Korean Nature Vocabulary

Here are Korean words for nature to start with: 구름 (gureum, cloud), 풀 (pul, grass), 잎 (ip, leaf), 백합 (baekhap, lily). Below are 40 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.

A clear mountain lake surrounded by pine forest
Photo: ChiemSeherin

Nature Intermediate

A1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
cloud구름gureumnounA1
grass풀pulnounA1
leaf잎ipnounA1
lily백합baekhapnounA1
mountain산sannounA1
river강gangnounA1
sea바다badanounA1
seat벤치benchinounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Nature Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
ice얼음eoreumnounA1
pool웅덩이ungdeonginounA1
desert사막samaknounA2
atmosphere대기daeginounB1
climate기후gihunounB1
float뜨다tteudaverbB1
geology지질학jijilhaknounB1
tropical열대의yeoldaeuiadjB1

Geology & Earth

A2–B2
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
fault단층dancheungnounA2
crystal결정gyeoljeongnounB1
trench해구haegunounB1
granite화강암hwagangamnounB2
lava용암yongamnounB2
quartz석영seogyeongnounB2
stalactite종유석jongnyuseoknounB2
stalagmite석순seoksunnounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Trees & Plants

A2–B1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
bush관목gwanmoknounA2
cactus선인장seoninjangnounA2
oak참나무chamnamunounA2
bamboo대나무daenamunounB1
birch자작나무jajangnamunounB1
fern양치류yangchiryunounB1
maple단풍나무danpungnamunounB1
willow버드나무beodeunamunounB1

Flowers

A1–B1
EnglishKoreanTypeLevel
rose장미jangminounA1
sunflower해바라기haebaraginounA2
clover클로버keullobeonounB1
daisy데이지deijinounB1
jasmine재스민jaeseuminnounB1
marigold메리골드merigoldeunounB1
poppy양귀비yanggwibinounB1
violet제비꽃jebikkotnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for nature. 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 nature?

You could start with words like 구름 (gureum, cloud), 풀 (pul, grass), 잎 (ip, leaf), 백합 (baekhap, lily). This page lists 40 Korean words for nature (A1–B2), 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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