Talking about health in Korean

30 most common words and phrases related to health in Korean with English translation and examples.

34 words in this list

접종하다 (jeop-jong-ha-da) → to vaccinate

🗣️ 코로나 백신을 접종했어요. (I got vaccinated for COVID-19.)

건강검진 (geon-gang-geom-jin) → health check-up

🗣️ 매년 건강검진을 받아야 해요. (You should get a health check-up every year.)

약 (yak) → medicine

🗣️ 제가 약을 먹고 있어요. (I am taking medicine.)

예방하다 (ye-bang-ha-da) → to prevent

🗣️ 감기를 예방하기 위해서 항상 손을 씻어요. (To prevent a cold, I always wash my hands.)

의료보험 (ui-ryo-bo-heom) → medical insurance

🗣️ 의료보험에 가입해야 돈을 많이 쓰지 않아도 돼요. (If you have medical insurance, you don't have to spend a lot of money.)

치과 (chi-gwa) → dentist

🗣️ 치과에 가서 치아를 치료했어요. (I went to the dentist and got my teeth treated.)

병원 (byeong-won) → hospital

🗣️ 병원에서 치료를 받았어요. (I received treatment at the hospital.)

아프다 (a-peu-da) → to be sick

🗣️ 제가 아파서 병원에 갔어요. (I went to the hospital because I was sick.)

처방전 (cheo-bang-jeon) → prescription

🗣️ 의사님이 처방전을 써 주셨어요. (The doctor wrote a prescription for me.)

간호사 (gan-ho-sa) → nurse

🗣️ 간호사가 약을 먹이러 왔어요. (The nurse came to give me medicine.)

건강하다 (geon-gang-ha-da) → to be healthy

🗣️ 저는 건강해요. (I am healthy.)

식습관 (sik-seup-gwan) → dietary habits

🗣️ 건강한 식습관을 유지하기 위해서 채소를 많이 먹어요. (To maintain a healthy diet, I eat a lot of vegetables.)

운동하다 (un-dong-ha-da) → to exercise

🗣️ 매일 운동해서 건강해졌어요. (I became healthier by exercising every day.)

스트레스 (seu-teu-re-seu) → stress

🗣️ 스트레스가 많으면 건강에 안 좋아요. (If you have a lot of stress, it's not good for your health.)

재활 (jae-hwal) → rehabilitation

🗣️ 재활 운동을 하면 건강해질 수 있어요. (You can become healthier by doing rehabilitation exercises.)

내과 (nae-gwa) → internal medicine

🗣️ 병원에서 내과 검사를 받았어요. (I got an internal medicine check-up at the hospital.)

약국 (yak-guk) → pharmacy

🗣️ 약국에서 약을 사왔어요. (I bought medicine at the pharmacy.)

의사 (ui-sa) → doctor

🗣️ 의사님이 약을 처방해 주셨어요. (The doctor prescribed me medication.)

외과 (oe-gwa) → surgery

🗣️ 아버지가 외과 수술을 받았어요. (My father had surgery at the surgical department.)

안과 (an-gwa) → ophthalmologist

🗣️ 시력이 안 좋아서 안과에 가봤어요. (I went to an ophthalmologist because my eyesight was bad.)

치매 (chi-mae) → dementia

🗣️ 할머니가 치매에 걸렸어요. (My grandmother has dementia.)

물리치료 (mul-li-chi-ryo) → physical therapy

🗣️ 물리치료를 받으면 몸이 좋아져요. (Your body gets better when you receive physical therapy.)

의료비 (ui-ryo-bi) → medical expenses

🗣️ 의료비가 많이 들어서 고민이에요. (I am worried because I have a lot of medical expenses.)

영양제 (yeong-yang-je) → nutritional supplement

🗣️ 영양제를 먹고 있어요. (I am taking nutritional supplements.)

의학 (ui-hak) → medicine (field of study)

🗣️ 의학을 전공하고 있어요. (I am majoring in medicine.)

정신과 (jeong-shin-gwa) → psychiatry

🗣️ 스트레스로 인해서 정신과를 찾았어요. (I went to a psychiatrist because of stress.)

암 (am) → cancer

🗣️ 암 검사를 받으러 병원에 갔어요. (I went to the hospital to get a cancer check-up.)

간호사 (gan-ho-sa) → nurse

🗣️ 간호사 분들이 너무 친절하셨어요. (The nurses were very kind.)

병적 (byeong-jeok) → pathology

🗣️ 병적으로 건강 검진을 받았어요. (I got a health check-up for pathology reasons.)

수면 (su-myeon) → sleep

🗣️ 충분한 수면을 취해야 건강해질 수 있어요. (You need to get enough sleep to become healthy.)

의사 (ui-sa) → doctor

🗣️ 의사 선생님이 친절하셔서 좋았어요. (The doctor was kind and it was good.)

처방전 (cheo-bang-jeon) → prescription

🗣️ 의사 선생님이 처방전을 써주셨어요. (The doctor wrote a prescription for me.)

보험 (bo-heom) → insurance

🗣️ 보험에 가입해서 안심할 수 있어요. (You can feel relieved by joining insurance.)

의료진 (ui-ryo-jin) → medical staff

🗣️ 병원에서 친절한 의료진을 만났어요. (I met kind medical staff at the hospital.)

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