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Everyday Korean: 28 lessons, from hello to the news

980 words, in teaching order

Words 1–100
안녕하세요
How are you?; Hello; Good morning; Good afternoon; Good evening
Phrase
안녕
hello, hey; good-bye
Interjection
안녕히 가세요
goodbye (said by the person staying to the person leaving)
Phrase
안녕히 계세요
goodbye (said by the person leaving to the person staying)
Phrase
감사합니다
thank you
Interjection
고맙습니다
thank you; formal polite indicative non-past of 고맙다 (gomapda, “to be thankful”)
Verb
고마워
thanks
Interjection
괜찮다
to be nice, good, passable, OK, all right; to be allowed to ...; may, can; it is OK to ...; to be safe, secure
Adjective
죄송하다
to be sorry, to feel apologetic
Adjective
미안하다
I'm sorry (in addressing a person of low status, reflecting a minor infraction)
Interjection
실례하다
to be rude
Verb
주다
to give; for someone; forms benefactive verbs.; to supplement or add to something; to handle or reflect on something
Verb
아니요
no
Interjection
좋아요
like
Noun
뭐
contraction of 무어 (mueo): (interrogative) what
Pronoun
무엇
what - used in questions; something, anything
Pronoun
누구
who; someone
Pronoun
어디
where; somewhere (to refer to a place without saying exactly where you mean); somewhere (to refer to an unfixed place); somehow, some way, something (to refer to a something that is hard to express)
Pronoun
이것
this
Pronoun
그것
that (thing near the listener); that (thing that has already been mentioned)
Pronoun
저것
that (far away from the speaker and the listener)
Pronoun
있다
to stay, remain in a location; to keep working for a company; to stay in a certain state; for time to pass; to be (in a state); to be in the process of; to maintain in the result of
Verb
없다
to have none; (to be) lacking; (to be) nonexistent
Adjective
좋다
to be good; great; excellent (excellent and satisfactory in features and content); to be good; nice (well-rounded and kind in personality); to be good; kind (kind and gentle in speech and act); to be good (above average in physical condition or health); to have a lot of nerve (not caring about saving face or being shameless); to be nice (sunny and clear); to be enough; sufficient; to be good (having a lot of hair in good condition); to be good; right (for a day or opportunity to be appropriate); to be fond of; in love with (happy about and satisfied with a thing or object); …
Adjective
나쁘다
to be bad (various meanings); to be bad; to be unpleasant; to be disagreeable; to be of inferior quality; to be bad; to be evil; to be ill-natured; to be bad, to be immoral; to be in the wrong; to be (morally) blamable; to be bad, to be harmful; to be bad; to be frail; to be weak; to be insufficient; to be inadequate
Adjective
-도
as well, too, also; either, or; (negative) neither, nor; even
Particle
-만
only; even
Particle
아주
very
Adverb
여기
here
Pronoun
거기
there
Pronoun
저기
over there
Pronoun
처음 뵙겠습니다
pleased to meet you, how do you do?
Phrase
잘
well; often; at a good time, with fortunate timing
Adverb
지내다
to spend (one's time); to live, to get along; to associate (with people), to keep company (with); to serve as ..., to hold (post); to hold (a service), to perform (rites)
Verb
만나서 반갑습니다
pleased to meet you
Phrase
환영하다
to welcome
Verb
저
that, that thing; I, me; first-person singular polite pronoun; oneself; third-person plain reflexive pronoun
Pronoun
나
I, me; the first-person singular plain (non-polite) pronoun
Pronoun
너
second-person singular informal pronoun; you
Pronoun
당신
second person singular plain pronoun; you
Pronoun
그
he, she
Pronoun
그녀
she
Pronoun
우리
we, us (refers to the speaker along with the listener(s), and possibly others, forming a collective “we”); we (refers to a group that includes the speaker and others of equal or lower status, but it explicitly excludes the person being addressed); my, our (prefixed to a noun to indicate that the noun is intimately associated with or belongs to the speaker’s group)
Pronoun
저희
the first person plural polite pronoun; we
Pronoun
그들
they
Pronoun
이름
name; full name; given name (in opposition to a surname); name, justification; good name, fame, reputation; username
Noun
-은
The Korean topic marker, with various nuances according to context; Used to mark an already known topic, to which the subsequent statement applies.; Used to mark the topic in statements of general fact.; what about; Used without a predicate to demand new information about an already known topic.; Used in contrastive constructions, often with an exclusive sense (i.e. this and not anything else).; Used with an emphatic sense.; Used to background previously known information, in order to highlight the importance of the statement which follows; the marked topic is omittable.
Particle
-는
post-vowel allomorphic form of -은 (-eun, topic marker)
Particle
-이
For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes.; For nouns ending in consonants, a particle marking it as the grammatical complement of the verbal stems 되다 (doeda, “to become”) and 아니다 (anida, “to not be”).; For nouns ending in consonants, an emphatic particle used to mark the object of desire in a construction with the auxiliary verb 싶다 (sipda, “to want”).; A word-final particle denoting certitude and emotional intimacy.
Particle
-가
synonym of -이 (-i, nominative case marker) used after words ending with a vowel.; See above; sometimes appended directly to the noun, as in older forms of the language.; to
Particle
-을
The accusative particle, indicating the direct object of a verb.; In "long negation" constructions with -지 (-ji), attaches to the negated verb to add emphasis.; Indicates the indirect object of a verb.
Particle
-를
post-vowel allomorphic form of -을 (-eul, direct object marker)
Particle
-에
at (indicates that the preceding noun functions as a locative adverb, making a place or location); at (indicates that the preceding noun functions as a temporal adverb, making a point in time); to (indicates the direction or destination of movement); because of (marks the cause or reason behind an action); with, by (marks the noun that acts as the stimulus or cause for a reaction or movement); to, about, in (marks the noun as the recipient or target that an action affects or within which a state is realized); for (indicates that the preceding noun represents a goal or purpose); by (indicates the method or means by which an action is performed); in (marks the condition or state in which an action occurs); per (marks the preceding noun as a reference standard or unit of measure, used for evaluation, distribution, or calculation); …
Particle
-에서
from; in, inside, at, on; Marks the nominative case.
Particle
-와
Post-vowel allomorphic form of -과 (-gwa). (indicates that the preceding noun is used as a standard or basis for comparison); Post-vowel allomorphic form of -과 (-gwa). (marks that an action is performed in the company of or alongside someone or something); Post-vowel allomorphic form of -과 (-gwa). (denotes an opponent or target with which one is in competition or conflict); Post-vowel allomorphic form of -과 (-gwa). (connects two or more nouns on equal footing; in some cases, the postposition 와 may be omitted and replaced by a comma)
Particle
-과
and; with; together with; as, from; used in comparisons
Particle
-하고
and; with
Particle
-의
’s. genitive case marker, indicating that the previous word has possession of the next one. It functions like the English suffix “-’s”, or like the word “of” with the position of possessor and possessee switched.
Particle
-부터
Used to show when or where an action or situation started.; Used to illustrate the time that a certain action or situation began or will begin: (start) from; (start) at; Used to illustrate the place that a certain action began or will begin: from. Can be used after 에서 (eseo) 로 (ro) also together meaning "from".; Used to illustrate an order of a series of actions.
Particle
-까지
until, till, by (a time), up to; Used to illustrate the extent of a finished action or situation.; Used to illustrate to what extent an action will continue.; Used to illustrate the degree or intensity of a situation.
Particle
-로
Post-vowel and post-ㄹ (l) allomorphic form of -으로 (-euro, “to, toward; using, by, with; due to”)
Particle
-으로
to, toward: directional case marker, in a physical sense; into, direction of a change: directional case marker in a metaphorical sense; expresses transformation or direction towards a certain time; using, out of; with: instrumental case marker, marking material, instruments, or means of doing something; due to; from: instrumental case marker, marking causation; as; as being; in the state of: instrumental case marker, marking state, manner, status, or capacity; as of: instrumental case marker, marking an update in a list of previous events; from; egressive case marker, in a physical or chronological sense; Marks the direct object for certain action verbs, especially verbs that have a direct impact on the object.; Used in various expressions; See -으로 하여 (-euro hayeo, “because of; via”).; …
Particle
-에게
the dative particle; to
Particle
-한테
to; at; for; by; from
Particle
-보다
than; used to form comparisons, optionally with 더 (deo, “more”)
Particle
-처럼
like, as, as if
Particle
지금
now
Adverb
오늘
today; this day
Noun
내일
tomorrow
Noun
어제
yesterday
Noun
항상
always
Adverb
가끔
occasionally, from time to time, not frequently or regularly
Adverb
전혀
at all, absolutely, completely
Adverb
또는
if not; alternatively
Adverb
하지만
but, however
Adverb
그리고
and, also, in addition (often used at the beginning of a sentence)
Adverb
그래서
therefore, accordingly, because of that, because things are like that, thus.
Adverb
왜냐하면
because; for the following reason.
Adverb
-이다
to be.; A particle attached to intimate-, plain-, and semiformal-style verbs and adjectives to add a greater level of politeness.
Particle
사람
human being, person; a person (encompassing both legal and natural persons)
Noun
남자
man
Noun
여자
woman
Noun
아이
child, kid; Used to refer to objects, typically in casual but polite settings such as when persuading a customer to buy a product.; less colloquial form of 애 (ae, “guy; person”)
Noun
남자아이
baby boy, boy
Noun
여자아이
girl; baby girl
Noun
아버지
father (parent)
Noun
어머니
mother
Noun
아빠
dad, papa
Noun
엄마
mum, mummy
Noun
아들
son
Noun
딸
daughter (female child)
Noun
형
older brother of a male; somewhat older male; elder sister of a female; hyung (older male member of an idol group); punishment, penalty, (legal) sentence; type, model; form, shape; firefly
Noun
오빠
elder brother of a female; somewhat older male
Noun
누나
older sister of a male; somewhat older female friend or acquaintance
Noun
언니
older sister of a female; somewhat older female; elder brother of a male; unnie (older female member of an idol group)
Noun
동생
younger sibling; friend who is somewhat younger
Noun
남동생
little brother, younger brother
Noun
여동생
little sister, younger sister
Noun
할아버지
grandfather; elderly male
Noun
할머니
grandmother; (by extension) elderly female
Noun