Korean Travel Vocabulary
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | 공항gonghang | noun | A1 |
| come | 오다oda | verb | A1 |
| go | 가다gada | verb | A1 |
| hotel | 호텔hotel | noun | A1 |
| shop | 가게gage | noun | A1 |
| taxi | 택시taeksi | noun | A1 |
| ticket | 표pyo | noun | A1 |
| tour | 관광gwangwang | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beach | 해변haebyeon | noun | A1 |
| bridge | 다리dari | noun | A1 |
| island | 섬seom | noun | A1 |
| street | 거리geori | noun | A1 |
| guidebook | 가이드북gaideubuk | noun | A2 |
| journey | 여정yeojeong | noun | A2 |
| passage | 통로tongno | noun | A2 |
| road | 길gil | noun | A2 |
| sightseeing | 관광gwangwang | noun | A2 |
| suitcase | 여행 가방yeohaeng gabang | noun | A2 |
| tourist | 관광객gwangwanggaek | noun | A2 |
| traffic | 교통gyotong | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| city | 도시dosi | noun | A1 |
| adventure | 모험moheom | noun | A2 |
| park | 공원gongwon | noun | A2 |
| stadium | 경기장gyeonggijang | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| palace | 궁전gungjeon | noun | A1 |
| castle | 성seong | noun | A2 |
| pyramid | 피라미드piramideu | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apartment | 아파트apateu | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to arrive | 도착하다dochakada | verb | A2 |
| to board | 탑승하다tapseunghada | verb | A2 |
| to book | 예매하다yemaehada | verb | A2 |
| to cancel | 취소하다chwisohada | verb | A2 |
| to check in | 체크인하다chekeuinhada | verb | A2 |
| to check out | 체크아웃하다chekeuautada | verb | A2 |
| to delay | 지연시키다jiyeonsikida | verb | A2 |
| to land | 착륙하다changnyukada | verb | A2 |
| to reserve | 예약하다yeyakada | verb | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom | 관습gwanseup | noun | A2 |
| tradition | 전통jeontong | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The travel packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, 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.
