2B Chapter 16 – Korean Holiday & Everyday-Life Vocabulary

A set of English-language vocabulary flashcards covering Korean holiday customs, traditional foods, household chores, and common verbs from 2B Lesson 16.

한복을 입다

to wear a Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing)

고향에 가다

to go to one’s hometown

음식을 차리다

to set out food / prepare dishes on the table

음식을 하다

to cook food

음력

the lunar calendar

세배(를) 하다

to give a New Year’s bow to elders

성묘(를) 하다

to visit ancestral graves

차례를 지내다

to perform ancestral memorial rites

윷놀이(를) 하다

to play yut, a traditional Korean board game

떡국

rice-cake soup eaten at New Year

빈대떡

mung-bean pancake

송편

half-moon rice cake eaten at Chuseok

한과

traditional Korean sweets and cookies

식혜

sweet fermented rice drink

방을 닦다

to clean / wipe the room

장(을) 보다

to do the grocery shopping

정리(를) 하다

to organize; put things in order

설거지(를) 하다

to wash the dishes

세탁기를 돌리다

to run the washing machine

청소기를 돌리다

to vacuum; run a vacuum cleaner

가이드북

a guidebook

교통편

means of transportation

빈대떡을 부치다

to pan-fry pindaetteok (mung-bean pancakes)

재료

ingredients; materials

송별회

farewell party

맡기다

to entrust; leave something with someone

맡다

to take charge of; accept a task

원고

manuscript; draft

부탁하다

to request; ask a favor

부탁을 들어주다

to grant a request; do someone a favor

농사

farming; agriculture

설날

Lunar New Year’s Day

조상

ancestors

감사하다

to thank; be grateful

다녀가다

to drop by and leave; stop in

추수하다

to harvest (crops)

끓이다

to boil or simmer

보여 주다

to show (something to someone)

소금

salt

곡식

grain; cereals

이웃

neighbor

나누다

to divide; share

간장

soy sauce

친척

relatives; extended family

현금

cash

강강술래

Ganggangsullae, a traditional Korean circle dance

보름달

full moon

연휴

long weekend; consecutive holidays

소원을 빌다

to make a wish

고향에 내려가다

to go down to one’s hometown

예매하다

to reserve / buy tickets in advance

명절

traditional holiday; festival day

서두르다

to hurry; rush