Korean culture & holidays vocabulary
Essential Korean vocabulary for culture & holidays — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.
What this lesson covers
Core Korean words for culture and holidays.
English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.
A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.
Start with these key words
Learn the first set, listen out loud, then move into the full list below.
Flashcards
Practice quiz
Full vocabulary list
Words 1–20
- 파티patiparty
- 사탕으로 채워진 통satang-euro chaewojin tongcandy-filled container
- 자른 종이jareun jong-icut paper
- 쉐이커sweikeoshakers
- 모자mojahat
- 음악eumakmusic
- 춤chumdance
- 색깔saekkkalcolors
- 선물seonmulgift
- 아이aichild
- 제단jedanaltar
- 해골haegolskull
- 메리골드merigoldeumarigold
- 죽은 자들의 빵jugeun jadeurui ppangbread of the dead
- 양초yangchocandle
- 조상josangancestors
- 고인goindeceased
- 무덤mudeomgrave
- 향hyangincense
- 사진sajinphoto
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