Korean Vocabulary 1-5

Vocabulary 1:

가지고 오다 to bring

거의 almost, mostly

곧 immediately

공항 airport

괜찮다 to be all right; 괜찮아요. That's OK. No

Problem.

구름 cloud

길 way, street; 가는 길 on the way to

날다 to fly

낮잠 noon nap

넓다 to be wide; 넓은 wide

답답하다 to be frustrated

대 to, versus; 천 대 일 1000 : 1

도착하다 to arrive; 도착 arrival

바꾸다 to change, to exchange

밖 outside

받다 to receive

배우다 to learn

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 백 hundred

보이다 to be seen; 보다 to look at, to watch

-불; 달러 dollar
[딸라]

비행기 airplane

빈 empty; 비다 to be empty

서울 city of Seoul

세관 customs office

시끄럽다 to be loud, to be noisy

시작하다 to begin, to start; 시작 beginning, starting

아기 baby (애기 for colloquial)

아뇨 contraction of 아니오

아름답다 to be beautiful

아주 very

아직 still, yet

앉다 [안따] to sit

여름 방학 summer vacation

여행 travel

여행자 수표 traveler's check

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 오른쪽; 바른쪽 right side

왼쪽 left side

우선 first of all, before other things

울다 to cry

이렇게 like this

자기 self, one's own

자리 seat, place, room

젊은 [절믄] young; 젊다 to be young

좌석 seat

중년 middle age

착하다 to be good-natured, to be good-hearted

[차카다]

창; 창문; window
유리창

처음 first; 처음으로 for the first time

출발하다 to start, to depart; 출발 starting, departure

크다 to be big, to be large

타다 to ride, to get on

태어나다 to be born

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 택시 taxi

통과하다 to pass, to pass through

편히 comfortably; 편하다 to be comfortable

필요하다 to be needed, to be necessary

하늘 sky

한- about; 한 이삼일 about two or three days

현금 cash

현배 Hyun-bae (man's name)

환율 [환뉼] exchange rate

환전소 exchange office

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Vocabulary 2:

가깝다 to be close, to be near; 가까운 near

같이 [가치] together (with)

걱정하다 to worry; 걱정 concern, worry

건물 building

걷다 to walk

걸리다 to take (time)

굉장히 very, enormously, wonderfully; 굉장하다 to be grand

교통 traffic, transportation

구경하다 to see, to sightsee; 구경 sightseeing

그래 Yes, Sure, It'll be . . . , I'll do so.; 그래? Is that so?

그럼 Yeah, Sure, Certainly, Of course, If so, Well then

기다리다 to wait (for)

날 day (used only with modifiers, as in 생일 날 birthday)

날씨 weather

남산 Nam-san Mountain

너무 too (much, little)

-네 family (of someone); 흥부네 Hŭngbu's family or home

다니다 to come and go, to walk around, to go around

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 멀다 to be far

모르다 not to know

별로 (not) very, (not) much (followed by negative verb)

복잡하다 to be complex, to be crowded

비 rain; 비가 오다 to rain

빨리 quickly, hurriedly

서울역 Seoul Station; 역 stop, station

서투르다 to be clumsy, to be unskilled; 서투른 영어 broken English

수도 capital city (Sino-Korean, the formal word for a nation's

capital)

시대 time, age

신발; 신 shoes

아마 maybe

여기 저기 here and there

옛날 [옌날] ancient times, old days

오래되다 to be old, to be a long time (since)

오후 P.M., afternoon

은영 Eun-young (woman's name)

잊어버리다 to forget (completely); 잊다 to forget

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 [이저버리다]

정말 really, indeed

좋다 [조타] to be good

지금 present time, now

지하철 subway

-쯤 about

편한 comfortable; 편한 신 comfortable shoes; 편하다 to be

comfortable

-하고 with (colloquial for 와/ 과)

혼자 alone, by oneself

힘들다 to be difficult, to be hard

Extra Reading Vocabulary

가운데 in the middle (of)

강 river

계속 continuously; 계속하다 to continue; 계속되다 to be

continued

넘다 [넘따] to exceed, to be more than

다르다 to be different

다리 bridge; leg

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 도시 city

만들다 to make

모습 appearance, figure, look

박물관 [방물관] museum

-번째 rank or position in a series; 첫 번째 first place; 두 번째

second place)

산 mountain

살다 to live, to be inhabited

세계 world

스무(개) twenty (items)

약 approximate, about

어렵다 to be hard, to be difficult

여러 가지 different kinds, various kinds

운전하다 to drive (a car)

이야기 story, tale; 이야기하다 to converse

조선 Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910)

천만 ten million

한강 Han River

현재 present (time), currently

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 흐르다 to flow, to run

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Vocabulary 3:

간단히 briefly, simply; 간단하다 to be simple

강의 lecture

강의실 lecture hall, classroom

같다 to be identical, to be equal; -것 같다 it seems, it looks

개학식 orientation; 개학하다 to begin (semester)

교수 professor

기웃기웃 craning, peeking in; 기웃기웃하다 to crane, to peek in

남미 South America

늦다 to be late

대화 dialogue, conversation

들여다 보다 to look into, to peek in

모두 all, in all, all together

물어 보다 to try asking; 묻다 to ask

밥 cooked rice, meal

북미 North America

샤워하다 to take a shower

설명 explanation; 설명하다 to explain

소개하다 to introduce; 소개 introduction

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 수업 instruction, lessons, class

실례이다 to not follow proper etiquette; 실례지만 Excuse me, . . .

아시아 Asia

어디 where

-에 대해(서) about, concerning

연수 study and training

유럽 Europe

이용하다 to utilize, to make use of, to use; -을/를 이용하여 by utilizing

주고 받다 to share, to exchange (literally, to give and take)

중요한 important; 중요하다 to be important

참 very; By the way, Say

참석하다 to attend, to participate; 참석 attendance

첫- first; 첫날 first day

-층 floor; 3 층 third floor

프로그램 program

-호실 room number; 2 호실 room 2

호주 Australia

회화 conversation; 회화 시간 conversation class

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Extra Reading Vocabulary

각자 each person, individual, individually

교포 Koreans residing abroad, overseas Koreans

국제 international; 국제 학생 기숙사 international student dormitory

기간 time period

끝마치다 (Vt.) to finish, to complete

[끈마치다]

대개; 대개는 mostly, in general

머물다 to stay (from 머무르다)

문화 culture

물론 of course

민박 homestay; 민박하다 to stay with a family

보통 ordinary, common, usual, average

생활하다 to live, to exist; 생활 life, livelihood

알아 보다 to find out, to look up, to check out

여가 leisure

오전 A.M., morning

외국인 foreigner; 외국 foreign country

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위하여 for (the sake of)

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Vocabulary 4:

가르치다 to teach, to instruct

교내 on campus; 교내 식당 campus cafeteria

금연 no smoking

급한 [그판] urgent; 급하다 to be urgent

끝 end point; 끝까지 to the end

끝나다 (Vi.) to end, to be over; 끝내다 (Vt.) to finish

[끈나다]

끝마치다 (Vt.) to finish, to complete

[끈마치다]

나머지 the rest, the remaining

담배 피우다 to smoke a cigarette

보람있다 to be rewarding; 보람 worthwhile, rewarding

사귀다 to make (a friend)

생기다 to happen, to occur

섞다 to mix (with)

소리 지르다 to yell, to shout

손 들다 to raise a hand

아르바이트 student's part-time job; 아르바이트하다 to work part-time

아무 any; 아무 질문 any question

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 알아 듣다 to understand

얼마나 so (good, bad, hard, or the like), how much

열심히 diligently, hard

오전 A.M.; morning

일어나다 to get up (from seat or bed); to happen, to occur, to break out

절대로 never, don't ever, absolutely (not)

[절때로]

점심 lunch

-중 during; 수업 중 during class

짐작하다 to guess, to estimate; 짐작으로 by guessing

[짐자카다]

커피 coffee

하지만 but

회사원; 사원 company employee

Extra Reading Vocabulary

내용 content

문법 grammar

방법; 법 method, means

실력 knowledge; 영어 실력 command of English

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 이야기하다 to have a conversation; 이야기 story, conversation

적절한 appropriate; 적절하다 to be appropriate

주로 mainly, mostly

힘들어 하다 to feel difficult, to have difficulty with

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Vocabulary 5:

가끔 sometimes, once in a while

건수 Geon-su (man's name)

결정하다 to decide, to decide on; 결정 decision

관심 interest; 관심 있다 to be interested

교환 학생 exchange student; 교환하다 to exchange

그런데 by the way

남자 man, male

낯익다 to be familiar with (a face)

[난닉따]

농담 joke

돌아 가다 to return, to go back; 돌아 오다 to return, to come back

뜻밖에 unexpectedly
[뜯빠께]

말다 not to do; 하지 말아. Don't do; 가지 마세요. Don't go.

맞선 meeting prospective mate face to face; (맞)선보다 to meet face to

face (for marriage purposes)

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 반갑게 gladly; 반갑다 (Vi.) to be glad (to see, to hear, or to meet)

분위기 ambience, atmosphere

[부뉘기]

빼다 to pull out; 점잔을 빼다 to act dignified

서로 mutually, to each other

석달 three months

수줍어하다 to feel shy; 수줍다 to be shy

[수주버하다]

시키다 to order (food), to make (a person do); 알아서 시키다 to figure out
and order (food); to make (a person do)

얌전하다 to be well-mannered, to be poised, to be demure

어른 adult, older person

어머! expression of surprise (usually used by female)

어색하다 to be unfamiliar, to be unnatural, to be awkward

여자 woman, female

연락 [열락] connection, contact; 연락하다 to get in touch, to contact

예절 etiquette, manners; 예절 바르다 to have good manners

윗사람 superior person, elderly person

유미 Yu-mi (woman's name)

이모 mother's sister; 고모 father's sister

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 인류학 anthropology
[일류학]

일찍 early

자연스럽다 to be natural; 자연 nature

전공하다 to major in; 전공 major, specialty

점잔을 to put on dignified air

빼다

정하다 to decide on, to choose

조심하다 to be careful; 조심 caution, prudence

존경하다 to respect; 존경 [종경] respect

좀 a little, please

죄송하다 to be or feel sorry; 죄송하지만 Excuse me, but . . .

주일 week; 이 주일 two weeks

카페 cafe, coffee shop; 다방; 찻집 tearoom

특히 [트키] especially

풍속 custom

한참 for a long while

행동 behavior, act; 행동하다 to behave, to act; 말과 행동 words and

deeds

흔히 frequently, commonly

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