This is for all the expats living in Korea and trying to operate their Korean washing machines. We translated the buttons and we explained how to operate our washing machine in this video. No more shrunken sweaters! No more accidental pink shirts! We also drop some important hints on how to have soft and manageable hair…I mean….clothing. Really, here in Korea, you have to use fabric softener. For our first month here in Bucheon we didn’t use any, and our clothes and towels often had a funky smell to them, regardless of how much detergent we put in the machine. Fabric softener is the key. It’s optional in Canada, but absolutely necessary here.
The main operations:
표준 NORMAL WASH
합성 We don’t know what this means…help!
란제리 DELICATE
울 WOOL
손세탁 HAND WASH
헹굼 + 탈수 RINSE AND DRY
Self Timer:
배수 WATER SUPPLY (?)
예약 Make a RESERVATION (SLEEP TIMER)
예비세탁 SET TIMER
시간단축 REDUCE TIME and also STOP/ START
Extra cycles:
헹굼 RINSE
헹굼추가 ADD FABRIC SOFTENER AND RINSE
탈수안함 NO SPIN AND DRY
탈수 DRY
배수안함 NO WATER
Adjustments:
구김방 PREVENT WRINKLING
세탁온도 CHANGE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER
배수안 함 WATER SUPPLY (we don’t know what this means)
강 중 약 HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW
General Buttons:
동작/일시정지 PAUSE
버튼 잠김 PRESS DESIRED BUTTON
문 잠김 CLOSE LID
추기석택 ADDITIONAL SELECTION
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Hi! I just washed your washing machine video (my husband and I love your site, by the way), and I wanted to give you a couple of translations that someone gave us. These are the ones that you mentioned being unsure about: 참섬 is the Synthetic Fibers setting, 급속 is the Quick Wash setting (hence, the shorter time, as you mentioned in the video), 냉소 is the Cold Water setting, 탈수 does mean Spin Dry so that's what it means by dry, and 탈수안함 means No Spin. I have no idea about the Water Supply one.
Anyway, if somebody wouldn't have left us the translations, we would have been in big trouble! Hope this helps someone! 
Thanks! It helps lots!