1: Essential Vocabulary 100 Flashcards
The 100 most commonly used Korean words
1
Q
person
A
사람 (saram)
2
Q
thing
A
것 (geot)
3
Q
day
qualities or significance of a specific day (I like rainy days)
A
날 (nal)
“날” emphasizes qualities or significance of a specific day (e.g., weather, events), while “일” refers to days in a formal, calendrical context (e.g., dates, schedules).
4
Q
house
A
집 (jip)
5
Q
time
A
시간 (sigan)
6
Q
friend
A
친구 (chingu)
7
Q
name
A
이름 (ireum)
8
Q
money
A
돈 (don)
9
Q
school
A
학교 (hakgyo)
10
Q
family
A
가족 (gajok)
11
Q
to eat
A
먹다 (meokda)
12
Q
to go
A
가다 (gada)
13
Q
to be, to have
A
있다 (itda)
14
Q
to do
A
하다 (hada)
15
Q
to see
A
보다 (boda)
16
Q
to hear, to listen
A
듣다 (deutda)
17
Q
to come
A
오다 (oda)
18
Q
to make
A
만들다 (mandeulda)
19
Q
to buy
A
사다 (sada)
20
Q
to know
A
알다 (alda)
21
Q
good
A
좋다 (johda)
22
Q
many
A
많다 (manta)
23
Q
small
A
작다 (jakda)
24
Q
big
A
크다 (keuda)
25
new
새 (sae)
26
pretty
예쁘다 (yeppeuda)
27
fast
빠르다 (ppareuda)
28
slow
느리다 (neurida)
29
difficult
어렵다 (eoryeopda)
30
easy
쉽다 (swipda)
31
I, me
나 (na)
32
you
너 (neo)
33
we, us
우리 (uri)
34
that
그 (geu)
35
this
이 (i)
36
that (polite)
저 (jeo)
37
who
누구 (nugu)
38
where
어디 (eodi)
39
why
왜 (wae)
40
when
언제 (eonje)
41
hello
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)
42
thank you
감사합니다 (gamsahamnida)
43
yes
네 (ne)
44
no
아니요 (aniyo)
45
I like it
좋아요 (joayo)
46
I dislike it
싫어요 (sireoyo)
47
sorry
미안해요 (mianhaeyo)
48
how
어떻게 (eotteoke)
49
what
뭐 (mwo)
50
again
다시 (dasi)
51
and
그리고 (geurigo)
52
but
하지만 (hajiman)
53
so, therefore
그래서 (geuraeseo)
54
or
아니면 (animyeon)
55
however
그런데 (geureonde)
56
because of
때문에 (ddaemune)
57
like this
이렇게 (ireohge)
58
still, nevertheless
그래도 (geuraedo)
59
yet, still
아직 (ajik)
60
really
정말 (jeongmal)
## Footnote
"정말" is formal and versatile, similar to "indeed" in English, used for emphasis in any setting. "진짜" is casual and expressive, akin to saying "for real" in informal English conversations.
61
one
| Sino-Korean numbers
일 (il)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
62
two
| Sino-Korean numbers
이 (i)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100.
63
three
| Sino-Korean numbers
삼 (sam)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
64
four
| Sino-Korean numbers
사 (sa)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
65
five
| Sino-Korean numbers
오 (o)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
66
six
| Sino-Korean numbers
육 (yuk)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
67
seven
| Sino-Korean numbers
칠 (chil)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
68
eight
| Sino-Korean numbers
팔 (pal)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
69
nine
| Sino-Korean numbers
구 (gu)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
70
ten
| Sino-Korean numbers
십 (sip)
## Footnote
Sino-Korean numbers: This system, derived from Chinese characters, is used for dates, money, addresses, minutes and seconds, and numbers above 100. "일 (il)" as "one" belongs to this system.
71
book
책 (chaek)
72
food
음식 (eumsik)
73
water
물 (mul)
74
phone
전화 (jeonhwa)
75
computer
컴퓨터 (keompyuteo)
76
car
차 (cha)
77
door
문 (mun)
78
table
테이블 (teibeul)
79
chair
의자 (uija)
80
shoes
신발 (sinbal)
81
to give
주다 (juda)
82
to write, to use
쓰다 (sseuda)
83
to read
읽다 (ilgda)
84
to speak, to say
말하다 (malhada)
85
to live
살다 (salda)
86
to start
시작하다 (sijakhada)
87
to end
끝나다 (kkeutnada)
88
to laugh
웃다 (utda)
89
to cry
울다 (ulda)
90
to find
찾다 (chatda)
91
today
오늘 (oneul)
92
tomorrow
내일 (naeil)
93
yesterday
어제 (eoje)
94
morning
아침 (achim)
95
Lunch
점심 (jeomsim)
96
evening
저녁 (jeonyeok)
97
night
밤 (bam)
98
hour, o'clock
시 (si)
99
minute
분 (bun)
100
second
초 (cho)
