In this article, we will cover some of the most common Korean words that are related to family time and daily life.
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Most common Korean words/ Family in Korean
| English | Korean | pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Mom (informal) | 엄마 | eomma |
| Mother (formal) | 어머니 | eomeoni |
| Dad (informal) | 아빠 | appa |
| Father (formal) | 아버지 | abeoji |
| Old sister – if you are male | 누나 | nuna |
| Old sister – if you are female | 언니 | eonni |
| Old brother – if you are male | 형 | hyeong |
| Old brother – if you are female | 오빠 | oppa |
| younger sibling | 동생 | dongsaeng |
| Younger brother | 남동생 | namdongsaeng |
| Younger sister | 여동생 | yeodongsaeng |
| brothers | 형제 | hyungjae |
| sisters | 자매 | Jamae |
| brother and sister | 남매 | Nammae |
| husband | 남편 | Nampyeon |
| wife | 아내 | Anae |
| married couple | 부부 | Bubu |
| Son | 아들 | Adul |
| Daughter | 딸 | tal |
| Twins | 쌍둥이 | sangdungi |
| Triplets | 세 쌍둥이 | se – sangdungi |
| Daughter in law | 며느리, 자부 | myanuri, chhabu |
| Uncle | 삼촌 | samchon |
| Aunt | 이모 | imo |
| Grandfather | 할아버지 | hal-abeoji |
| Grandmother | 할머니 | halmeoni |
| family | 가족 | gajog |
Most common Korean words (Love in Korean)
Love in Korean – 사랑
| English | Korean | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Human | 사람 | saram |
| Love | 사랑 | sarang |
| First love | 첫사랑 | cheotsarang |
| Secret crush | 짝사랑 | jjaksarang |
| Secret crush | 짝사랑 | jjaksarang |
| Boy | 남자 | namja |
| Girl | 여자 | yeoja |
| Friend | 친구 | chingu |
| Boyfriend | 남자친구 | namjachingu |
| Girlfriend | 여자친구 | yeojachingu |
| Love triangle | 삼각관계 | samgakgwangye |
| Date | 데이트 | deiteu |
| Blind date | 소개팅 | sogaeting |
| Couple | 커플 | keopeul |
| marriage | 결혼 | gyeolhon |
| Love letter | 연애편지 | yeonaepyeonji |
| Drama | 드라마 | deurama |
| Actor | 배우 | baeu |
| Actress | 여배우 | yeobaeu |
| Hate | 싫어 | Sirh |
| Hide | 감추다 | gamchhuda |
| Help | 도와주다, 도움 | Thowa juda, Thowum |
| Director | 감독 | Khamdok |
| Film | 영화 | yenghwa |
Most common Korean words list/ Time in Korean
| English | Korean | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| When | 언제 | anje |
| Now | 지금 | chigum |
| Now | 이제 | ije |
| Present tense,now | 현재 | hyanje |
| Soon, At once | 곧 | kot |
| Sometimes | 때때로 | tetero |
| Some time | 언젠가 | anjenga |
| That time | 그때 | khute |
| Never | 결코 | khyalkho |
| Yet | 아직 | ajik |
| still | 아직 | ajik |
| here | 여기 | yagi |
| there | 거기 | khagi |
| over there | 저기 | chagi |
| once | 한번 | han beon |
| twice | 두번 | du beon |
| often | 자주 | chhaju |
| continuously | 계속 | khyesok |
| always | 늘 | nul |
| sometimes | 가끔 | khakum |
| occasionally | 때때로 | tetero |
| occasionally | 종종 | chhong chhong |
| very | 아주 | aju |
| well | 잘 | chhal |
| very | 대단히 | thedanhi |
| perfectly | 완전히 | wanjeonhi |
| very much | 굉장히 | khwengjanghi |
| 단순히 | simply | dansunhi |
| very | 매우 | mewu |
| very | 상당히 | sangdamhi |
| too | 너무 | neomu |
| more | 더 | theo |
| less | 덜 | theol |
| enormously | 엄청 | eomchhong |
| 불과 | only | bulgwa |
| The first | 제일 | cheil |
| at random | 마구 | magu |
| absolutely | 절대로 | chheoltero |
| as many as | 무려 | murya |
| how much | 얼마나 | eolmana |
| how many | 몇이나 | myeotina |
| which | 어느 | eonu |
| who | 누가 | nuga |
| where | 어디서 | eodisa |
| how | 어떻게 | eoteohke |
| when | 언제 | anje |
| what | 무엇을 | muwaswul |
| why | 왜 | wowe |
Most common Korean words – Body parts in Korean
The body is 몸, 신체 in Korean. Watch this video to learn BODY PARTS IN KOREAN.
External Body Parts
| English | Korean | Pronunciation |
| Body Parts | 신체 부분 | SINCHHE FUBUN |
| skin | 피부, 살갗 | FIBU, SALKAT |
| body | 신체/몸 | SINCHHE/ MOM |
| head | 머리 | MEORI |
| hair | 머리카락 | MEORIKHARAK |
| face | 얼굴 | EOLGUL |
| dimple | 보조개 | FOCHHOGE |
| forehead | 이마 | IMA |
| eye | 눈 | NUN |
| eyebrow | 눈썹 | NUN SEOP |
| eyelid | 눈꺼풀 | NUN KEOPUL |
| eyelashes | 속눈썹 | SOK NUN SEOP |
| pupil | 눈동자 | NUN DONGJA |
| ear | 귀 | KHUI |
| cheek | 볼 / 뺨 | POL/ PYAM |
| nose | 코 | KHO |
| nostrils | 콧구멍 | KHOT KHUMANG |
| mouth | 입 | IP |
| tooth | 이, 이빨 | I/ IPAL |
| lips | 입술 | IPsol |
| gum | 잇몸 | Itmom |
| tongue | 혀 | hyeo |
| chin | 턱 | Theok |
| Neck – 목 – MOK | Throat – 목구멍, 목, 목이 | MOK KHUMEONG |
| shoulder | 어깨 | EOKKE |
| breast | 가슴 | KHASUM |
| breast | 유방 | YUBANG |
| back | 등 | DUNG |
| abdomen | 배 | FE |
| navel | 배꼽 | FEKOP |
| waist | 허리 | HEORI |
| buttocks | 엉덩이 | EONGDEONGI |
| Vagina | 질 | CHHIL |
| Penis | 음경/자지 |
UMGYEONG/ CHHAJI
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| hand | 손 | SON |
| arm | 팔 | FAL |
| wrist | 팔목 | FAL MOK |
| wrist | 손목 | SON MOK |
| elbow | 팔꿈치 | FAL KUMCHHI |
| palm (hand ) | 손바닥 | SON FADAK |
| fist | 주먹 | CHHUMAK |
| finger | 손가락 | SONKHARAK |
| thumb | 엄지 | EOMJI |
| index finger | 검지 | GEOMJI |
| ring finger | 약지 | YAKJI |
| fingernail | 손톱 | SONTHOP |
| armpit | 겨드랑이 | KHYEODURANGI |
| leg | 다리 | DARI |
| thigh | 허벅지 | HEOBOKJI |
| knee | 무릎 | MURUF |
| foot | 발 | FAL |
| Claw | 발톱 | FALTHOP |
| ankle | 발목 | FALMOK |
| toenail | 발톱 | FALTHOP |
| heel | 뒤꿈치 | DUIKUMCHHI |
| Toe | 발가락 | FALKHARAK |
Hand in Korean – 손
Leg in Korean – 다리
Eyes in Korean – 눈
Cheek in Korean – 볼, 뺨
Internal Body Parts
| brain 뇌 | NOI |
| heart 심장 | SIMJANG |
| Artery 혈관 | HYEOLGWAN |
| liver 간 | KHAN |
| lungs 폐 | FYE |
| muscles 근육 | KHUNYUK |
| bone 뼈 | PYEO |
| stomach 위 | UI |
| appendix 맹장 | MENGJANG |
| kidney 콩팥 | KHONGPATH |
| pancreas 췌장 | CHHUEJANG |
| bowels 장 | JANG |
| womb 자궁 | CHHAGUNG |
| anus 항문 | HANGMUN |
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Medical terms in Korean
Hospital interpreter Korean to English Sometimes we get sick and need to talk with Doctor. It’s a very difficult condition if we live in a Foreign country and we don’t know that country’s language. So This chapter can help you to properly communicate with a doctor in the Korean Language. This online Korean class helps you to Learn medical words in Korean Language and you don’t need a medical translator in Korea.
Female doctor in Korean – 여의사
surgeon in Korean – 외과 의사
Hospital in Korean 병원
Nurse in Korean -간호사
Brain stroke in Korean – 뇌졸중
Professor in Korean – 교수
Hospital departments in Korean – 병원 부서
Disease or illness in Korean 질환 jilhwan
Pharmacy in Korean 약국 yakguk
seonsaengnim – a romanized form of teacher/선생 which is used for doctor also 의사 선생님
My back hurts in Korean – 요통 있어요., 허리가 아파요., 등뼈 아파요.
Are you in pain in Korean – 아프냐? , 많이 아프니? , 아프세요? , 아파요.
감기
(gamgi) – ” cold”.
감기에 걸리다 (gamgie geollida) / 감기 걸리다 (gamgi geollida) It Means “to catch a cold” 감기 걸렸어요.
I have (caught) a cold. 기침약 means cough syrup
두통
(dutong) 두 (du) means “head” and 통 (tong) means “pain”. So it means “headache”.
머리가 아파요 (meoliga apayo) also means a headache.
You can use 두통이 있어요 (dutong-i iss-eoyo) but 머리가 아파요 (meoliga apayo) can be a more general term.
장염
(jang-yeom) Enteritis 장 (jang) means “intestine” and 염 (yeom) means “infection” or “inflammation”. So, 장 (jang) 염 (yeom) “intestine infection” or “intestine inflammation”.
설사
(seolsa), diarrhea 설사를 해요. Sulsareul haeyo. I have diarrhea.
숙취
(sugchwi) it means “hangover” 숙 (sug) means “accommodation” or “to stay” and 취 (chwi) means “drunk” or “drunkness”.
비염
(biyeom) Rhinitis 비 (bi) in this case, not always, just, in this case, it means “nose” in hanja Chinese characters used in Korea 염 (yeom) is infection or inflammation. 비염이 있어요 (biyeom-i iss-eoyo) You have rhinitis.
Korean Medical Vocabulary
Here is a list of Korean Medical Words with pronunciations.
| English | Korean | Pronunciation |
| doctor | 의사 | uisa |
| nurse | 간호사 | ganhosa |
| injection | 주사 | jusa |
| pharmacist | 약사 | yaksa |
| medicine | 약 | yak |
| cancer | 암 | Aam |
| cough | 기침 | gichim |
| flu | 독감 | dokgam |
| tumor | 종양 | jongyang |
| vomiting | 구토 | guto |
| paralysis | 마비 | mabi |
| poisoning | 중독 | jungdok |
| toothache | 치통 | chitong |
| stomachache | 복통 | boktong |
| constipation | 변비 | byeonbi |
| jaundice | 황달 | hwangdal |
| runny nose | 콧물 | konmul |
| high fever | 고열 | goyeol |
| pregnancy | 임신 | imsin |
| childbirth | 출산 | chulsan |
| abortion | 낙태 | naktae |
| operation | 수술 | susul |
| hospitalization | 입원 | ibwon |
| Hospital discharge | 퇴원 | toewon |
| diabetes | 당뇨병 | dangnyo |
| sunstroke | 일사병 | ilsabyeong |
| gastric ulcer | 위궤양 | wigweyang |
| syndrome | 증후군 | jeunghugun |
| high blood pressure | 고혈압 | gohyeorap |
| low blood pressure | 저혈압 | jeohyeorap |
| malnutrition | 영양실조 | yeongyangsiljo |
| death | 사망 samang | 임종 imjong |
| sickness | 병 | byeong |
| prescription | 처방 | cheobang |
| dermatology | 피부과 | pibugwa |
| paediatrics | 소아과 | soagwa |
| ultrasound | 초음파 | choeumpa |
| neurology | 신경과 | singyeonggwa |
| consultation room | 진료실 | jillyosil |
| emergency room | 응급실 | eunggeupsil |
| plastic surgery | 성형외과 | seonghyeongoegwa |
| (ear/nose/throat) | 이비인후과 | ibiinhugwa |
psoriasis in korean word
psoriasis is 건선 (Khansan) in Korean. It is also called 마른버짐. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease. Psoriasis patients are recognized by scaly dry red skin (red rashes) in joints of limbs, scalp, finger, buttocks. Psoriasis also causes arthritis to patients. There are many types of psoriasis. Oral psoriasis is 구강건선, annular psoriasis is 고리건선/ 고리건선 and generalized psoriasis is 전신건선 in Korean.
Most common Korean Phrases
내 친구가 정신질환 있습니다. My friend has a mental illness.
나의 어머니는 병원에서 밤일을 하셨다. My mother worked nights in a hospital.
가는 길에 약국이 있나요? Is there a pharmacy on the way?
그는 치료를 받으러 병원에 가야[다녀야] 했다. He had to go to the hospital for treatment.
그는 아직 병원에 있다. He’s still in (the) hospital.
I went to the pharmacy and bought some medicine. 약국 가서 약좀 샀어.
아팠어요. It was sick
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