How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Korean vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Korean adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 Korean words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Korean	English
다시	again
거의	almost
이미	already
또한	also
잘못	badly
뒤에	behind
더 잘	better
아래층에	downstairs
다른 곳에	elsewhere
멀리	far
마침내	finally
여기에	here
앞에	in front
늦게	late
조금	little
오랫동안	long time
아마	maybe
그동안에	meanwhile
많이	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
그러고 나서	next
그중에서도	notably
자주	often
왼쪽에	on the left
오직	only
저기에	over there
빨리	quickly
오히려	rather
정말	really
너무나	so much
가끔	sometimes
곧장	straight ahead
그다음에	then
이렇게	thus
오늘	today
내일	tomorrow
너무	too much
잘	well
어제	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

Korean	English
절대적으로	absolutely
물론	admittedly
뒤로	backwards
이전에	beforehand
아래에	below
우연히	by chance
틀림없이	certainly
완전히	completely
현재	currently
직접	directly
뚜렷이	distinctly
쉽게	easily
엄청나게	enormously
본질적으로	essentially
극도로	extremely
옛날에	formerly
다행히	fortunately
솔직히	frankly
무료로	free of charge
이제부터	from now on
즉시	immediately
안에	inside
주로	mainly
보통	normally
완벽하게	perfectly
영구히	permanently
아마도	probably
드물게	rarely
규칙적으로	regularly
상대적으로	relatively
진지하게	seriously
단순히	simply
약간	slightly
오로지	solely
확실히	surely
안타깝게도	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

Korean	English
갑작스럽게	abruptly
해마다	annually
대략	approximately
즉각	at once
차분하게	calmly
신중하게	cautiously
올바르게	correctly
기꺼이	gladly
정직하게	honestly
친절하게	kindly
다달이	monthly
시끄럽게	noisily
이따금	occasionally
일부러	on purpose
공손하게	politely
한가롭게	quietly
머지않아	shortly
조용히	silently
진심으로	sincerely
갑자기	suddenly
체계적으로	systematically
임시로	temporarily
평소에	usually
어렴풋이	vaguely
눈에 띄게	visibly
어렵게	with difficulty

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Korean vocabulary on iPhone.