Vocabulary: Must-Know Adjectives

Vocabulary: Must-Know Adjectives

안녕, 여러분! In this vocab list, I want to present some very important adjectives to build your beginner vocabulary! 시작해볼까요? Shall we start?

기쁘다 = to be happy/to be glad

길다 = to be long 

as in physical length

to describe a noun, drop the ㄹ to make 긴 

Ex. 긴 머리 = long hair

귀엽다 = to be cute

괜찮다 = to be okay

그렇다 = to be like that/to be so

conjugated in the present tense as 그래요

그래요 actually can be used to mean “yes” or “sure.” You can think of it as “yes, that is so.”

그래요 can also be used as a question: “그래요?” It can be translated as “really?” or “is that so?”

나쁘다 = to be bad

느리다 = to be slow

다르다 = to be different 

conjugated in the present tense as 달라요

덥다 = to be hot 

used to describe weather

똑똑하다 = to be smart

뜨겁다 = to be hot used to describe an object. Ex. 뜨거운 커피 = hot coffee

맛있다 = to be delicious

맛없다 = to taste bad

많다 = to be many/to be a lot

멋있다 = to be cool 

as in something that is “awesome” or “great” (as opposed to temperature lol)

못 생겼다 = to be ugly 

conjugated in the present tense as 못 생겼어요—literally means “came out bad”

빠르다 = to be fast 

conjugated in the present tense as 빨라요

비싸다 = to be expensive

슬프다 = to be sad

싸다 = to be cheap

새롭다 = to be new

쉽다 = to be easy

시끄럽다 = to be loud/to be noisy

예쁘다 = to be pretty

아름답다 = to be beautiful

어렵다 = to be difficult

오래되다 = to be old 

used to describe an object. 

Ex. 오래된 책 = old book

이렇다 = to be like this

conjugated in the present tense as 이래요

작다 = to be small

잘 생기다 = to be good-looking 

conjugated in the present tense as 잘 생겼어요—literally means “came out well”

좋다 = to be good

짧다 = to be short 

as in physical length

ex. 짧은 치마 = short skirt

조용하다 = to be quiet

착하다 = to be kind

차갑다 = to be cold 

used to describe an object 

Ex. 차가운 물 = cold water

춥다 = to be cold 

used to describe weather

크다 = to be big

특별하다 = to be special

편하다 = to be comfortable

화가 나다 = to be angry

행복하다 = to be happy

Another long vocab list, huh? Building some basic vocabulary is important, so I hope these many adjectives helped! See you in the next lesson! 안녕!

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Vocabulary: Must-Know Verbs

안녕, 여러분! Hey, y’all! Welcome to this vocab list! I want to show you some basic and important verbs (action words) that you might hear in everyday Korean. I know this list is pretty long, but take your time with it–there’s no rush! Let’s build up our vocab!!

가다 = to go

가져가다 = to take (something)

가져오다 = to bring (something)

걷다 = to walk

공부하다 = to study

가르치다 = to teach

날다 = to fly

나가다 = to go out

나오다 = to come out

놀다 = to play/to hang out (w/someone)

느끼다 = to feel

들어가다 = to go in

들어오다 = to come in

달리다 = to run

들다 = to listen/to hear

뛰다 = to run/to jump

만들다 = to make

먹다 = to eat

마시다 = to drink

받다 =to receive (can also mean to pick up a phone call)

보다 = to see/to watch/to look

부르다 = to call/to sing (would be conjugated in the present tense as 불러요)

배우다 = to learn

사다 = to buy

살다 = to live

사랑하다 = to love

샤워하다 = to shower

싫다 = to hate/to not like/to not want

수영하다 = to swim

알다 = to know

이다 = to be

아니다 = to not be

일하다 = to work

있다 = to have/to be there

없다 = to no have/to not be there

오다 = to come

웃다 = to smile/to laugh

울다 = to cry

운전하다 = to drive

운동하다 = to exercise

요리하다 = to cook

전화하다 = to call (on the phone)

좋아하다 = to like

주다 = to give

자다 = to sleep

찾다 = to find/ to look for

청소하다 = to clean

하다 = to do

우와! Wow, this is a long list! I thought all of these verbs were pretty important/useful, but you can focus on the ones you find most important :). I hope this was helpful to build up your vocabulary! Thanks for studying with me! 안녕!

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먹다 - To Eat

뭘 먹고 싶어요? - What do you want to eat?

…먹고 싶어요 - I want to eat…

밥 먹었어요? - Have you eaten?

먹자 - Let’s eat

잘 먹겠습니다 - I will eat well  

잘 먹었습니다 - I ate well

맛있어요 - Delicious

배고파요 - I’m hungry 

시장 - Market

식당  - Restaurant

과일 - Fruit

복숭아 - Peach

수박 - Watermelon

바나나 - Banana

야채 - Vegetable

고구마 - Sweet potato

밥 - Food/Rice

음식 - Food

빵 - Bread

김밥 - Seaweed rice roll

김치 - Kimchi

라면 - Ramen

떡볶이 - Spicy rice cake

빙수 - Korean shaved ice

피자 - Pizza

케이크 - Cake

초콜릿 - Chocolate 

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가족 나무 - Family Tree

In Korea, there are two sides of the family (much like western culture). Although, unlike western culture, they actually go by a different name. While you still call your mother’s sister your aunt - even without specifying that she’s on your mother’s side - there are completely different names / titles to use. 

가족 - family

어머니 / 엄마 - mother / mom (formal / casual)

아버지 / 아빠 - father / dad

할아버지 - grandpa

할머니 - grandma

부모 - parents

조부모 - grandparents

친척 - relatives

사촌 - cousin

형제 - brothers

자매 - sisters

형 - older brother (male)

오빠 - older brother (female)

누나 - older sister (male)

언니 - older sister (female)

동생 - younger sibling (여동생 - little sister, 남동생 - little brother)

고모 - father’s sister

이모 - mother’s sister 

you can say this when ordering at a restaurant. If the woman looks old enough to be your aunt, that is.

삼촌 - uncle

Other names and titles in Korean:

아저씨 - older man (can be used as uncle)

아줌마 - older woman

아가씨 - woman (not married)

총각 - man (not married)

-씨 - 희주씨 (used after a name)

선생님 (쌤) - teacher (slang)

-님 - 의사님 (used after an occupation)

선배 - older university student (used if you are in freshman / first-year uni)

여자친구 (여친) - girlfriend (slang)

남자친구 (남친) - boyfriend (slang)

여자사람친구 (여사친) - female friend (slang)

남자사람친구 (남사친) - male friend (slang)

There are…hundreds of honorific titles in Korean, and if I went through all of them this post wouldn’t be about family anymore and it would be unnecessarily long. When I finish the ‘Jobs in Korea (for foreigners)’ blog, I will add workplace honorifics. But for now, that’s all! I hope you enjoyed this lesson. 

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