How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 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: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the Korean verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

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

Level 1: easy 38 words

Korean	English
-할 권리가 있다	to be allowed to
-에 쓰이다	to be used for
자책하다	to blame oneself
-에 호소하다	to call upon
-을 계속하다	to carry on doing
-하기로 고르다	to choose to
되돌아오다	to come back
들어오다	to come in
-없이 지내다	to do without
-을 예상하다	to expect
작성하다	to fill in
-하기 힘들어하다	to find it hard to
-하기를 끝내다	to finish doing
-하는 것을 잊다	to forget to
타다	to get on
-을 초래하다	to give rise to
해 나가다	to go about it
다시 들어가다	to go back inside
-와 사귀다	to go out with
-을 거치다	to go through
막 -했다	to have just done
-하도록 돕다	to help to
-을 알리다	to inform of
-하는 법을 배우다	to learn to
맡다	to look afterTake charge of
쳐다보다	to look at
찾아보다	to look for
-에 주의하다	to pay attention to
헤쳐 나가다	to pull through
참다	to put up with
깨닫다	to realiseBecome aware of something
회복하다	to recover
-에 의지하다	to rely on
생각나다	to remember
-에 착수하다	to start doing
멈춰 서다	to stop
벗다	to take off
알아내다	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

Korean	English
-하기로 승낙하다	to agree to
-에 관심을 갖다	to be interested in
-해야만 하다	to be obliged to
-을 자랑스러워하다	to be proud of
-을 자각하다	to become aware of
진정하다	to calm down
따라잡다	to catch up
일어나다	to come about
-하기로 정하다	to decide to
-을 꿈꾸다	to dream of
-하도록 북돋우다	to encourage to
차려입다	to get dressed
잘못 알다	to get it wrong
결혼하다	to get married
-할 준비를 하다	to get ready to
몸을 일으키다	to get up
포기하다	to give up
나눠 주다	to hand out
즐기다	to have fun
붙들다	to hold back
-할 작정이다	to intend to
보살피다	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
-하기로 마음먹다	to make up one’s mind
치우다	to put away
미루다	to put off
-을 보이다	to show evidence of
헤어지다	to split up
-하기를 그만두다	to stop doing
-에 달려들다	to tackle
-을 고려하다	to take into account
-을 곰곰이 생각하다	to think over
-을 신뢰하다	to trust
거부하다	to turn down
끄다	to turn off
-을 이용하다	to use
잠에서 깨다	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

Korean	English
-할 우려가 있다	to be likely to
-을 경계하다	to be wary of
-을 신경 쓰다	to care about
우연히 마주치다	to come across
-할 만하다	to deserve to
-에 전념하다	to devote oneself to
잠이 들다	to fall asleep
-하게 만들다	to force to
화내다	to get angry
심심해하다	to get bored
복습하다	to go over
다치다	to hurt oneself
-을 고집하다	to insist on
-에 초대하다	to invite to
손꼽아 기다리다	to look forward to
사전에서 찾다	to look up
놀리다	to make fun
그럭저럭 해내다	to manage
-에 반대하다	to oppose
걸치다	to put on
-을 후회하다	to regret
-을 눈치채다	to suspect
-을 떠맡다	to take charge of
채용하다	to take on
-을 생각해 보다	to think of
옷을 벗다	to undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 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.