Nouns represent people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to refer to somebody or something. Memorize the Korean nouns below and you’ll be well equipped for almost every basic conversation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Korean“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Nouns

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Important nouns

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
child아이A yi
man남자Nam ja
woman여자Yeo ja
family가족Ga jeok
town / city도시Do shi
country나라
국가		Nara
Guk ga
world세상
세계		Sae sang
sae gyae
house집Jip
car자동차Ja dong cha
street / road길Gil
shop가게Ga gae
door문Moon
table탁자Tak ja
chair의자Eui ja
window창문Chang moon
newspaper신문Shin moon
book책Chaek
pen볼펜Boll pen
bag가방Ga bang
rucksack백팩Backpack
happiness행복Hang bok
love사랑Sa rang
flower꽃Ggeot
ball공Gong
work일Il
vacation휴가Hyoo ga
passport여권Yuh gwon
language언어Un uh
question질문Jil moon
answer정답Jeong dap
beginning / start시작Shi jak
end끝Ggeutt

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