How To Talk About The House In Korean

What should you bring to a jip-deul-i (집들이), or a South Korean housewarming party? First off, bring yourself. After all, you're the guest of honor! Duh. And since you are a special guest to this celebration (moving into a new home is always kind of a big deal), you cannot and should not show up empty-handed. That would be just rude, ew.

Anyway, you gotta make sure you bring cleaning supplies, just like the rest of the attendees. No, not because this housewarming party doubles as a cleaning party. It is because a house is not a home until it’s stocked with cleaning stuff for a fresh start!

Most importantly: bring toilet paper. Lots of toilet paper. Or just really however many toilet paper you can bring. But that actually means to bring an obligatory hamperful of toilet paper!

Gifting toilet paper is more than just a practical gesture. Because think about it this way, the unrolling of the mighty two-ply toilet paper symbolizes a wish for everything in the host's life to "unrooooll" smooooothly and easilyyyyyy. It’s a literal way to wish them the best life ever.

• house: 집 (jip)
• home: 집 (jip)
• apartment: 아파트 (apateu)
• kitchen: 부엌 (bueok)
• living room: 거실 (geosil)
• bathroom: 욕실 (yogsil)
• bedroom: 침실 (chimsil)
• dormitory: 기숙사 (gisugsa)
• garage: 차고 (chago)
• attic: 다락 (dalag)
• office: 사무실 (samusil)
• basement: 지하실 (jihasil)
• door: 문 (mun)
• window: 창문 (changmun)
• backyard: 뒷마당 (dwismadang)
• garden: 정원 (jeong-won)
• toilet: 화장실 (hwajangshil)
• bookshelf: 책꽂이 (chaegkkoj-i)
• table: 탁자 (tagja)
• chair: 의자 (uija)
• bed: 침대 (chimdae)
• wardrobe: 옷장 (osjang)
• closet: 벽장 (byeogjang)
• sofa: 소파 (sopa)
• furniture: 가구 (gagu)
• desk: 책상 (chaegsang)
• dishwasher: 식기 세척기 (siggi secheoggi)
• vacuum cleaner: 청소기 (cheongsogi)
• refrigerator: 냉장고 (naejang-go)
• freezer: 냉동고 (naengdong-go)
• microwave: 전자레인지 (jeonjaleinji)
• elevator: 엘리베이터 (ellibeiteo)
• fire escape: 비상 계단 (bisang gyedan)
• lobby: 로비 (lobi)
• washing machine: 세탁기 (setaggi)
• laundry basket: 세탁 바구니 (setag baguni)