Basic Korean words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

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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