‹ Korean decksBasic Korean Dictionary: beginner words
1705 words, in teaching order
주부housewife; head (eldest male) of a family; a main or key part; the subject (clause)
Noun
만두mandu, a form of dumpling in Korean cuisine; mantou (Chinese steamed bun)
Noun
저곳there, that place over there, yonder
Noun
섭섭하다sorry, disappointed
Adjective
큰소리big talk; loud voice
Noun
전공하다to major in (course of study)
Verb
숟가락spoon (eating utensil)
Noun
소주soju, Korean rice liquor
Noun
육meat; flesh; the body, as opposed to the spirit
Noun
오래간만the first occurrence after a long absence
Noun
슈퍼마켓supermarket (a store)
Noun
운동화sneakers, trainers, athletic shoes
Noun
전철subway, underground, metro
Noun
끼이다to be fastened; to get stuck, to be caught
Verb
손수건handkerchief, hankie
Noun
집안일housework; family/domestic affair, household affair
Noun
연예인performer, entertainer, artiste; celebrity
Noun
터미널terminal (various senses)
Noun
킬로미터kilometer; kilometer(s) per hour; kph
Noun
미술관art museum, art gallery
Noun
두세two or three; a few (as a determiner before nouns or classifiers)
Numeric
갈비ribs; kalbi, galbi; a Korean barbecued rib dish; a Korean meat and poultry cooking method, regardless of ribs; a skinny person, a living skeleton
Noun
날씬하다slim, slender, lean, svelte
Adjective
돼지고기pork (meat of a pig)
Noun
후배a junior or younger in an organization
Noun
노래방karaoke; noraebang
Noun
블라우스blouse (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt)
Noun
연말the end of the year; the year's end
Noun
남학생schoolboy; a male student; a male pupil
Noun
간장soy sauce; liver and intestine
Noun
반찬banchan, side dishes served with a meal.
Noun
서점bookshop (shop that sells books)
Noun
규칙적regular; systematic
Determiner
칠판blackboard, chalkboard
Noun
국적nationality, citizenship; traitor
Noun
시어머니mother-in-law for a woman, i.e. husband's mother
Noun
세탁하다to do the laundry
Verb
입학하다to enter a school
Verb
수첩pocket-sized notebook, jotter
Noun
바깥쪽outside, the outer side, exterior
Noun
서너three or four, three to four (before a classifier)
Numeric
목욕탕public bath, bathhouse
Noun
약사pharmacist, chemist; brief history (record)
Noun
휴지통wastebasket; garbage can
Noun
진하다to be thick, to be strong, to be concentrated; to be dark, to be deep, to be heavy; to be strong
Adjective
회의하다to attend/hold a meeting
Verb
내과internal medicine; department in a hospital that practises this medical discipline
Noun
갈아타다to change to, to transfer to
Verb
출석하다to attend, to be present
Verb
대학원graduate school, postgraduate school
Noun
빨래하다to do the laundry
Verb
멋taste, flavor, relish, zest; dandyism, foppery
Noun
연세age (of a person); annual tax; lease in which rent is paid annually
Noun
보통averageness, normality, usuality, generality, commonness, ordinariness, regularness
Noun
나흘four days; the fourth day of the month
Noun
그저께ereyesterday, the day before yesterday
Noun
기하다to set as a time for something to begin; to aim for, to pursue (perfection, caution, quality, etc.)
Verb
자장면jjajangmyeon, a Korean dish consisting of noodle and savory black bean paste which has its origins in northern China
Noun
신호등traffic light, signal light
Noun
꽃다발a bunch of flowers; a bouquet
Noun
중학생middle school or secondary school/high school student
Noun
김치kimchi, a dish made with fermented, seasoned vegetables
Noun
싱겁다to be bland, not salty; to be tiresome, tedious
Adjective
이날that day; this day; the day under discussion
Noun