강아지 — puppy

Pronunciation hint: gahng · ah · jee. Standard romanization: gangaji.

The basic meaning is a young dog. In everyday Korean, people also affectionately call adult pet dogs 강아지.

Six everyday examples

강아지가 귀여워요.
The puppy is cute.
Reacting to a young dog · gahng-ah-jee-gah gwee-yuh-woh-yoh
강아지가 작아요.
The puppy is small.
Describing its size · gahng-ah-jee-gah jah-gah-yoh
강아지가 몇 개월이에요?
How many months old is the puppy?
Asking its age · gahng-ah-jee-gah myuht kkae-wuh-ree-eh-yoh
강아지가 자고 있어요.
The puppy is sleeping.
Watching a resting puppy · gahng-ah-jee-gah jah-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
강아지가 놀고 있어요.
The puppy is playing.
Watching it play · gahng-ah-jee-gah nohl-goh ee-ssuh-yoh
아직 어린 강아지예요.
It is still a young puppy.
Clarifying that it is a young dog · ah-jeek uh-reen gahng-ah-jee-yeh-yoh