Korean vocabulary: house and furniture
Kitchen, bedroom, living room, bathroom: the rooms of the house, the furniture and everyday objects in Korean.
Here are 100 Korean words on “Home and furniture”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 욕실 | bathroom |
| 침대 | bed |
| 침실 | bedroom |
| 담요 | blanket |
| 의자 | chair |
| 낮은 탁자 | coffee table |
| 식당 | dining room |
| 진입로 | driveway |
| 현관 | entrance |
| 농장 | farm |
| 울타리 | fence |
| 바닥 | floor |
| 층 | floor level |
| 차고 | garage |
| 정원 | garden |
| 정원 창고 | garden shed |
| 대문 | gate |
| 열쇠 | key |
| 부엌 | kitchen |
| 임대차 계약 | lease |
| 우편함 | letterbox |
| 거울 | mirror |
| 오븐 | oven |
| 집주인 | owner |
| 액자 | picture frame |
| 임대료 | rentNoun, the sum paid for a lease |
| 방 | room |
| 콘센트 | socket |
| 소파 | sofa |
| 계단 | staircase |
| 계단 한 칸 | step |
| 탁자 | table |
| 테라스 | terrace |
| 임차하다 | to rentVerb, to take or let under a lease |
| 전대하다 | to sublet |
| 화장실 | toilet |
| 별장 | villa |
| 창문 | window |
| 마루 | wooden floor |
| 조리대 | worktop |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 다락 | attic |
| 발코니 | balcony |
| 욕조 | bathtub |
| 블라인드 | blind |
| 보일러 | boiler |
| 전구 | bulb |
| 복도 | corridor |
| 커튼 | curtain |
| 보증금 | deposit |
| 단독 주택 | detached house |
| 서랍 | drawer |
| 부동산 중개소 | estate agency |
| 벽난로 | fireplace |
| 전용 면적 | floor area |
| 난간 | handrail |
| 전등 | lamp |
| 매트리스 | mattress |
| 계량기 | meter |
| 전자레인지 | microwave |
| 이사 | moving house |
| 동네 | neighbourhood |
| 해지 통보 기간 | notice period |
| 베개 | pillowFor resting your head in bed |
| 지붕틀 | roof frame |
| 찬장 | sideboard |
| 수도꼭지 | tap |
| 세입자 | tenant |
| 살다 | to live in |
| 이사 나가다 | to move out |
| 건조기 | tumble dryer |
| 꽃병 | vase |
| 벽지 | wallpaper |
| 옷장 | wardrobe |
| 세탁기 | washing machine |
| 온수기 | water heater |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 들보 | beam |
| 긴 베개 | bolster |
| 경비원 | caretaker |
| 차단기 | circuit breaker |
| 레인지 후드 | cooker hood |
| 초인종 | doorbell |
| 현관 매트 | doormat |
| 이불 | duvet |
| 룸메이트 | flatmate |
| 냉동고 | freezer |
| 빗물받이 | gutter |
| 생울타리 | hedge |
| 담보 대출 | mortgage |
| 칸막이벽 | partition wall |
| 라디에이터 | radiator |
| 기와 | roof tile |
| 침대 시트 | sheet |
| 선반 | shelf |
| 걸레받이 | skirting board |
| 타일 바닥 | tiled floor |
| 장식하다 | to decorate |
| 꾸미다 | to fit out |
| 가구를 들이다 | to furnish |
| 개조하다 | to renovate |
| 세면대 | washbasin |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Korean words on “Home and furniture”. The full topic holds 150 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Korean vocabulary on iPhone.
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