Anthropology and Cultures in Korean

A list of 30 common words and phrases related to anthropology and cultures in Korean with English translations and examples.


29 words in this list

λ¬Έν™” (munhwa) β†’ culture

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­ 문화에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ•Œκ³  μ‹Άμ–΄μš”. (I want to learn about Korean culture.)

쒅ꡐ (jonggyo) β†’ religion

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ—λŠ” λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 쒅ꡐ가 μžˆμ–΄μš”. (There are various religions in Korea.)

μ‚¬νšŒν•™ (sahoehak) β†’ sociology

πŸ—£οΈ μ‚¬νšŒν•™μ„ μ „κ³΅ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ–΄μš”. (I'm majoring in sociology.)

옷차림 (otchalmim) β†’ clothing style

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ 전톡적인 μ˜·μ°¨λ¦Όμ€ 아름닡고 λ©‹μžˆμ–΄μš”. (Korea's traditional clothing style is beautiful and stylish.)

μ˜μ‹ (uisik) β†’ ceremony

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ λŒ€ν‘œμ μΈ μ˜μ‹ 쀑 ν•˜λ‚˜λŠ” μ„€λ‚ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (One of Korea's representative ceremonies is Seollal (Lunar New Year).)

사찰 (sachal) β†’ temple

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ 사찰은 μ•„λ¦„λ‹€μ›Œμš”. (Korean temples are beautiful.)

κ΄€μŠ΅ (gwanseub) β†’ custom

πŸ—£οΈ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” κ²°ν˜Όμ‹μ— κ΄€μŠ΅μ μΈ μ˜μƒμ„ μž…μ–΄μš”. (We wear traditional clothing to weddings.)

ν’μŠ΅ (pungseub) β†’ customs and manners

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ ν’μŠ΅μ„ 잘 따라야 ν•΄μš”. (You should follow Korean customs and manners well.)

전톡주 (jeontongju) β†’ traditional liquor

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ μ „ν†΅μ£Όλ‘œλŠ” 막걸리, μ†Œμ£Ό, λ°±μ„Έμ£Ό 등이 μžˆμ–΄μš”. (Korea's traditional liquors include makgeolli, soju, and baekseju.)

관광객 (gwangwanggaek) β†’ tourist

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ€ λ§Žμ€ 관광객듀이 λ°©λ¬Έν•˜λŠ” κ³³μ΄μ—μš”. (Korea is a place where many tourists visit.)

민속놀이 (minsoknori) β†’ traditional games

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ 민속놀이 쀑에 제일 μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” 것은 μœ·λ†€μ΄μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (My favorite among Korean traditional games is yut-nori.)

λ¬Έν™”μž¬ν˜‘νšŒ (munhwajaehyeophap) β†’ cultural association

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” ν•œκ΅­ λ¬Έν™”ν˜‘νšŒμ— κ°€μž…ν–ˆμ–΄μš”. (I joined a Korean cultural association.)

μ˜λ‘€ (uirye) β†’ ritual

πŸ—£οΈ 그듀은 맀년 μƒˆν•΄ μ˜λ‘€λ₯Ό 지킀고 μžˆμ–΄μš”. (They observe the New Year's ritual every year.)

민속 (minsok) β†’ folklore

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­ 민속 이야기λ₯Ό λ“€μ–΄λ³΄μ…¨λ‚˜μš”? (Have you heard Korean folklore stories?)

λ‹€λ¬Έν™” (damunhwa) β†’ multicultural

πŸ—£οΈ μš°λ¦¬λ‚˜λΌλŠ” 이제 λ‹€λ¬Έν™” μ‚¬νšŒκ°€ λ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”. (Our country has become a multicultural society now.)

μ „ν†΅μŒμ‹ (jeontongeumsik) β†’ traditional food

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ μ „ν†΅μŒμ‹ 쀑에 제일 μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” 것은 λ¬΄μΉ¨μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (My favorite among Korean traditional foods is mu-chim.)

λ―Όμ†μŒμ‹ (minsogeumsik) β†’ traditional folk food

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ λ―Όμ†μŒμ‹ 쀑에 제일 μ’‹μ•„ν•˜λŠ” 것은 λ–‘λ³Άμ΄μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (My favorite among Korean traditional folk foods is tteok-bokki.)

ꢁꢐ (gunggul) β†’ palace

πŸ—£οΈ 경볡ꢁ은 λŒ€ν•œλ―Όκ΅­μ—μ„œ κ°€μž₯ 유λͺ…ν•œ ꢁꢐ 쀑 ν•˜λ‚˜μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (Gyeongbokgung is one of the most famous palaces in South Korea.)

인쒅 (injong) β†’ race

πŸ—£οΈ 인쒅 차별은 λ‚˜μœ κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (Racism is bad.)

μ „μŠΉ (jeonseung) β†’ heritage

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ 전톡 λ¬Έν™” μœ μ‚°μ„ 보쑴해야 ν•΄μš”. (We should preserve Korea's traditional cultural heritage.)

인λ₯˜ν•™ (inryuhak) β†’ anthropology

πŸ—£οΈ 인λ₯˜ν•™μ€ 인간과 κ·Έ 역사λ₯Ό μ—°κ΅¬ν•˜λŠ” ν•™λ¬Έμ΄μ—μš”. (Anthropology is the study of human beings and their history.)

μ†Œμˆ˜λ―Όμ‘± (sosuminjok) β†’ ethnic minority

πŸ—£οΈ μ†Œμˆ˜λ―Όμ‘±μ˜ ꢌ리λ₯Ό λ³΄ν˜Έν•΄μ•Ό ν•΄μš”. (We should protect the rights of ethnic minorities.)

문화적 차이 (munhwajeok chai) β†’ cultural difference

πŸ—£οΈ 문화적 차이λ₯Ό μ΄ν•΄ν•˜κ³  쑴쀑해야 ν•΄μš”. (We should understand and respect cultural differences.)

ν•œλ³΅ (hanbok) β†’ traditional Korean clothing

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œλ³΅μ„ μž…κ³  사진을 μ°μ—ˆμ–΄μš”. (I took a photo wearing traditional Korean clothing.)

전톡 (jeontong) β†’ tradition

πŸ—£οΈ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” 전톡적인 κ°€μ‘± ꡬ쑰λ₯Ό 가지고 μžˆμ–΄μš”. (We have a traditional family structure.)

λ¬Έλͺ… (munmyeong) β†’ civilization

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­ λ¬Έλͺ…은 였랜 역사λ₯Ό 가지고 μžˆμ–΄μš”. (Korean civilization has a long history.)

λ¬Έν™”κΆŒ (munhwagwon) β†’ cultural sphere

πŸ—£οΈ λ™μ•„μ‹œμ•„ λ¬Έν™”κΆŒμ—λŠ” λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ λ‚˜λΌλ“€μ΄ μžˆμ–΄μš”. (There are various countries in the East Asian cultural sphere.)

μŒμ‹λ¬Έν™” (eumsikmunhwa) β†’ food culture

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ˜ μŒμ‹λ¬Έν™”λŠ” 맀우 ν’λΆ€ν•΄μš”. (Korea's food culture is very rich.)

λ¬Έν™”μž¬ (munhwajae) β†’ cultural heritage

πŸ—£οΈ ν•œκ΅­μ—λŠ” λ§Žμ€ λ¬Έν™”μž¬λ“€μ΄ μžˆμ–΄μš”. (There are many cultural heritages in Korea.)

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