Korean Clothes Vocabulary

Here are Korean words for clothes to start with: 코트 (koteu, coat), 원피스 (wonpiseu, dress), 모자 (moja, hat), 재킷 (jaekit, jacket). Below are 32 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

Blouses and shirts hanging on a clothes rail
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Clothes Basics

A1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
coat코트koteunounA1
dress원피스wonpiseunounA1
hat모자mojanounA1
jacket재킷jaekitnounA1
jeans청바지cheongbajinounA1
pants바지bajinounA1
shirt셔츠syeocheunounA1
shoe신발sinbalnounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Clothes Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
clothes옷otnounA1
gloves장갑janggapnounA1
skirt치마chimanounA1
belt벨트belteunounA2
fashion패션paesyeonnounA2
style스타일seutailnounA2
swimsuit수영복suyeongboknounA2
uniform유니폼yunipomnounA2

Clothes Advanced

A2–C1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
material소재sojaenounA2
garment의복uiboknounB1
wardrobe워드로브wodeurobeunounB1
fabric천cheonnounB2
tailored맞춘matchunadjB2
athleisure애슬레저aeseullejeonounC1
attire복장bokjangnounC1
workwear작업복jageopboknounC1

More from this pack waits in the app

Accessories & Jewelry

A2–B1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
chain체인cheinnounA2
earring귀걸이gwigeorinounA2
handbag핸드백haendeubaeknounA2
sunglasses선글라스seongeullaseunounA2
bracelet팔찌paljjinounB1
necklace목걸이mokgeorinounB1
pendant펜던트pendeonteunounB1
purse지갑jigapnounB1

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for clothes. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Korean words should I learn for clothes?

You could start with words like 코트 (koteu, coat), 원피스 (wonpiseu, dress), 모자 (moja, hat), 재킷 (jaekit, jacket). This page lists 32 Korean words for clothes (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Korean words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Korean words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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