Shops, the station, the bank, the hospital and the other places a first week takes you to.
Practise this list
From these 40 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
Many of these words end in a syllable that says what kind of place it is: -관 for a public building (도서관, 대사관), -점 for a shop (백화점, 편의점), -장 for a ground or an area (수영장), -집 for a small eatery or shop (분식집, 술집). Learning these endings lets you guess signs you have never seen.
The words
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Noun (40)
가게shopNoun1
이 가게는 밤 열 시에 문을 닫아요.This shop closes at ten at night.
식당restaurantNoun1
학교 앞에 맛있는 식당이 있어요.There is a good restaurant in front of the school.
병원hospital; doctor's surgeryNoun1
머리가 아파서 병원에 갔어요.I had a headache, so I went to the doctor.
Any place with a doctor, not only a large hospital.
은행bankNoun1
은행은 네 시에 문을 닫아요.The bank closes at four.
학교schoolNoun1
학교까지 걸어서 가요.I walk to school.
공원parkNoun1
주말에 공원에서 산책해요.At the weekend I go for a walk in the park.
공항airportNoun1
공항까지 버스로 한 시간 걸려요.It takes an hour by bus to the airport.
역stationNoun1
역 앞에서 만나요.Let's meet in front of the station.
우체국post officeNoun1
우체국에서 소포를 보냈어요.I sent a parcel at the post office.
시장marketNoun1
시장에서 과일을 싸게 샀어요.I bought fruit cheaply at the market.
백화점department storeNoun1
백화점은 너무 비싸요.The department store is too expensive.
편의점convenience shopNoun1
편의점은 밤에도 문을 열어요.Convenience shops are open at night too.
도서관libraryNoun1
도서관에서 공부해요.I study at the library.
슈퍼supermarket; grocery shopNoun1
슈퍼에서 우유를 샀어요.I bought milk at the supermarket.
커피숍coffee shopNoun1
커피숍에서 친구를 기다려요.I am waiting for a friend in a coffee shop.
분식집snack restaurantNoun1
분식집에서 떡볶이를 먹었어요.I had spicy rice cakes at a snack restaurant.
A small, cheap place for gimbap, noodles and street food.
술집pub, barNoun1
술집에서 친구들하고 맥주를 마셨어요.I had a beer with friends at a pub.
교회church (Protestant)Noun1
일요일마다 교회에 가요.I go to church every Sunday.
절Buddhist templeNoun1
산에 오래된 절이 있어요.There is an old temple on the mountain.
성당Catholic church; cathedralNoun1
명동에 큰 성당이 있어요.There is a big cathedral in Myeongdong.
시내town centre, downtownNoun1
시내 가는 버스는 어디에서 타요?Where do I catch the bus into town?
근처nearby; neighbourhoodNoun1
집 근처에 큰 공원이 있어요.There is a big park near my home.
입구entranceNoun1
입구에서 표를 보여 주세요.Please show your ticket at the entrance.
출구exitNoun1
출구는 왼쪽에 있어요.The exit is on the left.
거리streetNoun1
이 거리에는 카페가 많아요.There are lots of cafés on this street.
The same word also means “distance”.
장소place, venueNoun1
만날 장소를 정했어요?Have you decided where to meet?
서울SeoulNoun1
서울은 정말 커요.Seoul is really big.
부산BusanNoun1
기차로 부산에 갔어요.I went to Busan by train.
제주도Jeju IslandNoun1
제주도는 바다가 아름다워요.The sea around Jeju is beautiful.
대사관embassyNoun1
여권을 잃어버려서 대사관에 갔어요.I lost my passport, so I went to the embassy.
환전소bureau de changeNoun1
환전소에서 달러를 원으로 바꿨어요.I changed dollars into won at a bureau de change.
관광 안내소tourist information officeNoun1
관광 안내소에서 지도를 받았어요.I got a map at the tourist information office.
동물원zooNoun1
아이들하고 동물원에 갔어요.I went to the zoo with the children.
놀이공원amusement parkNoun1
놀이공원은 주말에 사람이 많아요.The amusement park is crowded at weekends.
수영장swimming poolNoun1
호텔에 수영장이 있어요?Does the hotel have a pool?
헬스장gymNoun1
퇴근하고 헬스장에 가요.I go to the gym after work.
From English “health”; it never means a clinic.
주유소petrol stationNoun1
이 근처에 주유소가 있어요?Is there a petrol station around here?
터미널bus terminalNoun1
고속버스 터미널에서 버스를 타요.I take the bus from the express bus terminal.
기차역railway stationNoun1
기차역까지 택시로 가요.I am taking a taxi to the railway station.
책방bookshopNoun2
동네 책방에서 책을 샀어요.I bought a book at the local bookshop.
