Hopefully you’ved had some time to guess about these words:
1. 카리스마 (charisma)
2. 볼펜 (ballpoint pen) Be careful of the the word 팬 which doesn’t mean pen, but a fan or an ethusiast.
3. 카메라 (camera) lots of names for high tech items are derived from English.
4. 핸드백 (handbag) lots of names for clothes are also derived from English like 셔츠 or shirt
5. 카드 (card) sometimes Koreans use this word to refer to a credit card. Ex: 카드로 낼까요? Should I pay by card?
6. 컴퓨터 (computer) the native Korean word for this is 전자 계산기 but 컴퓨터 is more commonly used.
7. 헤어 스타일 (hairstyle) sometimes people use the word 머리 스타일 but 헤어 스타일 is more common.
8. 테니스 (tennis) names for sports are sometimes derived from the English like 배드민턴 or badminton.
9. 텔레비전 (television) this word is sometimes shortened to 티비 or tv.
10. 프로그램 (program) this could be in reference to a tv program and a computer program.
11. 커피 (coffee) a lot of words associated with coffee are derived from English as well; like cafe (카페), latte (라테)
12. 헤드폰 (headphone) also called earphone (이어폰).
13. 엑스레이 (x ray) a lot of medical terminology are derived from English like CT Scan or 시티 스캔.
14. 노트북 (notebook) which is used to refer to a labtop computer. An actual notebook with lined paper is called a 공책.
15. 피아노 (piano) lots of musical instruments are derived from English like 바이올린 (violin) and 첼로 (cello).