Learn Korean › Words › medical

Illness

8 words with native audio and pronunciation. Tap play to listen — everything on this page is free to read.

1. 🦠

   감기

   gam-gi

   cold (illness)

   noun

   • 나는 감기에 걸렸어요.

     I caught a cold.

   • 감기약을 먹어요.

     I take cold medicine.

2. 🦠

   독감

   dok-gam

   flu

   noun

   • 올해 독감이 많아요.

     There's a lot of flu this year.

   • 독감 예방접종을 받았어요.

     I got a flu shot.

3. 😷

   알레르기

   al-le-reul-gi

   allergy

   noun

   • 저는 딸기 알레르기가 있어요.

     I have a strawberry allergy.

   • 봄에 알레르기가 심해요.

     My allergies are bad in spring.

4. ⚠️

   감염

   gam-yeom

   infection

   noun

   • 상처가 감염되었어요.

     The wound got infected.

   • 바이러스 감염을 조심하세요.

     Be careful of virus infection.

5. 🏥

   병

   byeong

   disease, illness

   noun

   • 요즘 감기 병이 많아요.

     There's a lot of cold sickness these days.

   • 병을 치료해야 해요.

     I need to treat the illness.

6. 🌡️

   열이 있다

   yeol-i it-da

   to have a fever

   phrase

   • 어제 열이 있었어요.

     I had a fever yesterday.

   • 아이가 열이 있어요.

     The child has a fever.

7. 🤧

   기침

   gi-chim

   cough

   noun

   • 기침이 나요.

     I have a cough.

   • 밤에 기침을 해요.

     I cough at night.

8. 📋

   증상

   jeung-sang

   symptom

   noun

   • 감기 증상이 있어요.

     I have cold symptoms.

   • 증상이 심하면 병원에 가세요.

     If symptoms are severe, go to the hospital.