Korean Music Vocabulary Flashcards: 29 Cards with Audio and Notes

Korean Music Vocabulary Flashcards: Study the 29 Cards

Say each word aloud before you press Show answer. Every card has a short note that explains how the word is used or why it sounds different from its spelling.

How Do I Use These Flashcards?

Use the deck above in four steps. It works with tap, click or keyboard, and nothing plays until you press an audio button.

1. Choose a mode. Start with recognition (Hangul to meaning). Switch to recall (meaning to Hangul) or listening (audio to meaning) once recognition feels easy.
2. Show the answer. Think of the answer first, then press Show answer (or Space). Turn on the romanization toggle only if you need it; the 29-card table below always shows it.
3. Grade yourself. Press Got it if you answered correctly without help, or Not yet if you hesitated or guessed.
4. Finish the session. A session holds up to 20 cards (you can set 10, 20 or 40). With 29 cards, a first-time learner can split the deck over 3 days, using the default limit of 10 new cards a day.

What Do the Three Modes Do?

Recognition shows the Hangul and asks for the meaning, which trains reading. Recall shows the meaning and asks for the Hangul, which trains remembering; you may type the answer with your Hangul keyboard or just recall it in your head. Listening plays a clip and hides the letters, which trains the ear. Listening mode only uses a card once its audio is approved, and cards without approved audio are skipped in that mode with a note.

What Do Got It and Not yet Do?

Got it moves the card up one Leitner box, so it comes back later. Not yet sends the card back to box 1, so it returns in the same session or within 10 minutes. The grades are your own judgement; the deck does not score you or claim fluency.

Deck Scope: What Is and Is Not Covered

The deck covers instruments, genres and music activities. K-pop fan words are in the kpop korean words flashcards, and sports and other hobby words are in the korean sports flashcards. The topic lesson is music in korean.

What Is Left out of This Deck?

The deck has 29 cards, so it does not teach genres in depth, song lyrics or the vocabulary of K-pop fandom. Cards 25 and 26 are loanwords whose spelling can vary. All Korean text is generated, and Min-ji Park reviewed and signed off the text and audio on 15 October 2026.

All 29 Cards in One Table

All 29 cards appear below in deck order. The table is plain HTML, so you can use it as a drill without the deck: cover the Meaning column, read each word aloud, then uncover the meaning.

How Do I Read the Table?

Hangul is the word. Revised Romanization (RR) is a learning aid, so try to read the Hangul before you look at it. RR follows the sound of the word, which is why some spellings change. The Meaning column gives the English gloss, and the Note column gives a use or sound hint. The last column lists the audio assetId; a second ID marked slow is a slower clip for the 2 cards whose sound differs from their spelling.

Usage Notes for These Cards

Singing. Sing with 부르다: 노래를 불러요 (I sing a song).

Piano, guitar and drums. They take 치다: 피아노를 쳐요, 기타를 쳐요, 드럼을 쳐요. Bowed strings such as the violin take 켜다: 바이올린을 켜요.

Wind instruments. They take 불다: 플루트를 불어요 (I play the flute).

Karaoke. 노래방 is a private room with a karaoke machine: 노래방에 가요 (We go to karaoke).

Listening. 듣다 is ㄷ-irregular: 음악을 들어요 (I listen to music).

Which Sounds Do Not Match the Spelling?

악기 is said [악끼]: ㄱ after a ㄱ final is tensified.

힙합 is said [히팝]: ㅂ and ㅎ merge into ㅍ.

국악 (Korean traditional music) is said [구각]: the final ㄱ of 국 links to the vowel of 악.

These forms follow the 국립국어원 standard pronunciation rules (표준 발음법).

What Mistakes Do Learners Make with Music Vocabulary?

• Saying 피아노를 하다. Use 피아노를 치다.
• Saying 플루트를 치다. Use 플루트를 불다.
• Saying 음악을 듣어요. 듣다 is ㄷ-irregular, so say 음악을 들어요.

How Does the Review Schedule Work?

The deck uses a simplified Leitner system with five boxes. A new card starts in box 1. Each Got it moves it up one box, and each Not yet returns it to box 1. The box sets how long the card waits before it is due again.

Each session shows due cards first, oldest due first, and then up to 10 new cards a day by default. Progress is saved only in this browser, so clearing site data deletes it. Use the export button to save a small JSON file with card IDs, boxes and due dates, and import it on another device. No account is needed.

Cultural and Practical Context

노래방 is a regular part of Korean social life for friends and colleagues, and traditional 국악 instruments such as 가야금 and 장구 are still taught and performed.

Next Steps after This Deck

The words and letters on these cards are explained in the korean music vocabulary lesson, so read it first if a card is new. This deck is one of the korean vocabulary flashcards on the site, so browse the full list if you want a different topic. When these cards feel easy, move on to korean drama vocabulary flashcards to keep the same routine. If a word here still feels shaky, go back to korean sports flashcards for the earlier material. After a session, write the same words by hand with the korean hobbies vocabulary worksheet. All flashcard decks, including Hangul, vocabulary, phrases, grammar and TOPIK, are listed on the korean flashcards hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is 트로트?

트로트 is a style of Korean pop with older roots. It is outside this deck, so look for it in the genres lesson.

What Is the Difference between 가수 and 가요?

가수 is the singer, and 가요 is the song genre. The 가수 card is card 3, and 가요 is a word you will meet in music shows.

How Do I Say Play the Violin?

Say 바이올린을 켜다 or 연주하다. 연주하다 is the general verb for performing, and it works for any instrument in this deck. 켜다 is the verb for bowed strings such as the violin and the cello.

Is 노래방 a Bar?

No. 노래방 is a room for singing, and you rent it for a group. It is a social place for friends and colleagues, not a place to drink at a bar.

Is My Progress Saved If I Close the Page?

Yes, in the same browser on the same device. Card boxes and due dates are stored locally and nothing is sent to a server. Clearing site data, using a private window or switching browsers removes them, so use the export button to keep a backup file. No account is needed.