Korean Essential Words - Part 1 Flashcards
감동
touchiness
감정
an emotion
곤란
a difficulty (not 어려움)
괴롭다
to be distressed
귀찮다
to be bothered
기뻐하다
to be happy (ㄱ long)
기쁨
happiness (ㄱ)
긴장
nervousness
낯설다
to be unfamiliar
놀랍다
to be surprising
느낌
a feeling
당황
disconcertment (self-consciousness)
두렵다
to be afraid
만족
satisfaction
망설이다
to hesitate
밉다
to be detestable
반하다
to fall in love with (not 빠지다)
보람
meaningfulness, worth
부담
overwhelmingness, burden
불쌍하다
to be pitiful
불행
unhappiness
사랑스럽다
to be lovely
서운하다
to be sad, to feel [emotionally] hurt (not 슬프)
소중하다
to be valuable, precious (i.e. family/memories)
속상하다
to be upset
실망
disappointment
싫증
a lack of interest
아깝다
to be a waste/shame to
아쉽다
to be a shame/pity that
안심
relief, relaxation
안타깝다
to be regrettable
자랑스럽다
to be proud
자유롭다
to be relaxed(atmosphere)/ to be free
정
an attachment, affection
진심
sincerity
짜증
irritation, annoyance
충격
shock (feeling)
친근하다
to be familiar (ㅊㄱ)
편안
comfort
후회
a regret
흥미
an interest
흥분
excitement (also horniness)
어색하다
to be awkward
가능
a possibility
가치
value, worth (both moral and financial)
객관적
objective, objectivity
결심
a resolution, decision
결정
a decision
고려
consideration
구별
a distinction (between types)
구분
division
기대
an expectation
낫다
to be better
능력
an ability
단순하다
to be simple
당연하다
to be natural
떠오르다
to come to mind (ㄸ)
반성
self-examination
분명
clearly, plainly, obviously
비관
pessimisn
비판
criticism
비하다
to compare
상상
imagination
생각나다
to come to mind, to be reminded of (ㅅ)
소용없다
to be ineffective, useless
쓸데없다
to be unnecessary, needless
안되다
to not do well, to not work
여기다
to regard, consider
예상
anticipation
인정
recognition
좌우
- an influence 2. left and right
지혜
wisdom
착각
a mistake, confusion, delusion, illusion
추측
a guess
틀림없다
to be certain, without mistake
파악
an understanding, grasp, comprehend, figure out
판단
judgement
평가
evaluation
확실하다
to be sure
거절
a refusal
경고
a warning
권하다
to recommend, suggest, advise (not 추천)
명령
an order (a command)
설득
persuasion
수다
chitchat
여쭈다
to ask (honorific)
오해
a misunderstanding
요구
a demand
의견
an opinion
의사소통
communication (not 통신)
잔소리
nagging
조르다
to pester
조언
counseling
주장
a claim, an opinion, insistance, assertion
추천
a recommendation
충고
advice
통하다
- to be communicable 2. to circulate
표현
a verbal expression
허락
permission
화제
a topic
화해
reconciliation
고집
stubbornness
긍정적
positive, positivity
까다롭다
to be fastidious (picky)
꼼꼼하다
to be meticulous
냉정하다
to be cool-headed
단점
a weakness, bad point
매력
charm
무뚝뚝하다
to be brusque, blunt
부정적
negative, negativity
부주의
negligence
부지런하다
to be diligent
사교적
sociability, outgoing-ness
성실
trustworthiness
소심하다
to be timid
솔직하다
to be frank (honest)
순수
purity
씩씩하다
to be brave
알뜰
frugality
얌전하다
to be well-mannered
엄격
strictness
엉뚱하다
to be whimsical, unpredictable, off the wall
완벽
perfection
외향적
extrospective, extroversion
욕심
greed
의지
will, volition
이기적
selfishness
장점
a strength, good point
특이
unusual, interesting, unique
호기심
curiosity
활발하다
to be active, animated, brisk
개성
individuality
겉
outside, exterior (appearance), surface
곱다
to be beautiful, gentle, lovely (not 아름답다)
미인
a beauty, beautiful woman
아담하다
to be petite, to be neat
외모
physical appearance, looks
인상
an impression
통통하다
to be chubby
표정
a facial expression
겪다
- to experience difficulty 2. to get to know somebody
기혼
being married
노인
a senior citizen
늙다
to grow[get] old, age
독신
being single, bachelor (ㄷ)
미혼
being single, unmarried (ㅁ)
사망
death
삶
life, living, existence
성숙
maturity
성장
growth, development
세월
time [the idea of time]
신혼
being a newly wed
아동
a child
연령
age (not 나이)
이별
parting (from someone)
이혼
divorce
인생
life (broader scope)
자라다
to grow, mature
젊은이
a young person (ㅈ)
청년
a young man, the young
청소년
a teenager
축복
a blessing
평생
a lifetime
격려
encouragement
남
other people
남매
a sibling, brother and sister (ㄴ)
남성
a man (not 남자)
너희
you, you guys
다투다
to argue, quarrel (not 싸우다)
당신
you (ㄷ)
대접
a treat (e.g. to a meal)
돌보다
to take care of
며느리
a daughter-in-law
무시
disregard
바보
a fool
배우자
a spouse
보살피다
to look after
본인
oneself (ㅂ)
부부
a married couple
사위
a son-in-law
사이
a relationship (with people)
사촌
a cousin
상대방
the other party
서로
each other, one another
성인
an adult
손자
a grandson
스스로
by oneself, of your own accord, personally
시어머니
a mother-in-law
안부
regards
양보
yield
어린아이
a child (어)
여보
honey, darling
여성
a woman (not 여자)
영향
an influence
용서
forgiveness
우정
friendship
윗사람
one’s elder, superior (not 선배)
이상형
one’s ideal type
이성
the opposite sex
이웃
a neighbor
자녀
children (other people’s)(…ㄴ)
자식
children (your own) (…ㅅ)
자신
oneself (ㅈ)
장남
eldest son
형제
siblings, brothers
후배
one’s junior
겨우
barely, only[just]
괜히
- pointlessly 2. without reason
규칙적
regular, regularity
깜빡
unconsciously
꾸준히
constantly
대하다
to treat (behave) towards sb like st
도대체
- in the world 2. at all
도저히
not possibly
도전
a challenge
따르다
to comply with
뜻밖에
unexpectedly
몰래
secretly
무조건
- unconditionally 2. without reason
바르다
to be proper
반드시
without fail
받아들이다
to accept
버릇
- a habit 2. politeness to one’s elders
빌다
to wish for
상관
a care, correlation
선호
a preferance
설마
surely (when making a guess negative in nature)
소원
a wish
아마
probably
어쩌면
perhaps
어차피
anyway, anyhow, in any case
억지로
forcefully
역시
expectably
올바르다
to be correct (올)
왠지
for some reason
용기
courage, bravery
원하다
to want
위하다
to be for, to attend to
의심
a suspicion
의존
reliance
일부러
deliberately
입장
a position, situation, stance
적극적
active, activeness, enthusiasm
절대로
never
정성
a true heart, loving care
정직
honesty
제발
please
조심스럽다
to be careful
존경
respect
주의
caution
집중
focus
찬성
approval
최선
the best state
취하다
to be drunk
침착
calmness
탓
a fault
태도
an attitude
함부로
thoughtlessly, mindlessly, carelessly, without permission
희망
hope
가리키다
to point
가져다 주다
to bring something to someone
갖다
to bring, have, hold
감다
to wash (one’s hair)
감추다
to hide, conceal (oneself) to prevent someone else from seeing
걸음
a step
긁다
to scratch
깔다
to spread (something out), to lay (something) out
나누다
- to distribute 2. to divide (in math)
내놓다
to offer, to put up
내밀다
to hold out
당기다
- to pull 2. to move/bring something forward in time
닿다
to reach, touch (with hands), brush (against/past)
던지다
to throw
돌려주다
to return, give back (to someone)
두드리다
to knock, to tap (on)
때리다
to hit
떨어뜨리다
to drop
떼다
to detach
막다
- to cover 2. to block
묶다
to tie/bind with string, rope, cloth
밀다
to push
밟다
to step on
버리다
to throw away
비비다
- to rub 2. to mix
빗다
to comb
빠뜨리다
- to drop 2. to forget and/or lose due to carelessness
빨다
to wash (clothes)
빼앗다
to take away
뿌리다
to spray
세다
to count
손대다
to touch (with hands)
싣다
to load
심다
to plant
싸다
to pack
쏟다
to spill
악수
shaking hands
올려놓다
to place on top
접다
to fold
제시
a suggestion, an offer, a proposition
주고받다
to exchange (give and receive)
차다
to kick
흔들다
to wave, to wag
돌아보다
to look back
들여다보다
to look into
뜨다
to open (one’s eyes)
맡다
to smell
물다
to bite
미소
smile
바라보다
to gaze
뱉다
to spit
벌리다
to open (one’s mouth), to spread (one’s arms and/or legs)
살펴보다
to examine, search, check (ㅅ)
씹다
to chew
울음
crying
웃음
a laugh
지르다
to yell (ㅈ)
찾아보다
to look for/up, search (for)
하품
a yawn
한숨
a sigh
공격
an attack
기울이다
- to lean 2. to devote oneself
끄덕이다
to nod
동작
a motion
부딪치다
to hit, to bump
숨다
to hide
안다
to hold, hug
움직이다
to move
피하다
to avoid
행동
an act, behavior
날아가다
to fly, to be gone
다가가다
to approach
다녀가다
to come by
데려가다
to take (escort someone)
돌아다니다
to go around
들르다
to stop by
따라가다
to accompany (follow)
마중
picking up (meeting someone somewhere)
비키다
to move (out of the way)
이동
a change of location
쫓다
to chase
찾아가다
- to pay a visit 2. to reclaim
향하다
to head for
헤매다
to wander
갖추다
to prepare, to be qualified
결과
a result
극복
overcoming
단계
a stage, a phase
마련
preparation, arrangement (of items)
망치다
to mess up
성공
success
실천
practice, action, [put something into practice/action]
실패
failure
완성
completion
이끌다
to lead
이루다
to achieve (a goal)
이르다
- to near 2. to reach
잘못하다
to make a mistake
진행
progress
치르다
to do, to carry out (a big or important event)
챙기다
- to pack 2. to attend to
포기
quitting, giving up
걸리다
to be hung
꺼지다
to get blown out, to go out
끊기다
to be disconnected, to lose touch with
끊어지다
to get disconnected, to lose touch with
끌리다
to be attracted to
나뉘다
to be divided into
닫히다
to be closed
담기다
to be filled (with)
덮이다
to be covered
들리다
to be heard
떨리다
for one to tremble
막히다
to be stuck
묶이다
to be tied/bound
물리다
to be bitten, to be stung
밀리다
to be pushed
밟히다
to be stepped on
부딪히다
to be bumped into
불리다
to be called
붙잡히다
to be caught
빼앗기다
to be robbed
뽑히다
to be selected
섞이다
to be mixed
쏟아지다
to be spilled
쓰이다
to be written
안기다
to be held, hugged
알려지다
to be known
없어지다
to go missing
열리다
- to be open 2. to be held (event)
이루어지다
- to be made up of 2. to be achieved (a goal)
이어지다
to be passed down
읽히다
to be read
쫓기다
to be chased
감기다
to wash someone’s hair
깨우다
to wake (someone up)
날리다
to fly (something)
낮추다
to lower (something)
넓히다
to widen
높이다
to raise (up)
늘리다
to increase
늦추다
to delay
돌리다
to run a machine
맡기다
- to check, to leave an item with someone 2. to assign somebody something
먹이다
to feed
벗기다
- to undress 2. to peel
살리다
to save, spare
숙이다
to bow, to bend
식히다
to cool (something down)
씌우다
to cover, wrap
씻기다
to wash
앉히다
to put someone in a seat
얼리다
to (make something) freeze
옮기다
to move, to transfer
울리다
to bring to tears
웃기다
to make somebody laugh
익히다
to cook well
입히다
to dress
재우다
to put to sleep
죽이다
to kill
줄이다
to reduce
키우다
to raise (e.g. animals)
태우다
to burn
가난
poverty
가만히
still (e.g. stand still)
그대로
as it is
깨다
to wake
나빠지다
to deteriorate, become bad
나아지다
to improve, become good
낡다
to be old
녹다
to melt
다양
variety
둥글다
to be round
미치다
- to go crazy 2. to feel like one is driven insane
변함없다
to be unchanging
빠지다
- to drown 2. to drop weight 3. to be obsessed
사라지다
to disappear
상태
condition (state) of something
새롭다
to be new
서투르다
to be poor (e.g. not good) at something, unskilled, clumsy
신선하다
to be fresh
썩다
to decay, rot, decompose
앞두다
to have something ahead
얼다
to freeze
엉망
a mess
여유
being relaxed
여전히
still (아직)
오래되다
to be old (time has passed)
유지
maintenance
일정
regularity, specificity, invariable
자연스럽다
to be natural, unaffected
잘나다
to be smart, good
잘되다
to go well
잘못되다
to be incorrect
잠들다
to fall asleep
지저분하다
to be messy
최악
the worst case
터지다
to burst
편리
convenience, expediency, handiness
평범하다
to be ordinary, common (person)
푸르다
to be blue (color)
풍부하다
to be plentiful
흐르다
- to flow 2. to trickle 3. to pass
흔하다
to be common
흘리다
to trickle
가까이
closely
가늘다
to be slim
가득
fully
거칠다
to be rough
굵다
to be thick not (두껍다)
귀하다
to be dear (to someone)
그다지
not very, not so (used with negatives)
그리
not so, not that (used with negatives)
끊임없다
to be endless
너무나
so, too (long)
널리
widely
넘치다
to overflow
대단하다
to be amazing
대충
approximately, roughly, coursely
더욱
more and more (over time)
되게
very (ㄷ)
뛰어나다
to be outstanding
막
unreservedly
별
of importance, special, standout
부드럽다
to be soft
비교적
relative, relatively
사소하다
to be trivial
실컷
to one’s heart’s content
심각하다
to be serious
약간
slightly
얇다
to be thin, flimsy
얕다
to be shallow, superficial
연하다
- to be soft in texture 2. to be pale in color
영원
eternity
온통
all (ㅇ)
완전히
completely
자꾸
repeatedly
저렴하다
to be cheap (ㅈ)
적당하다
to be moderate
전부
all, everything, all together (ㅈ)
점차
gradually
