Korean Culture & Customs

아파트 이름

apateu i-reum

apartment brand names

Korean apartment complexes carry builder brand names that are rarely pure Korean — like Xi, Raemian, The Sharp, Castle. The fancy foreign-sounding name signals prestige and can affect resale value and even a family's image.

Examples

Korean	English
그 동네는 새 아파트 이름이 다 영어예요. geu dongne-neun sae apateu i-reum-i da yeong-eo-yeyo.	In that neighborhood, all the new apartment names are in English.

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