🏠 Korean Vocabulary for Rooms and Furniture
Speak Confidently About Your Home in Korean 🛋️🪑🪞
Whether you're living in Korea or just learning the language, knowing how to describe your home and its furniture is incredibly useful. From chatting with roommates to buying items online or giving directions — these expressions will help you sound more natural in everyday Korean! 🏡
🏡 1. Common Rooms in a House
| Korean | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 방 | bang | room |
| 거실 | geo-shil | living room |
| 주방 / 부엌 | ju-bang / bu-eok | kitchen |
| 욕실 | yok-shil | bathroom |
| 침실 | chim-shil | bedroom |
| 화장실 | hwa-jang-shil | restroom |
| 베란다 | be-ran-da | veranda / balcony |
✅ Example Sentence
거실에서 TV를 봐요.
Geo-shil-e-seo tee-bee-reul bwa-yo.
I watch TV in the living room.
🪑 2. Essential Furniture Vocabulary
| Korean | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 침대 | chim-dae | bed |
| 책상 | chaek-sang | desk |
| 의자 | ui-ja | chair |
| 소파 | so-pa | sofa |
| 식탁 | shik-tak | dining table |
| 옷장 | ot-jang | closet |
| 서랍장 | seo-rap-jang | dresser |
| 거울 | geo-ul | mirror |
✅ Example Sentence
책상 위에 노트북이 있어요.
Chaek-sang wi-e no-teu-buk-i i-sseo-yo.
There is a laptop on the desk.
🗣️ 3. Useful Expressions at Home
| Korean | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 집에 있어요. | jib-e i-sseo-yo | I’m at home. |
| 침대에서 자요. | chim-dae-e-seo ja-yo | I sleep on the bed. |
| 부엌에서 요리해요. | bu-eok-e-seo yo-ri-hae-yo | I cook in the kitchen. |
| 방 청소했어요. | bang cheong-so-hae-sseo-yo | I cleaned the room. |
🧠 Practice Challenge
Try making your own sentences in Korean using the new words:
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Where is the mirror?
→ 거울이 어디예요? (Geo-ul-i eo-di-ye-yo?) -
There is a chair in the room.
→ 방에 의자가 있어요. (Bang-e ui-ja-ga i-sseo-yo.) -
I cleaned the kitchen today.
→ 오늘 주방을 청소했어요. (O-neul ju-bang-eul cheong-so-hae-sseo-yo.)
👨🏫 Want to Practice Korean Naturally?
In my online classes, we use role-play and daily vocabulary to help you speak Korean with confidence — not just memorize. Let’s learn to describe your space, your day, and your life in Korean! 🏠✨
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💬 Have Questions About Korean?
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I’ll be back soon with more everyday Korean expressions you can really use!
