South Korea is one of Asia's leading economies and an important center for international business. Doing business with Korean companies or working at a Korean company can offer many exciting opportunities. To be successful in business in South Korea, it is necessary to have knowledge of business vocabulary in Korean. This can help establish more effective communication and better understand cultural nuances in the Korean business environment.
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Business Words in Korean
Below is a list of business related words in Korean. We suggest using your browser's search (CTRL + F) to find the words you want.
- 회사 (hoesa) - Company
- 사원 (sawon) - Employee
- CEO (sajang) - Company president
- 부장 (bujang) - Department head
- 사무실 (samusil) - Office
- Meeting Room - Meeting Room
- Contract - Contrato
- 거래처 (georaecho) - Client
- 거래 (georae) - Transaction
- Negotiation (hyeopsang) - Negotiation
- Contract document (gyeyakseo) - Written contract
- 투자 (tuja) - Investment
- 판매 (panmae) - Sales
- ment (gwanggo) - Advertising
- Market research (sijangjosa) - Market research
- Customer - Cliente
- Purchase (gumae) - Buy
- 매출 (maechul) - Sales
- 이익 (iik) - Profit
- 경영 (gyeongyeong) - Business management
- Business Plan - Business Plan
- 자본 (jabon) - Capital
- Funding - Resource mobilization
- 재무 (jaemu) - Finance
- Human resources - Recursos humanos
- 채용 (chaeyong) - Hiring
- Education (gyoyuk) - Training
- Severance pay (toejikgeum) - Compensation for dismissal
- 근무시간 (geunmusigan) - Working hours
- Overseas (haeoe) - Outside, foreign
- 수출 (suchul) - Export
- 수입 (suip) - Import
- Overseas market (haeoe sijang) - Foreign market
- Domestic market - Domestico market
- 브랜드 (beuraendeu) - Brand
- Intellectual property (jijeok jaesan gwon) - Intellectual property
- Patent (teukheo) - Patent
- 상표 (sangpyo) - ed trademark
- Copyright (jeojakgwon) - Copyrights
- Consumer - Consumidor
- 마케팅 (makeiting) - Marketing
- Sales Promotion (panmae chokjin) - Sales Promotion
- Store - Physical store
- Online shopping mall - Online store
- Consumption Tax (sobise) - Tax on consumption
- Tax - Imposto
- Corporate tax (beobinse) - Corporate tax
- Income tax (sodeukse) - Income tax
- Advertising expenses (gwanggobi) - Advertising budget
- 제품 (jepum) - Product
- Development - Desenvolvimento
- Manufacturing (jejo) - Fabrication
- Quality Control - Quality control
- Production Management (saengsan gwalli) - Production Management
- 물류 (mullyu) - Logistics
- Certification - Certificação
- Competition - Concorrência
- Dealership - Franchise store
- Franchise (peuraenchaieujeu) - Franchise
- Localization - Location
- External Activities (daewaehwaldong) - External activity
- 수출입 (suchulip) - Import and export
- Foreign Exchange - Exchange Rate
- Branch - Filial
- Headquarters - Headquarters
- Deposit (gyeyakgeum) - Contract deposit
- 채권 (chaegwon) - Credit securities
- 채무 (chaemu) - Debt
- 재고 (jaego) - Inventory
- Suspense fee (susuryo) - Service charge
- Commission rate (susuryoryul) - Commission rate
- Prepayment - Pagamento antecipado
- Initial budget - Orçamento inicial
- Revised Budget - Orçamento revisado
- 발주 (balju) - Purchase order
- 견적 (gyeonjeok) - Estimate
- Bidding (ipchal) - Tendering
- Contract signature - do contrato
- Performance - Desempenho
- 成果 (seong-gwa) - Achievements
- Schedule (iljeong) - Programming
- eopmu - Task
- Organization (organizatio) - Organization
- 직급 (jikgeup) - Hierarchical position
- 상사 (sangsa) - Boss
- 부하 (buha) - Subordinate
- Meeting - Reunião
- Bogo (bogo) - Report
- Material - Material
- Project - Project
- Plan - Plan
- Presentation (balpyo) - Presentation
- 협업 (hyeobeop) - Collaboration
- Communication - Comunicação
- Achievement (eopjeok) - Realization, accomplishment
- Career (gyeongryeok) - Professional experience
- Resume - Curriculum
- Interview - Entrevista
- 채용절차 (chaeyong jeolcha) - Hiring process
