Basic Korean Dictionary: beginner words

while penetrating deeply; while enfolding totally (one thing enveloped by another); to be interested in, especially romantically; to be enthralled by, to be obsessed by; while cooking completely; in a completely wet or rotten state; in a sudden collapse; while relaxing well; while letting out in large quantities

Adverb

안내문

notice, instruction

Noun

배드민턴

badminton

Noun

육십

sixty

Numeric

짬뽕

jjamppong (Korean Chinese noodle soup); mixture; hotchpotch

Noun

스키장

ski resort

Noun

관광하다

to tour; to go sightseeing

Verb

여성적

femininity, womanliness

Noun

슬피

sadly

Adverb

발리다

passive of 바르다 (bareuda, “to attach”); to be covered (with paper, cloth, etc.); to be pasted; to be applied; to be plastered; passive of 바르다 (bareuda, “to peel”); to be peeled; to be skinned; to be deboned

Verb

식빵

slice of bread

Noun

된장찌개

doenjang-jjigae, a sort of stew made of 된장 and beef (sometimes seafood)

Noun

일흔

seventy

Numeric

유학생

international student, student studying abroad, (foreign) exchange student

Noun

독서하다

to read

Verb

양치질하다

to brush teeth

Verb

소화제

digestive; substance used to put out fire

Noun

인삼

ginseng (any of several plants, of the genus Panax)

Noun

계절적

seasonal, for the season

Determiner

마중하다

to meet, to pick up (e.g. someone from the airport)

Verb

볶음밥

fried rice

Noun

삼월

March (the month)

Noun

일월

January; sun and moon

Noun

냉면

naengmyeon, a cold Korean noodle dish, usually in a tangy broth with a slice of a pear, a boiled egg, and beef

Noun

재채기하다

to sneeze

Verb

자동판매기

vending machine

Noun

한식

Korean food

Noun

출퇴근하다

to commute

Verb

하숙비

room and board charges, rent, boarding expenses

Noun

까만색

black (color)

Noun

사계절

the four seasons

Noun

즐거이

pleasantly; joyfully; happily; merrily

Adverb

팔월

August (month)

Noun

시월

October

Noun

참외

the Korean melon, (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) or its fruit.

Noun

구십

ninety

Numeric

김치찌개

a sort of Korean stew made of kimchi and pork

Noun

아흔

ninety

Numeric

테니스장

tennis court

Noun

박수하다

to applaud, to clap

Verb

고속버스

express bus

Noun

송편

songpyeon (Korean food made of rice powder, traditionally consumed during the Chuseok festival)

Noun

나무하다

to cut and gather firewood

Verb

교통비

traveling expenses, transport costs, traffic expenses

Noun

이웃하다

to neighbour/neighbor on, to adjoin

Verb

갈비탕

Korean beef-rib soup, galbitang

Noun

결과적

being as a result; being as a consequence

Noun

고추장

gochujang: a savory and pungent fermented Korean condiment made from red chili powder, glutinous rice powder mixed with powdered fermented soybeans, and salt.

Noun

광주

Gwangju (a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea); Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China); Gwangju (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)

Name

구월

September

Noun

나누이다

to be divided

Verb

남산

Namsan Mountain (a mountain in Seoul, South Korea); the KCIA or the ANSP, which had their headquarters on Namsan

Name

독일

Germany (a country in Central Europe)

Name

돈가스

tonkatsu, a Japanese pork cutlet

Noun

떡국

tteokguk (a Korean dish consisting of sliced tteok, beef, and egg, traditionally eaten during the Korean New Year)

Noun

러시아

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)

Name

말레이시아

Malaysia (a country in Asia)

Name

몽골

Mongolia (a country in East Asia); Mongolia (a Mongolian-speaking geographic region in East Asia, including the country of Mongolia (Outer Mongolia), the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, and sometimes also Buryatia, Tuva and the Altai Republic in Russia)

Name

무궁화

Hibiscus syriacus; rose of Sharon (a national symbol of Korea)

Noun

미국

United States of America (a country in North America, also including Hawaii in Oceania)

Name

베트남

Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Name

부지런

diligence