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라이터

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Meaning and Usage

The Korean word '라이터' (raiteo) refers to a lighter, the small portable device used to create a flame. It is commonly used in everyday situations such as lighting cigarettes, candles, or starting a fire.

Common Contexts

You will often hear '라이터' in casual conversations about smoking or when someone needs to light something quickly. It is a loanword from English and is pronounced similarly.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 라이터를 켜다: to turn on or light the lighter
  • 라이터를 꺼내다: to take out a lighter
  • 라이터가 없다: to not have a lighter

These expressions are frequently used when discussing the action of lighting something.

Register and Politeness

'라이터' is a neutral noun and can be used in both formal and informal contexts without change.

Common Mistakes

Learners sometimes confuse '라이터' with '라이터기' or other similar-sounding words, but '라이터' alone is sufficient and correct for referring to a lighter.

Example Sentences

담배를 피우기 위해 라이터를 꺼냈다.

Dambaereul piugi wihae raiteoreul kkeonaetda.

I took out a lighter to smoke a cigarette.

라이터가 없으면 불을 붙이기 어렵다.

Raiteoga eopseumyeon bureul butigi eoryeopda.

Without a lighter, it's hard to light a fire.

그는 라이터를 켜서 촛불에 불을 붙였다.

Geuneun raiteoreul kyeoseo chotbure bureul butyeotda.

He lit the candle by turning on the lighter.