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100 essential Korean words for work

100 Korean words worth knowing, picked from the topics Work and business, Occupations, Digital and communication, Economy and finance and translated into English.

Work and business 25 words

KoreanEnglish
상사manager
간부executive
파업strike
관리하다to manage
직위position
후속 관리follow up
공장factory
사무실office
의뢰인client
일자리job
교육하다to train
직종trade
사장boss
프로젝트project
법적 지위legal status
팀team
실업unemployment
갈등conflict
계약contract
서류철file
직원employee
보고서report
회의meeting
급여salary
부서department

Occupations 25 words

KoreanEnglish
판사judge
선원sailor
배우actor
변호사lawyer
목동shepherd
직업occupation
조종사pilot
예술가artist
정육점 주인butcher
집배원postman
의사doctor
공증인notary
노동자manual worker
화가painter
종업원waiter
운동선수athlete
점원shop assistant
은행원banker
가수singer
연극배우stage actor
음악가musician
장교officer
경찰관police officer
작가writer
조수assistant

Digital and communication 25 words

KoreanEnglish
링크link
페이지page
통화call
사진photo
입력하다to type
동영상video
바이러스virus
화면screen
헤드폰headphones
계정account
전화번호number
프로필profile
네트워크network
마우스mouse
연락처contact
콘텐츠content
데이터data
폴더folder
전송하다to send
창window
메시지message
메모리memory
공유sharing
버전version
기기device

Economy and finance 25 words

KoreanEnglish
원가cost
가격price
대부loan
부과금duty
자산asset
대차대조표balance sheet
목표 고객target
주가share price
위기crisis
부채debt
기금fund
조세tax
마진margin
공급supply
손실loss
유가 증권security
주식share
돈money
은행bank
증권 거래소stock exchange
예산budget
신용credit
지수index
시장market
브랜드brand

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