Learn 500 Essential Korean Verbs by Theme – Part3. Household Chores (집안일)
Part3. 집안일 (Household Chores)
Master 500 Basic Korean Verbs with English and Romanization
This resource offers 500 of the most essential Korean verbs, grouped into 10 useful themes like daily actions, food & cooking, household chores, study & work, emotions, and more. Each verb is listed in its dictionary form, along with a Romanized pronunciation and its English translation. For example: 가다 (gada) means “to go,” and 먹다 (meokda) means “to eat.”
The verbs are organized thematically to help you learn vocabulary more naturally. Rather than memorizing random words, you’ll see related verbs together — like 요리하다 (yorihada – to cook) and 굽다 (gupda – to grill) in the “Food” section. This helps you connect words to real-life situations and improves long-term memory.
Every verb includes accurate Romanization based on South Korea’s official system. This is especially helpful if you’re still learning Hangul or want to improve pronunciation.
Whether you’re self-studying or taking a class, this list is perfect for beginners and lower-intermediate learners. You can use it for flashcards, writing practice, or conversation drills.
With these 500 verbs, you’ll be able to describe actions, express emotions, and talk about everyday life in Korean more confidently and clearly.
- 청소하다 – cheongsohada – to clean
- 빨래하다 – ppalraehada – to do laundry
- 설거지하다 – seolgeojihada – to wash the dishes
- 정리하다 – jeongrihada – to organize
- 닦다 – dakda – to wipe
- 쓸다 – sseulda – to sweep
- 걸레질하다 – geollejilhada – to mop
- 버리다 – beorida – to throw away
- 분리하다 – bunrihada – to separate (trash, categories)
- 개다 – gaeda – to fold (laundry)
- 널다 – neolda – to hang (laundry)
- 다리다 – darida – to iron
- 잠그다 – jamgeuda – to lock
- 열다 – yeolda – to open
- 끄다 – kkeuda – to turn off
- 켜다 – kyeoda – to turn on
- 넣다 – neota – to put in
- 꺼내다 – kkeonaeda – to take out
- 고치다 – gochida – to fix
- 수리하다 – surihada – to repair
- 옮기다 – olmgida – to move (an object)
- 정돈하다 – jeongdonhada – to tidy up
- 보관하다 – bogwanhada – to store
- 닫다 – datda – to close
- 끼우다 – kkiuda – to insert
- 꺼지다 – kkeojida – to go off (appliance)
- 쌓다 – ssatda – to pile up
- 씌우다 – sswiuda – to cover
- 벗기다 – beotgida – to peel/remove
- 조이다 – joida – to tighten
- 풀다 – pulda – to loosen / unpack
- 조립하다 – joriphada – to assemble
- 분해하다 – bunhaehada – to disassemble
- 놓다 – nota – to place
- 들다 – deulda – to lift / carry
- 내리다 – naerida – to put down
- 바르다 – bareuda – to apply (ointment/cream)
- 닳다 – dalta – to wear out
- 깨다 – kkaeda – to break
- 깨지다 – kkaejida – to be broken
- 비우다 – biuda – to empty
- 채우다 – chaeuda – to fill
- 바꾸다 – bakkuda – to change
- 갈다 – galda – to replace
- 끼다 – kkida – to be inserted
- 닫히다 – dathida – to be closed
- 열리다 – yeollida – to be opened
- 무너뜨리다 – muneotteurida – to demolish
- 설치하다 – seolchihada – to install
- 철거하다 – cheolgeohada – to remove (facility)