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.


  1. 청소하다 – cheongsohada – to clean
  2. 빨래하다 – ppalraehada – to do laundry
  3. 설거지하다 – seolgeojihada – to wash the dishes
  4. 정리하다 – jeongrihada – to organize
  5. 닦다 – dakda – to wipe
  6. 쓸다 – sseulda – to sweep
  7. 걸레질하다 – geollejilhada – to mop
  8. 버리다 – beorida – to throw away
  9. 분리하다 – bunrihada – to separate (trash, categories)
  10. 개다 – gaeda – to fold (laundry)
  11. 널다 – neolda – to hang (laundry)
  12. 다리다 – darida – to iron
  13. 잠그다 – jamgeuda – to lock
  14. 열다 – yeolda – to open
  15. 끄다 – kkeuda – to turn off
  16. 켜다 – kyeoda – to turn on
  17. 넣다 – neota – to put in
  18. 꺼내다 – kkeonaeda – to take out
  19. 고치다 – gochida – to fix
  20. 수리하다 – surihada – to repair
  21. 옮기다 – olmgida – to move (an object)
  22. 정돈하다 – jeongdonhada – to tidy up
  23. 보관하다 – bogwanhada – to store
  24. 닫다 – datda – to close
  25. 끼우다 – kkiuda – to insert
  26. 꺼지다 – kkeojida – to go off (appliance)
  27. 쌓다 – ssatda – to pile up
  28. 씌우다 – sswiuda – to cover
  29. 벗기다 – beotgida – to peel/remove
  30. 조이다 – joida – to tighten
  31. 풀다 – pulda – to loosen / unpack
  32. 조립하다 – joriphada – to assemble
  33. 분해하다 – bunhaehada – to disassemble
  34. 놓다 – nota – to place
  35. 들다 – deulda – to lift / carry
  36. 내리다 – naerida – to put down
  37. 바르다 – bareuda – to apply (ointment/cream)
  38. 닳다 – dalta – to wear out
  39. 깨다 – kkaeda – to break
  40. 깨지다 – kkaejida – to be broken
  41. 비우다 – biuda – to empty
  42. 채우다 – chaeuda – to fill
  43. 바꾸다 – bakkuda – to change
  44. 갈다 – galda – to replace
  45. 끼다 – kkida – to be inserted
  46. 닫히다 – dathida – to be closed
  47. 열리다 – yeollida – to be opened
  48. 무너뜨리다 – muneotteurida – to demolish
  49. 설치하다 – seolchihada – to install
  50. 철거하다 – cheolgeohada – to remove (facility)

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