Basic Korean words for beginners
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Learn the essentials of Korean easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Korean, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Korean by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Korean vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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ENGLISH | KOREAN | PRONUNCIATION |
Please | 부탁해요 | butakhaeyo |
Thank you! | 감사합니다! | gamsahapnida! |
Sorry! | 미안해요! | mianhaeyo! |
What? | 무엇? | mueot? |
Who? | 누구? | nugu? |
When? | 언제? | eonje? |
Why? | 왜? | wae? |
Which? | 어느? | eoneu? |
How? | 어떻게? | eotteohge? |
Where ? | 어디? | ady? |
How much ? | 얼만큼요? | eolmankeumyo? |
Yes | 예 | yeah |
No | 아니요 | anniyo |
Maybe | 아마 | ama |
Of course | 물론 | mullon |
something | 무언가 | mueonga |
nothing | 무 | mu |
somebody | 누군가 | nugunga |
nobody | 아무도 | amudo |
before | 전에 | jeone |
after | 후 | hu |
far | 멀리 | meolli |
near | 가깝다 | gakkapda |
here | 여기 | yeogi |
there | 거기 | geogi |
today | 오늘 | oneul |
tomoorow | 토무로우 | tomurou |
now | 지금 | jigeum |
man | 남자 | nanza |
woman | 여자 | yeoja |
friend | 친구 | chingu |
more | 더 | de |
less | 덜 | deol |
always | 늘 | neul |
later | 나중에 | najunge |
never | 결코 | gyeolko |
same | 같은 | gateun |
different | 다른 | dareun |
small | 작다 | jakda |
large | 큰 | keun |
difficult | 어렵다 | eoryeopda |
easy | 쉬운 | swiun |
hot | 덥다 | deopda |
cold | 감기 | gamgi |
yesterday | 어제 | eoje |
after | 후 | hu |
beautiful | 아름답다 | areumdapda |
broken | 깨진 | kkaejin |
free | 무료 | muryo |
a pharmacy | 약국 | yakguk |
money | 돈 | don |
a bag | 가방 | gabang |
a lighter | 라이터 | right |
a cigarette | 담배 | dambae |
a bottle | 병 | byeong |
soap | 비누 | binu |
clean | 깨끗이 | kkaekkeusi |
dirty | 더럽다 | deoreopda |
a trash can | 쓰레기통 | ssregiton |
a trash bag | 쓰레기봉투 | sregibong |
the silence | 침묵 | chimmuk |
a tool | 도구 | togu |
pregnant | 임신한 | imsinhan |
sick | 아픈 | apeun |
a baby | 아기 | agi |
a little bit | 조금 | jogeum |
a doctor | 의사 | uisa |
a dentist | 치과 의사 | chigua uisa |
a medicine | 약 | yak |
a book | 책 | chack |
a story | 이야기 | iyagi |
a phone | 전화 | jeonhwa |
a computer | 컴퓨터 | computer |
a car | 자동차 | jadongcha |
a plane | 비행기 | bihaenggi |
the name | 이름 | ireum |
the adress | 주소 | juso |
the age | 나이 | nighy |
the nationality | 국적 | gukjeok |
a choice | 선택 | seontaek |
an answer | 답변 | dapbyeon |
the key | 열쇠 | yeolsoe |
the light | 빛 | bicc |
the television | 텔레비전 | telfevision |
the bed | 침대 | chimdae |
the house | 더 하우스 | de hauseu |
the shower | 샤워 | xiawo |
the window | 창 | chang |
the door | 문 | mun |
the table | 테이블 | table |
tired | 피곤한 | pigonhan |
water | 물 | mul |
open | 열다 | yeolda |
closed | 닫은 | dadeun |
clothes | 옷 | ot |
coffee | 커피 | keopi |
tea | 차 | cha |
lunch | 점심 | jeomsim |
dinner | 저녁 식사 | jeonyeok sixa |
a fruit | 과일 | guile |
a vegetable | 야채 | yachae |
a beverage | 음료 | eumryo |
a child | 아이 | ai |
rain | 비 | bi |
the entrance | 입구 | ipgu |
the exit | 출구 | chulgu |
music | 음악 | eumak |
a smile | 미소 | miso |
the world | 세계 | sekai |
the sky | 하늘 | haneul |
a river | 강 | gang |
the sea | 바다 | bada |
the mountain | 산 | san |
the lake | 호수 | hosszú |
the island | 섬 | sum |
the beach | 해변 | haebyeon |
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