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In this post we’ll look at some basic vocabulary that you can use to talk about daily life at home.
집 jip, 아파트 apateu: A House, An Apartment
Let’s start with some basic vocabulary: 집 jip house; 아파트 apateu apartment; 방 bang room; 거실 geoshil living room; 주방 jubang / 부엌 bueok kitchen; 욕실 yogshil, 화장실 hwajangshil bathroom; 침실 chimshil bedroom; 식당 shikdang dining room; 지하 jiha basement; 다락 darak attic; 진입로 jinipro driveway; 창문 changmun window; 벽 byeok wall; 천장 cheonjang ceiling; 바닥badak floor; 문 mun door.
- 집에 가요.
jib-e gayo.
I’m going home. - 우리는 집에 있어요./ 집에 없어요.
uri-neun jib-e isseoyo./ jib-e eopseoyo.
We are home. / We aren’t home. - 주택에 살아요, 아파트에 살아요?
jutaeg-e sarayo, apateu-e sarayo?
Do you live in a house or an apartment? - 집에/아파트에 방이 몇개 있어요?
jip-e/apateu-e bangi myeotgae isseoyo?
How many rooms are there in your house/apartment?
주방 jubang: The Kitchen
Now let’s focus on basic vocabulary related to the kitchen: 냉장고 naengjanggo refrigerator; 스토브, 쿠커 seutobeu, kukeo stove, cooker; 오븐 obeun oven; 싱크대shingkeudae sink; 식기세척기 shikgisecheokgi dishwasher: 찬장chanjang cupboard; 식탁 shiktak table; 서랍장 seorapjang drawer; 젓가락 jeotgarag chopsticks, 포크 pokeu fork; 나이프 naipeu knife; 숟가락sutgarak spoon; 접시 jeopsi plate; 그릇 geureut bowl; 컵 keop cup; 유리컵 yurikeop glass; 냅킨 naepkin napkin.
- 내 부엌은 작아요.
nae bueokeun jagayo.
My kitchen is small. - 나는 부엌에서 요리해요.
na-neun bueok-eseo yorihaeyo.
I cook in the kitchen. - 음식은 냉장고에 있어요.
eumshig-eun naengjanggo-e isseoyo.
The food is in the refrigerator. - 식당에 식탁과 의자 여섯 개가 있어요.
sikdang-e shiktakgwa uija yeoseot gae-ga isseoyo.
There are a table and six chairs in the dining room. - 우리는 식당에서 저녁을 먹어요.
uri-neun shikdang-eseo jeonyeogeul meogeoyo.
We eat dinner in the dining room.
거실 geoshil living room: The Living Room
Here is some vocabulary related to the living room: 소파 sopa sofa; 텔레비전 tellebijeon television; 커튼 keoteun curtain; 깔개kkalgae rug; 책꽂이chaekkkoji bookshelf; 램프raempeu lamp.
- 거실에는 소파와 의자 두개가 있어요.
geoshir-e-neun sopawa uija dugae-ga isseoyo.
There are a sofa and two chairs in the living room. - 우리는 거실에서 텔레비전을 봐요.
uri-neun geoshir-eseo tellebijeon-eul bwayo.
We watch TV in the living room.
침실 chimshil: The Bedroom
Here is some basic vocabulary related to the bedroom: 침대 chimdae bed; 베개 begae pillow; 담요damyo blanket; 시트 shiteu sheet; 책상chaeksang desk.
- 나는 내 침실에서 자요.
na-neun nae chimshir-eseo jayo.
I sleep in my bedroom. - 내 침실에 책상이 있어요.
nae chimshir-e chaeksang-i isseoyo.
I have a desk in my bedroom. - 책상에 램프가 있어요.
chaeksang-e raempeu-ga isseoyo.
There is a lamp on the desk.
화장실 hwajangshil: The Bathroom
And finally, let’s see some vocabulary related to the bathroom: 변기byeongi toilet; 세면대semyeondae bathroom sink; 샤워기syawogi shower; 욕조 yokjo bathtub: 수건sugeon towel; 화장지hwajangji toilet paper; 칫솔chissol toothbrush; 치약 chiyak toothpaste; 비누binu soap; 샴푸syampu shampoo; 솔빗solbit brush; 빗 bit comb; 면도기myeondogi razor.
- 욕실이 어디예요?
yoksiri eodiyeyo?
Where is the bathroom? - 나는 욕실에서 샤워를 해요.
naneun yoksireseo syaworeul haeyo.
I take a shower in the bathroom.
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