Level 3 Level 8 - To look like, To seem like (used with nouns) Flashcards
A랑 비슷해요.
It is similar to A.
B하고 비슷해요
It is similar to B.
도쿄는 서울하고 비슷해요?
Is Tokyo similar to Seoul?
참외는 멜론하고 비슷해요.
Is chamwe similar to melon?
참외
(a type of fruit) is similar to melon.
같다
to be the same
A랑 같아요.
It is the same as A.
A하고 B는 같아요.
A and B are the same.
이거랑 이거랑 같아요?
Is this the same as this? / Are these two things the same?
우리는 나이가 같아요.
We have the same age. (lit. For us, the age is the same.)
So, -(이)랑/하고 비슷하다 and -(이)랑/하고 같다 are used to express that something is similar to, or the same as something else, in Korean!
However, the word 같다, which means “to be the same”, without the particle -(이)랑 or -하고, has a different meaning.
커피 같아요.
It is like coffee. / It seems to be coffee. / It looks like coffee.
거짓말 같아요.
It seems to be a lie. / It sounds like a lie.
로봇 같아요.
It is like a robot. / It seems to be a robot. / It looks like a robot.
저 사람은 로봇 같아요.
That person is like a robot.