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40 must-know Korean words

40 Korean words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

Korean	English
네	yes
아니요	no
고마워요	thank you
정말 고마워요	thank you very much
안녕하세요	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
안녕	hiInformal greeting
안녕히 가세요	goodbye
곧 봐요	see you soon
내일 봐요	see you tomorrow
천만에요	you are welcomeEveryday use
미안해요	sorryApology
알겠어요	okay
아마도	perhaps
문제없어요	no problem
이해하지 못하겠어요	I do not understand
모르겠어요	I do not know
제 이름은	my name is
잘 지내요	I am fine
좋은 하루 보내세요	have a good day
안녕히 주무세요	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
오늘	today
내일	tomorrow
어제	yesterday
지금	now
여기에	here
많이	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
매우	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
또한	also
항상	always
결코	never
어디	where
언제	when
누구	who
그리고	and
또는	or
그러나	but
-와	with
-없이	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
-을 위해	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
-안에	in

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 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 40 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 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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