Cities in Korea
Korean Landmarks
Travel Vocabulary
Korean Street Food
Travel Vocabulary 2
100

This city is the capital of Korea.

What is Seoul?

100

This royal palace in Seoul has guards wearing traditional clothes.

What is Gyeongbokgung?

100

A person who visits a place for fun or travel.

What is a tourist?

100

This sweet snack looks like a fish and has red bean inside.

What is bungeoppang? (붕어빵)

100

This word means to go from one place to another.

What is travel?

200

This city is famous for the hanok village and bibimbap.

What is Jeonju?

200

This river runs through Seoul and has many bridges and parks.

What is the Han river?

200

The thing you pack your clothes in when you go on a trip.

What is a suitcase?

200

This red spicy rice cake snack is one of the most famous Korean street foods.

What is Tteokbokki?

200

You look at this to know where to go. It's paper or on your phone.

What is a map?

300

This city hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics.

What is Pyeongchang?

300

This mountain is the highest in South Korea.

What is Hallasan?

300

The place where you sleep when you travel.

What is a hotel?

300

This pancake is filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts. You eat it warm.

What is hotteok? (호떡)

300

A person who shows tourists around.

What is a tour guide?

400

This island has a volcano and lava tubes.

What is Jeju?
400

This historic temple in Gyeongju is a UNESCO site with a stone pagoda.

What is Bulguksa temple?

400

The thing you buy to fly on an airplane or ride on a train.

What is a ticket?

400

This street food is clear soup with fish cake on sticks. It comes with a dipping sauce.

What is eomuk? What is odeng? (어묵/오댕)

400

This word means the special things you buy to remember your trip.

What are souvenirs?

500

This city is in Gyeongsangbuk-do, known for its ancient observatory and UNESCO temples.

What is Gyeongju?

500

This tall stone statue on Jeju Island is made of volcanic rock and often wears a hat.

What is Dol Hareubang? (돌하르방)

500

Before you fly to a different country, you show this at the airport to prove who you are.

What is a passport?

500

This unusual street snack is made from steamed silkworm larvae. It has a strong smell and taste.

What is beondegi? (번데기)

500

This word means to put your name down to save a seat or room.

What is reserve or book?

600

This city is known for its Confucian academies, mask dance festival, and traditional village houses.

What is Andong?

600

This fortress in Suwon has long walls, gates, and was built to protect the city during the Joseon Dynasty.

What is the Hwaseong Fortress? (화성행궁)

600

This travel word means the time you must be at the airport or hotel.

What is check-in time?

600

This snack is made with blood, glass noodles, and pig intestine. It’s popular but not everyone dares to try it.

What is sundae? (순대)

600

This is a special card or document you sometimes need to enter another country.

What is a visa?