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♡ in korean, it is important to use the correct sentence structure, or your sentences may seem really confusing :

-> in english : Subject Verb Object -> in korean : Subject Object Verb

now, let’s look at some examples!

we are gonna use this simple sentence : “i bought a book”, in korean it would be : “i a book bought”

저는 책을 샀어요 책 = book 샀어요(past tense) from the verb 사다 = to buy it’s really different, right?

⚠ the object ALWAYS comes BEFORE the verb, and the verb is ALWAYS at the END of the sentence. ⚠

♡ locations are also used BEFORE verbs :

“저는 학교에 가요” i go to school 학교 = school 에= location particle (to) 가요 (present tense) from the verb 가다 = to go

“저는 학교에서 공부해요” i study at school 학교 = school 에서 = location particle (at) 공부해요 (present tense) from the verb 공부하다 = to study

“저는 집에 잤어요” i slept at home 집 = home 에 = location particle (at) 잤어요 (past tense) from the verb 자다 = to sleep

⚠ you can put the time before or after the subject though :

both of these sentences mean “today I will eat at home” :

before -> 오늘 저는 집에서 먹을 거예요 after -> 저는 오늘 집에서 먹을 거예요 오늘 = today 집 = home 에서 = location particle (at) 먹을 거예요 (future tense) from the verb 먹다 = to verb

“tomorrow, i will study at school” before -> 내일 저는 학교에서 공부할 거예요 after -> 저는 내일 학교에서 공부할 거예요 내일 = tomorrow 학교 = school 에서 = location particle (at) 공부하다 = to study ~ㄹ 거예요 (future tense)

♡ adverbs are added before verbs : 저는 열심히 공부해요 I study hard 열심히 = hard

and finally, adjectives work the same way as they do in english! just put them before the noun they describe :

매운 라면 = spicy ramen 매운 = spicy 라면 = ramen

예쁜 여자 = beautiful woman 예쁜 = beautiful 여자 =  woman

안녕하세요 여러분! Hey everyone! Today’s quick lesson is about a structure used to express that you almost did something or that something almost happened. Let’s start!

-ㄹ/을 뻔하다 = I almost…

-ㄹ/을 뻔하다 is attached to verbs to say that something almost happened or that you almost did something. Ultimately, however, the action did not end up happening. Use this formula:

[verb stem] + ㄹ/을 뻔하다

Attach -ㄹ to stems ending in a vowel

Attach -을 to stems ending in a consonant

With this usage, 뻔하다 is always conjugated into the past tense

Examples

지하철에 지갑을 잃어버릴 뻔했어요. = I almost lost my wallet on the subway.

바닥이 미끄러워서 떨어질 뻔했어요. = The floor was slippery so I almost fell.

그 가방을 살 뻔했는데 너무 비싸서 안 샀어요. = I almost bought that bag, but it’s too expensive, so I didn’t.

수미 씨는 음주 운전하면서 사고날 뻔했어요. = Sumi almost got into a car accident while she was driving drunk.

늦잠을 자서 버스를 놓칠 뻔했어요. = I almost missed the bus because I overslept.

That’s about it for this short lesson – I hope it was helpful! Feel free to ask any questions you have :) See you in the next lesson! 다음에 또 봐요!

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안녕하세요 - hello

반가워요 - nice to meet you

오랜만이에요 - long time no see

몇 살이에요? - how old are you?

이름이 뭐예요? - what is your name?

무슨 일을 하세요? - what do you do (for work)?

(어떻게) 잘 지내요? - how are you?

고마워요 - thank you

잠시만요 - one second

죄송해요/합니다 / 미안해요 - i’m sorry

… 어디예요? - where is …?

… 얼마예요? - how much is …?

… 있어요? - is there …?

화장실 어디예요? - where’s the washroom?

한국말 잘 해요? - do you speak Korean?

한국말해 주세요 - please speak Korean

이거 영어/한국어로 뭐예요? - what is this in english/korean?

영어를 말하지 마세요 - please don’t speak english

다시 한 번 말해 주세요 - say it one more time / come again?

천천히 말해 주세요 - please speak slowly

이해가 안 돼요 - i don’t understand

이/저거 한국어로 어떻게 말해요? - how do you say this/that in korean? 

한국말 잘 못해요 - i can’t speak korean

한국말 잘해요 - i speak korean

도와주세요 - please help me

도움이 필요해요 - i need help

네 - yes

아니요 - no 

아니예요 - that’s not it

그래 - ok

아마도 - maybe

나도 - me too

These are just a few basic conversational sentences. Happy learning :)

For this you will use the verb as it is, just add ~가 to it. 하다가, 살다가, 먹다가, etc. It means that you are doing something but then something else happens so you stop doing the first action.

1. 서울에서 살다가 제주도로 이사갔어요. = I was living in Seoul and then I moved to Jeju Island.

서울 — Seoul

~에서 — location particle

살다 — to live

제주도 — Jeju Island

~로 — direction particle

이사 가다 — to move out

2. 저녁밥을 먹다가 전화를 받았어요. = I was eating dinner when I received a phone call.

저녁밥 — dinner

먹다 — to eat

전화 — phone call

받다 — to receive

~았/었어요 — polite past tense conjugation

~을/를 — object particle

3. 일을 하다가 잠깐 쉬고 있어요. = I was working and (now) I’m taking a short break.

일 — work

하다 — to do

잠깐 — moment

쉬다 — to rest

~고 있다 — present progressive, to be doing something

4. 어제 숙제를 하다가 잠이 들었어요. = Yesterday I was doing homework and then I fell asleep.

어제 — yesterday

숙제 — homework

하다 — to do

잠 — sleep

~이/가 — subject particle

들다 — to come in

5. 수업을 받다가 졸았어요. = I was in class and dozed off.

수업 — class

받다 — to receive

졸다 — to doze off

6. 집에 오다가 친구를 만났어요. = On the way home/when I was coming home I met a friend.

집 — house/home

오다 — to come

친구 — friend

만나다 — to meet

7. 어디에 있다가 지금 왔어요? = Where were you/what were you doing that you only came now?

어디 — where

~에 — place particle

있다 — to be

지금 — now

요리하기 어휘 - Cooking Vocabulary

Hi there! I realize I haven’t posted any big vocabulary posts in a while, so I think it’s worth giving you guys a little break from grammar! Enjoy <3

Vocab // 어휘 [mostly korean foods]

음식 - food    ~ 한식 - korean food [한국 + 음식]

고기 - meat    ~ 물고기 - fish [lit. water meat] ** not the same as 해물 - seafood **    ~ 불고기 - korean marinated beef    ~ 닭고기 - chicken    ~ 소고기 - beef

소시지 - sausage

밥 - rice / meal    ~ 볶음밥 - fried rice

국 // 탕 // 갱 - soup    1. 국 - side dish soup [example: 미역국 - seaweed soup! this is very popular at birthday celebrations]    2. 탕 // 갱 - full meal soup [example: 감자탕 - pork bone soup]    ** you might get a side of 국물 [broth] with a main dish **

찌개 // 전골 - stew    1. 찌개 - thicker stew [example: 김치찌개 - kimchi stew]    2. 전골 - hotpot [example: 소고기전골 - vegetable and beef hotpot]

건더기 - ingredients in soup [like vegetables, meat, sauce]    ** to help with understanding the difference between 국 and 찌개, you won’t get much 건더기 in a 국 like soup **

어묵 - fish cake

전 - korean pancake    ~ 파전 - green onion korean pancake (my favourite)

떡볶이 - stir-fried rice cake

순대 - pork blood sausage

만두 - dumplings

김밥 - for lack of better words, korean styled sushi [lit. rice wrapped in seaweed - 김]

Verbs // 동사

요리하다 - to cook

다듬다 - to prepare

썰다 - to chop / cut

섞다 - to mix [not to be confused with 썩다 - to rot]

젓다 - to stir

반죽하다 - to knead dough

붓다 - to pour

까다 [벗기다] - to skin / peel [to peel / skin meat]

데우다 - to heat

태우다 - to burn

볶다 - to stir-fry

굽다 - to roast / grill

찌다 - to steam

식다 - to cool down

낳다 - to add

기름을 두르다 - to oil

간을 보다 - to taste test

끓다 - to boil

More Vocab // 더 어휘

오븐 - oven

칼 - knife

도마 - cutting board

냄비 - pot

프라이팬 - frypan

밥솥 - rice cooker

Example Sentences:

요즘 한식을 요리하고 싶어요 - these days, I want to cook korean food

10분 만두를 쪄요 - steam dumplings for 10 minutes

건더기를 김치찌개에 넣어요* - add the ingredients into the kimchi stew

어묵을 썰고 끓은 물에 넣어요* - slice the fish cake and add into boiling water

*you can pronounce 넣어요 like -> 너요

That’s it for this lesson today! I hope you enjoyed and you learned something! What’s your favourite Korean food?

Happy Learning :)

안녕 여러분! Hi everyone! Today I thought I’d switch it up today and make a new kind of segment – I’m giving a pop quiz today! Get it? Cus I’m a POP of Korean haha. I’m going to go level by level based on my masterlist, so let’s start with Level 1 for today!  

This quiz will be multiple choice and will feature dialogues between two people (each question is independent – the dialogues are not connected to each other). I put the answer key at the end of the quiz so you can check your work, so try not to peek!

Since this is just Level 1, I will be giving English translations as well. If you’d like to review any topics present in this quiz, check out my masterlist under Level 1, and maybe refer to the section titled “The Basics” as well! 시작해 볼 까요? Let’s start!

1-5: Choose the most appropriate choice to fill in the blank. 

1. 민석:  지수 씨 안녕하세요! 잘 지냈어요?  (Minseok: Hello Jisoo! How are you?)

지수: ________. 민석 씨는? (Jisoo: ______. How about you?)

A. 네, 좋아요

B. 아니요, 못 해요

C. 네, 잘 지냈어요

D. 아니요, 잘 해요

2. 민석: 어제는 뭐 했어요? (Minseok: What did you do yesterday?)

지수: 가게에 _______. (Jisoo: [I] ______ to the store.)

A. 갔어요. 

B. 가겠어요. 

C. 갈 거예요. 

D. 가야 돼요.

3. 종업원: 주문하시겠어요? (Waiter: Can I take your order?)

민석: 네, 소주 한 잔 _______. (Yes, ______ one glass of soju.)

A. 줘 

B. 줘라 

C. 줘요 

D. 주세요

4. 민석: 지수 씨 배고파요? (Minseok: Are you hungry?)

지수: 네, 민석 씨는? (Yes, how about you?)

민석: 네, _______ (Yes, ______)

A. 뭐 먹어요?

B. 어디에 먹었어요?

C. 뭐 먹을까요?

D. 이거 얼마예요?  

5. 민석: 몇 살이예요? (Minseok: How old are you?)

지수: 저는 _______ 살이예요. (Jisoo: I am 21 years old)

A. 이십일 

B. 스물하나 

C. 두열일 

D. 이하나 

6-7: Read the following dialogue, then choose the option that could be used to replace the italicized portion. 

6. 민석: 수영 잘 하세요? (Minseok: Can you swim?)

지수: 아니요, 수영 못 해요. (Jisoo: No, I can’t swim.)

A: 수영하는 거 싫어요. 

B: 수영 하지 못 해요. 

C. 수영하지 않아요. 

D: 수영하기 못 해요. 

7. 민석: 어디 가요? (Minseok: Where are you going?)

지수: 슈퍼마켓에 가요. (Jisoo: I’m going to the supermarket)

민석: 슈퍼마켓에 이미 갔아요. (Minseok: I already went to the supermarket)

지수: 그래요? 그래서 안 갈 거예요. (Jisoo: Really? Then I won’t go.)

A. 가지 않을 거예요 

B. 지금 가겠습니다 

C. 가 아나요 

D. 가면 안 돼요

8-9: Choose the choice that would replace the italicized portions to make the sentence more formal.

8. 민석: 지수야, 어디 살아? (Jisoo, where do you live?)

A. 씨…살아요 

B. 아…살아요 

C. 씨…살았어 

D. 언니…살다

9. 지수: 김밥 하나 줘요. (Please give me one [roll of] kimbap.)

A. 줘  

B. 줍니다  

C. 줄게요  

D. 주세요

10. Choose the choice that would replace the italicized portion to make the sentence less formal. (Hint: Jisoo is a woman and older than Minseok, who is a man.)

민석: 지수 씨, 어디에서 왔습니까?

A. 아…왔어  

B. 야…왔어요  

C. 누나…왔어요  

D. 언니…왔어

Congrats, you finished the quiz! Ready to check your answers?

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안녕하세요! Hey everyone! Today I have a pretty easy-to-understand lesson for you today, so let’s just get right into it!

Sometimes in English we say “there’s no way I failed that test” or “there’s no way they broke up,” or something like that. In Korean, we can say sentences meaning “there’s no way…” using the following formula:

Present Tense: [verb / adjective stem] + ㄹ/을 리가 없다

Past Tense: [verb / adjective stem] + 았 / 었 + 을 리가 없다

리 is (I believe) a Korean noun that, while having no meaning on its own, means “way” or “possibility” if some sort of modifier precedes it, and 가 is a subject particle –> 리가 없다 = there is no way

Let’s see some examples!

공부도 안 했는데 그 시험에서 100점을 받을 리가 없어요. = There is no way I can get a hundred on that test because I didn’t even study.

백현 씨는 수줍은 많은데 사람들 앞에 연설을 할 리가 없어요. = Baekhyun is really shy, there’s no way he can give a speech in front of others.

저는 하루 종일 자서 아직 졸릴 리가 없어요. = I slept all day, so there’s no way I can still be sleepy.

그 사람이 의사예요. 가난할 리가 없어요. = He’s a doctor. There’s no way he can be poor.

박 선생님이 일을 이렇게 많이 맡겼을 리가 없어요. = There’s no way that Teacher (Mr./Ms.) Park assigned this much work. 

넌 너무나 인색한데 돈을 그렇게 많이 썼을 리가 없잖아. = You’re so cheap, there’s no way you spent that much money.

그럴 리가 없어요. = No way. / I can’t believe it. / That can’t be. (this is a pretty common phrase)

Pretty simple, right? You can also use this structure with double negatives, as in to say “there is no way something did not happen.”

예지 씨는 정말 똑똑한데 하버드 대학에 들어가지 않았을 리가 없어요. = Yeji is really smart – there’s no way she didn’t get into Harvard.

시간이 많아서 끝내지 않을 리가 없어요. = You have a lot of time, so there’s no way you won’t finish.

이 노래가 인기 진짜 많아. 모를 리가 없어. = This song is really popular. There’s no way you don’t know it.

그 건물이 정말 크니까 못 볼 리가 없어요. = That building is really big, so you can’t not see it.

Now that we’ve got that down, let’s move onto our next point!

-ㄹ / 을 리가 있다

You can also add -ㄹ / 을 리가 있다 to verb/adjective stems to say that there is a possibility that something could be. Typically, this is used to ask rhetorical questions or something like that, such as “is it possible for him to fail the test even though he’s really smart?” which may also be translated to “there’s no way he failed the test because he’s so smart,” just like our previous examples if that makes sense. (My source for this conclusion is the Korean Wiki Project!) For example:

(from KWP) 그렇게 똑똑한 사람이 그런일을 할리가 있어요? = Would a man that smart do such a thing? / Is it possible that a man so smart would do that? / There’s no way a person so smart would do that.

공부도 안 했는데 그 시험에서 100점을 받을 리가 있어요? = Is it possible that I can get 100 of the test even though I didn’t study? / There is no way I can get a hundred on that test because I didn’t even study.

시간이 많은데 끝내지 않을 리가 있어요? = You have a lot of time, so there’s no way you won’t finish. / You have a lot of time, but is there a chance you won’t finish? 

넌 너무나 인색한데 돈을 그렇게 많이 썼을 리가 있어? = You’re so cheap, there’s no way you spent that much money. / You’re so cheap, is there any way you spent that much money? / Could it be that you spent that much money even though you’re so cheap?

I think that’s all I wanted to share for now! I think this is a pretty useful but simple structure to use, so I hope it all makes sense! As always, feel free to ask any questions you may have!

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춥다: to be cold

춥다 → 추워요: if the last consonant ㅂ of a verb stem meets with the first vowel sound of the ending -어요, then the ㅂ sound changes to the 우 sound.

예:

추워요: it’s cold

아 춥다: wow (it’s) cold

아우 춥다 이 날씨에 반팔 반바지라니 : wow, shorts and t-shirts in the cold weather

왜 추울까요? 봄날인데: why is it so cold? it’s a spring day

무수히 춥고: it’s unbelievably cold

와 너무 춥다 오 추워: oh it’s so cold! really cold!

“난 너무 추울 땐 춤을 춰” - 진: I dance when it’s too cold! - Jin

아! 추워! 나 추운 거 너무 싫은데: wow, it’s cold! I hate being cold

아 날씨 별로 안 좋다 아 추워~: ah the weather is not good today. Wow, it’s really cold~

많이 추워?: is it really cold?

“추울수록 사람이 최고” - 태형 & 지민: “the colder it gets, the warmer human relationships become” - Taehyung & Jimin

너무 춥다 에어컨이 너무 추워: it’s so cold. The AC is set too cold.

하앗! 추워!: huh! it’s so cold

지민아 추워?: Jimin, are you cold?

지민이 추우면 안 돼요 감기 걸리지 마요: Jimin shouldn’t be cold. Don’t catch a cold!

덥다: to be hot

덥다 → 더워요: if the last consonant ㅂ of a verb stem meets with the first vowel sound of the ending -어요, then the ㅂ sound changes to the 우 sound.

예:

진짜 덥긴 하다: it’s really hot here

너무 더운데 지금?: is it too hot now?

그리고 이때 진짜 너무 더웠어요: and at that time it was really hot

아유 더워: wow it’s hot

Happy learning! ^^

source: “Learn Korean with BTS”, Weverse - BigHit Entertainment

Comprehension

1 – 2) Read the Korean sentence and answer the question after it:

1) 저는 밥을 먹기 전에 운동을 하고 싶었어요. 하지만 저는 너무 피곤했어요. 운동하지 않았어요.

When did you exercise?

a) Before eating b) After eating c) I didn’t exercise d) After I slept

2) 탁자가 의자보다 더 크고 침대는 가장 컸어요

Which of the following is the smallest?

a) Chair b) Table c) Desk d) Bed

3 – 4) Read the following and answer the next two questions:

예쁜 여자가 저의 누나예요 똑똑한 남자는 저의 아버지예요 작은 여자는 저의 여동생이에요 잘생긴 남자는 저의 남동생이에요 아름다운 사람은 저의 엄마예요 3) Who is your older sister?

a) the beautiful person b) the pretty girl c) the small girl d) the smart girl

4) Which best describes your father?

a) handsome b) smart c) small d) pretty

5) Choose the incorrect sentence:

a) 저는 귀엽단 여자를 좋아해요 b) 그 여자는 어려운 시험을 보고 있다 c) 저는 저의 누나의 이름을 불렀어요 d) 저의 아버지는 저 먼 집에서 살고 있어요

6) Choose the incorrect sentence:

a) 나는 남동생 두 명이 있어 b) 3년 전에 저는 의사가 되고 싶었어요 c) 저는 아무데나 먹고 싶지 않아요 d) 영화를 본 후에 친구들을 만났어요

7 – 8) Choose the correct answer to the following two Korean questions:

7) 점심으로 뭐 먹었어요?

a) 6시에 먹었어 b) 엄마랑 먹었어 c) 집에서 먹었어 d) 아무것도 먹지 않았어

8) 사람 몇 명 만날 거야?

a) 세 명 b) 아무도 만나지 않았어 c) 세 명 만나지 않았어 d) 명동에서 만날 거야

9 – 10) Read the Korean sentences and answer the following two questions:

4년 전에 한국에서 살았다 4개월 후에 한국에서 의사가 될 것이다 4주 후에 한국에 갈 것이다 네 시간 동안 잤다 4분 안에 친구가 올 것이다

9) At what point will/did you live in Korea?

a) 4 years ago b) 4 years from now c) now d) I’ve never lived in Korea

10) What will happen within the next 4 minutes?

a) My friend will come b) I will fall asleep c) My friend will leave d) I will wake up

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Grammar

11) Which of the following is not conjugated to the future tense?

a) 저는 밥을 먹겠어요 b) 저는 밥을 먹을 것입니다 c) 저는 밥을 먹을 거예요 d) 저는 밥을 먹고 있어요

12) Choose the incorrect usage of honorifics:

a) 저는 친구를 만났습니다 b) 제가 친구를 만나기 전에 엄마랑 싸웠어 c) 너의 한국어실력이 빨리 늘었어 d) 나는 과일을 먹고 싶어

13 – 14) Which particle can replace the particle underlined in the sentence? 13) 저는 한국에서 캐나다까지 비행기를 열두 시간 동안 탔어요

a) 로 b) 에게 c) 부터 d) 만

14) 지난 여름에 한 달 동안 친구들이랑 미국에 갔다

a) 에 대해 b) 과 함께 c) 을 위해 d) 에게서

15 – 16) Fill in the blank of the following sentence with the correct particle:

15)

– 빵을 샀어? – 아니요 사과___ 샀어요

a) 만 b) 까지 c) 가 d) 에

16)

그 차를 왜 샀어요? 저의 아내_____ 주고 싶어요

a) 들 b) 에게서 c) 에게 d) 부터

17) Choose the correct sentence:

a) 문이 닫았다 b) 수업이 끝냈다 c) 불을 끄졌다 d) 창문이 열려 있다

18) Choose the word that can be placed in all three situations:

저는 모자를 ______ 편지를 _____ 전에 생각했다 그런 물건을 많이 _____

a) 들다 b) 쓰다 c) 걸리다 d) 가다

19 – 20) Choose the most natural answers to fill into the blanks:

19) 지금 뭐 해? 나는 지금 친구와 영화를 보 __________

a) 고 있어 b) 아져 c) 았어 d) 지 못해

20)

도서관에서 누군가 있어요? 지금 ______ 없어요.

a) 아무데도 b) 아무도 c) 아무나 d) 아무거나

Answers

1) C

2) A

3) B

4) B

5) A

6) C

7) D

8) A

9) A

10) A

11) D

12) B

13) C

14) B

15) A

16) C

17) D

18) B

19) A

HEIGHT, 키 : 키가 크다 - to be tall 키가 보통이다 - to be “normal” (not so small/so tall) 키가 작다 - to be small

°ㅇ HAIR, 머리 : 머리가 길다 - to have long hair 머리가 짧다 - to have short hair 머리가 금발이다 - to be blond 머리가 갈색이다 - to have brown hair 머리가 까만색이다 - to have black hair 머리가 회색이다 - to have white hair

°ㅇ EYES, 눈 : 눈이 갈색이다 - to have brown eyes 눈이 녹색이다 - to have green eyes 눈이 회색이다 - to have grey eyes 눈이 까만색이다 - to have black eyes 눈이 파란색이다 - to have blue eyes

°ㅇ WEIGHT, 무게 : 뚱뚱하다 - to be fat 보통이다 - to be “normal” 날씬하다 - to be thin 말랐다 - to be skinny

°ㅇ LOOK, 외모 : 예쁘다 - to be pretty 잘생겼다 - to be handsome 못생겼다 - to be ugly

°ㅇ PERSONALITY, 인격/성격 : 성격이 좋다 - to have a good personality 성격이 안 좋다 - to have a bad personality 성격이 고약하다 - to be mean 친절하다 - to be kind 불친절하다 - to be unkind 똑똑하다 - to be smart 똑똑하지 않다 - to not be smart

 where : 

어디…? 

어디 살아요? where do you live? 

어디 가요? where do you go? 

어디 먹을 까요? where should we eat?

♡ how : 

어떻게…? 

어떻게 지내요? how are you? 

어떻게 한국어를 공부해요? how do you study korean? 

어떻게 이걸 요리해요? how do you cook this?

♡ who : 

누가…? 

누가 왔어요? who came? 

누가 했어요? who did it? 

누가 다 먹었어요? who ate everything? 

누가 예림이에요? who is yerim?

♡ what : 

뭐…? 

뭐하고 있어요? what are you doing? 

뭐 먹을 거에요? what will you eat? 

뭐 샀어요? what did you buy?

♡ why : 

왜…? 

왜 여기 있어요? why are you here? 

왜 안먹었어요? why don’t you eat? 

왜 학교가 싫어요? why do you hate school? 

왜 이렇게 예쁘지? why are you so pretty?

♡ which : 

어느…? 

어느 나라 왔어요? which country are you from? 

어느 영화를 볼 거에요? which movie will you watch? 

어느 음악 제일 좋아해요? which music do you like the most?

♡ when : 

언제…? 

언제 갈 거에요? when will you go? 

언제 파리에 갔어요? when did you go to paris? 

언제 그 티셔츠를 샀어요? when did you buy that tshirt? 

There are so many words in Korean, however, it is very hard to remember all of them. This is a list of words that I think are essential and that I should always remember. To memorize them just read this everyday. I’ll be adding more whenever I find new words, so keep checking this post for updates. Feel free to use this as a reference as well!

Greetings + Farewells:

안녕히 가세요: Good-bye! (to one who is leaving). Tip: 가 means go.

안녕히 계세요: Good-bye! (to one who is staying).

수고하십니다: Hello! (to someone working)

수고하세요: Good-bye! (to someone working)

수고하셨어요: Thank you for helping me or Well done!

여보세요: Hello! or Hey there! (Helloon the telephone, or when peering into a dark house. Also means Look here!)

만나서 반갑습니다: Nice to meet you; nice to see you.

처음뵙겠습니다: Pleased to make your acquaintance.

또 뵙겠습니다: See you later! (Formal).

또 봐요: See you later! (Polite).

어서 오세요: Welcome!

들어 오세요: Come in!

앉으세요: Please take a seat/sit down.

어떻게 지내세요?: How are you doing?

잘 지내요: I am fine.

그저 그래요: So-so.

모든 것이 괜찮습니다!: It’s all good!

이름이 뭐예요?: What is your name?

성함이 어떻게 되서요?: What is you name? (Formal)

어디에서 오셨어요?: Where are you from?

나는 (insert country here) 사람이에요: I am (insert country here) person.

나 는(insert country + 에) 살고 있습니다: I live in (interest country here).

Apologies:

실례햅니다: Excuse me (for what I’m doing).

실례했습니다: Excuse me (for what I did).

실례하겠습니다: Excuse me (for what I’m about to do).

미안합니다 or 죄송합니다: I’m Sorryor Excuse me.

아니오, 괜찮아요: Not at all, it’s alright; No, thanks.

Thank you + No problem

고맙습니다: Thank you.

감사합니다: Thank you.

천만에요 or 뭘요: You’re welcome!or Don’t mention it!

Good to remember if you’re ever speaking to a Korean person:

듣기만 하세요: Just listen , please.

따라 하세요: Please repeat (after me).

다 같이: All together.

다시 한번: One more time.

말하세요: Please answer.

다시 말씀해 주세요: Please say it for me again. Please repeat.

크게 말씀해 주세요: Please say it loudly.

천천히 말씀해 주세요: Please say it slowly.

한국말로 하세요: Please say it in Korean.

영어로 하지 마세요: Please don’t say it in English.

알겠어요?: Do you understand?

네, 알겠어요: Yes, I understand.

아니오, 모르겠어요: No, I don’t understand.

질문 있어요?: Any questions?

네, 있어요: Yes, I have/Yes, there are.

아니오,없어요: No, I haven’t.

십 분만 쉽시다: Let’s rest for ten minutes.

늦어서 죄송합니다: Sorry I’m late.

“Insert word here” 한국어로 뭐예요?: How do you say “insert word here” in Korean?

“Insert Korean word here” 이라고 해요: You say “insert Korean word here.”

이 게 뭐예요?: What is this?

이 건 제 거 예요: This is my thing.

그 건 제 거 예요: That is my thing.

(Insert name here)는 어디에 있어요?: Where is (insert name here).

제 (Insert object name here)이 어디에 있어요?: Where is my (insert object name here).

화장실이 어디에 있어요?: Where is the toilet?

저는 돼지고기가 안 먹어요: I don’t eat pork.

저는 돼지고기가 못 먹어요: I can’t eat pork.

Ways to connect sentences:

그래서: And so…, And then…, Therefore…

그래도: Even so…, Nevertheless

그리고: And also…, And then…

그런데: But…, And then…, By the way…

People:

교수(님): Professor (honorific)

선생(님): Teacher (honorific)

박사(님): Dr., Ph.D (honorific)

외교관: Diplomat

사람: Person

아내 or 집사람: Wife (my)

부인: Wife (your/his)

남편: Husband

친구: Friend

학생: Student

가수: Singer

씨: Polite title for name

어머니: Mother

아버지: Father

부모(님): Parents (honorific)

아이 ~ 애: Child

아기 ~ 애기: Baby

아저씨: Mister (way of referring to or addressing a man old enough to be married).

아가씨: Young Lady (way to referring to or address an unmarried young woman).

남자: Man

남자친구: Boyfriend

여자: Woman

여자친구: Girlfriend

Things or objects:

제폼: Manufactured good(s)

수입폼: Imported goods

신문: Newspaper

잡지: Magazine

책: Book

공책: Notebook

분필: Chalk

연필: Pencil

볼펜: Ball pen

펜: Pen

종이: Paper

칠판: Blackboard

우산: Umbrella

성냠: Matches

담배: Cigarettes

전부: The whole thing, total

다: All, everything

전부다: Everything, all of it

말: Language, words

책상: Desk

상: Table

그림: Picture

의자: Chair

창문: Window

문: Door, gate

나무: Tree

가방: Bag, briefcase

Places:

집: House, home

학교: School

대학교: University

교실: Classroom

방: Room

서점: Bookstore

기숙사: Dormitory, residence hall

학생회관: Student union [building]

회장실: Toilet, restroom, bathroom, washroom

대사관: Embassy

영사관: Consulate

건물: Building

시청: City Hall

공원: Park

들판: Field

백화점: Department Store

시장: Marker

정문: Main gate (e.g., of a university)

근처: Vicinity

가게: Shop, store

역: Train station

차고: Garage

여기: Here

거기: There

저기: Over there

어디: Where

Other Items:

얼마: How many? How much?

천: Thousand

원: Korean money unit

돈: Money

바로: Just, right (below, above, etc.), straight (adverb)

있어요: It exists, there is/are

없어요: It does not exist, there is not/aren’t

주세요: Please give

Miscellaneous Vocabulary:

나: I

우리: We, our

누가: Who? (as subject)

누구: Who? (non-subject)

무엇, 뭐: What?

아니에요: No; it is not

그렇지만: But

그러면: Then, in that case, if so

그럼: Then, in that case

이 NOUN: This NOUN

그 NOUN: That NOUN

저 NOUN: Yon NOUN, That NOUN [way] over there

무슨 NOUN: Which/what kind of NOUN?

어느 NOUN: Which/what (one/NOUN)?

곳: Place

분: Person (honorific)

Place Nouns:

안에: Inside (안 tends to mean the inside of loosely filled spaces: a room, a building, a garden…)

속에: Inside (속 tends to mean the inside of things which are normally well filled or which are easily filled up: a suitcase, a drawer…)

밖에: Outside

위에: Above, over, on (top)

밑에: At the bottom, below under(neath)

아래 (에): Below, lower, down (에 is not pronounced)

앞에: In front

뒤에: At the back; behind

근처에: Near, in the vicinity of

옆에: Next to, beside

편 (or 쪽에): Side, direction

왼편 ~ 쪽에: On the left

오른편 ~ 쪽에: On the right

맞은편에: Across from, opposite

건너편에: Across from, opposite

사이에: Between

Animals:

개: Dog

고양이: Cat

Other:

그래요?: Is that so? Really?

그래요: That’s so. Really.

항상: Always.

많아요: Many.

큰: Big

뭘 찾아요?: What are you looking for?

애교 - Aegyo (Acting cute)

미쳤어 - Are you crazy

대박 - Awesome

남자친구 - Boyfriend

축하해 - Congratulations

짝사랑 - Crush, One-sided love

아빠 - Dad

울지 마 - Don’t cry

가지 마 - Don’t go

걱정하지 마 - Don’t worry

죽을래 - Do you want to die

첫사랑 - First love

친구 - Friend

여자친구 - Girlfriend

화이팅 - Good luck

생일 축하해 - Happy birthday

안녕하세요 - Hello

야 - Hey

안녕 - Hi, Bye

바보 - Idiot, Fool

좋아해 - I like you, I like it

사랑해 - I love you

행복해 - I’m happy

보고 싶어 - I miss you

미안해 - I’m sorry

헤어지자 - Let’s break up

밥먹자 - Let’s eat

가자 - Let’s go

사랑 - Love

삼각관계 - Love triangle

아저씨 - Middle-agged man

아줌마 - Middle-aged woman

엄마 - Mom

아니 - No

헐 - Oh my god

아이구 - Oh no

괜찮아 - Okay, Alright, I’m okay, Are you okay

그래 - Okay, Really

누나 - Older female (Boys)

언니 - Older female (Girls)

형 - Older male (Boys)

오빠 - Older male (Girls)

제발 - Please

약속 - Promise

진짜 - Really

잘자 - Sleep well, Good night

선생님 - Teacher

기다려 - Wait for me, Hang on

뭐 - What

어떡해 - What do I do, What to do

왜그래 - What’s wrong, Why are you being like this

어디 - Where

어디야 - Where are you

왜 - Why

응 - Yeah, Uh huh, Yes

네 - Yes

아싸 - Yes, Yay

words:

계절 (gyejeol) - season

봄 (bom) - spring

봄비 (bombi) - spring rain

태양 (taeyang) / 해 (hae) - sun 

무지개 (mujigae) - rainbow 

벚꽃 (beojkkoch) - cherry blossom

벚꽃 놀이 (beojkkoch noli) - cherry blossom viewing

나무 (namu) - tree 

소풍 (sopung) - picnic 

행복한 (haengbokhan) - happy 

화창한 (hwachanghan) - sunny

개강 (geagang) - beginning of a new semester in a university

황사 (hwangsa) - yellow dust

questions & answers:

이번주 날씨 어때요? (ebeonju nalsshi eoddaeyo?) - how’s the weather this week?

내일 날씨가 어떨까요? (naeil nalssiga eotteolkkayo) - what’s the weather going to be like tomorrow?

습해요 (seubhaeyo) - it’s humid

따뜻해요 (ddaddeuthaeyo) - it’s warm

비 온대요 (bi ondaeyo) - it’s going to rain

phrases:

꽃이 피고 있어요 (kkochi pigo isseoyo) - the flowers are blooming 

오늘 황사가 심해서 밖에 나가면 안 돼요 (oneul hwangsaga simhaeseo bakke nagamyeon an dwaeyo) - you shouldn’t go outside today because the yellow dust is bad

날씨가 따뜻해지고 있어요 (nalssiga ttatteushaejigo isseoyo) - the weather is getting warmer

구름이 그쳤어요 (guleumi geuchyeosseoyo) - the clouds cleared up

봄소풍 가자 (bomsopung gaja) -  let’s go on a spring picnic

verbs:

피다 (pida) - for a flower to bloom

지다 (jida) - for the sun to set

뜨다 (tteuda) - for the sun to rise 

i recently got an ask wondering what to say to their favorite idols ( when they meet) or even messaging, so here u go, i hope you find this useful <3

–힘내세요 himnae-seyo : be strong , cheer up

–푹 쉬세요 pug swiseyo : rest well

–진짜 잘생겼다 jinjja jalsaeng-gyeodda : you are so handsome

–행복하세요haeng-bog-haseyo : please be happy

– 살빼지마세요 salppae-jimaseyo : dont lose weight

–괜잖길바래요 gwaenchan-gil balaeyo hope you are okay

데이트 - a date 자기/여부 - babe~honey~ 남자친구 (남친) - boyfriend 여자친구 (여친) - girlfriend 싱글 - single “저는 싱글이에요” : i am single 나랑 사귈래? - would u go out with me? 사랑, 사랑하다 - love, to love “사랑해” : i love you …과(와) 사랑에 빠지다 - to fall in love with /name/ “너 정말 예쁘다” : you are really pretty “보고 싶어” : i miss you 키스, 첫 키스 - kiss, first kiss 약혼 - engagement 결혼 - marriage 나랑 결혼해 즐래? - would you marry me? 프러포즈 - proposal 신혼여행 - honeymoon

좀 is the shortened form of 조금 and it has three meanings:

1. Ask for

ex: 이 물건 좀 들어주시겠어요? 「Would you hold this for me?」

2. Some

ex: 배가 불러서 좀 음식을 남겼어. 「I'm full, so I left some food.」

3. For a while