Work and Professions in Korean

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


38 words in this list

직업 (jigeob) β†’ occupation, profession

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” νšŒμ‚¬μ›μœΌλ‘œ 직업을 가지고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He has a job as an office worker.)

근둜자 (geulloja) β†’ worker, laborer

πŸ—£οΈ κ·Όλ‘œμžλ“€μ€ 맀우 νž˜λ“  일을 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (Workers do very hard work.)

인턴 (inteon) β†’ intern

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” λŒ€ν•™κ΅μ—μ„œ 인턴을 ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I did an internship in college.)

볡리후생 (bokrihusaeng) β†’ fringe benefits, welfare

πŸ—£οΈ 우리 νšŒμ‚¬λŠ” 볡리후생이 μ’‹μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (Our company has good fringe benefits.)

ν‡΄κ·Όν•˜λ‹€ (toeggeunhada) β†’ to finish work, to leave work

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 맀일 저녁 6μ‹œμ— ν‡΄κ·Όν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I finish work every day at 6pm.)

업무 (eobmu) β†’ work, task, duty

πŸ—£οΈ 제 μ—…λ¬΄λŠ” 맀일 컴퓨터 μ•žμ—μ„œ μΌν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (My work is to sit in front of the computer every day.)

μ „ν™”ν•˜λ‹€ (jeonhwahada) β†’ to make a phone call

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” κ³ κ°μ—κ²Œ μ „ν™”ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I made a phone call to the customer.)

κ·Όλ¬΄ν•˜λ‹€ (geunmuhada) β†’ to work, to be employed

πŸ—£οΈ κ·Έλ…€λŠ” μ€ν–‰μ—μ„œ κ·Όλ¬΄ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (She works at a bank.)

고용주 (goyongju) β†’ employer

πŸ—£οΈ κ·Έ νšŒμ‚¬μ˜ κ³ μš©μ£ΌλŠ” 맀우 μΉœμ ˆν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (The employer at that company is very kind.)

사업가 (sa-eobga) β†’ entrepreneur

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” μ‚¬μ—…κ°€λ‘œ μ„±κ³΅ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He succeeded as an entrepreneur.)

연봉 (yeonbong) β†’ annual salary

πŸ—£οΈ 그의 연봉은 1μ–΅ μ›μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (His annual salary is 100 million won.)

ν‡΄μ§κΈˆ (toejikgeum) β†’ severance pay, retirement allowance

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” ν‡΄μ§κΈˆμ„ λ°›κ³  μ€ν‡΄ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He received severance pay and retired.)

자격증 (jageukjeung) β†’ qualification, certification

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” μžκ²©μ¦μ„ 많이 가지고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He has a lot of certifications.)

ν”„λ¦¬λžœμ„œ (peuriraenseo) β†’ freelancer

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” ν”„λ¦¬λžœμ„œλ‘œ μΌν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He works as a freelancer.)

λ³΄κ³ μ„œ (bogoseo) β†’ report

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” 이번 달 λ³΄κ³ μ„œλ₯Ό μž‘μ„±ν•˜λŠ” μ€‘μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He's working on writing this month's report.)

λ¬Έμžν•˜λ‹€ (munjahada) β†’ to send a text message

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” 제게 문자λ₯Ό λ³΄λƒˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He sent me a text message.)

사무싀 (samusil) β†’ office

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” μ‚¬λ¬΄μ‹€μ—μ„œ μΌν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I work in an office.)

μΌν•˜λ‹€ (ilhada) β†’ to work

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 맀일 μ•„μΉ¨ 9μ‹œλΆ€ν„° μΌν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I work every day from 9am.)

μ·¨μ—…ν•˜λ‹€ (chu-eophada) β†’ to get a job, to find employment

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” λŒ€ν•™μ„ μ‘Έμ—…ν•œ ν›„ λ°”λ‘œ μ·¨μ—…ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I found a job right after graduating from college.)

μž„κΈˆ (imgum) β†’ wage, salary

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 이 νšŒμ‚¬μ—μ„œ 맀달 μž„κΈˆμ„ λ°›μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I receive a monthly salary from this company.)

λ©΄μ ‘ (myeonjeob) β†’ job interview

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” λ©΄μ ‘μ—μ„œ 잘 λ½‘ν˜”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He was selected well in the job interview.)

μ—°μ°¨ (yeoncha) β†’ annual leave, vacation days

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” μ—°μ°¨λ₯Ό μ‚¬μš©ν•΄μ„œ 여름 νœ΄κ°€λ₯Ό κ°”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I used my annual leave to go on summer vacation.)

νŒ€μ› (timwon) β†’ team member

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 이 νšŒμ‚¬μ˜ νŒ€μ›μœΌλ‘œ μΌν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I work as a team member at this company.)

이메일 (imeil) β†’ email

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” 이메일을 톡해 λ¬Έμ„œλ₯Ό λ³΄λƒˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He sent the document via email.)

νšŒμ‚¬ (hoesa) β†’ company, workplace

πŸ—£οΈ μ œκ°€ λ‹€λ‹ˆλŠ” νšŒμ‚¬λŠ” IT κΈ°μ—…μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (The company I work for is an IT firm.)

직μž₯ (jigjang) β†’ workplace

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” λŒ€κΈ°μ—…μ—μ„œ 직μž₯을 κ΅¬ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He got a job at a large corporation.)

μ›”κΈ‰ (wolgeub) β†’ monthly pay, salary

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” 월급이 많이 λ‚˜μ˜€λŠ” 직μž₯에 λ‹€λ‹ˆκ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He works at a job with a high monthly salary.)

인사 (insa) β†’ personnel, human resources

πŸ—£οΈ κ·Έ νšŒμ‚¬μ˜ μΈμ‚¬νŒ€μ€ 맀우 μ „λ¬Έμ μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (The HR team at that company is very professional.)

μΆœκ·Όν•˜λ‹€ (chulggeunhada) β†’ to go to work, to commute

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 맀일 μ•„μΉ¨ 8μ‹œμ— μΆœκ·Όν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I go to work every day at 8am.)

λ™λ£Œ (donglyo) β†’ colleague, coworker

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 이 νšŒμ‚¬μ˜ λ™λ£Œλ“€κ³Ό μΉœν•˜κ²Œ 지내고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I get along well with my colleagues at this company.)

μ—°λ½ν•˜λ‹€ (yeollakada) β†’ to contact, to get in touch

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” κ·Έ λ™λ£Œμ—κ²Œ μ—°λ½ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I contacted that colleague.)

일 (il) β†’ work, job

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 일이 λ°”μ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I am busy with work.)

κ·Όλ‘œμ‹œκ°„ (geulloshigan) β†’ working hours

πŸ—£οΈ μ œκ°€ μΌν•˜λŠ” κ·Όλ‘œμ‹œκ°„μ€ 9μ‹œλΆ€ν„° 6μ‹œκΉŒμ§€μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. (My working hours are from 9am to 6pm.)

κ²½λ ₯ (gyeongryeok) β†’ work experience, career

πŸ—£οΈ κ·ΈλŠ” 10λ…„ μ΄μƒμ˜ κ²½λ ₯을 가지고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (He has over 10 years of work experience.)

μ•Όκ·Όν•˜λ‹€ (yageunhada) β†’ to work overtime

πŸ—£οΈ μ €λŠ” 이번 주에 야근을 ν•΄μ•Ό ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. (I have to work overtime this week.)

상사 (sangsa) β†’ superior, boss

πŸ—£οΈ 제 μƒμ‚¬λŠ” 항상 μ—΄μ‹¬νžˆ μΌν•˜λΌκ³  λ§μ”€ν•˜μ‹­λ‹ˆλ‹€. (My boss always tells me to work hard.)

μž¬νƒκ·Όλ¬΄ (jaetaekgeunmu) β†’ telecommuting, remote work

πŸ—£οΈ μ΅œκ·Όμ—λŠ” λ§Žμ€ νšŒμ‚¬λ“€μ΄ μž¬νƒκ·Όλ¬΄λ₯Ό λ„μž…ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (Recently, many companies are introducing telecommuting.)

λ―ΈνŒ… (miteing) β†’ meeting

πŸ—£οΈ μ˜€λŠ˜μ€ μ˜€ν›„μ— λ―ΈνŒ…μ΄ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. (There's a meeting this afternoon.)

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