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Korean vocabulary: Chores & cleaning — 21 words

21 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: 먼지 · 곰팡이 · 깨끗하다 · 청소 · 샤워

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먼지

meon-ji

dust

cheong-so

cleaning

화요일은 청소 없어 그래서 노크하려고 문 앞에 갔는데 문이 조금 열려 있더라고 안 보이는 척하려다가 금고가 눈에 들어왔어

There's no cleaning on Tuesdays So I went to the door to knock, but I noticed the door was slightly open I was going to pretend I didn't see but the safe caught my eye

야근 중 사무실 금고가 열려 있었다 · B1

sya-wo

shower

박도윤은 샤워도 하지 않은 채 훈련복 바람으로 탈의실 구석에 앉아 있다. 연맹에서 온 공문을 벌써 세 번 읽었다.

Park Do-yoon is sitting in the corner of the locker room in his training clothes, without even showering. He has already read the official document from the federation three times.

전통 씨름 마지막 세대 선수의 문자 · B2

ppal-rae

laundry

빨래가 줄에 널려 있었고, 화분들이 계단 난간을 따라 위태롭게 늘어서 있었다.

Laundry was hanging on the line, and flowerpots [were lined up] along the stair railings precariously lined up.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

cheong-so-ha-da

clean and then

Also means: is cleaning · while cleaning · cleans (polite)

오빠 청소하고 갔어?

Oppa, did you clean before you left?

군대 간 오빠의 마지막 부탁 · A2

neol-da

while hanging something, then

어느 날 아침, 베란다에서 빨래를 널다가 벌 한 마리가 날아오는 것을 보고 소리를 질렀다.

One morning, while hanging out the laundry on the veranda, she saw a bee flying toward her and screamed.

The Rooftop Where Seoul's Last Beekeeper Lives · B1

chi-u-da

clear away

Also means: try tidying up · I’ll tidy it up · tidied up (honorific)

그냥 치웠어. 아무 말도 없었어."

She just moved it. She didn't say anything."

과외 학생 일기장을 읽어버렸다 · A2

neol-ri-da

be hung out

빨래가 줄에 널려 있었고, 화분들이 계단 난간을 따라 위태롭게 늘어서 있었다.

Laundry was hanging on the line, and flowerpots [were lined up] along the stair railings precariously lined up.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

jeong-ri-ha-da

while tidying up, then

Also means: while sorting things out or closing them out · dispose of · when summarizing

나 이제 정리하고 내려갈게.

I'll pack up now and head down.

할아버지 산소 옆 낯선 비석 · A2

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