Lesson 51
Business Abbreviations
Lesson 51
BUSINESS ABBREVIATIONS
Practice English with your teacher
3 min
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What business abbreviations do you use most often at work? For example, do you use ASAP, FYI, or KPI?
직장에서 가장 자주 사용하는 비즈니스 약어는 무엇인가요? 예를 들어 ASAP, FYI, KPI 같은 약어를 사용하시나요? - Have you ever been confused by an English abbreviation in an email or meeting? What was it?
이메일이나 회의에서 영어 약어를 보고 헷갈렸던 적이 있나요? 어떤 약어였나요?
3 min
Key Vocabulary
Learn these words from today's lesson.
오늘 레슨의 주요 단어를 배워봅시다.
abbreviation
A shortened form of a word or phrase 약어, 축약어
CEO is a common abbreviation used in the business world.
fiscal year (FY)
A 12-month period used by companies for accounting and financial reporting 회계연도
Our company's fiscal year ends in March, so we need to finalize the budget by then.
return on investment (ROI)
A measure of how much profit or benefit is gained compared to the cost 투자 수익률
The marketing team reported a strong ROI from the new advertising campaign.
accounts payable (AP)
Money that a company owes to its suppliers or vendors 미지급금, 외상 매입금
Please send all invoices to the accounts payable department for processing.
estimated time of arrival (ETA)
The expected time when something or someone will arrive 도착 예정 시간
Could you give me an ETA on when the shipment will reach our warehouse?
year-over-year (YOY)
A comparison of data from one year to the same period in the previous year 전년 대비
Sales grew 15% year-over-year, which exceeded our targets.
3 min
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
❌ "I work in the A/S department."
✅ "I work in the customer service (or after-sales service) department."
한국에서는 'A/S'(애프터서비스)를 널리 사용하지만, 영어권에서는 이 약어를 거의 쓰지 않습니다. 영어로는 'customer service' 또는 'after-sales service'라고 표현해야 합니다. 마찬가지로 'AS 센터'도 영어로는 'service center'라고 말해야 자연스럽습니다.
5 min
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: BUSINESS ABBREVIATIONS
Level: Vocabulary (VOC)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!