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Household objects in Korean

Last updated July 7, 2026 · 4 min read

40 household objects in Korean

Hangul first, then revised romanization, then the English word. These cover the living room, bedroom, and bathroom — everything outside the kitchen.

Phrases you can actually say

Vocabulary sits there until you use it in a sentence. Here are eight short phrases built from the words above — the kind you'd actually say walking around your own place.

• 소파에 앉으세요. Sopa-e anjeuseyo. — Please sit on the sofa.
• 이불이 따뜻해요. Iburi ttatteutaeyo. — The blanket is warm.
• 거울이 어디 있어요? Geouri eodi isseoyo? — Where is the mirror?
• 리모컨 여기 있어요. Rimokeon yeogi isseoyo. — Here's the remote control.
• 수건 좀 주세요. Sugeon jom juseyo. — Please give me a towel.
• 창문을 열어주세요. Changmuneul yeoreojuseyo. — Please open the window.
• 열쇠를 잃어버렸어요. Yeolsoereul ireobeoryeosseoyo. — I lost my key.
• 신발을 벗으세요. Sinbareul beoseuseyo. — Please take off your shoes.

Catch them instead of memorizing them

A list like this one is a decent start, but it fades the way any list does — you skim it once and half of it is gone by the weekend. The words that survive are the ones tied to something you actually touched. That's the idea behind CatchFrase: point your camera at your own sofa, your own mirror, the towel hanging by your sink, and it names the object in Korean with hangul, romanization, and a spoken pronunciation — attached to the real thing in front of you, not a row in a table.

Each catch also becomes a sticker card in your gallery, comes with a short example sentence you can tap through word by word, and gets scheduled for review with spaced repetition so it comes back right before you'd forget it. Say the word out loud and CatchFrase shows your speech transcribed live, so you know 거울 came out right and not something close to it.

Here's the honest version of the math: the free tier gives you 10 catches a day, so working through everything on this page — all 40 objects — takes about four days if you photograph a few items per room per day. That's not a knock on the free tier; it's enough to fully catch a home, one room at a time. CatchFrase Plus removes the daily limit if you'd rather move faster.

Common questions

Do these words cover the whole house or just one room?

This list spans the living room, bedroom, and bathroom — the rooms outside the kitchen. For kitchen-specific vocabulary, see the separate kitchen words in Korean guide.

Do I need to know hangul to use this list?

No. Every word includes romanization, so you can say it out loud right away. Hangul is a fast alphabet to learn on its own, usually within a weekend.

How long would it take to catch all 40 of these words?

On the CatchFrase free tier (10 catches a day), photographing all 40 household words takes about four days. CatchFrase Plus removes the daily catch limit.