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This page gives 100 Korean words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 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: function words

Pronouns, articles, demonstratives, possessives: the small words of Korean grammar you cannot build a sentence without.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
한	aIndefinite article, masculine singular
한	aIndefinite article, feminine singular
약간의	a little
모두	allDeterminer or pronoun, masculine plural
-ㅂ니까	doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
그녀 자신	herselfReflexive pronoun, feminine singular
그에게	himObject pronoun, to him or to her
그의	hisSingular possessor, belonging to him or her
나	ISubject pronoun, first person singular
나	meStressed form, after a preposition or on its own
-보다 많은	more than
나의	myPossessive determiner, before the noun
아니요	noNegative answer
더 이상 안	no longer
아무것도	nothingPronoun used on its own
그것의	of it
사람들	one
-만	only
다른	other
같은	same
그녀	sheSubject pronoun, feminine singular
얼마간의	somePartitive article, feminine singular
얼마간의	somePartitive article, masculine singular
그	theDefinite article, feminine singular
그	theDefinite article, masculine singular
그들의	theirPlural possessor, belonging to them
있다	there isExistence
이	theseDemonstrative determiner, plural
그들	theySubject pronoun
이	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
이	thisDemonstrative determiner, feminine singular
우리	weSubject pronoun, first person plural
무엇을	whatQuestion word, object
무엇이	whatQuestion word, subject
무엇을	whatBefore a verb
언제	when
아니요	yesYes, contradicting a negative statement
너에게	youObject pronoun, informal address
너	youSubject, informal address
당신	youSubject, formal or plural address

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
많은	a lot of
온	allDeterminer, feminine singular
모든	allDeterminer, feminine plural
아무나	anyone
그만큼의	as much as
각	eachDeterminer, before the noun
서로	each otherMutual action between two people
충분한	enough of
모든 사람	everybodyPeople in general, everyone together
그 자신	himselfReflexive pronoun, masculine singular
어떻게	how
나 자신	myself
결코 안	never
아무도	nobodyEveryday use
하나도	nonePronoun, used on its own
아무	not anyDeterminer, in a negative sentence
아무것도 안	nothingNegation used with the verb
우리의	ourPossessive determiner, belonging to us
여러	several
몇몇	someIndefinite determiner, a small number
무언가	somethingIndefinite pronoun, an unspecified thing
그것	thatDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something far away or already mentioned
그것	that oneDemonstrative pronoun, masculine singular
그들	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
저기 있다	there isPointing out, presenting
이	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
그것들	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, masculine plural
너무 많은	too much
무엇	whatOn its own or after a preposition
어떤	whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
-의	whose
왜	why
왜 안 되나	why not
너	youStressed form, after a preposition
너 자신	yourself

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
아무렇게나	any which way
아무거나	anything
아무 때나	anytime
아무 데나	anywhere
있는 그대로	as it is
특정한	certain
각자	each onePronoun, masculine singular
각자	each onePronoun, feminine singular
그의 것	his ownPossessive pronoun, used on its own
어디까지	how far
몇	how manyFollowed by a noun, to ask about a number
내 것	minePossessive pronoun, used on its own
대부분	most
-도 -도 아니다	neither nor
그 누구도	no oneFormal or legal register
자기 자신	oneselfEmphatic form, stresses the subject
우리 자신	ourselves
그러한	such
아무개	such a
그들 자신	themselvesReflexive pronoun, masculine plural
이것	this oneDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something close
그것들	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, feminine plural
어느 것	which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
누구든지	whoever
네 것	yoursPossessive pronoun, used on its own

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 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.