Learn about common home appliances used in Korea! ๐งบ
From refrigerators and rice cookers to washing machines and air conditioners โ
this bilingual Korean-English vocabulary guide helps you understand the electronics found in every Korean home.
๐ณ Kitchen Appliances
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| ๋์ฅ๊ณ | Refrigerator |
| ์ ์๋ ์ธ์ง | Microwave |
| ์ค๋ธ | Oven |
| ๋ฐฅ์ฅ | Rice cooker |
| ํ ์คํฐ | Toaster |
| ๋ฏน์๊ธฐ | Blender |
| ์ปคํผ๋จธ์ | Coffee machine |
| ์๊ธฐ์ธ์ฒ๊ธฐ | Dishwasher |
| ์ ์๊ธฐ | Water purifier |
| ์ ๊ธฐํฌํธ | Electric kettle |
๐ก Tip:
Rice cookers are essential in Korean homes and are often used to keep rice warm throughout the day.
๐งน Cleaning Appliances
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| ์ธํ๊ธฐ | Washing machine |
| ๊ฑด์กฐ๊ธฐ | Dryer |
| ์ฒญ์๊ธฐ | Vacuum cleaner |
| ๋ก๋ด์ฒญ์๊ธฐ | Robot vacuum |
| ๋ค๋ฆฌ๋ฏธ | Iron |
| ์คํ๋ค๋ฆฌ๋ฏธ | Steam iron |
| ๊ณต๊ธฐ์ฒญ์ ๊ธฐ | Air purifier |
๐ก Tip:
Many Korean families use air purifiers to deal with fine dust and improve indoor air quality.
๐ก๏ธ Living Room & Comfort Appliances
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| TV | Television |
| ์ ํ๊ธฐ | Electric fan |
| ์์ด์ปจ | Air conditioner |
| ํํฐ | Heater |
| ๊ฐ์ต๊ธฐ | Humidifier |
| ์ ์ต๊ธฐ | Dehumidifier |
| ์คํผ์ปค | Speaker |
| ๋ฆฌ๋ชจ์ปจ | Remote control |
๐ก Tip:
Most Korean apartments have built-in floor heating called โ์จ๋ (Ondol)โ, perfect for cold winters.
๐ก Small Home Electronics
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| ๋๋ผ์ด๊ธฐ | Hair dryer |
| ์ ๊ธฐ๋ฉด๋๊ธฐ | Electric shaver |
| ๊ณ ๋ฐ๊ธฐ | Hair straightener / Curling iron |
| ์ฒด์ค๊ณ | Scale |
| ์๊ณ | Clock |
| ์กฐ๋ช | Light / Lamp |
| ์ถฉ์ ๊ธฐ | Charger |
๐ก Tip:
Korea uses 220V, 60Hz with Type C/F plugs, so bring a travel adapter if needed!
๐ Summary
Home appliances in Korea are modern, space-efficient, and often smart-connected.
From IoT-enabled washing machines to app-controlled air conditioners,
Korean homes blend technology and convenience in daily life.
Learning these appliance names will help you shop, study, or live more comfortably in Korea.
