Korean T1 W1

Question 1

얘기

Answer 1

talk, news, story, rumour

얘기하다/이야기하다 = talk, tell, speak, say

the contracted form of 이야기

Question 2

유명하다

Answer 2

to be famous/well-known

Question 3

되다

(돼요/되어요)

Answer 3

to reach a certain timing or state; to become, pass, be, reach

Question 4

듣다

(들어요)

Answer 4

to hear, listen, take (classes/courses)

수업을 듣다 = take a lesson

Question 5

이름이 어떻게 되세요?

Answer 5

What is your name?/May I have your name?

Question 6

취미

Answer 6

hobby

Question 7

반갑다

(반가워요)

Answer 7

to be glad

만나서 반가워요. = Nice to meet you.

Question 8

부터

Answer 8

from, since

지난달부터 = since last month

Question 9

알죠?

Answer 9

You know… right/don’t you?

Used when the speaker wants to confirm with the listener.

Question 10

그렇군요.

Answer 10

I see

-군요 expresses understanding or realization of a newly learned fact.

Question 11

시

Answer 11

city

Question 12

서쪽

Answer 12

west

Question 13

남쪽

Answer 13

south

Question 14

북쪽

Answer 14

north

Question 15

동쪽

Answer 15

east

Question 16

뉴욕 시의 서쪽에 있어요.

Answer 16

It is to the west of New York city.

marker 의 indicates the relationship between the place and the direction

Question 17

앞으로

Answer 17

from now on, in future

Question 18

지내다

Answer 18

to stay, spend time (living/doing activities), to get along

잘 지내 봐요. = Let’s get along well. I hope we can be good friends.

Question 19

태어나다

Answer 19

to be born

Question 20

자라다

Answer 20

to grow up/be raised

Question 21

전공하다

Answer 21

to major in

전공 = major (main area of study, degree course)

Question 22

성격

Answer 22

personality, character

Question 23

좋아하는 음식

Answer 23

favourite food, food that you like

Question 24

넘게

(adverbial form of 넘다)

Answer 24

over, more than

1 시간 넘게 = over an hour, 넘다 = exceed

Question 25

사실

Answer 25

truth, fact

Question 26

생활

Answer 26

daily life

Question 27

늦게

(adverbial form of 늦다)

Answer 27

late

늦다 = be late

Question 28

월세

Answer 28

monthly rent

Question 29

소식

Answer 29

news

words/piece of writing that describes state/circumstances of
a person who is far away/not frequently available

Question 30

한참

Answer 30

for a time, a good while

한참 됐어요. = It’s been a while.

Question 31

연락

Answer 31

contact

연락도 없어요. = There is no contact. I haven’t heard from…:

When the
marker 도 is used with a negative ending and signifies ‘not at all’ or ‘not even’.

Question 32

오래

Answer 32

for a long time

오래되다 = old, made a long time ago
오래됐어요. = It’s been a long time.

Question 33

얼마

Answer 33

how much, a while (some length of time)

얼마 안 됐어요 = it hasn’t been that long

Question 34

다니다

Answer 34

to go regularly, attend, work for

회사에 다니다 = go to work

Question 35

밖에

Answer 35

nothing but, only

한 달밖에 안 됐어요. = It’s been only 1 month

the marker 밖에 must be used with a negative word or expression.

Question 36

에 대해

Answer 36

about, regarding

Question 37

아직

Answer 37

yet, still

회사에 대해 아직 잘 몰라요. = I don’t know about the company yet.