and standard term for cold noodles, compared with South Korean 냉면.

Comrade, please look over this document.

동무, 이 문건을 검토해 주십시오.

동무 is the DPRK workplace form of address for a comrade, while 문건 is a characteristic North Korean term for an official document.

The air feels cold today.

오늘 공기가 차겁습니다.

차겁다 is the North Korean standard form where South Korean usage generally prefers 차갑다.

Let’s meet tomorrow morning.

래일 아침에 만납시다.

래일 reflects North Korean spelling and pronunciation, whereas South Korean standard usage is 내일.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

North Korean standard (문화어). Avoid South Korean anglicisms; use DPRK-standard vocabulary where it differs; formal register default.

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