Korean Business & Work Vocabulary

Below are 60 of the most useful Korean work words, each with its Hangul spelling, romanization (how to pronounce it) and a real example sentence. Tap 🔊 to hear any word spoken aloud.

Korean	Pronunciation	Meaning	Example
직업	jigeop	Job / occupation
면접	myeonjeon	Job interview
이력서	iryeokseo	CV / résumé
월급	wolgeum	Monthly salary
야근	yageun	Overtime / working late
휴가	hyuga	Holiday / vacation
출근	chulgeun	Going to work
퇴근	toegeun	Leaving work
회의	hoeui	Meeting
프로젝트	peurojekteu	Project
마감	magam	Deadline
계약	gyeyak	Contract
사직	sajik	Resignation
승진	seungjin	Promotion
사업	saeop	Business
창업	changeup	Starting a business
고객	gogaek	Client / customer
보고서	bogoseo	Report (work document)
업무	eommu	Task / duties
연봉	yeonbong	annual salary	연봉 협상을 해야 해요. I need to negotiate my salary.
재택근무	jaetaek geuнmu	working from home	오늘은 재택근무예요. I'm working from home today.
스타트업	seutateop	start-up (company)	스타트업에서 일해요. I work at a start-up.
부하직원	buha jigewon	subordinate / staff	부하직원을 이끌어야 해요. I need to lead my staff.
협상	hyeopsang	negotiation	협상이 어려웠어요. The negotiation was difficult.
수입	suip	income / import	수입이 늘었어요. My income increased.
지출	jichul	expenditure / spending	지출을 줄여야 해요. I need to reduce spending.
투자	tuja	investment	주식에 투자해요. I invest in stocks.
성과	seonggwa	result / achievement	올해 성과가 좋아요. This year's results are good.
직장	jikjang	workplace	직장에 다니고 있어요. I am working at a job.
사무실	samusil	office	사무실에서 일해요. I work in an office.
회의실	houisil	meeting room	회의실을 예약했어요. I booked the meeting room.
프레젠테이션	peurejentei seon	presentation	프레젠테이션을 준비했어요. I prepared a presentation.
기획서	gihoekseo	proposal/plan document	기획서를 제출했어요. I submitted a proposal.
계약서	gyeyakseo	contract	계약서에 서명했어요. I signed the contract.
자기소개서	jagisogaeseo	cover letter	자기소개서를 썼어요. I wrote a cover letter.
채용	chaeyong	recruitment/hiring	신입 사원을 채용했어요. We hired a new employee.
해고	haego	dismissal/firing	그 직원이 해고됐어요. That employee was fired.
퇴직	toejik	resignation/retirement	올해 퇴직했어요. I retired this year.
수당	sudang	allowance/benefit	야근 수당을 받았어요. I received overtime pay.
병가	byeongga	sick leave	병가를 냈어요. I took sick leave.
육아휴직	yugahyujik	parental leave	육아휴직 중이에요. I am on parental leave.
부서	buseo	department	어느 부서에 있어요? Which department are you in?
팀장	timjang	team leader	팀장이 됐어요. I became team leader.
부장	bujang	department head	부장님께 보고했어요. I reported to the department head.
대표	daepyo	representative/CEO	대표님을 만났어요. I met the CEO.
전략	jeollyak	strategy	전략을 세웠어요. I established a strategy.
실적	siljeok	performance record	실적이 올랐어요. My performance improved.
매출	maechul	sales revenue	매출이 증가했어요. Sales increased.
수익	suik	profit/revenue	수익이 났어요. Profit was made.
손실	sonsil	loss	손실이 발생했어요. A loss occurred.
예산	yesan	budget	예산을 짰어요. I drew up a budget.
비용	biyong	cost/expense	비용이 많이 들었어요. It cost a lot.
수요	suyo	demand	수요가 늘었어요. Demand increased.
공급	gonggeum	supply	공급이 부족해요. Supply is insufficient.
경쟁	gyeongjaeng	competition	경쟁이 치열해요. The competition is fierce.
파트너십	pateuneosip	partnership	파트너십을 맺었어요. I formed a partnership.
브랜딩	beuraending	branding	브랜딩이 중요해요. Branding is important.
마케팅	maketing	marketing	마케팅을 했어요. I did marketing.
광고	gwanggo	advertisement	광고를 만들었어요. I made an advertisement.
홍보	hongbo	publicity/PR	홍보를 했어요. I did PR.

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