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 yiko-sing_child
man남자Nam jako-sing_man
woman여자Yeo jako-sing_woman
family가족Ga jeokko-sing_family
town / city도시Do shiko-sing_towncity
country나라
국가		Nara
Guk ga		ko-sing_country
ko-sing_country-2
world세상
세계		Sae sang
sae gyae		ko-sing_world
ko-sing_world-2
house집Jipko-sing_house
car자동차Ja dong chako-sing_car
street / road길Gilko-sing_streetroad
shop가게Ga gaeko-sing_shop
door문Moonko-sing_door
table탁자Tak jako-sing_table
chair의자Eui jako-sing_chair
window창문Chang moonko-sing_window
newspaper신문Shin moonko-sing_newspaper
book책Chaekko-sing_book
pen볼펜Boll penko-sing_pen
bag가방Ga bangko-sing_bag
rucksack백팩Backpackko-sing_rucksack
happiness행복Hang bokko-sing_happiness
love사랑Sa rangko-sing_love
flower꽃Ggeotko-sing_flower
ball공Gongko-sing_ball
work일Ilko-sing_work
vacation휴가Hyoo gako-sing_vacation
passport여권Yuh gwonko-sing_passport
language언어Un uhko-sing_language
question질문Jil moonko-sing_question
answer정답Jeong dapko-sing_answer
beginning / start시작Shi jakko-sing_beginningstart
end끝Ggeuttko-sing_end

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