Today we have brought to you the list of terms and words used while driving in Korean you may come across more often while your language learning journey.
No | KOREAN TERM | ENGLISH TERM |
1 | 핸들 | Steering wheel |
2 | 타이어 | Tire |
3 | 변속기/기어 | Gear shifter |
4 | 오토 | Automatic gear shift |
5 | 수동 | Manual gear shift |
6 | 액셀러레이터 | Gas pedal, accelerator |
7 | 브레이크 | Brakes |
8 | 클러치 | Clutch |
9 | 사이드 브레이크 | Hand brake |
10 | 백미러 | Rear view mirror |
11 | 사이드미러 | Side mirror |
12 | 번호판 | License plate |
13 | 안전벨트 | Seat belt |
14 | 조수석 | Passenger seat |
15 | 앞좌석 | Front seat |
16 | 뒷좌석 | Back seat |
17 | 계기판 | Instrument panel |
18 | 속도계 | Speedometer |
19 | 연료계 | Fuel gauge |
20 | 바퀴 | Wheel |
21 | 타이어 | Tire |
22 | 헤드라이트 | Headlight |
23 | 미등 | Tail light |
24 | 후진등 | Reverse lights |
25 | 브레이크등 | Brake light |
26 | 깜빡이 | Blinker |
27 | 와이퍼 | Wiper |
28 | 보닛 | Hood, bonnet |
29 | 선루프 | Sun roof |
30 | 에어백 | Air bag |
31 | 휠캡 | Hubcap |
32 | 방향 지시등 | Turn signal |
33 | 전조등 | Headlights |
34 | 똑바로/직/쭉/곧 | Straight |
35 | 왼쪽 | Left |
36 | 오른쪽 | Right |
37 | 좌회전 | Left turn |
38 | 좌회전 금지 | No left turn |
39 | 좌회전하다 | To make a left turn |
40 | 우회전 | Night turn |
41 | 우회전 금지 | No right turn |
42 | 우회전하다 | To make a right turn |
43 | 안전벨트를 매다 | To fasten a seat-belt |
44 | 시동걸다 | To start a car |
45 | 속도를 높이다 | To speed up |
46 | 속도를 늦추다 | To slow down |
47 | 후진하다 | To move backward |
48 | 주유하다/기름을 넣다 | To fill up the gas |
49 | 세차하다 | To wash a car |
50 | 속도위반 하다 | Speeding |
51 | 주차위반/ 불법주차 | Illegal parking |
52 | 신호위반 | Traffic signal violation |
53 | 불법유턴 | Illegal U-turn |
54 | 무단 횡단 | Jaywalking |
55 | 졸음운전 | Doze off at the wheel |
56 | 난폭운전 | Reckless driving |
57 | 음주 운전 | Drunk driving |
58 | 음주단속 | Checkpoint for drunk drivers, sobriety checkpoint |
59 | 면허정지 | License suspend |
60 | 면허취소 | Revocation of a license |
61 | 지하도 | Underpass |
62 | 육교 | Pedestrian overpass |
63 | 길 | Road, street |
64 | 고속도로 | Expressway |
65 | 사거리 | Four way intersection |
66 | 오거리 | Five way intersection |
67 | 사고 | Accident |
68 | 복잡하다 | To be crowded, busy |
69 | 길이 막히다 | For the road to be congested |
70 | 주차장 | Parking lot, parking place |
71 | 끼어들다 | Cut someone off in traffic |
72 | 교통 | Traffic |
73 | 교통체증 | Traffic jam |
74 | 지름길 | Shortcut |
75 | 신호등 | Traffic light |
76 | 정지 표지판 | Stop sign |
77 | 도로 표지판 | Street sign |
78 | 인도 | Sidewalk |
79 | 드라이브 하다 | Go for a drive |
80 | 빵꾸가 나다 /펑크가 나다 | Have a flat tire |
81 | 뺑소니 사고 | Hit and run |
82 | 초보 운전자 | Inexperienced driver |
83 | 차가 밀리다 | Traffic jam |
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