100 intermediate Korean words
100 Korean words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.
Grammar 18 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 사랑하다 | to love |
| 마시다 | to drink |
| 소리치다 | to shout |
| 건조하다 | dry |
| 부드럽다 | gentle |
| 예쁘다 | pretty |
| 일찍 | early |
| 물론 | admittedly |
| 안에 | inside |
| -도 아니고 | nor |
| -하는 즉시 | as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting |
| -가운데 | amongWithin a larger group |
| 이 | thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel |
| 그들 | themStressed pronoun after a preposition |
| 네 | yesAffirmative answer |
| 치우다 | to put away |
| 켜다 | to turn on |
| 거부하다 | to turn down |
Everyday life 58 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 작별 인사 | farewell |
| 반가워 | hi there |
| 사과 | apology |
| 한 묶음 | batch |
| 더미 | pile |
| 백 | hundred |
| 새벽 | dawn |
| 축제 | celebration |
| 크리스마스 | Christmas |
| 홍채 | iris |
| 신경 | nerve |
| 신장 | kidney |
| 기침 | coughNoun, the symptom itself |
| 감기 | cold |
| 시럽 | syrup |
| 맏이 | eldest child |
| 주인 | host |
| 애도 | mourning |
| 순진하다 | naive |
| 예의 바르다 | polite |
| 지루함 | boredom |
| 꽃병 | vase |
| 냉장고 | fridge |
| 전등 | lamp |
| 줄 | file |
| 톱 | saw |
| 양동이 | bucket |
| 마 | linen |
| 주름 | pleat |
| 장갑 | glove |
| 블랙베리 | blackberry |
| 구운 덩어리 고기 | roast joint |
| 탄산음료 | soft drink |
| 쓰다 | bitter |
| 싱겁다 | bland |
| 유리병 | jar |
| 부가가치세 | value added tax |
| 소포 | parcel |
| 예치금 | deposit |
| 벤치 | benchPublic seat |
| 장터 | fair |
| 수도원 | abbey |
| 타이어 | tyre |
| 페리 | ferry |
| 브레이크 | brake |
| 스파 | spa |
| 비자 | visa |
| 묵다 | to stay overnight |
| 서리 | frost |
| 모래언덕 | dune |
| 옅은 안개 | mist |
| 거위 | goose |
| 스라소니 | lynx |
| 수액 | sap |
| 밀랍 | wax |
| 정육면체 | cube |
| 버그 | bug |
| 메뉴 | menu |
Fields 24 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 구술시험 | oral test |
| 합격자 | passed |
| 중소기업 | small business |
| 휴직 | leave |
| 벽돌공 | bricklayer |
| 바텐더 | bartender |
| 세트 | set |
| 권투 | boxing |
| 주사위 | dice |
| 무도회 | dance ball |
| 재즈 | jazz |
| 분장실 | dressing room |
| 디엔에이 | DNA |
| 이온 | ion |
| 분리배출 | sorting |
| 무포장 판매 | loose goods |
| 감사 | audit |
| 거품 | bubble |
| 비자 | visa |
| 경범죄 | offence |
| 파업 | strike |
| 인질 | hostage |
| 화제몰이 | buzz |
| 매체 | media |
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