Korean vocabulary – level 1 (773 words)
TOPIK I · beginner
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 안녕하세요annyeonghaseyo | expression hello, hi; how are you? |
| 안녕히 가세요annyeonghi gaseyo | expression goodbye (to someone who is leaving) |
| 안녕히 계세요annyeonghi gyeseyo | expression goodbye (to someone who is staying) |
| 감사합니다gamsahamnida | expression thank you |
| 고맙습니다gomapseumnida | expression thank you |
| 미안합니다mianhamnida | expression I'm sorry |
| 죄송합니다joesonghamnida | expression I'm (very) sorry, I apologize |
| 괜찮아요gwaenchanayo | expression it's okay, I'm fine; no thanks; not bad |
| 처음 뵙겠습니다cheoeum boepgetseumnida | expression how do you do?, nice to meet you (lit. I see you for the first time) |
| 만나서 반갑습니다mannaseo bangapseumnida | expression nice to meet you, glad to meet you |
| 잘 먹겠습니다jal meokgetseumnida | expression thank you for the meal (said before eating) |
| 잘 먹었습니다jal meogeotseumnida | expression thank you for the meal (said after eating) |
| 어서 오세요eoseo oseyo | expression welcome; come in |
| 여보세요yeoboseyo | interjection hello (on the phone) |
| 실례합니다sillyehamnida | expression excuse me; pardon me (for interrupting) |
| 축하합니다chukahamnida | expression congratulations |
| 수고하셨습니다sugohasyeotseumnida | expression thank you for your hard work; good work |
| 잠깐만요jamkkanmanyo | expression just a moment, wait a second; excuse me (passing through) |
| 네ne | interjection yes; okay; pardon? (with rising tone) |
| 아니요aniyo | interjection no |
| 저jeo | pronoun I, me (humble, polite) |
| 나na | pronoun I, me (casual) |
| 저희jeohui | pronoun we, us, our (humble) |
| 우리uri | pronoun we, us; our, my |
| 너neo | pronoun you (casual) |
| 이것igeot | pronoun this, this thing (near me) |
| 그것geugeot | pronoun that, that thing (near you); it |
| 저것jeogeot | pronoun that, that thing (over there) |
| 여기yeogi | pronoun here, this place |
| 거기geogi | pronoun there (near you); that place (already mentioned) |
| 저기jeogi | pronoun over there; um, excuse me (to get attention) |
| 누구nugu | pronoun who; someone |
| 무엇mueot | pronoun what; something |
| 뭐mwo | pronoun what (spoken); something |
| 어디eodi | pronoun where; somewhere |
| 언제eonje | adverb when; sometime |
| 왜wae | adverb why |
| 어떻게eotteoke | adverb how; what (to do) |
| 얼마eolma | noun how much (price); a certain amount |
| 몇myeot | determiner how many; what (number); a few |
| 어느eoneu | determiner which; a certain |
| 무슨museun | determiner what, what kind of |
| 어떤eotteon | determiner what kind of, what sort of; which; a certain, some |
| 이i | determiner this (near the speaker) |
| 그geu | determiner that (near the listener, or already mentioned); the |
| 저jeo | determiner that (over there, far from both) |
| 사람saram | noun person, people |
| 분bun | noun person (honorific); counter for people (honorific) |
| 친구chingu | noun friend |
| 남자namja | noun man, male; boy |
| 여자yeoja | noun woman, female; girl |
| 아이ai | noun child, kid |
| 어른eoreun | noun adult, grown-up; elder |
| 학생haksaeng | noun student |
| 선생님seonsaengnim | noun teacher; sir/ma'am (respectful title) |
| 이름ireum | noun name |
| 나이nai | noun age |
| 손님sonnim | noun guest, visitor; customer |
| 주인juin | noun owner; host; landlord |
| 외국인oegugin | noun foreigner |
| 가족gajok | noun family |
| 아버지abeoji | noun father |
| 어머니eomeoni | noun mother |
| 아빠appa | noun dad, daddy |
| 엄마eomma | noun mom, mommy |
| 부모님bumonim | noun parents |
| 할아버지harabeoji | noun grandfather; old man |
| 할머니halmeoni | noun grandmother; old woman |
| 형hyeong | noun older brother (of a male); older male friend (of a male) |
| 오빠oppa | noun older brother (of a female); older male friend (of a female) |
| 누나nuna | noun older sister (of a male); older female friend (of a male) |
| 언니eonni | noun older sister (of a female); older female friend (of a female) |
| 동생dongsaeng | noun younger sibling; younger friend |
| 남동생namdongsaeng | noun younger brother |
| 여동생yeodongsaeng | noun younger sister |
| 형제hyeongje | noun siblings; brothers |
| 아들adeul | noun son |
| 딸ttal | noun daughter |
| 남편nampyeon | noun husband |
| 아내anae | noun wife |
| 아기agi | noun baby |
| 결혼gyeolhon | noun marriage, wedding |
| 하나hana | number one |
| 둘dul | number two |
| 셋set | number three |
| 넷net | number four |
| 다섯daseot | number five |
| 여섯yeoseot | number six |
| 일곱ilgop | number seven |
| 여덟yeodeol | number eight |
| 아홉ahop | number nine |
| 열yeol | number ten |
| 스물seumul | number twenty |
| 서른seoreun | number thirty |
| 마흔maheun | number forty |
| 쉰swin | number fifty |
| 일il | number one |
| 이i | number two |
| 삼sam | number three |
| 사sa | number four |
| 오o | number five |
| 육yuk | number six |
| 칠chil | number seven |
| 팔pal | number eight |
| 구gu | number nine |
| 십sip | number ten |
| 백baek | number hundred |
| 천cheon | number thousand |
| 만man | number ten thousand |
| 영yeong | number zero |
| 개gae | counter item, piece (general counter for things) |
| 명myeong | counter people (counter for persons) |
| 마리mari | counter animals (counter for animals, fish, insects) |
| 권gwon | counter volume(s) (counter for books, notebooks) |
| 장jang | counter sheet(s) (counter for flat things: paper, tickets, photos) |
| 병byeong | counter bottle(s) (counter); bottle |
| 잔jan | counter cup(s), glass(es) (counter) |
| 살sal | counter years old (counter for age) |
| 번beon | counter time(s) (occurrences); number (No.) |
| 시si | counter o'clock, hour (time of day) |
| 분bun | counter minute(s) |
| 원won | counter won (Korean currency) |
| 층cheung | counter floor, story (of a building) |
| 대dae | counter counter for vehicles and machines |
| 그릇geureut | counter bowl(s), bowlful (counter); bowl, dish |
| 벌beol | counter counter for clothes (an outfit, a garment, a suit) |
| 켤레kyeolle | counter pair(s) (of shoes, socks, gloves) |
| 시간sigan | noun time; hour(s) (duration) |
| 오늘oneul | noun today |
| 어제eoje | noun yesterday |
| 내일naeil | noun tomorrow |
| 모레more | noun the day after tomorrow |
| 아침achim | noun morning; breakfast |
| 점심jeomsim | noun lunch; lunchtime, midday |
| 저녁jeonyeok | noun evening; dinner |
| 밤bam | noun night |
| 낮nat | noun daytime, day |
| 오전ojeon | noun morning, a.m. (before noon) |
| 오후ohu | noun afternoon, p.m. |
| 새벽saebyeok | noun dawn, early morning (the hours after midnight) |
| 날nal | noun day |
| 주ju | noun week |
| 주말jumal | noun weekend |
| 평일pyeongil | noun weekday |
| 월wol | noun month (in dates) |
| 년nyeon | noun year (with numbers) |
| 해hae | noun year; sun |
| 달dal | noun month; moon |
| 요일yoil | noun day of the week |
| 월요일woryoil | noun Monday |
| 화요일hwayoil | noun Tuesday |
| 수요일suyoil | noun Wednesday |
| 목요일mogyoil | noun Thursday |
| 금요일geumyoil | noun Friday |
| 토요일toyoil | noun Saturday |
| 일요일iryoil | noun Sunday |
| 지금jigeum | noun now, right now; the present |
| 이번ibeon | noun this time; this (coming/current) — week, month etc. |
| 다음daeum | noun next; following; after |
| 지난jinan | determiner last, past, previous |
| 매일maeil | adverb every day, daily |
| 날짜naljja | noun date (day of the month) |
| 생일saengil | noun birthday |
| 봄bom | noun spring (season) |
| 여름yeoreum | noun summer |
| 가을gaeul | noun autumn, fall |
| 겨울gyeoul | noun winter |
| 계절gyejeol | noun season |
| 방학banghak | noun school vacation, school break |
| 휴가hyuga | noun vacation, holiday, leave (from work) |
| 전jeon | noun before; ago |
| 후hu | noun after; later |
| 동안dongan | noun during, for (a period of time), while |
| 때ttae | noun time, moment; when |
| 쯤jjeum | suffix about, around, approximately |
| 집jip | noun house, home |
| 학교hakgyo | noun school |
| 회사hoesa | noun company, office (workplace) |
| 병원byeongwon | noun hospital, clinic, doctor's office |
| 약국yakguk | noun pharmacy, drugstore |
| 은행eunhaeng | noun bank |
| 우체국ucheguk | noun post office |
| 시장sijang | noun market |
| 가게gage | noun shop, store |
| 백화점baekhwajeom | noun department store |
| 편의점pyeonuijeom | noun convenience store |
| 마트mateu | noun supermarket, big grocery store |
| 식당sikdang | noun restaurant, cafeteria |
| 카페kape | noun café, coffee shop |
| 도서관doseogwan | noun library |
| 서점seojeom | noun bookstore |
| 공원gongwon | noun park |
| 영화관yeonghwagwan | noun movie theater, cinema |
| 공항gonghang | noun airport |
| 역yeok | noun station (train, subway) |
| 정류장jeongnyujang | noun (bus) stop |
| 호텔hotel | noun hotel |
| 교회gyohoe | noun church (Protestant) |
| 미용실miyongsil | noun hair salon, beauty salon |
| 화장실hwajangsil | noun restroom, toilet, bathroom |
| 교실gyosil | noun classroom |
| 방bang | noun room |
| 부엌bueok | noun kitchen |
| 거실geosil | noun living room |
| 사무실samusil | noun office (room) |
| 나라nara | noun country, nation |
| 한국hanguk | noun Korea, South Korea |
| 미국miguk | noun the United States, America |
| 중국jungguk | noun China |
| 일본ilbon | noun Japan |
| 영국yeongguk | noun the United Kingdom, Britain, England |
| 독일dogil | noun Germany |
| 프랑스peurangseu | noun France |
| 서울seoul | noun Seoul (capital of South Korea) |
| 도시dosi | noun city |
| 시골sigol | noun countryside, the country, rural area |
| 고향gohyang | noun hometown, home (place of birth) |
| 산san | noun mountain |
| 바다bada | noun sea, ocean |
| 강gang | noun river |
| 길gil | noun road, street, path; way |
| 동네dongne | noun neighborhood, town, village |
| 운동장undongjang | noun playground, sports field, schoolyard |
| 박물관bangmulgwan | noun museum |
| 아파트apateu | noun apartment (building), condo |
| 건물geonmul | noun building |
| 외국oeguk | noun foreign country, abroad |
| 세계segye | noun world |
| 앞ap | noun front; in front of |
| 뒤dwi | noun back, behind; after, later |
| 옆yeop | noun side; next to, beside |
| 위wi | noun top, above, on; up |
| 아래arae | noun bottom, below, beneath, under |
| 밑mit | noun under, beneath; bottom |
| 안an | noun inside, interior |
| 밖bak | noun outside, exterior |
| 사이sai | noun space between, gap; relationship |
| 근처geuncheo | noun neighborhood, vicinity, nearby area |
| 오른쪽oreunjjok | noun right, right side |
| 왼쪽oenjjok | noun left, left side |
| 가운데gaunde | noun middle, center; among |
| 건너편geonneopyeon | noun the other side, the opposite side (across) |
| 쪽jjok | noun side, direction, way |
| 음식eumsik | noun food, dish |
| 밥bap | noun cooked rice; meal |
| 빵ppang | noun bread; pastry |
| 국guk | noun soup |
| 김치gimchi | noun kimchi (fermented vegetables) |
| 불고기bulgogi | noun bulgogi (marinated grilled beef) |
| 비빔밥bibimbap | noun bibimbap (rice mixed with vegetables) |
| 김밥gimbap | noun gimbap (seaweed rice roll) |
| 라면ramyeon | noun ramyeon, instant noodles |
| 냉면naengmyeon | noun naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) |
| 떡tteok | noun rice cake |
| 떡볶이tteokbokki | noun tteokbokki (spicy stir-fried rice cakes) |
| 고기gogi | noun meat |
| 소고기sogogi | noun beef |
| 돼지고기dwaejigogi | noun pork |
| 닭고기dakgogi | noun chicken (meat) |
| 생선saengseon | noun fish (as food) |
| 계란gyeran | noun egg (chicken egg) |
| 채소chaeso | noun vegetables |
| 과일gwail | noun fruit |
| 사과sagwa | noun apple |
| 배bae | noun pear (Korean pear) |
| 바나나banana | noun banana |
| 딸기ttalgi | noun strawberry |
| 포도podo | noun grape(s) |
| 수박subak | noun watermelon |
| 귤gyul | noun tangerine, mandarin orange |
| 쌀ssal | noun rice (uncooked grain) |
| 감자gamja | noun potato |
| 양파yangpa | noun onion |
| 물mul | noun water |
| 우유uyu | noun milk |
| 커피keopi | noun coffee |
| 차cha | noun tea |
| 주스juseu | noun juice |
| 맥주maekju | noun beer |
| 술sul | noun alcohol, alcoholic drink |
| 소주soju | noun soju (Korean distilled liquor) |
| 콜라kolla | noun cola, coke |
| 설탕seoltang | noun sugar |
| 소금sogeum | noun salt |
| 맛mat | noun taste, flavor |
| 반찬banchan | noun side dish(es) |
| 숟가락sutgarak | noun spoon |
| 젓가락jeotgarak | noun chopsticks |
| 컵keop | noun cup, glass |
| 접시jeopsi | noun plate, dish |
| 메뉴menyu | noun menu |
| 식사siksa | noun meal |
| 요리yori | noun cooking; dish, cuisine |
| 케이크keikeu | noun cake |
| 아이스크림aiseukeurim | noun ice cream |
| 과자gwaja | noun snack(s), cookies, chips |
| 몸mom | noun body; health, physical condition |
| 머리meori | noun head; hair; brains |
| 얼굴eolgul | noun face |
| 눈nun | noun eye |
| 코ko | noun nose |
| 입ip | noun mouth |
| 귀gwi | noun ear |
| 목mok | noun neck; throat |
| 어깨eokkae | noun shoulder |
| 팔pal | noun arm |
| 손son | noun hand |
| 손가락songarak | noun finger |
| 배bae | noun stomach, belly |
| 다리dari | noun leg |
| 발bal | noun foot |
| 허리heori | noun waist, lower back |
| 머리카락meorikarak | noun hair (strands on the head) |
| 키ki | noun height (of a person) |
| 병byeong | noun illness, disease |
| 감기gamgi | noun a cold |
| 약yak | noun medicine, drug |
| 열yeol | noun fever; heat |
| 의사uisa | noun doctor |
| 간호사ganhosa | noun nurse |
| 건강geongang | noun health |
| 옷ot | noun clothes, clothing |
| 바지baji | noun pants, trousers |
| 치마chima | noun skirt |
| 셔츠syeocheu | noun shirt |
| 티셔츠tisyeocheu | noun T-shirt |
| 원피스wonpiseu | noun dress (one-piece) |
| 코트koteu | noun coat |
| 양말yangmal | noun socks |
| 신발sinbal | noun shoes, footwear |
| 구두gudu | noun dress shoes, leather shoes |
| 운동화undonghwa | noun sneakers, athletic shoes |
| 모자moja | noun hat, cap |
| 가방gabang | noun bag |
| 안경angyeong | noun glasses, spectacles |
| 시계sigye | noun clock, watch |
| 우산usan | noun umbrella |
| 지갑jigap | noun wallet, purse |
| 돈don | noun money |
| 값gap | noun price, cost; value |
| 가격gagyeok | noun price |
| 물건mulgeon | noun thing, item, goods |
| 선물seonmul | noun gift, present |
| 카드kadeu | noun card; credit card |
| 현금hyeongeum | noun cash |
| 영수증yeongsujeung | noun receipt |
| 차cha | noun car, vehicle |
| 자동차jadongcha | noun car, automobile |
| 버스beoseu | noun bus |
| 지하철jihacheol | noun subway, metro |
| 기차gicha | noun train |
| 택시taeksi | noun taxi |
| 비행기bihaenggi | noun airplane |
| 배bae | noun ship, boat |
| 자전거jajeongeo | noun bicycle, bike |
| 표pyo | noun ticket |
| 운전unjeon | noun driving |
| 교통gyotong | noun traffic; transportation |
| 신호등sinhodeung | noun traffic light |
| 다리dari | noun bridge |
| 공부gongbu | noun study, studying |
| 숙제sukje | noun homework, assignment |
| 시험siheom | noun exam, test |
| 수업sueop | noun class, lesson |
| 책chaek | noun book |
| 공책gongchaek | noun notebook |
| 연필yeonpil | noun pencil |
| 볼펜bolpen | noun ballpoint pen, pen |
| 종이jongi | noun paper |
| 사전sajeon | noun dictionary |
| 책상chaeksang | noun desk |
| 의자uija | noun chair |
| 문제munje | noun problem, issue; question (on a test) |
| 질문jilmun | noun question |
| 대답daedap | noun answer, reply |
| 한국어hangugeo | noun Korean (language) |
| 영어yeongeo | noun English (language) |
| 외국어oegugeo | noun foreign language |
| 말mal | noun words, speech; language |
| 글geul | noun writing, text; letters (script) |
| 단어daneo | noun word, vocabulary |
| 문장munjang | noun sentence |
| 뜻tteut | noun meaning; intention, will |
| 한글hangeul | noun Hangeul, the Korean alphabet |
| 회의hoeui | noun meeting, conference |
| 일il | noun work, job; task; matter, thing |
| 직업jigeop | noun occupation, job, profession |
| 회사원hoesawon | noun office worker, company employee |
| 경찰gyeongchal | noun police; police officer |
| 요리사yorisa | noun cook, chef |
| 가수gasu | noun singer |
| 배우baeu | noun actor, actress |
| 대학교daehakgyo | noun university, college |
| 대학생daehaksaeng | noun university student, college student |
| 졸업joreop | noun graduation |
| 반ban | noun class (group of students); half |
| 교과서gyogwaseo | noun textbook |
| 문mun | noun door, gate |
| 창문changmun | noun window |
| 침대chimdae | noun bed |
| 소파sopa | noun sofa, couch |
| 냉장고naengjanggo | noun refrigerator, fridge |
| 텔레비전tellebijeon | noun television, TV |
| 컴퓨터keompyuteo | noun computer |
| 전화jeonhwa | noun telephone; phone call |
| 휴대폰hyudaepon | noun cell phone, mobile phone |
| 전화번호jeonhwabeonho | noun phone number |
| 사진sajin | noun photo, picture |
| 카메라kamera | noun camera |
| 거울geoul | noun mirror |
| 열쇠yeolsoe | noun key |
| 이불ibul | noun blanket, duvet, comforter |
| 불bul | noun light; fire |
| 에어컨eeokeon | noun air conditioner |
| 세탁기setakgi | noun washing machine |
| 청소cheongso | noun cleaning |
| 빨래ppallae | noun laundry, washing (clothes) |
| 쓰레기sseuregi | noun trash, garbage, rubbish |
| 휴지hyuji | noun tissue, toilet paper |
| 비누binu | noun soap |
| 칫솔chitsol | noun toothbrush |
| 수건sugeon | noun towel |
| 상자sangja | noun box |
| 편지pyeonji | noun letter (mail) |
| 주소juso | noun address |
| 이메일imeil | noun email |
| 날씨nalssi | noun weather |
| 비bi | noun rain |
| 눈nun | noun snow |
| 바람baram | noun wind |
| 구름gureum | noun cloud |
| 하늘haneul | noun sky; heaven |
| 별byeol | noun star |
| 꽃kkot | noun flower |
| 나무namu | noun tree; wood |
| 동물dongmul | noun animal |
| 개gae | noun dog |
| 고양이goyangi | noun cat |
| 새sae | noun bird |
| 물고기mulgogi | noun fish (living) |
| 돌dol | noun stone, rock |
| 취미chwimi | noun hobby |
| 운동undong | noun exercise, sports, workout |
| 축구chukgu | noun soccer, football |
| 야구yagu | noun baseball |
| 농구nonggu | noun basketball |
| 수영suyeong | noun swimming |
| 테니스teniseu | noun tennis |
| 등산deungsan | noun hiking, mountain climbing |
| 여행yeohaeng | noun trip, travel, journey |
| 영화yeonghwa | noun movie, film |
| 음악eumak | noun music |
| 노래norae | noun song; singing |
| 춤chum | noun dance, dancing |
| 그림geurim | noun picture, drawing, painting |
| 게임geim | noun game (esp. video game) |
| 독서dokseo | noun reading (books) |
| 산책sanchaek | noun walk, stroll |
| 피아노piano | noun piano |
| 기타gita | noun guitar |
| 콘서트konseoteu | noun concert |
| 드라마deurama | noun TV drama, TV series |
| 뉴스nyuseu | noun news |
| 인터넷inteonet | noun internet |
| 쇼핑syoping | noun shopping |
| 파티pati | noun party |
| 것geot | noun thing, object; the one (that …) |
| 사랑sarang | noun love |
| 생각saenggak | noun thought, idea; opinion |
| 이야기iyagi | noun story, talk, conversation |
| 소리sori | noun sound, noise; voice |
| 이유iyu | noun reason, cause |
| 계획gyehoek | noun plan |
| 약속yaksok | noun promise; appointment, plans (to meet) |
| 연락yeollak | noun contact, getting in touch |
| 생활saenghwal | noun life, daily life, living |
| 모양moyang | noun shape, form; appearance |
| 색saek | noun color |
| 색깔saekkkal | noun color |
| 종류jongnyu | noun kind, type, sort |
| 기분gibun | noun mood, feeling |
| 마음maeum | noun heart, mind; feelings |
| 꿈kkum | noun dream (while sleeping); dream, ambition |
| 자리jari | noun seat; place, spot |
| 잠jam | noun sleep |
| 인사insa | noun greeting; bow |
| 여권yeogwon | noun passport |
| 처음cheoeum | noun first time; beginning |
| 마지막majimak | noun last, final; the end |
| 가다gada | verb to go |
| 오다oda | verb to come; to fall (rain, snow) |
| 먹다meokda | verb to eat; to take (medicine) |
| 마시다masida | verb to drink |
| 자다jada | verb to sleep |
| 일어나다ireonada | verb to get up, to wake up; to stand up; to happen |
| 보다boda | verb to see, to look at, to watch; to take (an exam) |
| 듣다deutda | verb to listen, to hear; to take (a class) |
| 말하다malhada | verb to speak, to say, to tell |
| 읽다ikda | verb to read |
| 쓰다sseuda | verb to write |
| 쓰다sseuda | verb to use; to spend (money, time) |
| 쓰다sseuda | verb to wear, to put on (hat, glasses, mask); to hold up (umbrella) |
| 배우다baeuda | verb to learn |
| 가르치다gareuchida | verb to teach |
| 공부하다gongbuhada | verb to study |
| 일하다ilhada | verb to work |
| 만나다mannada | verb to meet, to see (someone) |
| 사다sada | verb to buy |
| 팔다palda | verb to sell |
| 주다juda | verb to give |
| 받다batda | verb to receive, to get; to answer (a phone) |
| 앉다anda | verb to sit (down) |
| 서다seoda | verb to stand; to stop (vehicle) |
| 걷다geotda | verb to walk |
| 달리다dallida | verb to run |
| 놀다nolda | verb to play, to hang out; to be off (work) |
| 쉬다swida | verb to rest, to take a break; to be closed (shop) |
| 살다salda | verb to live |
| 있다itda | adjective to be (somewhere), to exist; to have |
| 없다eopda | adjective to not be (somewhere), to not exist; to not have |
| 이다ida | verb to be (copula: A is B) |
| 아니다anida | adjective to not be (negative copula) |
| 하다hada | verb to do; to make; to say |
| 되다doeda | verb to become; to be done, to work out; to be OK |
| 알다alda | verb to know; to understand |
| 모르다moreuda | verb to not know |
| 좋아하다joahada | verb to like |
| 싫어하다sireohada | verb to dislike, to hate |
| 사랑하다saranghada | verb to love |
| 기다리다gidarida | verb to wait (for) |
| 부르다bureuda | verb to call (out); to sing; to be full (stomach, as 배가 부르다) |
| 전화하다jeonhwahada | verb to phone, to call |
| 운동하다undonghada | verb to exercise, to work out |
| 요리하다yorihada | verb to cook |
| 청소하다cheongsohada | verb to clean |
| 씻다ssitda | verb to wash |
| 샤워하다syawohada | verb to take a shower |
| 입다ipda | verb to wear, to put on (clothes) |
| 벗다beotda | verb to take off (clothes, shoes, hat) |
| 신다sinda | verb to wear, to put on (shoes, socks) |
| 타다tada | verb to ride, to take (a vehicle), to get on |
| 내리다naerida | verb to get off (a vehicle); to fall (rain, snow); to go down |
| 갈아타다garatada | verb to transfer, to change (trains, buses) |
| 들어가다deureogada | verb to go in, to enter; to go back (home) |
| 나가다nagada | verb to go out, to leave |
| 들어오다deureooda | verb to come in, to enter; to come home |
| 나오다naoda | verb to come out, to get out; to appear |
| 올라가다ollagada | verb to go up, to climb |
| 내려가다naeryeogada | verb to go down, to descend |
| 돌아가다doragada | verb to go back, to return (there) |
| 돌아오다doraoda | verb to come back, to return (here) |
| 다니다danida | verb to attend (school, work) regularly; to go around |
| 보내다bonaeda | verb to send; to spend (time) |
| 열다yeolda | verb to open |
| 닫다datda | verb to close, to shut |
| 켜다kyeoda | verb to turn on, to switch on (lights, devices) |
| 끄다kkeuda | verb to turn off, to switch off; to put out (a fire) |
| 찾다chatda | verb to look for, to search; to find; to withdraw (money) |
| 잃어버리다ireobeorida | verb to lose (something) |
| 만들다mandeulda | verb to make, to create; to cook |
| 시작하다sijakada | verb to start, to begin |
| 끝나다kkeunnada | verb to end, to be over, to finish |
| 생각하다saenggakada | verb to think; to consider; to remember |
| 이야기하다iyagihada | verb to talk, to tell, to chat |
| 묻다mutda | verb to ask (a question) |
| 대답하다daedapada | verb to answer, to reply |
| 웃다utda | verb to laugh, to smile |
| 울다ulda | verb to cry, to weep; to sing (birds), to make a sound (animals) |
| 노래하다noraehada | verb to sing |
| 춤추다chumchuda | verb to dance |
| 여행하다yeohaenghada | verb to travel, to take a trip |
| 산책하다sanchaekada | verb to take a walk, to stroll |
| 쇼핑하다syopinghada | verb to shop, to go shopping |
| 준비하다junbihada | verb to prepare, to get ready |
| 돕다dopda | verb to help |
| 도와주다dowajuda | verb to help (someone), to give help |
| 빌리다billida | verb to borrow; to rent |
| 바꾸다bakkuda | verb to change, to exchange, to switch |
| 고르다goreuda | verb to choose, to pick, to select |
| 주문하다jumunhada | verb to order (food, goods) |
| 계산하다gyesanhada | verb to pay (the bill); to calculate |
| 걸리다geollida | verb to take (time); to catch (a cold); to hang (be hung) |
| 들다deulda | verb to hold, to carry (in the hand); to lift |
| 놓다nota | verb to put, to place, to set down |
| 넣다neota | verb to put in, to insert, to add |
| 가지다gajida | verb to have, to own; to take, to hold |
| 가져가다gajyeogada | verb to take (something) along, to take away |
| 가져오다gajyeooda | verb to bring (something) |
| 닦다dakda | verb to wipe, to clean, to polish; to brush (teeth) |
| 자르다jareuda | verb to cut |
| 그리다geurida | verb to draw, to paint |
| 치다chida | verb to play (tennis, piano, etc.); to hit, to strike |
| 찍다jjikda | verb to take (a photo); to stamp; to dip |
| 결혼하다gyeolhonhada | verb to marry, to get married |
| 태어나다taeeonada | verb to be born |
| 죽다jukda | verb to die |
| 다치다dachida | verb to get hurt, to be injured |
| 눕다nupda | verb to lie down |
| 기억하다gieokada | verb to remember, to recall |
| 잊어버리다ijeobeorida | verb to forget (completely) |
| 연습하다yeonseupada | verb to practice |
| 이해하다ihaehada | verb to understand |
| 출발하다chulbalhada | verb to depart, to leave, to set off |
| 도착하다dochakada | verb to arrive |
| 운전하다unjeonhada | verb to drive |
| 이사하다isahada | verb to move (house) |
| 초대하다chodaehada | verb to invite |
| 약속하다yaksokada | verb to promise; to make plans (to meet) |
| 보이다boida | verb to be seen, to be visible; to show |
| 들리다deullida | verb to be heard, to be audible |
| 축하하다chukahada | verb to congratulate, to celebrate |
| 건너다geonneoda | verb to cross (a road, river, bridge) |
| 예약하다yeyakada | verb to reserve, to book |
| 구경하다gugyeonghada | verb to look around, to sightsee, to watch (for fun) |
| 싸우다ssauda | verb to fight, to argue, to quarrel |
| 이기다igida | verb to win, to beat |
| 지다jida | verb to lose (a game, match) |
| 드시다deusida | verb to eat, to drink (honorific) |
| 주무시다jumusida | verb to sleep (honorific) |
| 계시다gyesida | verb to be, to stay, to exist (honorific of 있다 for people) |
| 말씀하시다malsseumhasida | verb to speak, to say (honorific) |
| 졸업하다joreopada | verb to graduate |
| 입학하다iphakada | verb to enter (a school), to be admitted |
| 지내다jinaeda | verb to get along, to be doing (well/badly); to spend (time), to live |
| 좋다jota | adjective good, nice; to like |
| 나쁘다nappeuda | adjective bad |
| 크다keuda | adjective big, large; tall |
| 작다jakda | adjective small, little; short (height) |
| 많다manta | adjective many, much, a lot |
| 적다jeokda | adjective few, little (in amount) |
| 길다gilda | adjective long |
| 짧다jjalda | adjective short (length, time) |
| 높다nopda | adjective high, tall (buildings, mountains) |
| 낮다natda | adjective low |
| 넓다neolda | adjective wide, spacious, roomy |
| 좁다jopda | adjective narrow, cramped, small (space) |
| 무겁다mugeopda | adjective heavy |
| 가볍다gabyeopda | adjective light (in weight) |
| 빠르다ppareuda | adjective fast, quick; early |
| 느리다neurida | adjective slow |
| 멀다meolda | adjective far, distant |
| 가깝다gakkapda | adjective close, near |
| 비싸다bissada | adjective expensive |
| 싸다ssada | adjective cheap, inexpensive |
| 맛있다masitda | adjective delicious, tasty |
| 맛없다madeopda | adjective not tasty, bad-tasting |
| 재미있다jaemiitda | adjective fun, interesting |
| 재미없다jaemieopda | adjective boring, not fun |
| 쉽다swipda | adjective easy |
| 어렵다eoryeopda | adjective difficult, hard |
| 덥다deopda | adjective hot (weather, temperature) |
| 춥다chupda | adjective cold (weather, temperature) |
| 따뜻하다ttatteutada | adjective warm |
| 시원하다siwonhada | adjective cool, refreshing |
| 뜨겁다tteugeopda | adjective hot (to the touch) |
| 차갑다chagapda | adjective cold (to the touch); cold (personality) |
| 맑다makda | adjective clear, sunny (weather); clean, clear (water) |
| 흐리다heurida | adjective cloudy, overcast; blurry |
| 예쁘다yeppeuda | adjective pretty, lovely |
| 아름답다areumdapda | adjective beautiful |
| 멋있다meositda | adjective cool, stylish, wonderful |
| 귀엽다gwiyeopda | adjective cute, adorable |
| 착하다chakada | adjective good-natured, kind, nice |
| 친절하다chinjeolhada | adjective kind, friendly, helpful |
| 바쁘다bappeuda | adjective busy |
| 피곤하다pigonhada | adjective tired |
| 아프다apeuda | adjective sick, ill; to hurt, painful |
| 배고프다baegopeuda | adjective hungry |
| 배부르다baebureuda | adjective full (after eating) |
| 기쁘다gippeuda | adjective glad, happy, joyful |
| 슬프다seulpeuda | adjective sad |
| 행복하다haengbokada | adjective happy |
| 즐겁다jeulgeopda | adjective fun, enjoyable, pleasant |
| 무섭다museopda | adjective scary, frightening; scared, afraid |
| 깨끗하다kkaekkeutada | adjective clean, tidy |
| 더럽다deoreopda | adjective dirty |
| 조용하다joyonghada | adjective quiet, calm |
| 시끄럽다sikkeureopda | adjective noisy, loud |
| 편하다pyeonhada | adjective comfortable; convenient |
| 불편하다bulpyeonhada | adjective uncomfortable; inconvenient |
| 맵다maepda | adjective spicy, hot |
| 달다dalda | adjective sweet |
| 짜다jjada | adjective salty |
| 쓰다sseuda | adjective bitter |
| 젊다jeomda | adjective young (adults) |
| 어리다eorida | adjective young (child), little |
| 같다gatda | adjective same, identical; like, similar |
| 다르다dareuda | adjective different |
| 괜찮다gwaenchanta | adjective okay, all right, fine; not bad, decent |
| 유명하다yumyeonghada | adjective famous, well-known |
| 중요하다jungyohada | adjective important |
| 필요하다piryohada | adjective necessary, needed; to need |
| 건강하다geonganghada | adjective healthy |
| 밝다bakda | adjective bright, light; cheerful |
| 어둡다eodupda | adjective dark |
| 빨갛다ppalgata | adjective red |
| 파랗다parata | adjective blue; green (traffic light) |
| 노랗다norata | adjective yellow |
| 하얗다hayata | adjective white |
| 까맣다kkamata | adjective black, dark |
| 싫다silta | adjective disliked, unpleasant; to not want |
| 반갑다bangapda | adjective glad (to see/meet), pleased, nice to meet |
| 고맙다gomapda | adjective thankful, grateful |
| 미안하다mianhada | adjective sorry, apologetic |
| 심심하다simsimhada | adjective bored, boring (having nothing to do) |
| 늦다neutda | adjective late |
| 아주aju | adverb very, really |
| 정말jeongmal | adverb really, truly; truth (noun) |
| 진짜jinjja | adverb really, seriously; real thing (noun) |
| 너무neomu | adverb too, too much; so, really |
| 조금jogeum | adverb a little, a bit; a little while |
| 좀jom | adverb a little, a bit; please (softens a request) |
| 많이mani | adverb a lot, much, many |
| 다da | adverb all, everything; completely |
| 모두modu | adverb all, everyone, altogether |
| 같이gachi | adverb together; like, as |
| 함께hamkke | adverb together, with |
| 혼자honja | adverb alone, by oneself |
| 자주jaju | adverb often, frequently |
| 가끔gakkeum | adverb sometimes, occasionally |
| 항상hangsang | adverb always |
| 보통botong | adverb usually, normally; ordinary, average (noun) |
| 벌써beolsseo | adverb already |
| 아직ajik | adverb still; (not) yet |
| 곧got | adverb soon, shortly; right away |
| 다시dasi | adverb again; once more, anew |
| 또tto | adverb again; also, and |
| 먼저meonjeo | adverb first, before (others), ahead |
| 나중에najunge | adverb later, afterwards |
| 빨리ppalli | adverb quickly, fast; soon |
| 천천히cheoncheonhi | adverb slowly |
| 잘jal | adverb well, good; often |
| 못mot | adverb cannot, unable to |
| 안an | adverb not, don't |
| 일찍iljjik | adverb early |
| 늦게neutge | adverb late |
| 제일jeil | adverb the most, best; number one |
| 더deo | adverb more; further, longer |
| 꼭kkok | adverb surely, definitely, without fail; tightly |
| 아마ama | adverb probably, maybe, perhaps |
| 그냥geunyang | adverb just, simply; as it is, without any reason |
| 오래orae | adverb for a long time, long |
| 별로byeollo | adverb not really, not particularly |
| 바로baro | adverb right away, immediately; right, exactly, directly |
| 열심히yeolsimhi | adverb hard, diligently |
| 계속gyesok | adverb continuously, keep (doing), on and on |
| 잠깐jamkkan | adverb for a moment, briefly; a moment (noun) |
| 얼마나eolmana | adverb how (much, long, far); how very |
| 그리고geurigo | conjunction and, and then, also |
| 그런데geureonde | conjunction but, however; by the way |
| 그래서geuraeseo | conjunction so, therefore, that's why |
| 그러나geureona | conjunction but, however |
| 하지만hajiman | conjunction but, however |
| 그럼geureom | conjunction then, in that case; of course |
| 또는ttoneun | conjunction or, either … or |
| 은/는eun/neun | particle topic marker (as for …); contrast |
| 이/가i/ga | particle subject marker |
| 을/를eul/reul | particle object marker |
| 에e | particle to (a place); at, in, on (time/location) |
| 에서eseo | particle at, in (where an action happens); from |
| 에게ege | particle to (a person or animal) |
| 한테hante | particle to (a person or animal); from (a person) |
| 와/과wa/gwa | particle and (between nouns); with |
| 하고hago | particle and (between nouns); with |
| 도do | particle also, too; even |
| 만man | particle only, just |
| 의ui | particle of, 's (possessive) |
| (으)로(eu)ro | particle by, with (means); toward, to (direction); as |
| 부터buteo | particle from, starting (from); first |
| 까지kkaji | particle until, to, up to; even |
| 보다boda | particle than |
| 치킨chikin | noun fried chicken |
| 음eum | interjection hmm, um |