Most common Korean words 501–1000

foot (of a human or amother animal); leg (of furniture, etc.); blind, screen, or curtain made with woven bamboo or reed strips, used especially for shielding from the sun; strands of noodles or string

Noun

버티다

to endure, to withstand

Verb

약간

a little, a bit; somewhat

Adverb

사업

business; project

Noun

가세

siding with; supporting; family circumstances

Noun

지도

map; guidance; leadership; instruction

Noun

환영하다

to welcome

Verb

영웅

hero (person of great bravery)

Noun

적다

to write, to write down

Verb

이거

expression of surprise: oh, my word!

Interjection

하늘

sky; heaven; heavenly god; palate

Noun

식

ceremony, ritual, expression, type (a standard way of doing things); a formula

Noun

열리다

to open, to be opened; to ripen

Verb

도망가다

to flee, to escape

Verb

나머지

the rest, remainder, what is left over; so... that (typically for verbs and adjectives of emotion); remainder

Noun

영원히

forever, eternally

Adverb

최선

the best

Noun

상

top, best, first (grade or class); the first volume in a two or three volume set; a title of respect used when referring to a monarch: His Majesty, Her Majesty; dining table; prize, award, reward; statue, figure; model, example; image; physiognomy; look, face; aspect, phase; …

Noun

인턴

intern (student working to gain experience in a field)

Noun

용서하다

to forgive

Verb

여왕

queen

Noun

만지다

to touch; to handle

Verb

인정하다

to affirm

Verb

옛날

the past; long ago; once upon a time

Noun

벽

wall; obstacle, hindrance; habit, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy; blue-green; remote, out of the way; uncommon, rare; jade; angelica

Noun

운

luck, fortune, fate; halo (a ring around the sun or moon)

Noun

최근

the latest, the most recent; a close distance

Noun

꼬마

kid

Noun

바다

sea, ocean

Noun

는

See the entry at -는 (-neun).

Particle

깊다

to be deep

Adjective

어젯밤

last night

Noun

시읏

the name of the seventh jamo, ㅅ (s) in hangul

Noun

선생

teacher

Noun

리

way, reason, sense; li, the underlying ordering principle of the cosmos; village; a Korean administrative division covering a small settlement and its surrounding hinterland.; a thousandth

Noun

트럭

truck

Noun

다하다

to run out, to be used up, to be finished, to come to an end; to exert, to extend, to devote, to carry out

Verb

결혼식

wedding ceremony

Noun

날리다

to cause to fly; to lose, to waste, to squander

Verb

생명

life

Noun

그림

picture, drawing, painting, sketch; beautiful scenery (as in being picturesque)

Noun

규칙

rule; code; regulation

Noun

빌리다

to borrow; to rent; to quote

Verb

지나가다

to pass, to go past

Verb

시작되다

to start, to begin

Verb

며칠

how many days?; which day?, what date?; several days, a few days

Noun

그곳

there; that place, that part; vulva

Noun

내려가다

to go down (e.g. a street); to descend (such as from one floor to another)

Verb

호

number, issue, edition (of a model, publication, version, etc.); apartment/unit number; art name; arc; household; a moat (filled with water); a trench (around a castle)

Noun

원

won; the official currency of South Korea, sign = ₩ (KRW); won; the official currency of North Korea, sign = ₩ (KPW); yuan; the official currency of China, sign = ￥ (CNY); circle; one

Noun

지켜보다

to watch; to keep an eye on; to observe; to look after

Verb

영혼

soul (the spirit or essence of a person)

Noun

젊다

to be young, to be youthful; usually upper teens, twenties, thirties

Adjective

동료

associate, colleague, coworker, comrade, brother

Noun

뻔하다

clear, obvious, evident; close to (doing something); nearly; almost

Adjective

맞추다

to set, adjust, to tune, to adapt

Verb

행운

good luck

Noun

대학

college, university

Noun

재미있다

amusing; entertaining; funny; interesting

Adjective

폭탄

bomb (device filled with explosives); shocking thing, shock, disappointment

Noun

사장

CEO or director of a company; neglectful disuse; falling out of use or notice (often without having accomplished much); sandy field (especially at a beach)

Noun

오르다

to go up

Verb

모이다

to be gathered or collected together

Verb

만

ten thousand

Numeric

피다

to bloom

Verb

희망

hope, wish

Noun

슬프다

to be sad

Adjective

벌어지다

To occur or take place.; To become separated.; To become estranged.; To differ.

Verb

성공하다

to succeed

Verb

보통

typically, commonly, usually, generally, in general

Adverb

집중하다

to focus; to concentrate

Verb

일으키다

to rouse; to cause, trigger, create, bring; to raise, kindle or stir up

Verb

건드리다

to touch; to meddle with or interfere in; to seduce (a woman)

Verb

부모

parents

Noun

고르다

to choose, to pick out; to smooth or smoothen, to make something even; to clear one's throat

Verb

놔두다

contraction of 놓아두다 (noaduda); put (To lay down somewhere something that one is holding.); leave (To keep something as it is, not touching it.); let someone do

Verb

교수

instruction; professor

Noun

꾸다

to dream; to borrow

Verb

함장

captain

Noun

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