Words 1–100
해지다
contraction of 해어지다 (haeeojida, “to become worn out”); forms passive verbs or verbs in the sense "to become a certain way"; to set (of the sun)
Verb
배
abdomen, belly (of a human or animal); abdomen (of an arthropod); belly, bowels, stomach; the womb, the uterus; the belly of an object; the bulging side of an object; ship, boat, vessel (of any size); pear (the fruit); double, twice, twofold; times, -fold; yours truly, yours faithfully (respectful term placed after one's own name at the end of a letter)
Noun
양
quantity, amount; sheep; yang (the essential male principle in East Asian religion or philosophy); Miss (used after the names of young women, especially by older speakers); The fourth-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to D in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
Noun
막다
to stop up; to enclose, to fence, to screen off, to shield; to curb, to defend, to protect; to keep (from doing), to hinder, to prevent
Verb
달리다
to run, to ride (a horse, etc.); to run, to rush; to hang, weigh; to lack; to be short; to be not enough
Verb
소식
news; help digestion; vegetarian food; coarse food; vegetarian foods; eating in small portions
Noun
새끼
young animal; a contemptible person, usually male; a son of a bitch; bro, dude (any man); kid, child
Noun
회사
a company; return of gratitude; reciprocal thanks or appreciation; repentance and apology; expression of regret and contrition for wrongdoing; ninth-rank accounting official in the Joseon Dynasty Ministry of Population and Finance (호조(戶曹) (hojo)); ninth-rank miscellaneous official painter in the Joseon Dynasty Royal Bureau of Painting (도화서(圖畵署) (dohwaseo))
Noun
당하다
to suffer or undergo something; Replaces the 하다 (hada) verb suffix to create a passive.; to overcome, to outdo, to match
Verb
어렵다
to be difficult, to be hard; to be difficult, to be awkward, to be particular (e.g. a person's taste in food); to be poor, to be suffering from poverty
Adjective
딱
while colliding together; while stopping suddenly, decisively; widely; tightly; in a perfectly fitting manner; while being immobile; (figurative) resolutely, confidently; an intensifier
Noun
놀다
to play, to hang out; to frolic, to move about gaily; (of a person or institution) to not work (e.g. due to vacation or unemployment); (of an object) to be unused or out of operation; to behave delinquently or indecently; Used to refer vaguely to any action, typically with a sarcastic, disparaging connotation.; to move without difficulty; to hold (a performance or similar event); to use in gambling or a game of luck
Verb
대단하다
to be great, huge, immense, enormous, tremendous; to be great, outstanding, incredible, awesome; to be important, serious, grave
Adjective
자시다
extreme honorific of 먹다 (meokda, “to eat, drink, consume”) (traditionally used for high officials, kings, etc); never mind... (dismisses the preceding verb or adjective; both are given with the connective suffix 고 (go))
Verb
새
bird (in general); contraction of 사이 (sai, “gap; space between”); a general term for any plant from the family Poaceae: the true grasses; Arundinella hirta (a type of grass native to East Asia); straw thatch used for roofing; synonym of 국새(國璽) (guksae, “royal seal; state seal”); east
Noun
가르치다
to teach; to inform, to tell about (usually benefactive with 주다 (juda)); to send to school; to point
Verb
여보세요
hello (when asking or answering the telephone); hello (when trying to get the attention of someone who does not appear to be listening)
Interjection
통하다
to pass through, from one end to the other; to resonate, to communicate; to use as a medium (often in the form 통하여 (tonghayeo) or 통해 (tonghae))
Verb
차다
to be full, to fill, to brim (with), to become filled; to reach a limit; to kick; to dump someone, to end a romantic relationship; to reject a confession of love; to put on, to wear, to don, to hang on one's body; to be handcuffed, to be shackled, to be fettered
Verb
끔찍하다
to be terrible; to be awful; to be horrible; to be atrocious; to be great in degree; to be extreme in degree
Adjective
뛰다
to run; to jump, leap, rise abruptly; to seesaw, swing; to pulsate, palpitate; to splash; to skip
Verb
에
hmph (an interjection uttered privately when one feels dissatisfied or annoyed because something does not meet one’s expectations); nah (an informal interjection used to gently decline or reject something without harshness); tut-tut (an interjection used to mildly admonish or scold someone); pshaw (an interjection used to dismiss or cut off one’s own lingering thoughts); hmm (a common interjection used when one is trying to recall something or is in deep thought); uh (an interjection used as a verbal filler when beginning to speak or hesitating mid-sentence); ah (an interjection expressed spontaneously when one feels refreshed or pleasantly uplifted)
Interjection
나의
A traditional practice in Jeju-do, a shrine is built in place of trees and rocks to protect against evil spirits.
Noun
웃다
to laugh, to smile, to grin; to laugh off, to deride, to dismiss (often in form "...로 웃어 버리다")
Verb