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This page gives 100 Korean words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Korean linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
-하려던 참에	about to
-에 따르면	according to
사실	actually
-고 나서	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
-에 맞서	against
그래도	all the same
-지만	although
그리고	and
그 결과	as a result
마치 -듯이	as if
및	as well as
-의 집에	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
-당시에	at the time of
왜냐하면	becauseConjunction, formal register
-기 때문에	becauseEveryday use
전에	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
-기 전에	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
그뿐 아니라	but also
-에 의해	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
-더라도	even if
-을 위해	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
-에서	fromProvenance, origin
게다가	furthermore
-면	if
-ㄹ 경우에	in case
대신에	instead of
더구나	moreover
-위에	on
한편으로는	on one hand
그런데	on the other handContrast, informal register
-인 만큼	seeing that
-부터	sinceStarting point in time
그래서	that is why
그로 인해	therefore
그리하여	thus
-에	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
-할 때	whenEveryday use
-는 데 반해	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
-는 동안에	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
-지 않은 채	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
-위쪽에	above
-인 만큼 더욱	all the more so since
-을 따라	along
-가운데	amongWithin a larger group
둘레에	around
-의 결과로	as a result of
-하는 즉시	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
-에서부터	as from
-하자마자	as soon as
-탓에	because of
한편	besides
-에도 불구하고	despite
그럼에도 불구하고	despite everything
-으로 인해	due to
-에서 멀리	far from
-에 뒤이어	following
예를 들어	for example
-할까 봐	for fear that
-앞에	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
-하기 위하여	in order to
-한가운데에	in the middle of
-하는 중	in the process of
덧붙이자면	incidentally
과연	indeed
-하는 한	insofar as
-근처에	near
-옆에	next to
-도 아니고	nor
그렇지 않으면	otherwise
-보다는	rather than
-할 수 있게	so as to
-덕분에	thanks to
-까지	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
-을 이용하여	using
-을 목표로	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
-에 관해서는	as regards
-가장자리에	at the edge of
너머	beyond
요컨대	briefly
-에 관한	concerning
따라서	consequently
-와 달리	contrary to
결국	eventually
-을 빼고	except
-을 제외하고	except for
첫째로	firstly
다시 말해	in other words
요약하면	in short
그럼에도	nevertheless
그렇지만	nonetheless
반대로	on the contrary
반면에	on the other handContrast, formal register
-을 핑계로	on the pretext that
-외부에	outside
-는 조건으로	provided that
-할 준비가 된	ready to
둘째로	secondly
-니까	sinceA reason the listener already knows
-을 통해	through
내내	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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.