House and living

From Korean Wiki Project
Jump to: navigation, search
Construction.png


People in bigger cities, especially Seoul, tend to live in apartment complexes. So these vocabulary words apply to both living in a house and an apartment complex.

General

  • 자취(하다) <> - self boarding, cooking for oneself, to cook for oneself.
  • 집들이 - housewarming party
  • 계단 <> - stairs
  • 엘리베이터 / 승강기 <> - elevator
  • 관리실 / 경비실 <> - guardhouse, the room where a security of the apartment complex stays
  • 주차장 <> - parking lot
  • 옥상 <> - roof, rooftop
  • 어린이집 - day care center
  • 우편함 <便> - mailbox
  • 초인종 <> - doorbell
  • Sino Korean number + 층 - (number) floor
    • 일층 - first floor
    • 이층 - second floor
    • 삼층 - third floor

House

  • 집 - House
  • 안방 <-> - ?
  • - room
  • 화장실 <> - bathroom
  • 부엌 - kitchen
  • 거실 <> - living room
  • 베란다 - veranda
  • 현관 <> - door steps (on the inside) where people take off their shoes
  • 다락방 - attic
  • 계단 - staircase
  • 뒷마당 - backyard
  • 이중문 <> - double doors
  • 현관문 구명 - key hole
  • 발코니 - balcony
  • 신발 매트 - doormat
  • 가족실 <> - den

Type of House

  • 아파트 - apartment
  • 주택 - house
  • 원룸 - efficiency studio
  • 오피스텔 - studio
  • 원룸 (one room) - a small studio apartment which consists of only one room.
  • 빌라 - villa (different than the standard meaning of villa -- need description!)


Occupations

  • 배관공 - plumber
  • 목수 - carpenter
  • 정원사 - gardener
  • 열쇠공 - locksmith
  • 부동산업자 - real Estate Agent
  • 전기 기술자 - electrician
  • 페인트공 - painter
  • 파출부 - housekeeper

Chores

  • 설거지(하다) - dish washing, to do the dishes
  • 청소(하다) <> - cleaning, to clean


Bills

  • 임대료 - rent (fee)
  • 관리비 <> - management expenses
  • 전기세/전기료 <-> - electric bill
  • 수도세 <-> - water bill
  • 가스비 - gas bill
  • 전화세 - phone bill
  • 재산세 - property tax
  • 인터넷요금 - internet bill
  • 연체료 <> - late fee
  • 기타 - other, miscellaneous

Misc

  • 평 - a unit of measurement in Korea corresponding to 3.3058 square meters. It is used most often in referring to the sizes of rooms or buildings.
  • 보증금 <> - deposit money
  • 월세 <> - monthly payment
  • 전세 <> - a type of system in Korea that allows the person to live rent free if the person puts a big deposit down, which they will get back at the end of the contract.
  • 코딱지만한 방 - a tiny room. Literally means a room as small as a booger.