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아래층

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Meaning and Usage

"아래층" specifically refers to the floor below the current one, commonly used in apartment buildings or multi-story structures. It literally means "lower floor" or "downstairs."

Common Contexts

You will often hear "아래층" when talking about neighbors, noise coming from downstairs, or instructions to go down a floor.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 아래층 사람: the person living downstairs
  • 아래층에서: from the lower floor
  • 아래층으로 내려가다: to go down to the lower floor

Register and Politeness

"아래층" is neutral and appropriate in both formal and informal contexts.

Learner Tips

Be careful not to confuse "아래층" with "아랫층," which is a less common variant but means the same. Also, don't mix it with "지하층" which means basement floor, a different concept.

Example Sentences

아래층에서 음악 소리가 크게 들려요.

Araecheungeseo eumak soriga keuge deullyeoyo.

I can hear loud music from the lower floor.

아래층에 사는 이웃과 인사했어요.

Araecheunge saneun iutgwa insa haesseoyo.

I greeted the neighbor living on the lower floor.

아래층으로 내려가서 택배를 받으세요.

Araecheung-euro naeryeogaseo taekbaereul badeuseyo.

Go downstairs to receive the delivery.