The word for “continent” in Korean is 대륙. Below are the seven continents of the world and how to say them in Korean.

As you can probably tell from the above, 북 and 남 mean north and south, respectively.

Sometimes there are other words you can use to better describe the region of the world you wish to talk about. Take these two:

Happy studying! You can test your knowledge with the continents flashcard set!