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EPS-TOPIK Vocabulary Chapter 11: Household Chores 집안일
48 Korean words for the EPS-TOPIK exam, from chapter 11 of the standard textbook topics. Each word has its meaning and an example sentence.
Sorting and throwing away rubbish 쓰레기 분리배출 관련 어휘
| Korean | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 같이 | together | 제가 같이 청소할게요. I'll clean with you. |
| 그래서 | so, therefore | 오늘 손님이 와요. 그래서 청소해야 돼요. Guests are coming today. So I have to clean. |
| 따로 | separately | 플라스틱하고 종이는 따로 버려야 돼요. Plastic and paper must be thrown away separately. |
| 버리다 | to throw away | 쓰레기는 여기에 버려야 돼요. Rubbish must be thrown away here. |
| 분리배출(하다) | sorting waste for disposal; to sort and put out waste | 한국에서는 쓰레기를 분리배출해야 돼요. In Korea you have to sort your rubbish. |
| 수거함 | collection bin | 헌 옷은 이 수거함에 넣어야 돼요. Old clothes must go in this collection bin. |
| 시작(하다) | start, beginning; to start | 지금 청소를 시작할게요. I'll start cleaning now. |
| 쓰레기 | rubbish, trash, waste | 방에 쓰레기가 많아요. There is a lot of rubbish in the room. |
| 쓰레기봉투 | rubbish bag, trash bag | 편의점에서 쓰레기봉투를 샀어요. I bought rubbish bags at the convenience store. |
| 쓰레기통 | rubbish bin, trash can | 쓰레기통이 꽉 찼어요. 비워야 돼요. The bin is full. I have to empty it. |
| 옷 | clothes | 어제 새 옷을 샀어요. I bought new clothes yesterday. |
| 유리 | glass | 유리병은 재활용품이에요. Glass bottles are recyclable. |
| 음식물 | food (음식물 쓰레기 = food waste) | 음식물 쓰레기는 따로 모아야 돼요. Food waste must be collected separately. |
| 일반쓰레기 | general waste (not recyclable) | 쓴 휴지는 일반쓰레기예요. Used tissues are general waste. |
| 재활용품 | recyclables | 우리 기숙사는 수요일에 재활용품을 버려요. Our dormitory puts out recyclables on Wednesdays. |
| 종이 | paper | 종이는 이 상자에 넣어 주세요. Please put paper in this box. |
| 캔 | can, tin | 빈 캔은 이 수거함에 넣을게요. I'll put the empty cans in this bin. |
| 플라스틱 | plastic | 이 컵은 플라스틱이에요. This cup is plastic. |
| 헌 | old, used | 헌 신발은 버릴게요. I'll throw away the old shoes. |
Household chores 집안일
| Korean | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 갑자기 | suddenly | 갑자기 비가 와요. 창문을 닫아야 돼요. Suddenly it's raining. I have to close the window. |
| 걸레 | rag, floor cloth | 걸레를 깨끗하게 빨아야 돼요. I have to wash the rag clean. |
| 그러면 | then, in that case | 그러면 제가 청소할게요. Then I'll do the cleaning. |
| 냄비 | pot, saucepan | 냄비에 라면을 끓였어요. I boiled ramyeon in the pot. |
| 다리미 | iron (for clothes) | 다리미가 뜨거워요. The iron is hot. |
| 도와주다 | to help | 짐이 많아요? 제가 도와줄게요. Do you have a lot of bags? I'll help you. |
| 돌리다 | to run (a washing machine) | 세탁기를 돌려야 돼요. I have to run the washing machine. |
| 만들다 | to make | 오늘 저녁은 제가 만들게요. I'll make dinner tonight. |
| 먼지 | dust | 책상에 먼지가 많아요. There is a lot of dust on the desk. |
| 먼지를 털다 | to shake or brush off dust | 밖에서 이불 먼지를 털어야 돼요. I have to shake the dust out of the blanket outside. |
| 바닥 | floor | 바닥이 더러워요. 닦아야 돼요. The floor is dirty. It needs wiping. |
| 밥솥 | rice cooker, rice pot | 밥솥에 밥이 있어요. There is rice in the rice cooker. |
| 밥을 하다/짓다 | to cook rice | 제가 밥을 할게요. I'll cook the rice. |
| 빗자루 | broom | 빗자루가 어디에 있어요? Where is the broom? |
| 빨래(하다) | laundry; to do the laundry | 주말에 빨래해야 돼요. I have to do the laundry at the weekend. |
| 빨래를 걷다 | to take in the (dry) laundry | 빨래가 다 말랐어요. 제가 걷을게요. The laundry is dry. I'll take it in. |
| 빨래를 널다 | to hang out the laundry to dry | 옥상에 빨래를 널었어요. I hung the laundry out on the roof. |
| 설거지(하다) | washing the dishes; to wash the dishes | 밥을 먹고 설거지할게요. I'll eat and then wash the dishes. |
| 세탁 세제 | laundry detergent | 세탁 세제가 없어요. 사야 돼요. We're out of laundry detergent. I have to buy some. |
| 쓸다 | to sweep | 마당을 쓸어야 돼요. I have to sweep the yard. |
| 옷을 개다 | to fold clothes | 빨래를 걷고 옷을 갤게요. I'll take in the laundry and fold the clothes. |
| 옷을 다리다 | to iron clothes | 내일 면접이 있어요. 옷을 다려야 돼요. I have an interview tomorrow. I need to iron my clothes. |
| 왜 | why | 왜 청소를 안 했어요? Why didn't you clean? |
| 전기밥솥 | electric rice cooker | 전기밥솥으로 밥을 해요. I cook rice in an electric rice cooker. |
| 정리(하다) | tidying, organizing; to tidy up, to organize | 책상을 정리해야 돼요. I have to tidy up my desk. |
| 주방 세제 | dish soap, washing-up liquid | 주방 세제로 컵을 씻어요. I wash cups with dish soap. |
| 집안일 | household chores, housework | 주말에는 집안일이 많아요. There are lots of chores at the weekend. |
| 천천히 | slowly | 바닥이 미끄러워요. 천천히 걸을게요. The floor is slippery. I'll walk slowly. |
| 프라이팬 | frying pan | 프라이팬을 씻어야 돼요. I have to wash the frying pan. |
Grammar in this chapter
-아야/어야 되다 · -(으)ㄹ게요