筧美和子
miwako kakei
There are so many words in Korean, however, it is very hard to remember all of them. This is a list of words that I think are essential and that I should always remember. To memorize them just read this everyday. I’ll be adding more whenever I find new words, so keep checking this post for updates. Feel free to use this as a reference as well!
Greetings + Farewells:
- 안녕히 가세요: Good-bye! (to one who is leaving). Tip: 가 means go.
- 안녕히 계세요: Good-bye! (to one who is staying).
- 수고하십니다: Hello! (to someone working)
- 수고하세요: Good-bye! (to someone working)
- 수고하셨어요: Thank you for helping me or Well done!
- 여보세요: Hello! or Hey there! (Hello on the telephone, or when peering into a dark house. Also means Look here!)
- 만나서 반갑습니다: Nice to meet you; nice to see you.
- 처음뵙겠습니다: Pleased to make your acquaintance.
- 또 뵙겠습니다: See you later! (Formal).
- 또 봐요: See you later! (Polite).
- 어서 오세요: Welcome!
- 들어 오세요: Come in!
- 앉으세요: Please take a seat/sit down.
- 어떻게 지내세요?: How are you doing?
- 잘 지내요: I am fine.
- 그저 그래요: So-so.
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모든 것이 괜찮습니다!: It’s all good!
- 이름이 뭐예요?: What is your name?
- 성함이 어떻게 되서요?: What is you name? (Formal)
- 어디에서 오셨어요?: Where are you from?
- 나는 (insert country here) 사람이에요: I am (insert country here) person.
- 나 는(insert country + 에) 살고 있습니다: I live in (interest country here).
Apologies:
- 실례햅니다: Excuse me (for what I’m doing).
- 실례했습니다: Excuse me (for what I did).
- 실례하겠습니다: Excuse me (for what I’m about to do).
- 미안합니다 or 죄송합니다:
I’m Sorry or Excuse me.
- 아니오, 괜찮아요: Not at all, it’s alright; No, thanks.
Thank you + No problem
- 고맙습니다: Thank you.
- 감사합니다: Thank you.
- 천만에요 or 뭘요: You’re welcome! or Don’t mention it!
Good to remember if you’re ever speaking to a Korean person:
- 듣기만 하세요: Just listen , please.
- 따라 하세요: Please repeat (after me).
- 다 같이: All together.
- 다시 한번: One more time.
- 말하세요: Please answer.
- 다시 말씀해 주세요: Please say it for me again. Please repeat.
- 크게 말씀해 주세요: Please say it loudly.
- 천천히 말씀해 주세요: Please say it slowly.
- 한국말로 하세요: Please say it in Korean.
- 영어로 하지 마세요: Please don’t say it in English.
- 알겠어요?: Do you understand?
- 네, 알겠어요: Yes, I understand.
- 아니오, 모르겠어요: No, I don’t understand.
- 질문 있어요?: Any questions?
- 네, 있어요: Yes, I have/Yes, there are.
- 아니오,없어요: No, I haven’t.
- 십 분만 쉽시다: Let’s rest for ten minutes.
- 늦어서 죄송합니다: Sorry I’m late.
- “Insert word here” 한국어로 뭐예요?: How do you say “insert word here” in Korean?
- “Insert Korean word here” 이라고 해요: You say “insert Korean word here.”
- 이 게 뭐예요?: What is this?
- 이 건 제 거 예요: This is my thing.
- 그 건 제 거 예요: That is my thing.
- (Insert name here)는 어디에 있어요?: Where is (insert name here).
- 제 (Insert object name here)이 어디에 있어요?: Where is my (insert object name here).
- 화장실이 어디에 있어요?: Where is the toilet?
- 저는 돼지고기가 안 먹어요: I don’t eat pork.
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저는 돼지고기가 못 먹어요: I can’t eat pork.
Ways to connect sentences:
- 그래서: And so…, And then…, Therefore…
- 그래도: Even so…, Nevertheless
- 그리고: And also…, And then…
- 그런데: But…, And then…, By the way…
People:
- 교수(님): Professor (honorific)
- 선생(님): Teacher (honorific)
- 박사(님): Dr., Ph.D (honorific)
- 외교관: Diplomat
- 사람: Person
- 아내 or 집사람: Wife (my)
- 부인: Wife (your/his)
- 남편: Husband
- 친구: Friend
- 학생: Student
- 가수: Singer
- 씨: Polite title for name
- 어머니: Mother
- 아버지: Father
- 부모(님): Parents (honorific)
- 아이 ~ 애: Child
- 아기 ~ 애기: Baby
- 아저씨: Mister (way of referring to or addressing a man old enough to be married).
- 아가씨: Young Lady (way to referring to or address an unmarried young woman).
- 남자: Man
- 남자친구: Boyfriend
- 여자: Woman
- 여자친구: Girlfriend
Things or objects:
- 제폼: Manufactured good(s)
- 수입폼: Imported goods
- 신문: Newspaper
- 잡지: Magazine
- 책: Book
- 공책: Notebook
- 분필: Chalk
- 연필: Pencil
- 볼펜: Ball pen
- 펜: Pen
- 종이: Paper
- 칠판: Blackboard
- 우산: Umbrella
- 성냠: Matches
- 담배: Cigarettes
- 전부: The whole thing, total
- 다: All, everything
- 전부다: Everything, all of it
- 말: Language, words
- 책상: Desk
- 상: Table
- 그림: Picture
- 의자: Chair
- 창문: Window
- 문: Door, gate
- 나무: Tree
- 가방: Bag, briefcase
Places:
- 집: House, home
- 학교: School
- 대학교: University
- 교실: Classroom
- 방: Room
- 서점: Bookstore
- 기숙사: Dormitory, residence hall
- 학생회관: Student union [building]
- 회장실: Toilet, restroom, bathroom, washroom
- 대사관: Embassy
- 영사관: Consulate
- 건물: Building
- 시청: City Hall
- 공원: Park
-
들판: Field
- 백화점: Department Store
- 시장: Marker
- 정문: Main gate (e.g., of a university)
- 근처: Vicinity
- 가게: Shop, store
- 역: Train station
-
차고: Garage
- 여기: Here
- 거기: There
- 저기: Over there
- 어디: Where
Other Items:
- 얼마: How many? How much?
- 천: Thousand
- 원: Korean money unit
- 돈: Money
- 바로: Just, right (below, above, etc.), straight (adverb)
- 있어요: It exists, there is/are
- 없어요: It does not exist, there is not/aren’t
- 주세요: Please give
Miscellaneous Vocabulary:
- 나: I
- 우리: We, our
- 누가: Who? (as subject)
- 누구: Who? (non-subject)
- 무엇, 뭐: What?
- 아니에요: No; it is not
- 그렇지만: But
- 그러면: Then, in that case, if so
- 그럼: Then, in that case
- 이 NOUN: This NOUN
- 그 NOUN: That NOUN
- 저 NOUN: Yon NOUN, That NOUN [way] over there
- 무슨 NOUN: Which/what kind of NOUN?
- 어느 NOUN: Which/what (one/NOUN)?
- 곳: Place
- 분: Person (honorific)
Place Nouns:
- 안에: Inside (안 tends to mean the inside of loosely filled spaces: a room, a building, a garden…)
- 속에: Inside (속 tends to mean the inside of things which are normally well filled or which are easily filled up: a suitcase, a drawer…)
- 밖에: Outside
- 위에: Above, over, on (top)
- 밑에: At the bottom, below under(neath)
- 아래 (에): Below, lower, down (에 is not pronounced)
- 앞에: In front
- 뒤에: At the back; behind
- 근처에: Near, in the vicinity of
- 옆에: Next to, beside
- 편 (or 쪽에): Side, direction
- 왼편 ~ 쪽에: On the left
- 오른편 ~ 쪽에: On the right
- 맞은편에: Across from, opposite
- 건너편에: Across from, opposite
- 사이에: Between
Animals:
- 개: Dog
- 고양이: Cat
Other:
- 그래요?: Is that so? Really?
- 그래요: That’s so. Really.
- 항상: Always.
- 많아요: Many.
-
큰: Big
- 뭘 찾아요?: What are you looking for?
Vocabulary from Elementary Korean Second Edition