한국의 반려동물 문화
Korea's Pet Culture: More Households Keep Dogs and Cats
Part of the July 22, 2026 daily edition
한국에는 개와 고양이를 키우는 사람이 많습니다. 반려동물과 함께 사는 가구는 계속 늘고 있습니다. 정부는 반려동물 등록 제도로 강아지 정보를 관리합니다. 아파트가 많은 한국에서는 요즘 반려동물과 갈 수 있는 공원과 카페가 늘고 있습니다. 펫푸드, 동물병원 같은 반려동물 산업도 점점 커지고 있습니다.
Translation
Many people in Korea keep dogs and cats. The number of households living with pets keeps increasing. The government manages information about dogs through a pet registration system. These days, in Korea, where there are many apartments, parks and cafes that people can visit with their pets are increasing. Pet-related industries, such as pet food and animal hospitals, are also growing more and more.
Vocabulary
- 반려동물명사 (noun)companion animal, pet
- 키우다동사 (verb)to raise, to keep (an animal)
- 가구명사 (noun)household
- 등록명사 (noun)registration
- 공원명사 (noun)park
Grammar points
-고 있다be ~ing
Attaches to a verb stem to express an action or change that is currently ongoing or continuing, similar to 'keep ~ing' in English.
Example: 반려동물과 함께 사는 가구가 계속 늘고 있습니다.
Households living with pets are continuing to increase.
-(으)ㄹ 수 있다can, be able to
Added to a verb stem to express ability or possibility ('can do'). Here it appears in its adnominal form '-(으)ㄹ 수 있는' to modify a following noun, meaning 'a place/thing that one can ~'.
Example: 반려동물과 갈 수 있는 카페가 많아졌습니다.
There are now many cafes you can go to with your pet.
명사 + 와/과 함께together with N
Attached to a noun to mean 'together with ~'. Used to express doing something along with someone or something.
Example: 저는 강아지와 함께 공원에 갑니다.
I go to the park together with my dog.
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