Korean Frequency List (1-400) Flashcards
것
Thing/object
하다
To do
있다
To be
수
way/method
used in 할 수 있다 - to be able to do
나
I, me
없다
to not exist, be absent
않다
to not be, to not do
사람
person, human
우리
we, our
그
that
아니다
to not be
보다
to see, to try
거
thing
같다
to be similar
주다
to give, to do sth for someone
대하다
to face, to confront
가다
to go
년
year
한
one
말
word, speaking
OR
horse
일
work OR day OR one
이
this OR two
말하다
to speak
위하다
to do for the sake of sth or sb (used in 위한 - for sb/sth - and 위하여 - “cheers to that/them”)
그러나
however, still
오다
to come
알다
to know
씨
seed OR suffix meaning polite title (“Jimin-ssi”)
그렇다
to be right, to be like that OR yes
크다
to be big
사회
culture, society
많다
many, much
안
no, not (used before a verb) OR inside (used often as 안에)
좋다
to be good
더
more
받다
receive
그것
that thing (also used as 그거)
집
house (can be used to mean family as in household)
나오다
to come out
그리고
and, and then
문제
question, problem
그런
such a…, that kind of…
살다
to live
저
that OR me, I
못하다
to be impossible, to be unable to do
생각하다
to think
모르다
to not know
속
inside
만들다
to make
데
place, point, instance
앞
in front of, before
경우
case, instance
중
center, middle OR during, in the middle of doing
어떤
what kind, what sort
잘
well (used in 잘하다 - to do well)
그녀
she
먹다
to eat
자신
one’s self
문화
culture
원
won (unit of korean money ₩ or KRW)
생각
thought, idea
어떻다
how/what do you think of…
명
counter for people
통하다
to run, lead OR flow OR go through
그러다
and so, and then, well
소리
sound, noise
목소리
voice
다시
again
다른
different, other
이런
such, like this
여자
woman
개
counter for general things OR dog
정도
grade, degree
다
all, everything
좀
a little
싶다
to want (used in -고 싶다 form)
보이다
to catch sight of OR to show, let see, be visible to
가지다
to have, take, hold
함께
together, with
아이
child
지나다
to pass, to go by
많이
a lot
시간
time
너
you (informal)
인간
a person, human being
사실
truth, fact (used as 사실은 - the truth is, the fact of the matter is…)
나다
to be born OR to build OR to grow OR to sprout
이렇다
Like this
어머니
Mother
눈
eye OR snow
뭐
What? Huh? OR something
점
store
의하다
to be due to, owing to
시대
age, period, generation (소녀시대 = Girls’ Generation)
다음
next
이러하다
to be this way, to be as follows
누구
who
곳
place
여러
many, various (used in 여러분 - everyone)
하나
one
세계
world
버리다
verb ending to indicate the verb’s action is over (often in a sad way)
위
upper part, above, on top
운동
motion, movement, exercise
퍼센트
percent
학교
school
자기
oneself
가장
the most
대통령
the President
가지
one of a kind
시작하다
to start, begin
바로
right, correctly
어느
some, a certain
그래서
accordingly, therefore
무엇
that thing, whatever
정부
government
모든
every, everyone
번
number, how many times
돈
money
국가
state, nation
그런데
but, however (often abbreviated to 근데)
날
day
여기
here
모두
everybody
여성
female
친구
friend
마음
heart (sometimes abbreviated to 맘)
후
after
놓다
put, place
관계
connection, relation
아버지
father
남자
man
어디
where
몸
body
얼굴
face
왜
why
나타나다
to come out, appear
지역
area, region
다르다
to be different
모습
figure, appearance
물
water
만나다
to meet
내다
to produce OR to see through, make it through
쓰다
to write OR to use OR to wear
이것
this (thing)
없이
without
이번
this time
길
road, path
생활
lifestyle, livelihood
뿐
only, alone, merely
사이
between (space between two points OR relationship between two people)
방법
way, method
새롭다
to be new, novel
앉다
to sit down
처음
first
손
hand
몇
a few OR how many
그때
then, at that time
과정
process or course
삶
life