Jobs 직업
Common jobs and occupations.
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1 / 24 Job words tell people who you are and what you do. In Korean, many jobs end in -사 (expert), -원 (member), -가 (specialist) or -관 (officer), for example 의사 (doctor), 회사원 (office worker), 작가 (author) and 경찰관 (police officer). When someone asks 직업이 뭐예요? (What is your job?), you can answer with a job word plus 이에요/예요. Koreans often call a person by job title plus 님, such as 선생님 (teacher) or 사장님 (boss). Learning these words helps with introductions, forms and business cards, and it also lets you understand the characters in K-dramas.
Practise introducing yourself: '저는 ___이에요/예요' with your own job, then try your family's jobs.
Word list
Tap a card to start the player from that word.
- 선생님seonsaengnim teacher
- 학생haksaeng student
- 의사uisa doctor
- 간호사ganhosa nurse
- 약사yaksa pharmacist
- 경찰관gyeongchalgwan police officer
- 소방관sobanggwan firefighter
- 군인gunin soldier
- 요리사yorisa cook / chef
- 농부nongbu farmer
- 운전사unjeonsa driver
- 회사원hoesawon office worker
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- 은행원eunhaengwon bank clerk
- 점원jeomwon shop clerk
- 미용사miyongsa hairdresser
- 가수gasu singer
- 배우baeu actor / actress
- 화가hwaga painter / artist
- 작가jakga author / writer
- 기자gija reporter / journalist
- 과학자gwahakja scientist
- 조종사jojongsa pilot
- 변호사byeonhosa lawyer
- 집배원jipbaewon mail carrier
Ready-to-use sentence
- 직업이 뭐예요?What is your job?
- 저는 학생이에요.I am a student.
- 어디에서 일하세요?Where do you work?
- 회사원이에요.I am an office worker.
- 꿈이 뭐예요?What is your dream?
Frequently asked questions
Why do some job names end with 님?
님 is a respectful ending; 선생님 and 사장님 are polite ways to address someone, not only to name the job.
What is the difference between 의사 and 간호사?
의사 is a doctor and 간호사 is a nurse.
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