Essential Korean–English Vocabulary for Travel & Daily Life

A comprehensive set of bilingual flashcards covering common travel, daily-life, and cultural vocabulary in English with their Korean equivalents.

job

직업 – occupation or employment

religion

종교 – a system of faith or worship

email

이메일 – electronic mail

contact information

연락처 – details used to reach someone

address

주소 – the location where someone lives or works

phone number

전화번호 – numeric code to call a person or place

foreign language

외국어 – a language not native to the speaker

pronunciation

발음 – the way in which a word is spoken

drawing

그림 – a picture made with pen, pencil, etc.

photo

사진 – a photograph

doll

인형 – a toy figure of a human or animal

fish

생선 – fish (as food)

concert

콘서트 – a live musical performance

festival

축제 – a celebratory event, often cultural

exhibition

전시회 – a public display of art or items

guide

가이드 – a person who shows others around

hotel

호텔 – paid lodging facility

pension (holiday cottage)

펜션 – small holiday guesthouse

guesthouse

게스트하우스 – budget lodging for travelers

resort

리조트 – vacation complex with amenities

homestay

민박 – lodging in a private home

round trip

왕복 – travel to a place and back

one way

편도 – travel to a destination only

departure

출발 – leaving point of a journey

arrival

도착 – reaching a destination

economy class

이코노미석 – standard seating on a plane

business class

비즈니스석 – premium seating on a plane

distance

거리 – space between two points

traditional culture

전통문화 – heritage customs and arts

travel destination

여행지 – place to which one travels

nature

자연 – natural environment

hanok (traditional Korean house)

한옥 – traditional Korean wooden house

type

종류 – kind or category

atmosphere

분위기 – mood or ambiance

ID card

신분증 – identification card

license

면허증 – official permit (e.g., driver’s)

alien registration card

외국인 등록증 – ID for foreign residents

hanbok

한복 – Korean traditional clothing

hot spring

온천 – natural thermal bath

celebrity

연예인 – famous entertainer

experience

경험 – practical contact or observation

desert

사막 – arid sandy region

camel

낙타 – desert-dwelling animal

towel

수건 – cloth for drying

size

사이즈 – physical dimensions

color

색깔 – hue

spoon

숟가락 – utensil for eating liquids

chopsticks

젓가락 – paired eating sticks

price

가격 – cost of an item

length

길이 – measurement from end to end

design

디자인 – plan or pattern of an object

interview

면접 – formal meeting for evaluation

period

기간 – span of time

schedule

일정 – plan of activities

ATM

ATM – automated teller machine

commuting time

출근시간 – time taken to go to work

leaving work time

퇴근시간 – time one leaves work

box

박스 – container with flat sides

parcel delivery

택배 – package shipment service

delivery driver

택배기사 – courier who delivers parcels

security office

경비실 – guard office in a building

accommodation

숙소 – lodging place

transportation (means)

교통편 – mode of transport

fare

요금 – fee paid for service or transport

lodging fee

숙박비 – cost of accommodation

food expenses

식비 – money spent on food

transportation fee

차비 – travel cost

admission fee

입장료 – ticket price to enter a venue

travel insurance

여행자 보험 – coverage for trip risks

plane ticket

비행기표 – airline ticket

exchange rate

환율 – value of one currency vs another

currency exchange

환전 – changing money to another currency

dollar

달러 – U.S. or other dollar currency

euro

유로 – European common currency

won (Korean currency)

원 – South Korean currency

backpacking trip

배낭여행 – low-budget independent travel

package tour

패키지여행 – pre-arranged group tour

method

방법 – way of doing something

day trip

당일여행 – trip completed within one day

mail

우편 – postal service

flower shop

꽃집 – store selling flowers

birthday

생일 – anniversary of one’s birth

honorific birthday

생신 – respectful term for someone’s birthday

bus stop

버스 정류장 – place to board a bus

subway station

지하철역 – underground train stop

transportation card

교통카드 – prepaid transit card

crosswalk

횡단보도 – pedestrian crossing

traffic light

신호등 – signal controlling traffic flow

pedestrian overpass

육교 – footbridge over a road

underground passage

지하도 – pedestrian tunnel

intersection

사거리 – four-way road crossing

entrance

입구 – way into a place

exit

출구 – way out of a place

square

광장 – open public plaza

seat

자리 – place to sit

statue

동상 – sculpted figure

night market

야시장 – evening street market