{"id":79708,"date":"2024-01-28T15:58:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T20:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/money-in-korean\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T05:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:40:57","slug":"money-in-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/korean\/money-in-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Talk About Money in Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any language learning endeavor would be incomplete without a few cash-related vocabulary words up your sleeve.<\/p>\n

In this guide, you’ll oearn how to talk about money in Korean, from the general terminology all the way to slang<\/a> and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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How to Say “Money” in Korean<\/h2>\n

The Korean word for money is \ub3c8<\/strong> (don).<\/em><\/p>\n

South Korean currency is called \uc6d0<\/strong> (won)<\/em>. Its symbol is \u20a9 and it’s abbreviated as KRW.<\/p>\n

The Won is further subdivided into 100 \uc804 (jeon) <\/em>but the symbol isn’t commonly used, as it’s more practical to refer to amounts in whole Wons. However, the division exists conceptually, with 100 Jeon making up 1 Won.<\/p>\n

The Korean Won is available in both coins and banknotes. Coins come in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 won, while banknotes are issued in denominations of 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 50,000 won.<\/p>\n

Korean Money Vocabulary<\/h2>\n

Money has its own lingo, and if you plan to travel to Korea, you’ll need to know it to get around. Here’s all the vocabulary you need to know<\/a> to talk about money in Korean.\u00a0<\/p>\n

General Money Vocabulary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Korean<\/th>Pronunciation<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\uacbd\uc81c <\/a>\n <\/td>gyeongje<\/i><\/td>Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub3d9\uc804 <\/a>\n <\/td>dongjeon<\/i><\/td>Coin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uac00\uaca9 <\/a>\n <\/td>gageuk<\/i><\/td>Price<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ube44\uc6a9 <\/a>\n <\/td>biyong<\/i><\/td>Cost \/ Expense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc218\uc785 <\/a>\n <\/td>suip<\/i><\/td>Income<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc9c0\ucd9c <\/a>\n <\/td>jichul<\/i><\/td>Expenditure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud604\uae08 <\/a>\n <\/td>hyeongeum<\/i><\/td>Cash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc815\uac00 <\/a>\n <\/td>jeongga<\/i><\/td>Full price<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud560\uc778 <\/a>\n <\/td>harin<\/i><\/td>Discount<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud658\ubd88 <\/a>\n <\/td>hwanbul<\/i><\/td>Refund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc601\uc218\uc99d <\/a>\n <\/td>yeongsujeung<\/i><\/td>Receipt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ube5a <\/a>\n <\/td>bit<\/i><\/td>Debt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc6d4\uc138 <\/a>\n <\/td>wolse<\/i><\/td>Monthly rent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uac00\uacc4 <\/a>\n <\/td>gagye<\/i><\/td>Household finances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc911\uc0b0\uce35 <\/a>\n <\/td>jungsancheung<\/i><\/td>Middle class<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc6a9\ub3c8 <\/a>\n <\/td>yongdon<\/i><\/td>Allowance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud47c\ub3c8 <\/a>\n <\/td>pundon<\/i><\/td>Pocket money<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub3c8\ubc8c\uc774 <\/a>\n <\/td>donbeori<\/i><\/td>Making money<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ube44\uc2fc <\/a>\n <\/td>bissan<\/i><\/td>Espensive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc2fc <\/a>\n <\/td>ssan<\/i><\/td>Cheap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc800\ub834\ud55c <\/a>\n <\/td>jeoryeomhan<\/i><\/td>Cheap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uadc0\uc911\ud55c <\/a>\n <\/td>gwijunghan<\/i><\/td>Valuable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubd80\uc720\ud55c <\/a>\n <\/td>buyuhan<\/i><\/td>Rich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uac00\ub09c\ud55c <\/a>\n <\/td>gananhan<\/i><\/td>Poor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Banking and Financial Terms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Korean<\/th>Pronunciation<\/th>English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\uc9c0\ud3d0 <\/a>\n <\/td>jipye<\/i><\/td>Banknote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc740\ud589 <\/a>\n <\/td>eunhaeng<\/i><\/td>Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc608\uae08 <\/a>\n <\/td>yegum<\/i><\/td>Deposit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uacc4\uc88c <\/a>\n <\/td>gyejwa
\n<\/i><\/td>		Account<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uacc4\uc88c \uba85\uc138\uc11c <\/a>\n <\/td>gyejwa myeongseseo<\/i><\/td>Statement of account<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc608\uae08\uc8fc <\/a>\n <\/td>yegumju<\/i><\/td>Account holder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ub300\ucd9c <\/a>\n <\/td>daechul<\/i><\/td>Loan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc774\uc790 <\/a>\n <\/td>ija<\/i><\/td>Interest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc774\uc790\uc728 <\/a>\n <\/td>ijayul<\/i><\/td>Interest rate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc774\uc790 \uacc4\uc0b0 <\/a>\n <\/td>ija gyesan<\/i><\/td>Interest calculation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc218\uc218\ub8cc <\/a>\n <\/td>susuryo<\/i><\/td>Fee \/ Commission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud1b5\uc7a5 <\/a>\n <\/td>tongjang<\/i><\/td>Passbook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc2e0\uc6a9 <\/a>\n <\/td>sinyong<\/i><\/td>Credit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc2e0\uc6a9 \uce74\ub4dc <\/a>\n <\/td>sinyong kadeu<\/i><\/td>Credit card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc2e0\uc6a9 \ub4f1\uae09 <\/a>\n <\/td>sinyong deunggeup<\/i><\/td>Credit rating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc9c1\ubd88 \uce74\ub4dc <\/a>\n <\/td>jikbul kadeu<\/i><\/td>Debit card<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ucd9c\uae08 <\/a>\n <\/td>chulgeum<\/i><\/td>Withdrawal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc774\uccb4 <\/a>\n <\/td>iche<\/i><\/td>Transfer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc790\ub3d9 \uc774\uccb4 <\/a>\n <\/td>jadong iche<\/i><\/td>Automatic transfer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud658\uc804 <\/a>\n <\/td>hwanjeon<\/i><\/td>Currency exchange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud658\uc728 <\/a>\n <\/td>hwanyul<\/i><\/td>Exchange rate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc218\ud45c <\/a>\n <\/td>supyo<\/i><\/td>Check<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubcf4\ud5d8 <\/a>\n <\/td>boheom<\/i><\/td>Insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uae08\uc735 <\/a>\n <\/td>geumyung<\/i><\/td>Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc99d\uad8c <\/a>\n <\/td>jeunggweon<\/i><\/td>Securities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc8fc\uc2dd <\/a>\n <\/td>jusik<\/i><\/td>Stocks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc8fc\uc2dd \uc2dc\uc7a5 <\/a>\n <\/td>jusik sijang<\/i><\/td>Stock market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud22c\uc790 <\/a>\n <\/td>tuja<\/i><\/td>Investment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc218\uc775 <\/a>\n <\/td>suik<\/i><\/td>Profit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc190\uc2e4 <\/a>\n <\/td>sonsil<\/i><\/td>Loss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc790\uc0b0 <\/a>\n <\/td>jasan<\/i><\/td>Assets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ubd80\ucc44 <\/a>\n <\/td>buchae<\/i><\/td>Liabilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc138\uae08 <\/a>\n <\/td>segeum<\/i><\/td>Tax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc138\uae08 \uc2e0\uace0 <\/a>\n <\/td>segeum singo<\/i><\/td>Tax filing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uacfc\uc138 \ud3c9\uac00 <\/a>\n <\/td>gwase pyeongga<\/i><\/td>Tax assessment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uae09\uc5ec <\/a>\n <\/td>geubyeo<\/i><\/td>Salary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\ud604\uae08 \uc778\ucd9c\uae30 <\/a>\n <\/td>hyeongeum inchulgi<\/i><\/td>ATM (Automated Teller Machine)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\uc794\uace0 <\/a>\n <\/td>jango<\/i><\/td>Balance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Korean Slang for Money<\/h3>\n

Got some cash? Can you spare a buck? Every language has its own unique ways to refer to the dough. Here’s some Korean money slang to make you sound more natural when you’re discussing your finances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  • \ub3c8\ub9db<\/strong> (don mat)<\/em> \u2014 A taste for money, referring to the enjoyment of spending money<\/li>\n
  • \ub3c8\ubd09\ud22c<\/strong> (don bongtu) <\/em>\u2014 Money envelope, often used for gifts or bonuses<\/li>\n
  • \ud48d\ub144<\/strong> (pungnyeon)<\/em> \u2014 A year of financial abundance or prosperity<\/li>\n
  • \uae61\ud328<\/strong> (kkangpae)<\/em> \u2014 Originally meaning “gangster,” this is sometimes used to refer to someone with a lot of money or financial power<\/li>\n
  • \ud604\uae08<\/strong> (hyeongeum)<\/em> \u2014 Cash, literally translated as “ready money”<\/li>\n
  • \ub5bc\ub3c8\uc744 \ubc8c\ub2e4<\/strong> (ttedoneul beolda)<\/em> \u2014 To make a fortune, similar to the English phrase “to make a killing”<\/li>\n
  • \ud759\uc218\uc800<\/strong> (heuksoojeo)<\/em> \u2014 Someone born into a poor family, literally meaning “dirt spoon” as a twist on the phrase that someone is born with a silver spoon in their mouth<\/li>\n
  • \uc6d4\uae09\uc7c1\uc774<\/strong> (wolgeupjaengi)<\/em> \u2014 A salaryman, or someone who relies on a monthly salary<\/li>\n
  • \ub3c8\ubcbc\ub77d<\/strong> (donbyeolak)<\/em> \u2014 A sudden and unexpected large amount of money, like a financial windfall<\/li>\n
  • \ube48\ud138\ud130\ub9ac<\/strong> (binteolteori)<\/em> \u2014 Empty pockets, referring to someone with no money<\/li>\n
  • \ub2ec\ub7ec<\/strong> (dalleo)<\/em> \u2014 Dollar, used in a similar way as you’d use “bucks” in English<\/li>\n
  • \uc0ac\uacfc \ubc15\uc2a4<\/strong> (sagwa bakseu)<\/em> \u2014 Literally meaning “apple box,” this refers to corrupt politicians sending cash inside boxes as bribes, and as such the slang term can be used to mean “bribe”<\/li>\n
  • \ud47c<\/strong> (pun)<\/em> \u2014 Used for counting money, this word can be used to refer to cash in general, and is also found in the phrase \uc5b4\ub9bc \ubc18 \ud47c\uc5b4\uce58\ub3c4 \uc5c6\ub2e4 (eorim ban puneochido eopda),<\/em> meaning “to not even be worth half a penny”<\/li>\n
  • \uae08\uc804\uc695<\/strong> (geumjeonyok)<\/em> \u2014 A lust for money<\/li>\n
  • \ub561<\/strong> (ttaeng)<\/em> \u2014 Literally meaning “ding,” this word is used to denote good luck or fortune<\/li>\n
  • \ud30c\uc0b0<\/strong> (pasan)<\/em> \u2014 Means to go broke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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