Places in a City

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English	Korean	Example
bank	은행	I need to go to the bank today.
hospital	병원	The hospital is next to the park.
pharmacy / drugstore	약국	I bought some medicine at the pharmacy.
school	학교	The school is a short walk from home.
university	대학교	She studies law at the university.
library	도서관	I borrow books from the library every week.
museum	박물관	The museum is free on Sundays.
park	공원	We had a picnic in the park.
playground	놀이터	The children are playing at the playground.
zoo	동물원	We saw lions and pandas at the zoo.
restaurant	식당 / 레스토랑	This restaurant serves great Korean food.
café / coffee shop	카페 / 커피숍	Let's meet at the café near the station.
bakery	빵집 / 베이커리	The bakery sells fresh bread every morning.
supermarket	슈퍼마켓 / 마트	I buy groceries at the supermarket on Fridays.
market	시장	The market is crowded on weekends.
convenience store	편의점	The convenience store is open twenty-four hours.
department store	백화점	She bought a coat at the department store.
shopping mall	쇼핑몰	The new shopping mall opens next month.
bookstore	서점 / 책방	I found this novel at a small bookstore.
post office	우체국	I sent the package at the post office.
police station	경찰서	He reported the lost wallet at the police station.
fire station	소방서	The fire station is across from the school.
city hall	시청	The bus stops in front of city hall.
church	교회 / 성당	They go to church every Sunday morning.
temple	절 / 사원	The old temple sits on the hill.
bus stop	버스 정류장	I waited at the bus stop for ten minutes.
train station	기차역	The train station is always busy at rush hour.
subway station	지하철역	The subway station has four exits.
airport	공항	We arrived at the airport two hours early.
harbor / harbour	항구	Fishing boats return to the harbor at sunset.
bridge	다리 / 교량	We walked across the bridge at night.
road	도로 / 길	The road is closed for repairs.
street	거리 / 길	The street is full of small shops.
sidewalk / pavement	인도 / 보도	Please ride your bike off the sidewalk.
crosswalk	횡단보도	Cross the street at the crosswalk.
traffic light	신호등	Turn left at the second traffic light.
intersection	교차로 / 사거리	The café is right at the intersection.
corner	모퉁이 / 코너	The bakery is on the corner of the street.
square	광장	People gathered in the square for the festival.
fountain	분수	Children played near the fountain in the plaza.
statue	동상 / 조각상	There is a famous statue in the square.
hotel	호텔	We stayed at a hotel near the beach.
movie theater / cinema	영화관 / 극장	The movie theater is on the fifth floor.
theater / theatre	극장 / 공연장	We saw a musical at the theater.
stadium	경기장 / 스타디움	The stadium was full for the final match.
gym / fitness center	헬스장 / 체육관	I go to the gym after work.
swimming pool	수영장	The swimming pool opens at six in the morning.
hair salon	미용실	She got a haircut at the hair salon.
laundromat	빨래방 / 셀프 세탁소	He washes his blankets at the laundromat.
gas station / petrol station	주유소	We stopped at a gas station on the highway.
parking lot / car park	주차장	The parking lot behind the mall is free.
apartment building	아파트 / 아파트 건물	They live in a tall apartment building.
office building	사무실 건물 / 오피스 빌딩	Her company moved to a new office building.
skyscraper	고층 빌딩 / 마천루	You can see the skyscrapers from the river.
factory	공장	The factory makes car parts.
neighborhood / neighbourhood	동네 / 인근 지역	Our neighborhood is quiet and safe.
downtown / city center	시내 / 도심	We took the subway downtown for dinner.