서프라이즈

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English surprise.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ʌ̹pʰɯɾa̠id͡ʑɯ]
• Phonetic hangul: [써프라이즈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seopeuraijeu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seopeulaijeu
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŏp'ŭraijŭ
Yale Romanization?	qse.phulaicu

Noun

서프라이즈 • (seopeuraijeu)

1. (colloquial) surprise (event, present, etc.)

   서프라이즈 파티

   seopeuraijeu pati

   surprise party

   선물은 서프라이즈니까 비밀로 해 주세요!

   Seonmur-eun seopeuraijeu-nikka bimil-lo hae ju-seyo!

   The present is a surprise, so please keep [it] a secret!

   서프라이즈를 망칠 뻔했네.

   Seopeuraijeu-reul mangchil ppeonhaen-ne.

   [I] almost ruined the surprise.