Basic Korean Dictionary: beginner words

a teacher, the profession, especially in a primary or secondary school, of being a teacher (not used to address an individual directly); school building; school house; instigation; incitement; death by hanging

Noun

수요일

Wednesday

Noun

글자

letter, character (of a writing system)

Noun

한잔하다

to have a drink

Verb

화요일

Tuesday

Noun

넥타이

necktie

Noun

가구

family; household; furniture

Noun

안개

fog, mist

Noun

싸이다

to be encircled; to be surrounded; to be immersed in

Verb

쓰레기통

garbage can, trash can, rubbish bin

Noun

식구

mouth to feed; dependent; family member

Noun

마당

A yard, plaza, or courtyard.; An occasion where something occurs.; A state of affairs or condition.

Noun

위쪽

upper part

Noun

잘못

erroneously

Adverb

갖다

contraction of 가지다 (gajida)

Verb

외우다

to utter; to recite; to chant; to memorize; to learn something by heart

Verb

결심하다

to be determined to, to resolve to

Verb

낮잠

nap; sleeping during the daytime

Noun

저렇다

to be like that (over there)

Adjective

콘서트

concert

Noun

식사하다

to eat, to have/take a meal; to address (at a ceremony); to trump up, to deceive

Verb

스웨터

sweater

Noun

사전

dictionary; encyclopedia; prior; beforehand; private war (an individual waging war against a foreign country without government sanction)

Noun

한

one (as a determiner numeral before a noun or classifier)

Numeric

취직

finding employment, work

Noun

서랍

drawer, cabinet

Noun

쌀

uncooked rice; white hulled grains of barley, wheat, etc.

Noun

딸기

strawberry

Noun

양복

Western clothing; a suit; a dress

Noun

스카프

scarf, muffler

Noun

항공

aviation

Noun

카페

coffee shop, café

Noun

까맣다

to be pitch black

Adjective

청년

youth, youngster; young man

Noun

무게

weight

Noun

다음날

the next day

Noun

생선

fish (as food)

Noun

수영하다

to swim (move through water)

Verb

상품

merchandise, commodity; good(s)

Noun

댁

A respectful term of address for someone of equal or lower status

Pronoun

각각

each, every, respective

Adverb

가위

scissors; nightmare experienced during sleep paralysis (traditionally linked to paranormal phenomena); synonym of 추석(秋夕) (chuseok, “Mid-Autumn Festival”)

Noun

농구

basketball (sport)

Noun

바나나

banana

Noun

남동생

little brother, younger brother

Noun

파란색

blue (color)

Noun

자랑하다

to brag, to boast, to vaunt

Verb

이마

forehead, brow; a steward of the royal stable between 1401 and the nineteenth century

Noun

입원하다

to be hospitalized

Verb

사흘

three days; the third day of the month

Noun

모두

entirety

Noun

회색

grey/gray (color)

Noun

소리하다

to sing a traditional folk song; to greet, to acknowledge someone coming

Verb

해외

overseas; foreign countries

Noun

방송국

broadcaster; station

Noun

봉투

envelope (wrapper for mailing); bag, sack

Noun

이사하다

to move, to move house

Verb

끓이다

to boil something; to cause something to boil

Verb

주차하다

to park

Verb

뽑히다

to be pulled out, to be taken out; to be chosen

Verb

손녀

granddaughter

Noun

늦추다

to loosen, to relax; to slow down; to delay, to put off

Verb

재료

ingredients, materials

Noun

더럽히다

to soil, to make dirty; to disgrace, to tarnish

Verb

선물하다

to give a gift/a present

Verb

연필

a pencil (graphite writing instrument)

Noun

발가락

toe

Noun

교통사고

road accident

Noun

맑다

to be clear, clean, fresh, pure, limpid, transparent; to be clear, fine, sunny; to be clear, cheerful; to be clear, refreshed; to be clear, pure, virtuous, noble

Adjective

두통

headache

Noun

아래쪽

lower part

Noun

간단히

simply, easily

Adverb

치마

skirt; girlfriend