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# How to pronounce "hagwon" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ˈhæɡwɒn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hag·won**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.
  - *Example*: "Geneho, whose bedroom faces the street, is attending a hagwon, a Korean tutoring program."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "hagwon" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Oh, no. I'm not working on that. And it's called "Name Recognition." And I guess that'll come out before "American Hagwon," which is the third novel, which completes the trilogy, hopefully, of the Koreans."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 32:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKIA5w2Iflo&t=1965s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [hablon](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hablon), [hadron](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hadron)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "hagwon" correctly?
"hagwon" is pronounced `/ˈhæɡwɒn/`. Syllable breakdown: **hag·won**.

### What does "hagwon" mean in context?
A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.

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