0개 국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 零 (“zero”) + 個 (“generic classifier”) + 國語 (“(national) language”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋɡɛ kuɡʌ̹] ~ [jʌ̹ŋɡe̞ kuɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [영개 구거/영게 구거]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonggae gugeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonggae gug'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnggae kugŏ
Yale Romanization?	yengkay kwuk.e

Noun

0개 국어 • (yeonggae gugeo) (hangeul 영개 국어, hanja 零個 國語／0個 國語)

1. (slang, neologism, humorous) not being very fluent in any language, or a person who is such

   나라를 너무 옮겨 살다가 0개 국어 됐어.

   nara-reul neomu omgyeo sal-daga 0gae gugeo dwaesseo.

   I moved around countries too much, and now I can't speak any language well.