1: Essential Vocabulary 100 Flashcards
The 100 most commonly used Korean words
person
사람 (saram)
thing
것 (geot)
day
qualities or significance of a specific day (I like rainy days)
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).
house
집 (jip)
time
시간 (sigan)
friend
친구 (chingu)
name
이름 (ireum)
money
돈 (don)
school
학교 (hakgyo)
family
가족 (gajok)
to eat
먹다 (meokda)
to go
가다 (gada)
to be, to have
있다 (itda)
to do
하다 (hada)
to see
보다 (boda)
to hear, to listen
듣다 (deutda)
to come
오다 (oda)
to make
만들다 (mandeulda)
to buy
사다 (sada)
to know
알다 (alda)
good
좋다 (johda)
many
많다 (manta)
small
작다 (jakda)
big
크다 (keuda)
new
새 (sae)
pretty
예쁘다 (yeppeuda)
fast
빠르다 (ppareuda)
slow
느리다 (neurida)
difficult
어렵다 (eoryeopda)
easy
쉽다 (swipda)
I, me
나 (na)
you
너 (neo)
we, us
우리 (uri)
that
그 (geu)
this
이 (i)
that (polite)
저 (jeo)
who
누구 (nugu)
where
어디 (eodi)
why
왜 (wae)
when
언제 (eonje)