Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

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

People & Professions in Korean

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People

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / person인간 (존재)
사람		in gan (jon jae)
sa raam
people / humans사람들
인간들		sa ram dyul
in gan dyul
woman여자yeo ja
man남자nam ja
child어린이ur ryn ee
girl소녀soo nyur
boy소년soo nyurn

Professions

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
profession직업jik up
employee / worker종업원
근로자		jong up won
gyun ro ja
clerk / official사무원
공무원		sa mu won
gong mu won
colleague동료dong ryo
pensioner / retiree연금 수급자
퇴직자		yun gum soo gup ja
twae jik ja
unemployed person / jobseeker실업자
구직자		sil up ja
gu jik ja
doctor의사eyu sa
journalist기자gi ja
engineer엔지니어engineer
boss보스boss
director감독gam dok
manager매니저manager
secretary비서bi seo
driver운전사un jeon ja
farmer농부nong boo
baker베이커
빵 굽는 사람		baker
bbang gup neun sa ram
salesman (m), saleswoman (f)판매원pan mae won
nurse간호사gan ho sa
policeman (m), policewoman (f)경찰, 여경gyung chal
yur gyung
cook / chef요리사
요리사		yo ri sa
teacher (m), female teacher (f)선생님, 여선생님seon seang nim (m), yur seon seang nim (f)
shoemaker [Sg]화공hwa gong
shoemakers [Pl]화공들hwa gong deul
watchmaker [Sg]시계 제조공shi gae jae jo gong
watchmakers [Pl]시계 제조공들shi gae jae jo gong deul

Work & Application

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) work일하러il ha lur
work / job일
직업		il
jik up
workplace직장jik jang
employment / occupation취업
직업		chui up
jik up
office사무실sa mu shil
factory공장gong jang
construction site건설 현장gun seol hyun jang
salary봉급bong gup
(to) earn벌러berl lur
(to) look for a job일자리를 찾고 있는 중 입니다il ja ri leul chaat go it nuun joong ip ni da
(to) find a job일자리를 찾고 싶습니다.
새로운 직장을 찾았습니다.
새로운 일자리를 찾았습니다.
새로운 일자리를 찾았습니다.
일자리를 찾으러.		il ja ri leul chaat go shiep sup ni da.
jik jang eul chaat go shiep sup ni da.
jik jang eul chaat go shiep sup ni da.
sae ro un jik jang eul chaat at sup ni da.
sae ro un il ja ri leul chaat at sup ni da.
il ja ri leul chaat eu lur.



job interview면접myun jup
CV이력서ee ryuk sur
education교육gyuo yuk
experience경험gyung hum

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