People in bigger cities, especially Seoul, tend to live in apartment complexes. So these vocabulary words apply to both living in a house and an apartment complex.
General
- 자취(하다) <自炊> – self boarding, cooking for oneself, to cook for oneself.
- 집들이 – housewarming party
- 계단 <階段> – stairs
- 엘리베이터 / 승강기 <昇降機> – elevator
- 관리실 / 경비실 <警備室> – guardhouse, the room where a security of the apartment complex stays
- 주차장 <駐車場> – parking lot
- 옥상 <屋上> – roof, rooftop
- 어린이집 – day care center
- 우편함 <郵便函> – mailbox
- 초인종 <招人鐘> – doorbell
- Sino Korean number + 층 – (number) floor
- 일층 – first floor
- 이층 – second floor
- 삼층 – third floor
House
- 집 – House
- 안방 <-房> – ?
- 방 – room
- 화장실 <化粧室> – bathroom
- 부엌 – kitchen
- 거실 <居室> – living room
- 베란다 – veranda
- 현관 <玄關> – door steps (on the inside) where people take off their shoes
- 다락방 – attic
- 계단 – staircase
- 뒷마당 – backyard
- 이중문 <二重門> – double doors
- 현관문 구명 – key hole
- 발코니 – balcony
- 신발 매트 – doormat
- 가족실 <家族室> – den
Type of House
- 아파트 – apartment
- 주택 – house
- 원룸 – efficiency studio
- 오피스텔 – studio
- 원룸 (one room) – a small studio apartment which consists of only one room.
- 빌라 – villa (different than the standard meaning of villa — need description!)
Occupations
- 배관공 – plumber
- 목수 – carpenter
- 정원사 – gardener
- 열쇠공 – locksmith
- 부동산업자 – real Estate Agent
- 전기 기술자 – electrician
- 페인트공 – painter
- 파출부 – housekeeper
Chores
- 설거지(하다) – dish washing, to do the dishes
- 청소(하다) <淸掃> – cleaning, to clean
Bills
- 임대료 – rent (fee)
- 관리비 <管理費> – management expenses
- 전기세/전기료 <前記-> – electric bill
- 수도세 <水道-> – water bill
- 가스비 – gas bill
- 전화세 – phone bill
- 재산세 – property tax
- 인터넷요금 – internet bill
- 연체료 <延滯料> – late fee
- 기타 – other, miscellaneous
Misc
- 평 – a unit of measurement in Korea corresponding to 3.3058 square meters. It is used most often in referring to the sizes of rooms or buildings.
- 보증금 <保證金> – deposit money
- 월세 <月貰> – monthly payment
- 전세 <傳貰> – a type of system in Korea that allows the person to live rent free if the person puts a big deposit down, which they will get back at the end of the contract.
- 코딱지만한 방 – a tiny room. Literally means a room as small as a booger.
