#korean vocab

[a-pop-of-korean]

One-Page Masterlist

안녕하세요! Hey everyone! I recently got an ask about my old masterlist, which is the same as my broken-down masterlist except it has all of my lessons on one page, rather than on multiple separate posts. Some may find this expanded version easier to navigate, so I’ll keep this up for y’all! My broken-up masterlist, of course, will still be available for those who find that more helpful :)

Hangul Lessons

Consonants

Vowels

Writing/Reading Korean Syllables

Some 받침 Rules

Diphthongs

Stroke Order

Some More 받침 Rules

Irregular Verbs

The Basics

Common Phrases

Numbers

Sino-Korean vs. Native Korean Numbers (Instagram Post)

Sentence Structure and Particles

Present-Tense Conjugations and Formal Language

Adjectives

Questions

Honorifics and Casual Language

Beginner

Negative Sentences

잘 and 못

Past Tense

Future Tense (-ㄹ / 을 것이다)

-ㄹ / 을 까요? (Shall we…? / I wonder…?)

-(으)세요 (Giving Commands / Asking Questions)

Telling Time

-고 싶다 (I want to…)

How to Say “And”

-지만 (However)

아/어/여서 (So…)

Negative Commands

Spacing (띄어쓰기)

Adverbs

ㅂ Irregular

Comparatives and Superlatives

난, 날, & 내가

Upper-Beginner

 -(으)면 (If…)

아/어/여도 (Even though…/Even if…)

(으)면 되다 / 아/어/여도 되다 (I can…/You may…)

-아/어도 되다: Asking for and Giving Permission (Instagram post)

-(으)면 되다 & -(으)면 안 되다 (Instagram post)

아/어/여야 되다 and 아/어/여야 하다(Have to / Should)

Present Progressive (-고 있다)

How to Say “Or”

-아/어/여하다

All About 중

How to Use -(으)로

Before & After

-ㄴ/은 채로

Intermediate

Describing Nouns with Verbs (-는 것)

Describing Nouns with Verbs - Past & Future Tense (-ㄴ/은 / -ㄹ/을 것)

Nominalization

것 같다 (I think… / It seems…)

-러 가다 / -러 오다

-(으)려고 (In order to…)

-기로 하다 (to Decide to do Smth)

척하다 (To Pretend)

-게 되다 

-군요 / -구나

아/어/여 보다 (to try…)

-은/ㄴ 적 있다 / 없다 (I have / have not)

-ㄹ/을 게요 (Future Tense)

겠다 

-ㄹ/을 수 있다/없다 (I can / cannot)

-ㄹ/을 때 (When…)

-ㄴ/는다면 (If)

-(으)면서 and -(으)며

-(으)니까 (Because / So)

-아/어/여주다

-(ㄴ/는)다 (Narrative Form)

Quoting

Let’s…

Quoting continued

(으)ㄹ래요? (Wanna…?)

-죠

-대로

More Quoting - 대 & 래

잘하다 & 못하다 vs. 잘 하다 & 못 하다 

-아/어 가지고

-(으)려면

-는 길에 & -는 길이다

-(으)면 vs. -ㄴ/는다면 (Instagram Post)

-았/었을 것이다

-느라고

-는 데(에)

-ㄹ/을 뻔하다

Upper-Intermediate

-ㄴ/는데

-(으)ㄴ/는지 (Whether or not)

-(이)라는…

All About 아무리

-잖아요

Expressing Surprise

-시 (Honorific)

Making Comparisons

-아/어/여지다

I might…

So that…/To the point where…

Causative Verbs

시키다

Passive Verbs (part 1)

Passive Verbs (part 2)

-ㄴ/은가 보다 & -나 보다 (I guess…)

-ㄹ/을수록

Other Meanings of 싶다

-자마자 & -는 대로(As soon as…)

-긴 하다

-치고

-김에

차라리 (Rather)

-(으)ㅁ Nominalization

-기는 무슨 & -기는 개뿔

-고 보니까

-듯(이)

버리다

-(으)면 좋겠다 & -(으)면 하다

-길 바라다

Advanced

-거든(요)

-줄 알다/모르다

-ㄹ/을 테니까 and -ㄹ/을 텐데

-았/었던

아니라 and 대신에

-ㄹ/을 리가 없다

편이다, 별로, and More

-지 그렇다 (Why don’t you…?)

-ㄹ/을 걸

-ㄹ/을 까 보다

-다면서요

-다니 part 1 

-다니 part 2

뜻이다 & 말이다

-다가

-더라고(요)

-더니

Some colloquialisms: 아니시에이팅 and 뭐 이렇게

-(으)ㅁ Sentence Ending

 -다 보니까

What does 따위 mean?

-ㄴ/는데도

Korean Idioms

Vocabulary

Must-Know People

Must-Know Places

Must-Know Things

Must-Know Verbs

Must-Know Adjectives

Countries

Months, Days of the Week, and More

Clothing (옷)

School (학교)

Autumn (가을)

Autumn (w/Pictures!)

More Questions

House / Apartment (집 / 아파트)

Emotions / Feelings ( 감정)

Animals (동물)

Loan / Konglish Words

Food and Drink (먹을 것과 마실 것)

Parts of the Body (몸)

Counters

Modes of Transportation (교통 수단)

Colors (색깔)

Colors (with Pictures!)

Weather (날씨)

Winter (겨울)

Music & Instruments (음악과 악기)

Baking Gingerbread Cookies

Emergency (비상)

Hygiene & Bathroom (위생 & 화장실)

Indefinite Pronouns

Work / Office (일 / 사무실)

Spring (봄)

Coronavirus Prevention (코로나바이러스 방역)

How to Wash Your Hands (손을 씻기)

Time (시간)

Korean Cuisine (한식)

Summer (여름)

Summer (여름) w/Pictures!

Graduation (졸업)

Identity (독자성)

Korean Text Slang

Similar Words

Makeup w/Pictures! (화장품)

Family (with Pictures!)

Pronouns

How to Say “Still” and “Already” in Korean

Tastes & Textures (맛과 질감)

K-Pop Audition

K-Pop Fandom Terminology

Different Ways to Say “Change”

Flower Names

What Does 원래 Mean?

What does 오히려 Mean?

College

Hanja Lessons

최

수

악

식

급

동

부 & 불

애

출

퇴

예

음

중

학

습

연

생

대

입

인

문

감

과 

원

특 

만

후 

무

Charts

Present, Past, and Future Tense

Question Words

잘 vs. 못 and Negative Conjugations 

Future Tenses 

-았/었던 vs. -던 (at end of lesson)

Particles

Some 받침 Rules

Gifving Commands

Conjunctions and -아/어/여서 vs. -(으)니까

-(으)면 vs. -다/라면 and Different Ways to Say “And”

How to Say “Or” (at end of lesson)

Telling Time (at end of lesson)

Comparatives and Superlatives

잘하다 & 못하다 vs. 잘 하다 & 못 하다 (at end of lesson)

Comparing 잘하다/못하다, 잘 하다/못 하다, & 수 있다/수 없다

Irregular Verbs

Pop Quizzes

Level 1

K-Pop Breakdowns

TXT - “Cat & Dog”

Twice - “Feel Special”

Enhypen - “Fever”

2NE1 - “Go Away”

Lee Hi - “Only”

“기억을 걷는 시간 (Time Spent Walking Through Memories)”

KCM - “An Old Love Story (흑백사진)”

Taeyeon - “Can’t Control Myself”

Epik High - “Lost One”

Colde - “A Song Nobody Knows”

IU - “My Sea”

Enhypen - “Polaroid Love”

유라 (youra) - “하양 (RAL 9002)″

BTS - “Ddaeng”

Stray Kids - “For You”

Woozie - “어떤 미래 (What Kind of Future)

TXT - “Eternally”

LOONA - “Heart Attack”

Stray Kids - “Muddy Water”

LOONA - “Girl Front”

Pentagon - “Daisy”

BTS - “Sea”

Semester in SK

Nami Island (남이섬)

Things to Buy at Daiso

Shopping Phrases

Ordering Coffee

Signs in Korea

Ordering at a Restaurant

Riding the Seoul Subway

Things at the 편의점

Korean Curse Words

Etiquette in South Korea

Drinking Culture

Hanja in Real Life

Holidays in South Korea

Korean Cuisine

Concert Ticketing in South Korea

K-pop Comebacks in Korea

Summer in South Korea

What I Learned

[hangukkie]

한국 전래동화에 나오는 어회와 문법 ! - Vocabulary and grammar in traditional Korean fairytales !

English Translation:

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Vocabulary:

옛날 - Olden days

옛날에 - Once upon a time

어머니/엄마 - Mum

그녀 - She/Her

돈 - Money

아들 - Son

딸 - Daughter

함께 - Together

숲 - Forest

어느 - Which

날 - Day

호랑이 - Tiger

떡 - Rice cake

더욱 더 - More and more

많이/많은 - Many/A lot

그 - He/Him

아이 - Kid/Child

아이들 - Kids/Children

옷 - Clothes

집 - House

꼬리 - Tail

밖 - Outside

나무 - Tree

꼭대기 - The top

하늘 - Sky

줄 - Rope

바닥 - Floor

오늘 - Today

해 - Sun

달 - Moon

Grammar - Verbs:

있다 - To exist

없다 - To not exist

살다 - To live

나타나다 - To appear

달다 - To ask/To request (In this context)

주다 - To give

원하다 - To want/To wish/To desire

먹다 - To eat

가다 - To go

가리다 - To cover

보다 - To see

도망가다 - To run away

올라가다 - To go up

자르다 - To cut

기도를 하다 - To pray

내리다 - To get off

떨어지다 - To fall

된다 - To become

Grammar - Sentence Forms:

라고 하다 - For indirect quotations

지다 - To become

도 - Too/Also/As well as

고 싶다 - To want

지 않다 - Is not

려고 - To intend to

시도하다 - To attempt to

Grammar - Connectives:

과 - And/With (With 받침)

하지만 - But

그래서 - So

그러나 - But/However

하고 (고) - And/With

Grammar - Markers/Particles:

에 - To/At (Location and time marker)

가 - Subject particle

는 - Topic particle

이 - Subject particle (With 받침)

에서 - At/In/On/From (Location marker)

에게 - To/For

을 - Object particle (With 받침)

를 - Object particle

들 - Plural marker

의 - Possessive marker

으로 - By/As/For/To/Towards/With (Directional marker)

로 - By/As/For/To/With (Directional marker - with 받침)

부터 - From/Since (Location and time marker)

은 - Topic particle (With 받침)

[ggkorean]

이 선을 넘지마시오 please do not cross this line • 이 this • 선 line • -을/를 object marking particle • 넘다 exceed, go beyond, cross • -지 말다 negative imperative, don’t • -ㅂ시오/-으십시오 imperative sentence ending (formal)

[koreanling]

Korean Prepositions

위: on/above 안: in 속: inside, among

밖: outside 밑: under/beneath 아래: under/beneath 앞: in front 뒤: behind

왼쪽: left 오른쪽: right

건너편: across from

사이: between 가운데:in the middle 옆: next to 근처: near

한국어 교과서는 책상 위에 있어요: The Korean textbook is on the desk 그의 강아지는 소파 아래에 있어요: His puppy is under the sofa 고양이는 제 서랍 안에 숨어 있었어요: The cat was hiding in my drawer

[saranghandagom]

한자어 - 적/的

적(的). affix. '���녁'이나 '목표', '분명하다'라는 뜻을 가진 글자이다. (a letter with the meaning of 'target' or 'aim, goal', 'clear, distinct'.)

the suffix -적 is used to turn nouns into adjectives or adverbs, for example:

대화적 - oral, conversational, dialogic

세계적 - global

일반적 - common, regular

정신적 - mental(ly)

남성적 - masculine

the suffix 적 is often used in combination with the copula -이다 to form an adnominal -인, or with the instrumentative particle -으로 to form an adverb of manner, for example: 정신적으로 힘들다 (to be hard mentally), 남성적인 여자 (masculine woman)

[koreanstudygram]

익숙하다 - to get used to

결국 - in the end, finally

취업하다 - to get a job

국내 - the interior of a country

제품 - a manufactured product/s or good/s

비교 - comparison

인정 - acknowledgement, approval

영향 - influence, effect

서로 - mutually, each other

안부 - well-being, tidings

솟아오르다 - to soar (upwards), fly up

[honeyhangukeo]

some more words related through Hanja characters:

If you don't know what Hanja is, it refers to the Chinese-derived words of the Korean language. Pretty much half of Korean comes from originally Chinese words (and therefore will share pronunciation similarities with actual Chinese) and the rest is pure Korean.

Just like Latin and Greek is to English (e.g. aqua- hydro- indicate relation to 'water'), we can remember some Hanja to make semantic links between words in Korean.

The majority of Korean people's names have Hanja equivalents and could be written out in Chinese (sometimes required on official documents) and will be chosen by their parents based on the traditional semantic meaning. However, in the last few decades more Korean people are giving their kids pure Korean names with nice meanings such as 사랑, 보라, 하나, 하늘, 진주. More on Korean names in a future post!

Anyway, on with some semantic Hanja word links.

Marriage related words - 혼

결혼 - marriage

이혼 - divorce

약혼 - engagement (does the 약 part also seem familiar? It's the same 약 in 약속 - promise, and 예약 - appointment.)

기혼 - married (as in the person's status)

미혼 - unmarried, single

water related words - 수

수달 - otter

생수 - drinking/fresh water

수상 스키 - water ski (상 is a Hanja meaning 'above')

홍수 - flood

호수 - lake

school related words - 학 and 교

학교 - school

학생 - student

교복 - school uniform (your probably know what Hanbok is right? 한 - Korea 복 - clothing. That's the same 복.)

교육 - education

middle related words - 중

중국 - China (국 is the character used in country names)

중학교 - middle school

중급 - middle/intermediate level

중 - medium size (might see on a menu with portion options)

beauty related words - 미

미국 - the U.S.

미녀 - beautiful woman

미용실 - beauty salon/hairdressers

people related words - 인

인간 - human

~인 - person from ~ country (a Korean, a Brit, a German etc)

인생 - life

인기 - popularity

인사 - greeting

인삼 - ginseng (so called because the root resembles a person)

개인 - personal, private

주인 - owner

부인 - wife

female related words - 여/녀

여신 - goddess

미녀 - beautiful woman

마녀 - witch

그녀 - she

여성 - female

소녀 - girl (소 is another Hanja meaning small)

[dailydoseofkorea]

Korean Slang [UPDATED]

I logged into tumblr for the first time in like YEARS and found out that I promised an updated Korean slang post 2 years ago😅

갓생 (gat-saeng) ➡️ "that girl" lifestyle, someone who's productive

고인물 (go-in-mul) ➡️ someone who's played a game for a long time

꾸안꾸 (kku-an-kku)➡️ no-makeup makeup

누물보(nu-mul-bo)➡️ "who asked?"

띵언 (dding-eon)➡️ a good quote

머선129 (meo-sun-il-e-gu) ➡️ what's going on

무물보 (mu-mul-bo)➡️ ask me anything

반모(ban-mo)➡️ banmal mode (not use honorifics)

성덕(sung-deok)➡️ successful fan (a fan whose met their idol)

식집사 (sik-jip-sa)➡️ plant mom/dad

스불재(seu-bul-je)➡️ self-inflicted disaster

알잘딱깔센(al-jal-ttak-kkal-sen)➡️ doing something well/perfectly on your own

어쩔티비 (eo-jjeol-tee-bi)➡️ "what are you gonna do"

억텐 (eok-ten)➡️ (I have a lot to say but I won’t say it)

워라벨(wo-la-bell) ➡️ work life balance

자만추 (ja-man-chu)➡️ (hurts my heart)

케바케 (ke-ba-ke)➡️ case by case

아아 (ah-ah)➡️ ice americano

주불(ju-bul)➡️ tell me your address

킹받네(king-bat-ne)➡️ something/someone is annoying

[ddaome-kr]

Korean Vocab _ Body Parts 신체 부위

머리: head 얼굴: face 눈: eyes 눈썹: eyebrows 코: nose 입: mouth 귀: ears 목: neck 어깨: shoulders 팔: arms 손: hands 손가락: finger 가슴: chest/breast 배: stomach/abdomen 허리: waist 등: back 다리: legs 무릎: knee 종아리: calves 발목: ankle 발: foot 발가락: toes

🤸‍♀️As always, here's a link to our instagram post!

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[arylleth]

There’s a word in Korean: 인연 [in yun] ⁠— it means “providence” or “fate”. If two strangers walk by each other in the street, and their clothes accidentally brush, that means there have been eight thousand layers of 인연 between them

[bulletproof-korean]

Agust D - Amygdala [lyrics+vocab]

I don't know your name I don't know your name, yeah I don't know your name 요즘 기분은 어때? I don't know your name, your name, your name 기억들로 여행 지우고픈 일들 요즘 기분은 어때, 어때, 어때?

▫ 요즘 - lately ▫ 기분 - mood ▫ 요즘 기분은 어때? = How have you been feeling lately? ▫ 기억 - memories ▫ 여행 - travel, trip ▫ 지우다 - to erase 지우고픈 일들 = 지우고 싶은 일들 = Things I want to erase

천구백구십삼 내가 태어난 달 엄마 심장의 수술, 수술, 수술 별의별 일이 많았지 뭐가 이리 다사다난한지 기억조차 안 나는 기억도 다 꺼내 보자고 하나씩 다 꺼내 보자고 하나씩

▫ 태어나다 - to be born ▫ 달 - month ▫ 심장 - heart ▫ 수술 - surgery ▫ 별의별 - all kinds of, various ▫ 다사다난하다 - to be eventful ▫ 꺼내다 - to take out ▫ 하나씩 - one by one

최선들의 선택 다음 차선들의 선택 차차 선들의 선택, 선택, 선택, yeah 원치 않던 일들 내 통제 밖의 일들 자 집어넣자 하나둘 그래 하나둘, 그래 하나둘

▫ 최선 - the best ▫ 선택 - choice, decision ▫ 차선 - the second best ▫ 원하다 - to want ▫ 통제 - control ▫ 밖 - outside, out of ▫ 집어넣다 - put sb into, throw sb into

I don't know your name, your name, your name 기억들로 여행, 여행, 여행 I don't know your name, your name, your name 자 지워보자 하나씩, 그래 하나씩

My amygdala (My amygdala) 어서 나를 구해줘 어서 나를 구해줘 My amygdala (My amygdala) 어서 나를 꺼내줘 어서 나를 꺼내줘 My amygdala (My amygdala) My amygdala (My amygdala) 이곳에서 구해줘 어서 빨리 꺼내줘, yeah, yeah

▫ 어서 - hurry, fast ▫ 구하다 - to save ▫ 이곳 - this place, here ▫ 빨리 - fast

Uh-uh, 그래 참 별의별 일이 많았지 Uh-uh, 귓가엔 엄마 심장 시계 소리 Uh-uh, 전하지 못했던 내 사고 소식과 스케줄 중에 걸려 온 전환 아버지의 간암 소식 (Woah-oh) 최선의 선택들이 맞았었길 (Woah-oh) 그 또한 모두 지나가 버렸기에 그래서 이 수많은 고통은 날 위한 것일까 끊임없던 시련은 날 죽이지 못했고 다시금 나는 연꽃을 피워내

▫ 귓가 - around my ears ▫ 엄마 심장 시계 소리 - the sound of the clock in my mom's heart ▫ 전하다 - to convey ▫ 사고 - accident ▫ 소식 - news ▫ 스케줄 - schedule ▫ 전화가 걸려오다 - to get a phone call ▫ 간암 - liver cancer ▫ 맞다 - to be correct ▫ 지나가다 - to pass ▫ 고통 - pain ▫ 끊임없다 - to be ceaseless ▫ 시련 - ordeal, hardship ▫ 죽이다 - to kill ▫ 다시금 - again ▫ 연꽃 - lotus ▫ 피우다 - to bloom

[a-pop-of-korean]

Semester in SK: Korean Curse Words

안녕하세요 여러분! I’m sharing yet another Instagram post with you all--this one is about a bunch of Korean curse words! Very silly, I know, but curse words are a big part of any language and can be fun to learn about! Of course, be careful when using these and please do not use them often--I’m just sharing them for fun and so you can recognize them if you hear them :) I hope you enjoy! 화이팅!

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Vocab:

필시 Certainly

필히 Surely

필승 Certain victory

\필요* Necessity

필요하다 to need (I need, we need, etc)

필요있다 to be necessary

필수** Being essential

필수과목 required course

필수조건 essential condition

필수품. Necessities

필연적. Inevitable

필사적 Desperate/dire

[ggkorean]

문이 열리지 않으면 사용중이므로 잠시만 기다려 주세요 in use if the door isn't open, please wait a moment • 문 door • -이/가 subject marking particle • 열다 open • -이/히/리/기 passive voice, usage is determined by word’s 받침 • -지 않다 to not be • -(으)면 if • 사용중 in use (사용 use, usage, 중 in the middle of) • -이므로 because, since (formal, typically used in written instances) • 잠시만 just a moment • 기다리다 wait • -아/어/여 주세요 please do (for me) (주다 to give)

[koreanling]

놀고 먹다

놀다: to play/hangout 먹다: to eat

놀다 + 먹다 combined together means “to live idly/without purpose”.  Living an easy comfortable life without a job or work, just playing and eating your life away haha

그냥 놀고 먹고 싶어요: I want to just live idly

[saranghandagom]

한자어 - 화/化

화(化). affix. '그렇게 만들거나 됨'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사. (an affix that adds the meaning of "making or turning out that way")

the suffix -화 refers to "-isation", for example:

도시화 - urbanisation

세계화 - globalisation

다문화화 - multiculturalism

대중화 - popularisation

전문화 - specialisation

기계화 - mechanisation