"Is the fish red?"

Translation: 생선이 빨갛습니까?

[yeeknerd]

Shouldn't it be 물고기 ??

[MarjiMagno]

물고기 refers to live fish. 생선 is the fish meat for eating.

[Hunnypooh1]

But that still doesn't explain why this is wrong. Both should work here since there is no context stating otherwise.

[ARMY_In_Distress]

Actually, you have it backwards. 물고기 is fish meat, while 생선 refers to live fish. For example, if you were talking about a pet fish, you would use 생선, but if you were talking about eating fish, you would use 물고기. Hope that cleared things up. ^^

[josueetcom]

You have it backwards. Naver refers to 생선 as raw fish/eaten fish and 물고기 as the animal itself

[juliesof]

Google translate says this is the right word for fish

[BaptisteBo375149]

Not when you are talking about the animal. 물고기, is used for the flesh of the fish and is literally "the meat of the water" :)

[MarjiMagno]

물고기 refers to the live fish. 생선 refers to the fish meat for eating. :)

[Sanktabeno]

Is the teacher red?

[wintertriangles]

선생님 = teacher, 생선 = fish

[Sarah262698]

Lol. Not quite. Teacher is 선생님. 생선 is fish.

[Stefan162488]

생선 vs 선생 :-)

[rkjoy9]

She pronunces it harshly..

[joe070504]

생선이 빨개요? 도 맞지 않나요?

[binichkevin]

Would "이 생선은 빨간색이에요?" work?