Pets

General

개 – dog
- 강아지 – puppy, dog
- 강아지 means puppy, but many people call “강아지” instead of 개.
- 멍멍이 – baby talk for dog and puppy
고양이 – cat, kitten
- 새끼고양이 – kitten
- 야옹이 – baby talk for cat and kitten
애완동물 – Pet
반려동물 – Companion animal
입양(하다) – Adoption, to adopt
- ※동물애호가(an animal lover)나 동물을 키우고 있는 사람은 ‘입양하다’는 표현을 선호하지만, 그렇지 않은 사람들은 “사다(to buy)”라는 표현을 쓰기도 한다.
유기견 – An abandoned dog
유기묘 – An abandoned cat
유기견 보호소 – Shelter for an abandoned dog
펫시터 – Pet sitter
순종 – pure breed
잡종 – cross breed
- 똥개 – Slang for cross-breed dog
맹인견 – Guide dog for blind person
마약탐지견 – Drug-sniffing dog
인명구조견 – Rescue dog
초소형견 – a tiny dog
소형견 – a small dog
중형견 – a middle size dog
대형견 – a big dog

동물병원 – A veterinary hospital
- ※Some veterinary hospital which is in contry named it ‘가축병원’. ‘가축’ means livestock(pig, cow ..)
수의사 – A veterinarian
애견관리사 – A pet dog civil official
애견훈련사 – A dog trainer, A handler
애견미용사 – A pet trimmer
예방접종 – A vaccination
- 종합백신 – DHPPL
- 코로나장염 – Corona Virus
- 켄넬코프 – Kennel Cough
- 광견병 – Rabies
구충제 – An anthelmintic medicine
- 심장사상충 – Heartworm disease
목욕시키다 – give (a dog) a bath
귀청소 – Piking dog’s ear
스케일링(하다) – Scaling
발톱 – A claw
- 발톱을 깎다 – cut the claw
미용하다/털을 깎다 – trim dog’s hair
교배(하다)/짝짓기(하다) – to mate, to have sex
새끼를 배다/임신하다 – Be pregnant
(출산)예정일 – Baby due
중성화 수술 – Neuter
슬개골 탈구 – Dislocation of knee joint
마취시키다 – to anesthetiz
안락사(시키다) – euthanasia

대가리 – Animal’s head.
- ※Human’s head is ‘머리’. And animal’s head is ‘대가리’. But ‘대가리’ feels like a bad word. So you’d better use ‘머리’ instead of ‘대가리’.
주둥이 – Animal’s mouth, A muzzle
이빨 – A tooth
- ※Human’s tooth is ‘이’. not ‘이빨’. But people often use ‘이빨’ for human’s.
- 스케일링(하다) – Scaling
- 송곳니 – Canine teeth
- 어금니 – Molar teeth
- 앞니 – Front teeth
털 – Fur
꼬리 – A tail
발 – A paw
발톱 – A claw
- 며느리발톱 – A calcar