House and living

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) <自炊> - self boarding, cooking for oneself, to cook for oneself.
• 집들이 - housewarming party
• 계단 <階段> - stairs
• 엘리베이터 / 승강기 <昇降機> - elevator
• 관리실 / 경비실 <警備室> - guardhouse, the room where a security of the apartment complex stays
• 주차장 <駐車場> - parking lot
• 옥상 <屋上> - roof, rooftop
• 어린이집 - day care center
• 우편함 <郵便函> - mailbox
• 초인종 <招人鐘> - doorbell
• Sino Korean number + 층 - (number) floor
  • 일층 - first floor
  • 이층 - second floor
  • 삼층 - third floor

House

• 집 - House
• 안방 <―房> - ?
• 방 - room
• 화장실 <化粧室> - bathroom
• 부엌 - kitchen
• 거실 <居室> - living room
• 베란다 - veranda
• 현관 <玄關> - door steps (on the inside) where people take off their shoes
• 다락방 - attic
• 계단 - staircase
• 뒷마당 - backyard
• 이중문 <二重門> - double doors
• 현관문 구명 - key hole
• 발코니 - balcony
• 신발 매트 - doormat
• 가족실 <家族室> - 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) <淸掃> - cleaning, to clean

Bills

• 임대료 - rent (fee)
• 관리비 <管理費> - management expenses
• 전기세/전기료 <前記―> - electric bill
• 수도세 <水道―> - water bill
• 가스비 - gas bill
• 전화세 - phone bill
• 재산세 - property tax
• 인터넷요금 - internet bill
• 연체료 <延滯料> - 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 <保證金> - deposit money
• 월세 <月貰> - monthly payment
• 전세 <傳貰> - 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.