Learn Everyday Korean While Shopping at Olive Young
Want to learn Korean while shopping in Korea?
In this HYUZ Korean vlog, Euna visits Olive Young, one of Korea’s most popular beauty and health stores, and introduces useful Korean words naturally while looking at skincare, makeup, hair products, perfumes, snacks, and more.
You’ll learn practical Korean shopping vocabulary for beauty products, prices, discounts, skincare, cosmetics, and expressions you can actually use in everyday situations.
In this lesson, we’ll focus on 30 useful Korean words and expressions from the video.
You can also download the HYUZ Korean Olive Young Workbook at the bottom of this page and practice along with the video. The workbook includes vocabulary activities, sentence building, pronunciation and shadowing, speaking practice, Korean patterns, review exercises, answer keys, and the full video script.
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Watch: Learn Korean at Olive Young
In the video, Euna walks around Olive Young while introducing popular Korean beauty products and useful shopping vocabulary.
You’ll hear natural Korean for skincare, makeup, prices, hair care, discounts, and everyday shopping.
Watch the video once first. Then study the Korean vocabulary below, listen to each pronunciation, and watch the video again afterward.
30 Essential Korean Words & Expressions from Olive Young
1. 열다 — To Open
열다 (yeolda) — to open
🔊 Listen: 열다
이 제품을 한번 열어 볼게요.
I’ll try opening this product.
2. 제품 — Product
제품 (jepum) — product
🔊 Listen: 제품
다양한 제품들이 있어요.
There are many different products.
3. 피부 — Skin
피부 (pibu) — skin
🔊 Listen: 피부
피부에 좋은 제품이에요.
This product is good for your skin.
4. 건조하다 — To Be Dry
건조하다 (geonjohada) — to be dry
🔊 Listen: 건조하다
피부가 너무 건조해요.
My skin is very dry.
5. 수분 — Moisture
수분 (subun) — moisture
🔊 Listen: 수분
피부에 수분이 필요해요.
Your skin needs moisture.
6. 마스크팩 — Sheet Mask
마스크팩 (maseukeupaek) — sheet mask
🔊 Listen: 마스크팩
한국에는 마스크팩 종류가 정말 많아요.
There are so many kinds of sheet masks in Korea.
7. 가성비 — Value for Money
가성비 (gaseongbi) — value for money
🔊 Listen: 가성비
이 제품은 가성비가 좋아요.
This product is good value for money.
8. 가격 — Price
가격 (gagyeok) — price
🔊 Listen: 가격
가격이 얼마예요?
How much is it?
9. 품질 — Quality
품질 (pumjil) — quality
🔊 Listen: 품질
가격도 좋고 품질도 좋아요.
The price is good, and the quality is good too.
10. 할인하다 — To Discount
할인하다 (harinhada) — to discount
🔊 Listen: 할인하다
지금 이 제품을 할인하고 있어요.
This product is on sale right now.
11. 사용하다 — To Use
사용하다 (sayonghada) — to use
🔊 Listen: 사용하다
저도 이 제품을 사용해 봤어요.
I’ve used this product too.
12. 추천 — Recommendation
추천 (chucheon) — recommendation
🔊 Listen: 추천
제가 이 제품을 추천해 드릴게요.
I recommend this product.
13. 화장하다 — To Put on Makeup
화장하다 (hwajanghada) — to put on makeup
🔊 Listen: 화장하다
저는 아침에 화장해요.
I put on makeup in the morning.
14. 세안 — Face Washing
세안 (sean) — face washing
🔊 Listen: 세안
화장한 후에는 세안이 중요해요.
Washing your face is important after wearing makeup.
15. 선크림 — Sunscreen
선크림 (seonkeurim) — sunscreen
🔊 Listen: 선크림
밖에 나가기 전에 선크림을 발라요.
I put on sunscreen before going outside.
16. 바르다 — To Apply
바르다 (bareuda) — to apply
🔊 Listen: 바르다
얼굴에 크림을 발라요.
I apply cream to my face.
17. 필수 — Essential
필수 (pilsu) — essential
🔊 Listen: 필수
선크림은 여름에 필수예요.
Sunscreen is essential in summer.
18. 꾸미다 — To Decorate / To Dress Up
꾸미다 (kkumida) — to decorate; to dress up
🔊 Listen: 꾸미다
오늘은 예쁘게 꾸미고 나왔어요.
I dressed up nicely today.
19. 샴푸 — Shampoo
샴푸 (syampu) — shampoo
🔊 Listen: 샴푸
여기 샴푸 종류도 정말 많아요.
There are many kinds of shampoo here too.
20. 머리를 감다 — To Wash One’s Hair
머리를 감다 (meorireul gamda) — to wash one’s hair
🔊 Listen: 머리를 감다
저는 매일 머리를 감아요.
I wash my hair every day.
21. 거품 — Foam / Lather
거품 (geopum) — foam; lather
🔊 Listen: 거품
이 샴푸는 거품이 잘 나요.
This shampoo lathers well.
22. 린스 — Conditioner
린스 (rinseu) — conditioner
🔊 Listen: 린스
샴푸 후에 린스를 사용해요.
I use conditioner after shampooing.
23. 부드럽다 — To Be Soft / Smooth
부드럽다 (budeureopda) — to be soft; smooth
🔊 Listen: 부드럽다
머릿결이 정말 부드러워요.
My hair feels really soft.
24. 향수 — Perfume
향수 (hyangsu) — perfume
🔊 Listen: 향수
이 향수 냄새가 정말 좋아요.
This perfume smells really nice.
25. 화장품 — Cosmetics
화장품 (hwajangpum) — cosmetics
🔊 Listen: 화장품
한국 화장품 좋아하세요?
Do you like Korean cosmetics?
26. 색깔 — Color
색깔 (saekkkal) — color
🔊 Listen: 색깔
어떤 색깔을 좋아하세요?
What color do you like?
27. 가능하다 — To Be Possible
가능하다 (ganeunghada) — to be possible
🔊 Listen: 가능하다
여기에서 테스트가 가능해요.
You can test it here.
28. 염색 — Hair Coloring
염색 (yeomsaek) — hair coloring
🔊 Listen: 염색
저는 갈색으로 염색했어요.
I dyed my hair brown.
29. 간편하다 — To Be Convenient / Simple
간편하다 (ganpyeonhada) — to be convenient; simple
🔊 Listen: 간편하다
이 제품은 사용하기 정말 간편해요.
This product is really easy to use.
30. 간식 — Snack
간식 (gansik) — snack
🔊 Listen: 간식
올리브영에는 간식도 팔아요.
Olive Young sells snacks too.
Useful Korean Phrases from the Video
Once you know the individual words, try listening for complete expressions in the vlog.
These expressions are useful because you can reuse the same Korean patterns in many other shopping situations.
이 제품을 추천해 드릴게요.
I recommend this product.
지금 할인하고 있어요.
It’s on sale right now.
피부가 건조할 때 사용하면 좋아요.
It’s good to use when your skin is dry.
선크림은 꼭 발라야 해요.
You should definitely wear sunscreen.
이 제품은 사용하기 간편해요.
This product is easy to use.
어떤 색깔을 좋아하세요?
What color do you like?
These expressions also appear in the workbook’s pronunciation, shadowing, and speaking practice.
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Watch the Olive Young Vlog Again
Now watch the HYUZ Korean Olive Young vlog one more time.
This time, see if you can recognize words such as:
마스크팩, 수분, 선크림, 할인, 화장품, 향수, 샴푸, 거품, 염색, 간식
Don’t worry if you still can’t understand every Korean sentence.
The goal is to start noticing words you have already learned and hear how they sound inside natural Korean conversations.
You may be surprised by how much more you understand on the second watch.
Download the Korean Olive Young Workbook
Want to practice everything you learned in this lesson?
Download the HYUZ Korean Olive Young Workbook and use it together with the vlog.
The 37-page workbook goes beyond the 30 Korean words on this page with:
• vocabulary and meaning-matching practice
• word-to-picture activities
• fill-in-the-blank exercises
• sentence-building practice
• pronunciation and shadowing
• speaking practice
• speaking challenges
• Korean pattern practice
• complete vocabulary from the video
• final review
• answer key
• full video script
The best way to use this lesson is simple:
Watch the vlog → Learn the vocabulary → Listen and repeat → Complete the workbook → Watch the vlog again
You don’t need to memorize everything in one day.
Come back to this page whenever you want to review the pronunciation and see how many words you can remember.
The more often you hear Korean in real shopping situations, the easier it becomes to understand naturally.
