‹ Korean decksBasic Korean Dictionary: intermediate words
3272 words, in teaching order
닳다to wear down; to shrink; to boil down
Verb
의외being unexpected, surprising
Noun
풍기다to spread (into the air); to give off or to be given off
Verb
결합combination; fusion; bond; annealing
Noun
타오르다to blaze up; to burst into flames
Verb
장하다to be grand; to be magnificent; to be praiseworthy; to be admirable
Adjective
속담proverb, adage, saying
Noun
조기early; early period; flag at half-mast; early in the morning; redlip croaker
Noun
상징하다to symbolise; to represent, to stand for
Verb
갈리다to be divided; passive of 갈다 (galda, “to grind”); to be ground; to be mashed; to be honed; to be sharpened; to be gnashed; passive of 갈다 (galda, “to change”); to be changed; to be replaced; passive of 갈다 (galda, “to plough”); to be ploughed
Verb
너그럽다to be generous
Adjective
지적하다to point to; to point out
Verb
영원eternity; newt, salamander
Noun
중반the middle stage(s); middlegame
Noun
진찰하다to examine (medically); to give a checkup
Verb
창가by the window; singing, songs
Noun
미끄럽다to be slippery
Adjective
기후climate (long-term atmospheric conditions)
Noun
무관하다unrelated, irrelevant
Adjective
식료품foodstuffs, groceries, food
Noun
화제topic of discussion
Noun
막내the youngest son or daughter; the lastborn; the youngest of the family; the youngest person in a group; maknae (youngest member of an idol group)
Noun
전세jeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit); progress of a war
Noun
소방서fire station, fire department, firehouse
Noun
보람fruitfulness, usefulness (state being of worthy for an action)
Noun
한눈one glance; one look
Noun
바가지gourd shell (multipurpose scooping tool, traditionally made from a gourd, but now more commonly plastic or wood)
Noun
구별하다to differentiate, to distinguish; to tell the difference
Verb
초록green (colour); extract; abstract
Noun
환하다bright, light, radiant
Adjective
든든하다sturdy, reliable, reassured
Adjective
흘러나오다to flow out, to trickle out
Verb
총리prime minister; premier
Noun
절대적unconditional, absolute
Noun
쓰다듬다to stroke; to pat; to soothe
Verb
체면face, dignity (in the sense of reputation)
Noun
금연no smoking; smoking prohibition
Noun
이웃집neighbour's house; neighbour
Noun
형성하다to form; to take shape
Verb
술병hangover (illness caused by heavy drinking); liquor bottle
Noun
마라톤marathon (road race)
Noun
손뼉the whole floor of the palm and fingers combined
Noun
만점full marks; perfect score
Noun
종교적religiosity, religiousness, being religious
Noun
말기final period; terminal period; last stage; terminal; approaching death
Noun
밀리다to be overdue; to get stuck
Verb
단골the clientele of a shaman, who regularly consult the shaman for ritual purposes; a hereditary village priest from southern Korea who officiates rituals at a fixed shrine; A regular, either a regular customer from a business's perspective or a regularly visited business from a customer's perspective
Noun
쓸쓸하다lonely, solitary; eerie and gloomy
Adjective
제사sacrificial rites in honor of an ancestor or god.
Noun
보충supplement; replenishment
Noun
요인primary factor; VIP; sorcerer; magician; evil enchanter
Noun
세미나seminar (In a college, a method of instruction in which students under the guidance of a professor conduct joint research by presenting on or discussing a certain subject.); seminar (A meeting of a group of experts in one field for examination of a specific subject.)
Noun
남매brother and sister; siblings
Noun
활기energy; vitality; life; vigor
Noun
다운로드download (file transfer to the local computer)
Noun
배낭backpack, knapsack, rucksack; an embryo sack
Noun
운전기사driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus)
Noun
실체substance, entity; truth, true nature
Noun
일반인commoner; ordinary person
Noun
국회A national parliament or assembly.
Noun
과목subject (at school); course
Noun