100 Most common Korean verbs list
– Basic & Useful verbs list –
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Want to learn the Korean language? Here’s a complete list of the most basic, common and useful verbs in Korean with their translation in English. Ideal to help you boost your Korean vocabulary!
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ENGLISH | KOREAN | PRONUNCIATION |
to accept | 받아들이다 | bad-adeul-ida |
to add | 추가하다 | chugahada |
to allow | 허용하기 위해 | heoyonghagi wihae |
to answer | 대답하다 | daedabhada |
to arrive | 도착하다 | dochaghada |
to ask | 묻다 | mudda |
to be | 되려고 | doelyeogo |
to become | 되다 | doeda |
to believe | 믿다 | midda |
to break | 부수다 | busuda |
to bring | 가져오다 | gajyeooda |
to buy | 사다 | sada |
to call | 전화하다 | jeonhwahada |
to change | 바꾸다 | bakkuda |
to choose | 선택하다 | seontaeghada |
to clean | 청소하다 | cheongsohada |
to close | 닫기 | dadgi |
to come | 오다 | oda |
to come back | 돌아와서 | dol-awaseo |
to continue | 계속하다 | gyesoghada |
to cook | 요리하다 | yolihada |
to count | 계산하기 | gyesanhagi |
to cry | 울다 | ulda |
to cut | 자르다 | jaleuda |
to decide | 결정하는 | gyeoljeonghaneun |
to do | 할 것 | hal geos |
to drive | 운전하다 | unjeonhada |
to eat | 먹다 | meogda |
to enter | 들어가다 | deul-eogada |
to exist | 존재하다 | jonjaehada |
to explain | 설명하기 | seolmyeonghagi |
to fall | 떨어지다 | tteol-eojida |
to fall asleep | 잠들 | jamdeul |
to find | 찾다 | chajda |
to finish | 끝내기 위해 | kkeutnaegi wihae |
to fly | 비행 | bihaeng |
to follow | 따르다 | ttaleuda |
to forget | 잊다 | ijda |
to get off | 내리다 | naelida |
to get out | 나가다 | nagada |
to give | 주다 | juda |
to go | 토고 | togo |
to have | 가지고 | gajigo |
to hear | 듣다 | deudda |
to help | 돕기 위해 | dobgi wihae |
to hold | 보유 | boyu |
to keep | 유지 | yuji |
to know | 알고 | algo |
to laugh | 웃다 | usda |
to learn | 배우다 | baeuda |
to leave | 떠나다 | tteonada |
to listen | 듣다 | deudda |
to live | 살다 | salda |
to look like | 닮다 | dalmda |
to look | 보기 위해 | bogi wihae |
to lose | 잃다 | ilhda |
to love | 사랑하다 | salanghada |
to make | 만들다 | mandeulda |
to meet | 만나다 | mannada |
to need | 필요하다 | pil-yohada |
to open | 열기 위해 | yeolgi wihae |
to pay | 지불하다 | jibulhada |
to play | 놀다 | nolda |
to prepare | 준비하다 | junbihada |
to prevent | 을 예방하기 위해 | eul yebanghagi wihae |
to put | 놓다 | nohda |
to read | 읽다 | ilgda |
to recall | 회상하다 | hoesanghada |
to receive | 받다 | badda |
to recognize | 인식하다 | insighada |
to refuse | 거절하다 | geojeolhada |
to remember | 기억하다 | gieoghada |
to repeat | 반복하다 | banboghada |
to rest | 쉬는 것 | swineun geos |
to return | 돌려 주다 | dollyeo juda |
to run | 달리다 | dallida |
to say | 말하다 | malhada |
to search | 검색하기 | geomsaeghagi |
to see | 보다 | boda |
to sell | 팔다 | palda |
to send | 보내다 | bonaeda |
to shoot | 촬영합니다 | chwal-yeonghabnida |
to show | 보여주다 | boyeojuda |
to sing | 노래하다 | nolaehada |
to sit down | 앉다 | anjda |
to sleep | 자다 | jada |
to start | 시작한다 | sijaghanda |
to stay | 머물다 | meomulda |
to stop | 그만하다 | geumanhada |
to succeed | 성공하다 | seong-gonghada |
to switch off | 스위치를 끄다 | seuwichileul kkeuda |
to take | 가지다 | gajida |
to talk | 이야기하다 | iyagihada |
to taste | 맛을보기 위해 | mas-eulbogi wihae |
to think | 생각하다 | saeng-gaghada |
to throw | 던지다 | deonjida |
to touch | 만지지 | manjiji |
to try | 시도하다 | sidohada |
to turn | 돌리다 | dollida |
to turn on | 켜다 | kyeoda |
to understand | 이해하다 | ihaehada |
to use | 사용 | sayong |
to wait | 기다리다 | gidalida |
to wake up | 일어나 | il-eona |
to walk | 걷다 | geodda |
to want | 원하다 | wonhada |
to wash up | 씻다 | ssisda |
to wear | 입다 | ibda |
to win | 이기다 | igida |
to work | 일하다 | ilhada |
to write | 쓰기 | sseugi |
➡️ More Korean vocabulary lists:
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- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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