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Basic Korean Dictionary: beginner words

1705 words, in teaching order

Words 1501–1600

notebook, jotter

Noun

centimetreᵁᴷ; centimeter^(US)

Noun

twenty

Numeric

fermented soybean paste

Noun

dress

Noun

consecutive days off, long weekend

Noun

to be in fashion

Verb

makgeolli (makkoli), a traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice.

Noun

electrification

Noun

nasal discharge, snot

Noun

pitifully, miserably

Adverb

well (known, aware, etc.)

Adverb

pair

Noun

fourth

Numeric

fifty

Numeric

chilly; cold, unfriendly

Adjective

to educate; to train

Verb

watermelon

Noun

ballpoint pen

Noun

lemon-lime soda; Used as a simile for matters going smoothly or very well.

Noun

to be forgotten

Verb

putting money aside, savings, deposit

Noun

subway station

Noun

cold water

Noun

every day

Noun

the previous year

Noun

green tea

Noun

coat hanger

Noun

scarf, muffler

Noun

admission ticket

Noun

stomachache; upset stomach

Noun

every week

Noun

bankbook; passbook

Noun

solar eclipse; Japanese food

Noun

flower shop; florist's

Noun

설거지하다

to wash dishes

Verb

Confucianism; studying abroad

Noun

restaurant, eatery

Noun

to get a haircut, to style one's hair

Verb

autumn leaves, autumn foliage; the suit of maple in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of October

Noun

가까이하다

to get close to; to befriend; to enjoy; to approach

Verb

black (color)

Noun

fifth (ordinal form of the number 5)

Numeric

travel agency

Noun

to wash one's face

Verb

sportswear, jogging suit, sweatsuit, sweatshirt

Noun

weekday

Noun

masculinity, manliness, manhood, virility

Noun

taekwondo

Noun

seolleongtang, a soup made from ox or beef bones, meat, and other seasonings

Noun

New Year's greetings/call/visit; (historically) a bow of respect to one's elders on New Year's Day

Noun

to be peeled; to lose (face, honor, prestige, etc.)

Verb

sole (of the foot)

Noun

sky blue (colour)

Noun

crossroads

Noun

office worker, (company) employee, (company) worker, (company) staff

Noun

underpass

Noun

to revise, to review, to go over

Verb

seventy

Numeric

nimbly, quickly; barely, with difficulty; at once; frequently, often

Adverb

primary school/elementary school student

Noun

habitual; inveterate

Noun

being numerical

Noun

April

Noun

tangerine; mandarin orange (fruits)

Noun

The East Asian rainy season between spring and summer

Noun

electric fan

Noun

cutlery; spoon(s) and chopstick(s)

Noun

eraser, rubber

Noun

to climb mountains, to hike

Verb

gym

Noun

tangsuyuk, sweet-and-sour pork or beef

Noun

to give a discount

Verb

ticket office, booking office, box office

Noun

air ticket

Noun

din; ruckus; commotion

Noun

chopsticks; mouthful (a unit used to count the amount of food that one can pick up with chopsticks)

Noun

bulgogi; a Korean dish of shredded beef with vegetables; grilled meat

Noun

in good health; healthily

Adverb

to be absent

Verb

udon

Noun

hanbok (traditional Korean outfit); hanfu; traditional Han Chinese clothing

Noun

sixty

Numeric

eighty

Numeric

timetable, schedule

Noun

miyeok-guk or seaweed soup, usually consumed by postpartum women or people celebrating birthdays

Noun

Chinese restaurant

Noun

to ask; to inquire

Verb

to be related; to be romantically involved

Verb

football, soccer ball (ball used in this sport)

Noun

Korean New Year; Lunar New Year celebrated in Korea

Noun

kilogram

Noun

jjigae (a Korean dish similar to a stew, typically consisting of vegetables and meat or seafood boiled in water seasoned with soy sauce and gochujang or doenjang)

Noun

an announcer, of a performance or broadcast

Noun

samgyeopsal, raw thick bacon that is grilled right before being eaten

Noun

boarding house

Noun

pedestrian overpass, overhead walkway, footbridge; land bridge

Noun

In the left direction; tilted to one side or upside down and not right

Adverb

May (month)

Noun

tteokbokki (stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste)

Noun