The new flat
Zeeza just moved into a new flat and he will describe it to you in exactly one breath: floor, light, noise, city, all of it. Learn these five words now or forever nod politely when someone asks if their new place is quiet.
Tour the flatThe words — The new flat
Nujoom found a new flat. We regret to inform you it has opinions.
Meaningflat / apartment building
누줌 아파트는 작아요. 방이 하나 있어요.
Nujoom's flat is small. It has one room.
Meaningcity
누줌 도시는 커요. 사람이 많아요.
Nujoom's city is big. There are a lot of people.
Meaningquiet / noisy
아침에 조용해요. 밤에 시끄러워요. 힐랄이 왔어요!
It's quiet in the morning. It's noisy at night. Hilal has come!
Meaningbright / dark
아침에는 방이 밝아요. 지금은 어두워요.
The room is bright in the morning. It's dark now.
Meaningto move house
누줌은 또 이사해요! 지금 삼 층이에요.
Nujoom is moving house again! Now it's the third floor.
Watch out — The new flat
Jija says 저는 아파트가 있어요. Picture it.
아파트아파트 (apateu) = flat / apartment building. It's a direct loanword — say it almost like English and you're already right.
The scene — The new flat
Nujoom shows up at Zeeza's new flat before the boxes are even open.
- 지자! 지난주에 이사했어요?Zeeza! You moved last week?
- 네! 서울에 아파트가 있어요.Yes! I have a flat in Seoul.
- 몇 층이에요?Which floor is it?
- 삼 층이에요. 방이 밝아요.It's the 3rd floor. The room is bright.
- 네, 도시에 살아요. 괜찮아요.Yeah, I live in the city. It's fine.
- 아...Ah...
The idea — The new flat
이사해요 means to move house — 지난주에 이사했어요 means 'I moved last week', using the same past tense you already know.
Next time someone moves flats, you can ask them straight: is it quiet, is it bright, which floor — and actually follow the answer.
Questions about The new flat
How do you say 'flat' or 'apartment' in Korean?
아파트 (apateu) means flat or apartment building — it's a loanword from English, so it sounds almost the same.
How do you say 'quiet' and 'noisy' in Korean?
조용해요 (joyonghaeyo) means quiet, and 시끄러워요 (sikkeureowoyo) means noisy.
How do you say 'bright' and 'dark' in Korean?
밝아요 (balgayo) means bright, and 어두워요 (eoduwoyo) means dark.
How do you say 'I moved last week' in Korean?
지난주에 이사했어요 means 'I moved last week', using 이사해요 (to move house) in the past tense.
How do you ask 'which floor?' in Korean?
몇 층이에요? means 'Which floor is it?' — a handy question when talking about someone's new place.
You've seen the idea. Now make it stick.
The journey continues in Zeeza — free to start, made to adapt to how you learn.
- Hear it and choose
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- …and more, adapted to you