What comes after these 50 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Korean words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

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 50 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

50 essential Korean words for getting to know someone

50 Korean words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Family and relationships, Emotions and character, Time and calendar and translated into English.

Politeness and small talk 13 words

Korean	English
아니요	no
네	yes
고마워요	thank you
안녕	hiInformal greeting
건배	cheers
잘 지내요	I am fine
미안해요	sorryApology
안녕하세요	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
천만에요	you are welcomeEveryday use
당신은요	and you
존중	respect
미소	smile
물론이죠	of course

Family and relationships 13 words

Korean	English
친구	friend
아기	baby
아들	son
남편	husbandEveryday use
어머니	motherStandard register, the woman who gives birth to or raises the child
아빠	dadInformal register, a child’s word for their father
아버지	fatherStandard register, the man who is the child’s biological parent or raises the child
자매	sister
사랑	love
사망	death
여자	woman
딸	daughter
형제	brother

Emotions and character 12 words

Korean	English
미치다	crazy
실망하다	disappointed
어색함	embarrassment
기쁨	joy
두려움	fear
격노	rage
지혜롭다	wise
사랑	love
평온	calm
의심	doubt
웃기다	funny
욕구	desire

Time and calendar 12 words

Korean	English
끝	end
오월	May
여름	summer
팔월	August
날짜	date
날	day
유월	June
삼월	March
정오	noon
달	month
밤	nightPeriod of darkness, time for sleep
저녁	eveningEnd of the day, from late afternoon to bedtime

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 50 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Korean words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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 50 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.