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Words and phrases for LAN 101S: Elementary Korean 1
The words and phrases listed below are taken from our class or the assignments.
Words and phrase in yellow may be on the midterm exam.
In addition, those in green may be on the final exam.
N.B.: There may be some adjustments to the highlighted terms as the semester progresses. Most recent
additions are in orange
Last updated 30 May 2016.
word
Na notes (including notes from TTMIK Level 1 [with Na comments])
가다
to go
가방
bag
-것
= -거; thing
고양이
cat
공부
study
공부하다 = to study
한국어 공부했어요? Have you studied Korean? Did you study Korean?
그
that . . .
그 사람
that person (cf. 저 사람)
그거
that thing [properly 그것]
그저께
the day before yesterday
글쎄요
Well . . . (expressing hesitation) [or just 글쎄]
기다리다
to wait
기억
memory
기억하다 = to remember
김
laver, seaweed
김밥
rice wrapped in seaweed
김치
ghim-chee
-까지
to, until
나
I, me
2/9
나가다
go out; cf. 나오다
나비
butterfly
나오다
to come out; cf. 나가다
나중에
later
날씨
weather
내일
tomorrow
너
you
네
yes; okay; Pardon? What did you say?
노래
song
노래하다 = to sing
노력
effort
노력하다 = to make an effort, to try hard
놀다
to play
누가
who (subject) [question]
누가 했어요? Who did it / that?
누가 . . . 했어요? = Who did . . . ?
누가 공부했어요? = Who studied?
누가 전화했어요? = Who telephoned?
누가 일했어요? = Who worked?
누구
who [question]
누구예요? Who is it? Who are you?
뉴스
news
다른
different, other
다리
leg(s); bridge
덥다
to be hot
더워요
-도
also, too
도착하다
to arrive
돈
money
동의
agreement, agreeing
동의하다 = to agree
딸기
strawberry
때리다
to hit
라면
ramen noodle
마시다
to drink
만들다
to make
많이
much, many, a lot
3/9
말
words, language
말하다 = to speak
맛
taste
맛있어요. It‘s delicious.
맛없어요. It doesn’t taste good.
맥주
beer
맵다
to be spicy, pungent, sharp
이거 매워요? Is this spicy?
머리
head
먹다
to eat
잘 먹겠습니다. “I will eat well.” Thanks for the food. Bon appetit. Let‘s eat.
잘 먹었습니다. Thanks for the food. (literally: I / we ate well.)
멋있다
to be stylish, fashionable, cool
모레
the day after tomorrow
모르다
not to know; cf. 알다
몰라요. = I don’t know. / I’m not sure. (past: 몰랐어요. I didn’t know.)
몰라요? = Don’t you know? (past: 몰랐어요? = Didn’t you know?)
무엇
what [question] = 뭐
물
water
뭐
what [question; properly 무엇]
. . . 뭐예요? What is . . . ?
이것 / 이거 뭐예요? What is this?
저것 / 저거 뭐예요? What is that?
그것 / 그거 뭐예요? What is it (that’s near you; that you have; that you’re
talking about)?
미국
USA
바나나
banana
발
foot, feet
밥
rice (cooked); meal
배고프다
to be hungry
배(가) 고파요. I’m hungry.
고프다 = to be hungry
버리다
to throw away
보다
to see
-부터
from (cf. 에서)
불고기
Korean barbecued beef
사과
apple
4/9
사다
to buy
오늘 사요 / 삽니다. = I / he / she / it / we / they will buy it / them (am buying it / them)
today.
어제 샀어요 / 샀습니다. = I / he / she / it / we / they bought it / them yesterday.
사무실
office
사람
person, human being, individual, people
사랑
love
사랑하다 = to love
사전
dictionary
살
age, years
스무 살이에요. I’m 20 years old.
스물 네 살이에요. I’m 24 years old.
삼겹살
bacon barbeque
상
desk, table
생각
thought, idea
생각하다 = to think
생일
birthday
생일 축하해요. Happy birthday!
서울
Seoul
선물
present
선생
teacher (through high school)
also used to refer to unfamiliar people or to avoid using names, e.g., Mr. Kim or Ms.
Lee = 김선생, 이선생)
술
liquor, alcoholic beverage
쉬다
to rest
-시
- o’clock
여섯 시에 먹어요. I eat at 6 (o’clock). Let’s eat at 6.
일곱 시에 가요. I’m going at 7. Let’s go at 7.
열한 시에 자요. I’m going to bed at 11. Let’s go to sleep at 11.
시간
time
시간은 없어요.
시간이 없어요.
식사
meal, fare
식사하다 = to eat a meal
식사했어요? / 식사하셨어요? / 식사하셨습니까? Have you eaten? Did you eat (yet)?
cf. 밥 먹었어? Did you eat (yet)? [very familiar form]
쌀
rice (uncooked)
5/9
쓰다
to write; to use
-씨
attached after a person’s name when addressing or talking about someone politely
김연아씨 (Miss) Yuh-Nah Kim
아까
earlier (today), a while ago (today)
아니에요.
That’s / It‘s not (true).
아니요.
no [properly 아니오]
아이스크림
ice cream
아직
yet, still
아침
morning, breakfast
아프다
to be sick
안
not
-지 않다
알다
to know; cf. 모르다
알아요. = I know. (cf. 알았어요. = I got it. / I understand. / I understood.)
알아요? = Do you know? (cf. 알았어(요)? = Understand? / Do you get it?)
어디
where, which place
어떻게
how, in what way / manner
어제
yesterday
언제
when
얼마
how much (money)
얼마나
how (much)
-에
at, to
-에서
at, in, from; cf. -부터
언제
when
여행
travel
여행 가고 싶어요. I want to travel (somewhere). / I want to go on a trip.
영화
movie
영화 보고 싶어요. I / we want to see a movie.
예.
yes; okay
-예요.
to be
오늘
today
오다
to come
오늘 와요 / 옵니다. = He / she / it / they (will) come today.
어제 왔어요 / 왔습니다. = I / he / she / it / we / they came yesterday.
오렌지
orange
오렌지주스 orange juice
왜
why
6/9
우리
we, us
우유
milk
운동
exercise
운동하다 = to exercise, to work out
웃다
to smile, laugh
요리
cooking, dish
요리하다 = to cook
의자
chair
이
this . . .
이 사람
this person
이사
moving (into a house)
이사하다 = to move, to move into a different house
이상하다
to be strange
이거
this thing [properly 이것]
인정
recognition, acknowledgement, approval
인정하다 = to admit, recognize, acknowledge, approve
일
work
일하다 = to work
일어나다
to wake up
읽다
to read
자다
to sleep
잔
cups, glasses
몇 잔 마셔요? How many cups / glasses do you drink?
세 잔 마셔요. Please / I drink 3 glasses / cups.
잘
well, skillfully, expertly
잘못
error, fault, mistake, wrong(doing)
잡다
to catch, hold
장갑
glove
재미
fun, enjoyment
재미있어요. That’s / it’s fun (enjoyable).
재미없어요.
저
That’s / it’s fun (enjoyable).
I, me
that . . .
저 사람
that person (cf. 그 사람)
저거
that thing [properly 저것]
저기
(over) there
저녁
evening, supper
7/9
적다
to write down, write out, record
전화
telephone
전화하다 = to telephone
점심
lunch
정말
really, truly
존댓말
polite, formal language
좋다
to be good, pleasing, desirable
좋아요. That’s / It‘s good. I like it.
. . . 좋아요. I like . . . .
뭐가 좋아요? What do your like?
. . . 좋아해요. (I) like . . . .
. . . 안 좋아해요. I / we don’t like . . . .
커피 (안) 좋아해요? Do you (not) like coffee?
지금
now
Most people misuse 지금부터 (from now on) instead of 지금.
진짜
real, true; really, truly
집
house
차
car; tea
홍차 black tea
녹차 green tea
책
book
책상
desk (for study)
청소
cleaning
청소하다 = to clean
춥다
to be cold
추워요
친구
friend
카메라
camera
커피
coffee
코피
nosebleed
콜라
cola
텔레비전
television
틀리다
to be wrong
Most people use this (wrongly) to mean something is different from something else.
팔다
to sell
피자
pizza
하다
to do
8/9
학교
school
학생
student
한국
Korea
한국말
Korean (spoken)
한국어
Korean (language)
한글
Korean (written language)
핸드폰
mobile / cell phone
햄버거
hamburger
허리
waist, hip, lower back
후회
regret
후회하다 = to regret
phrases
감사합니다.
Na notes (including notes from TTMIK Level 1 [with Na comments])
Thank you.
감사하다.
고맙습니다.
Thank you.
고맙다.
고마워(요).
-고 싶다.
to want to
-고 싶어요.
괜찮아요.
That’s / It‘s okay.
맞아요.
That’s right.
네, 맞아요. Yes, that’s right.
미안해요.
I’m sorry.
. . . 비싸요.
. . . is expensive.
피자는 비싸요. Pizza is expensive.
안녕하세요.
Hi; Hello (general greeting)
안녕하십니까?
안녕히 가세요.
Goodbye. (said by the person staying)
잘 가(요).
안녕히 계세요.
Goodbye. (said by the person leaving)
. . . 없어요.
There is not . . . .
(It) is not here.
I do not have . . . .
. . . 없다.
9/9
. . . 이에요.
. . . 예요. It is . . . .
물이에요. It’s water.
저예요. It’s me.
이거 책이에요. This is a book.
. . . 있어요.
There is . . . .
(It) is here.
I have . . . .
. . . 있다.
친구 있어요? Do you have friends? / Do they have friends?
잠깐만요.
Just a minute.
잠시만요.
Just a minute.
저기요.
Excuse me.
Hey.
Hello?
죄송합니다.
I’m sorry.
. . . 주세요.
Please give me . . . .
천만에요.
You are welcome.
days of the week
numbers through 10,000 (Chinese-Korean and Korean; cardinal & ordinal)