School

General

• 개강 <開講> - start of the semester
• 개학 <開學> - start of the semester
• 결석(하다) <缺席> - Absence, to be absent
• 교내 <校內> - Campus, school grounds
• 교복 <校服> - School uniform
• 교실 <敎室> - Classroom
• 교육(하다) <敎育> - Education, to educate
• 교육자 <敎育者> - Educator
• 교직 <敎職> - Teaching profession
• 담임 <擔任> - Home room teacher (explain)
• 반 <班> - Class. For example "우리 반 친구" means my classroom friend.
• 반장 <班長> - Class leader
• 부반장 <副班長> - Vice 반장
• 복습(하다) <復習> - Review, to review
• 사립학교 <私立學校> - Private school
• 공립학교 <公立學校> - Public school
• 성적 <成績> - Grade, Result
• 손을 들다 - To raise your hand
• 수업(하다) <授業> - to teach lessons \
• 수업받다 <授業> - Take a class
• 시험 <試驗> - Test
• 신입생 <[[新入生]]> - freshman, new incoming students
• 쉬는 시간 - Break time
• 스승 - Teacher, mentor
• 신임교사 <新任敎師>- New teacher
• 오타, 타이핑 실수 – Typo
• 원어민 선생님 <原語民 先生-> - Native language teacher
• 유치원 <幼稚園> - Kindergarten
• 점수 <點數> - Grade, score
• 제출(하다) <提出> - To turn in (something)
• 주목(하다) <注目> - To pay attention
• 중간고사 <中間考査> - Midterm exam
• 기말고사 <期末考査> - Final exam
• 학기말 시험 - Final exam
• 지각(하다) <遲刻> - tardy, to be late
• 참여(하다) <參與> - Participation
• 퇴실시키다/쫓아내다 <退室> - To kick out, throw out (someone)
• 학교 <學校> - School
• 학급 <學級> - Class (more formal)
• 학기 <學期> - Semester
• 졸업(하다) <卒業> - Graduation, to graduate
• 졸업식 <卒業式> - Graduation ceremony

Positions

• 학생 <學生> - a student
• 교수 <敎授> - a professor
• 대학강사 <大學講師> - an instructor
• 학원강사 <學院講師>- a teacher who works for institute
• 선생님/교사 <先生-/校舍> - a teacher who works for school
• 교직원 <敎職員> - a staff of a school

Grade

• 초등학교 <初等學校> - elementary school
• 중학교 <中學校> - middle school
• 고등학교 <高等學校> - high school
• 학년 <學年> - grade, level (pronounced 항년)
• (초등학교) 일학년 - 1st grade (literally first year[of elementary school])
• (초등학교) 이학년 - 2nd grade (literally second year[of elementary school])
• (초등학교) 삼학년 - 3rd grade (literally third year[of elementary school])
• (초등학교) 사학년 - 4th grade (literally forth year[of elementary school])
• (초등학교) 오학년 - 5th grade (literally fifth year[of elementary school])
• (초등학교) 육학년 - 6th grade (literally sixth year[of elementary school])
• (중학교) 일학년 - 7th grade (literally first year[of middle school])
• (중학교) 이학년 - 8th grade (literally first year[of middle school])
• (중학교) 삼학년 - 9th grade (literally first year[of middle school])
• (고등학교) 일학년 - 10th grade (literally first year[of high school])
• (고등학교) 이학년 - 11th grade (literally second year[of high school])
• (고등학교) 삼학년 - 12th grade (literally third year[of high school])

Places

• 카페테리아 - cafeteria
• 매점 <賣]][[店> - snack bar
• 도서관 <圖書館> - library
• 체육관 <體[[育館> - gym
• 운동장 <運動場> - playground
• 교문 <校門> - school gate

Types of schools

• 유치원 <幼稚園> - kindergarten
• 초등학교 <初等學校> - elementary school
• 중학교 <中學校> - middle school
• 고등학교 <高等學校> - high school
• 고교 <高校> - short for high school
• 전문대학]] <專門大學> - college
• 대학교 <大學校> - university
• 대학원 <大學院> - graduate school
• 어학당 <語學堂> - language school
• 학원 <學院> - educational institutes where Korean students go to learn after school and do extra studying on a certain topic or skill.

Positions

The honorific title 님 should be added when directly addressing these people to show more respect.

• 교장 <校長> / 교장선생님 - principal
• 교감 <校監> / 교감선생님 - vice Principal
• 부장(님) <部長> - department head
• 선생(님) <先生> - teacher
• 샘 - a contraction for 선생님 (very informal)
• 교수(님) <敎授> - a professor
• 박사(님) <博士> - a doctor, a PhD holder.

Classroom items and things around the school

• 연필 <鉛筆> - pencil
• 샤프 - mechanical pencil
• 펜 - pen
• 지우개 - eraser
• 종이 - paper
• 공책 <空冊> - notebook
• 책상 <冊床> - desk
• 칠판 <漆板> - blackboard/Chalkboard
• 분필 <粉筆> - chalk
• 화이트 보드 - whiteboard
• 칠판지우개 - blackboard eraser
• 풀 - glue
• 가위 - scissors
• 색연필 <色鉛筆> - colored Pencil
• 자 - ruler
• 책가방 - backpack
• 필통 - pencil case
• 책 <冊> - book
• 계산기 <計算器> - calculator
• 봉투 <封套> - envelope
• 복사기 <複寫機> - photocopier
• 테이프 - tape (Konglish)
• 형광펜 - highlighter (pen)
• 프로젝터 - overhead projector
• 연필깎이 - pencil sharpener
• 지구본 <地球本> - globe
• 지도 <地圖> - map
• 지시봉 - laser pointer
• 필통 <筆筒> - pencil case, pencil bag
• 스피커 - speaker
• 교과서 <敎科書> - textbook
• 연습장 <練習帳 / 鍊習帳> - workbook

Misc

• 매 - Stick
• 사랑의 매 - Stick to hit students with, literally means "love stick."

Basic Subjects

• Geography
• Mathematics
• Reading and writing
• Linguistics and language
• Music and instruments
• Science

Related Pages

• University and majors