Vocab Units 21-25

Question 1

news

Answer 1

소식

Common Usages:
소식을 듣다 = to hear news
좋은 소식 = good news
나쁜 소식 = bad news

Notes: This word does not mean the “news” that you see on TV. Rather, it is the word to describe a piece of information, that we often call “news” in English.

Example:
나쁜 소식이 있어요 = There is some bad news
좋은 소식을 들었어요? = Did you hear the good news?

저는 그 소식을 듣고 충격을 받았어요 = I was shocked when I heard the news

우리 딸이 애기를 낳을 거라는 소식을 들었을 때 저는 기쁨에 취했어요
= I was filled with joy when I heard the news that my daughter will be having a baby

Question 2

wedding

Answer 2

결혼식

Common Usages:
결혼식을 치르다 = to hold a wedding ceremony
결혼식을 하다 = to hold a wedding ceremony

Notes: Usually, by adding 식 to the end of a noun in Korean, the noun turns into some sort of a ceremony. 결혼 + 식 = marriage ceremony (wedding).

Examples:
결혼식은 언제예요? = When is the wedding?
저는 그들에게 결혼식에 갈 거냐고 물어봤어요 = I asked if they were going to the wedding
저는 한국의 형식적인 결혼식을 별로 좋아하지 않아요 = I don’t really like Korean style weddings
우리는 결혼식의 날짜를 아직 안 정했어요 = We still haven’t set a date for the wedding
우리가 한국 전통 결혼식을 할 거예요 = We will have a traditional Korean wedding

Question 3

postage stamp

Answer 3

우표

Common Usages:
편지에 우표를 붙이다 = to put a stamp on a letter
우표를 모으다/수집하다 = to collect stamps

Example:
저는 어렸을 때부터 우표를 모았어요 = I have collected stamps ever since I was young

Question 4

god

Answer 4

신

Common Usages:
식신 = eating god – somebody who eats a lot
신을 믿다 = to believe in god

Example:
옛날에 그리스인들은 여러 가지의 신을 믿었어요 = A long time ago, Greek people believed in a variety of gods

Question 5

schedule

Answer 5

예정

Common Usages:
~ㄹ/을 예정 = to be scheduled to do something (see Lesson 50 for more information)
예정 대로 = as scheduled, according to schedule

Example:
우리가 내일 도착할 예정이에요 = We are scheduled to arrive tomorrow
저는 내일의 예정을 바꿨어요 = I changed tomorrow’s schedule
수업이 4시쯤에 시작될 예정이에요 = The class is scheduled to start at about 4:00pm
그녀는 이번 달에 애기를 낳을 예정이에요 = She is scheduled to give birth this month

비행기가 9시에 출발할 예정이지만 눈이 많이 와서 못 출발할 것 같아요
= The plane is scheduled to depart at 9:00, but it probably won’t because it is snowing a lot

우리가 제주도에 내일 갈 예정인데 태풍이 와서 갈 수 있는지 없는지 모르겠어요
= We are scheduled to go to Jeju tomorrow, but because of the typhoon we might not be able to go

오늘 삼성과 두산은 이번 시즌 우승을 위한 마지막 승패를 다툴 예정입니다
= Today, Samsung and Doosan (the sponsoring companies of two baseball teams in Korea) are scheduled to fight/compete (in the last game) for this season’s title

Question 6

booger, a small amount of something

Answer 6

코딱지

The pronunciation of this word is closer to “코딱찌”

Common Usages:
코딱지만큼 = an idiom to say something is really small, for example:
아빠가 코딱지만큼 먹었어요 = Dad only ate a little bit!

Example:
코딱지를 먹지 마세요! = Don’t eat your boogers!
아주머니는 저한테 고기를 코딱지만큼 줬어요 = The lady only gave me a small amount of meat

Question 7

rice paddy

Answer 7

논

Common Usages:
논을 갈다 = to plow a rice paddy

Example:
한국에서 논이 진짜 예뻐요 = Rice paddies in Korea are really beautiful

Question 8

nap

Answer 8

낮잠 (자다)

Common Usages:
낮잠을 자다 = to take a nap

Examples:
저는 오늘 오후에 낮잠을 잤어요 = I took a nap in the afternoon today
낮잠을 언제 잤어요? = When did you take a nap?
애기들이 다 낮잠 자고 있어요 = All the babies are taking a nap

나는 사자를 보는 게 무서웠지만 어쨌든 우리는 사자가 있는 곳에 도착했다. 하지만 사자는 낮잠을 자고 있었다.
= I was afraid of seeing the lions, but, at any rate, we arrived at the place where the lions were. However, the lions were taking a nap.

Question 9

opinion, feedback

Answer 9

의견

Common Usages:
의견을 내다 = to give an opinion
의견을 존중하다 = to respect an opinion
의견을 구하다 = to ask for an opinion

Example:
저는 의견을 말할 기회가 아직 없어요 = I still haven’t had a chance to say my opinion

저의 의견을 설명했지만 그 사람들이 제 말에 동의하지 않았어요
= Even though I explained my opinion, they didn’t agree with what I said

이 의견에 대해 찬성을 하는 사람은 손을 들어 주세요
= People in agreement about this opinion, please raise your hands

Question 10

to disappear

Answer 10

사라지다

Common Usages:
자국 없이 사라지다 = to disappear without a trace
걱정이 사라지다 = for worries to disappear
눈앞에서 사라지다 = to disappear in-front of one’s eyes

Example:
어느 겨울 꽃이 다 사라졌다 = Some winter, all the flowers disappeared
부부는 어둠으로 사라졌어요 = The couple disappeared into the darkness
토끼가 어두운 숲으로 사라졌어요 = The rabbit disappeared into the dark forest

저의 돈을 훔치고 범죄자들은 어둠으로 사라졌어요
= The criminals disappeared into the darkness after stealing my money

무대 위에서 노래를 부를 때마다 저의 걱정과 고민은 모두 사라져요
= Whenever I sing on stage all of my worries and fears disappear

지구 기온이 점점 오르면서 한국에서 사계절이 사라진대요
= As the global temperatures gradually increase, they say that the “four seasons” in Korea is disappearing

Question 11

to graduate

Answer 11

졸업하다

Common Usages:
졸업생 = a graduate
졸업식 = a graduation ceremony

Examples:
졸업을 언제 했어요? = When did you graduate?
어느 대학교를 졸업했어요? = Which university did you graduate from?
저는 10년 전에 서울대학교를 졸업했어요 = I graduated from Seoul University 10 years ago

아들이 대학교를 졸업해서 우리는 축하를 해야 돼요
= Now that our son has graduated from University, we need to congratulate him

캐나다에서는 간호대학을 졸업하자마자 간호사 일자리를 잡을 수 있어요
= In Canada, as soon as you graduate from nursing school/college, you can find a position as a nurse

Question 12

to check into a hospital

Answer 12

입원하다

Notes: This often translates to “enter a hospital,” but it actually used to say that one enters a hospital, and then gets admitted. You would not use this word if you enter a hospital to visit somebody or to do some other task there.

Examples:
어제 병원에 입원했나요? = Did you go to/get admitted to the hospital yesterday?

할머니는 어제 아파서 입원했어요
= Grandma checked into the hospital yesterday because she was sick

저희 엄마는 어제 길에서 미끄러져서 병원에 입원했어요
= Yesterday our mom slipped on the road and went got admitted to the hospital

Question 13

to check out of a hospital

Answer 13

퇴원하다

Example:
언제 퇴원할 수 있어요? = When will you be able to leave the hospital?

Question 14

to win

Answer 14

이기다

Notes: In English the words “beat” and “win” are slightly different. However, in Korean, 이기다 is used for both of these words.

Example:
우리는 다른 팀을 농구경기에서 이겼어요 = We beat the other team in the basketball game
우리는 3대 2로 경기를 이겼어요 = We won the game 3 to 2
우리는 좋은 공격으로 그 팀을 이겼어요 = We beat that team using good offense
저는 형이랑 싸움에서 이겼어요 = I won in a fight with my brother

Question 15

to lose

Answer 15

지다

Example:
우리는 결국 마지막 경기에서 졌어요 = We ended up losing in the last game

Question 16

to regret

Answer 16

후회하다

Common Usages:
후회 없이 = without regrets
행동을 후회하다 = to regret an action

Example:
저는 그것을 말한 것을 후회해요 = I regret saying that
그는 자기 차를 팔고 후회했어요 = He regrets selling his car

Question 17

to be pleasant

Answer 17

즐겁다

Common Usages:
즐겁게 = pleasantly

Examples:
날씨가 좋아서 산책하는 것은 즐거워요 = It is pleasant go to for a walk because the weather is so nice

고등학교 때는 같이 있는 것이 재미있었고 학교 가는 게 즐거웠었는데! 여전히 친구를 만나니 즐겁고 행복하다. 같은 추억을 가지고 있는 친구와 여전히 친구라는 사실이 이렇게 좋은 줄은 몰랐다.
= It was very fun being together during high school time, and I enjoyed going to school (High school was very fun). I am happy and enjoying myself because I am still meeting my friends. I didn’t know it was so good/nice to still have friends with whom I have the same (childhood) memories with (I am glad that I can still meet old friends with whom I share childhood memories with).

Question 18

to not be enough, to be lacking

Answer 18

부족하다

Common Usages:
돈이 부족하다 = to be short of money
시간이 부족하다 = to be short on time

Examples:
그 사람의 말은 항상 진실성이 부족해요 = That person’s words always lack sincerity
그 사람은 참을성이 부족해서 못 기다렸어요 = That person is not patient (lacks patience), so he could not wait
밧줄의 길이가 너무 부족하다고 했어요 = I said that the length of this rope is not enough (insufficient)

시간이 부족해서 모든 내용을 가르칠 수 없어요
= I can’t teach all the material because there is a lack of time

돈이 부족해서 그것을 살 수 있는지 없는지 모르겠어요
= I don’t know if I can buy that or not because I don’t have enough money

시간이 부족해서 우리는 계획을 변경해 야 돼요
= We need to change the plans because of the lack of time

삼성이 이 축제를 후원해서 돈이 부족할 리가 없어요
= Samsung is sponsoring this event, so there is no way money can run out

Question 19

to be simple

Answer 19

간단하다

Common Usages:
간단히, 간단하게 = simply

Examples:
저는 학생들한테 그것을 간단히 설명했어요 = I explained it simply to the students

한번 머리를 염색해 보니까 염색이 생각만큼 간단하지 않다는 걸 알게 됐다
= Now that I have tried/attempted to dye my hair, I realize/can assert that doing so is not as simple as one thinks

Question 20

also

Answer 20

역시

The pronunciation of this word is closer to “역씨”

Notes: Similar to the particle ~도. However, 역시 does not get added directly to nouns.

역시 also gets placed as an adverb in sentences for feeling when the speaker says something that is “as expected.”

나 역시 수학을 좋아하지 않아 = I also don’t like math

Question 21

some

Answer 21

몇몇

Common Usages:
몇몇 사람 = some people
몇몇 학생 = some students

Notes: Usually placed before a word meaning “people” to mean “some ____”

Question 22

especially, particularly

Answer 22

특히

Example:
학생들은 그 선생님을 특히 좋아해요 = Students especially like that teacher

저는 특히 오른발이 왼발보다 커서 신발을 살 때 불편해요
= My right foot is particularly larger than my left foot, so it is hard for me to buy shoes

하지만 시간이 흐르면서 나는 점점 더 외로움을 느꼈다. 특히 친하게 지냈던 친구들이 각 자 자기 나라로 돌아가기 시작하자 더 외로움을 느꼈다.
= But, as time when by, I gradually started to feel lonely. Especially as/when each of my close friends started to go back to their own countries, I felt lonelier.

특히 내가 가장 좋아한 선물은 바로 분홍색 인형이었다. 그 인형은 너무 귀엽고 색깔도 예뻤다. 우리는 생일 축하 노래를 부르고, 선물을 교환하고 맛있는 음식을 먹었다.
= My particularly favorite present of all was the pink doll. That doll was very cute and the color was pretty. We sang ‘happy birthday,’ exchanged presents and then ate delicious food.

Question 23

already

Answer 23

이미

이미 can replace 벌써 in the first usage described above, but not the second one. That is, it can be used to indicate that one action has “already” happened. For example:

저는 그 사실을 이미 알고 있었어요 = I already knew that fact
내가 밥을 이미 먹어서 지금 먹고 싶지 않아 = Because I already ate, I don’t want to eat now
저는 이미 여자 친구가 있어요 = I already have a girlfriend
아빠가 돈을 이미 낸 것 같아요 = It seems like dad already paid
부장님이 그 일을 이미 다 한 것 같아요 = It seems like the boss already did all that work

Question 24

already

Answer 24

벌써

벌써 can be used to indicate that one action has “already” happened. These actions are usually finished when then speaker uses “벌써.” For example:

저는 그 사실을 벌써 알고 있었어요 = I already knew that fact
내가 밥을 벌써 먹어서 지금 먹고 싶지 않아 = Because I already ate, I don’t want to eat now

It can also be used to indicate that an action happens earlier than expected. These actions don’t have to be finished for the speaker to use 벌써. For example:

벌써 나갈 거야? = You are already leaving?
학교가 벌써 끝났어요? = School is already finished?

Question 25

gradually

Answer 25

점점 Common Usages: 점점 나빠지다 = to gradually get worse 점점 좋아지다 = to gradually get better 점점 추워지다 = to gradually get colder Example: 요즘에 날씨가 점점 추워져요 = Lately, the weather is getting gradually colder 중학생들의 치마는 점점 짧아지고 있어요 = Middle school students’ skirts are getting shorter and shorter

Question 26

eggs

Answer 26

계란 Common Usages: 계란찜 = steamed egg 계란 후라이 = fried eggs 계란 한 판 = a carton of eggs (this is also sometimes used as an idiom to say that somebody is thirty years old because there are typically 30 eggs in a carton of eggs in Korea) Example: 저는 계란 두 개를 그릇에 넣었어요 = I put two eggs into the bowl

Question 27

a seat, a place to put something

Answer 27

자리 ``` Common Usages: 자리가 없다 = there is no place/nowhere to sit/no space 자리가 있다 = there is a place/somewhere to sit/space 자리를 잡다 = to save hold onto a seat 일자리 = a position at work 제자리 = the right/proper place 자리를 뜨다 = to get up from a seat 자리를 차지하다 = to occupy a place, seat ``` Notes: Incredibly common word that is used in very important situations. 자리 is some area of space, but not really 3-dimensional space. It is more space on the ground or something similar to that. For example, if somebody is standing where you are standing, you could say “get out of my place/my spot!” In that case, you can use 자리. In practice, it is very commonly used to have the meaning “seat”: 자리가 없어요 = There are no seats/there is nowhere to sit 그 책을 제자리에 두세요 = Put that book back in its place 각 자리에 번호가 쓰여 있어요 = There is a number written on each seat

Question 28

importance, emphasis

Answer 28

중요성 Common Usages: 중요성을 깨닫다 /인식하다 = to realize the importance 중요성을 강조하다 = to stress the importance Example: 한국 학생들은 영어의 중요성을 깨닫지 못해요 = Korean students don’t realize the importance of English

Question 29

a fine

Answer 29

벌금 Common Usages: 벌금을 내다 = to pay a fine 벌금을 부과하다 = to impose a fine on somebody Example: PLAY벌금은 얼마였어요? = How much was the fine? 경찰관은 강아지의 주인에게 십만 원의 벌금을 물었어요 = The police officers gave the owner of the dog a 100 000원 fine

Question 30

file

Answer 30

파일 ``` Common Usages: 첨부파일 = attached file 파일을 보내다 = to send a file 파일을 복사하다 = to copy a file 파일을 삭제하다 = to delete a file ``` Example: 첨부파일을 확인하세요! = See the attached file 저는 이메일에 파일을 첨부했어요 = I attached a file to the e-mail 저는 파일을 2시쯤 보낼 거예요 = I will send the file at approximately 2:00

Question 31

lotion

Answer 31

로션 Common Usages: 로션을 바르다 = to apply lotion Example: 손이 부드럽지 않아서 로션을 발랐어요 = I put lotion on my hands because they weren’t soft

Question 32

customs, habit

Answer 32

습관 Common Usages: 식습관 = eating habits 습관을 만들다 = to start a habit Example: 한국 사람들은 옛날 습관을 아직도 따라요 = Korean people still follow old customs 자기 전에 라면을 먹는 습관이 있어요 = I have the habit of eating ramen before going to bed

Question 33

skirt

Answer 33

치마 Common Usages: 짧은 치마 = short skirt 치마를 입다 = to put on a skirt Example: 어떤 치마를 사고 싶어요? = Which skirt do you want to buy? 중학생들의 치마는 점점 짧아지고 있어요 = Middle school students’ skirts are getting shorter and shorter

Question 34

step, phase, stage

Answer 34

단계 Common Usages: 단계적으로 = in stages, step-by-step Example: 그 학생은 아직 첫 번째 단계에 있어요 = That student is still at the first stage

Question 35

some sort of negative act

Answer 35

짓 Common Usages: 뭐 하는 짓이야? = What are you doing? (This is used when somebody is doing something weird, and you want to ask them “What the h*ll are you doing?”) Example: 그 나쁜 짓을 왜 했어요? = Why did you do that (bad action)?

Question 36

to occupy a space

Answer 36

차지하다 Common Usages: 자리를 차지하다 = to occupy a place, seat Example: 그 차는 넓은 공간을 차지하고 있어요 = That car takes up a lot of room/space

Question 37

to collect, to come and pick up

Answer 37

수거하다 Common Usages: 분리수거 = to separate garbage before collection Notes: This word is most commonly used to refer to people coming to pick up garbage (garbage collection). You would think that this word wouldn’t be very common (how often do you talk about garbage collection), but it is used fairly often if you live in Korea. Example: 쓰레기는 월요일마다 수거된다 = Garbage is collected every Monday

Question 38

to attach (a file)

Answer 38

첨부하다 Common Usages: 첨부파일 = attached file Example: 저는 이메일에 파일을 첨부했어요 = I attached a file to the e-mail 그 파일을 첨부했습니까? = Did you attach the file? 첨부파일을 확인하세요! = See/Check the attached file

Question 39

to tear, to rip

Answer 39

찢다 Common Usages: 찢어지다 = to be torn, ripped 옷을 찢다 = to rip one’s clothes 갈기갈기 찢다 = to rip to shreds Notes: If you want to say that you ripped a hole in your clothes, you can also use the idiom “빵구가 났다” Example: 누가 이 옷을 찢었어요? = Who ripped the clothes? 저의 여자 친구는 제가 쓴 편지를 찢었어요 = My girlfriend ripped up the letter that I wrote for her

Question 40

to expect

Answer 40

예상하다 Common Usages: 예상대로 = as expected 예상치 = an estimate Example: 저는 돈을 더 많이 벌 것을 예상했어요 = I expected to make (earn) more money

Question 41

to be correct

Answer 41

올바르다 Common Usages: 올바른 길 = the right path – both figuratively and literally Example: 저는 올바른 평가를 받지 않았어요 = I didn’t receive the proper evaluation

Question 42

to be complicated

Answer 42

복잡하다 Common Usages: 일이 복잡하다 = for work to be complicated 길이 복잡하다 = for a street to be busy (usually with people) Examples: 설명은 너무 복잡한가요? = Is the explanation too complicated? 한국으로 이민하는 과정은 복잡해요 = The process of immigrating to Korea is complicated 책상이 너무 복잡해서 책을 조금 치워 야 돼요 = I need to clear the books a bit because my desk is very messy/unorganized

Question 43

to be short, to be brief

Answer 43

짧다 Common Usages: 짧은 시간 = a short time 짧은 머리 = short hair 혀가 짧다 = to have a lisp (literally, to have a short tongue) Example: 학생들은 짧은 영화를 보고 있어요 = The students are watching a short film 머리를 짧게 잘라 주세요 = Cut my hair short, please 손톱을 왜 이렇게 짧게 잘랐어요? = Why did you cut your nails so short (like this)? 중학생들의 치마는 점점 짧아지고 있어요 = Middle school students’ skirts are getting shorter and shorter

Question 44

usually

Answer 44

대개 Example: 어린 한국 사람들은 대개 영어로 조금 말할 수 있어요 = Young Korean people can usually speak English a little bit

Question 45

outside

Answer 45

바깥 Notes: This can be placed before a noun to describe it or to refer to the outside in general. Examples: 미친 사람이 바깥에서 춤을 췄어요= A crazy man was dancing outside 바깥 날씨가 추워요 = The weather outside is cold

Question 46

reciprocally

Answer 46

서로 Notes: When you have two nouns as the subject, you can indicate that something was done to each other (reciprocally) Example: 우리는 서로 편지를 줬어요 = We gave letters to each other

Question 47

must read

Answer 47

필독 Notes: Technically a noun, but usually the translation makes it sound like it is a verb with an emphasis attached to it. Example: This word is usually used by itself at the top of messages (or as the subject of an e-mail) to indicate that the message is a “must read”

Question 48

how many days

Answer 48

며칠 Common Usages: This word has three main usages: When asking somebody how many days they will do something When asking what day it is To say “a few days ago” Examples: 한국에서 며칠 있었어요? = How many days were you in Korea? 오늘은 며칠이에요? = What day is it today? 우리는 며칠 전에 만났어요 = We met a few days ago

Question 49

(the color) green

Answer 49

초록색 Notes: Color words that end in “색” are nouns. However, these words are often used like adjectives by placing them before a noun. Examples: 제가 가장 좋아하는 색깔은 초록색이에요 = My favorite color is green 저는 초록색 펜으로 썼어요 = I wrote with a green pen

Question 50

(the color) purple

Answer 50

보라색 Examples: 저의 아버지는 보라색 차를 사고 싶어요 = My father wants to buy a purple car 비가 온 다음 날에 하늘은 보라색으로 바뀌었어요 = The sky turned purple the day after the rain

Question 51

(the color) light green

Answer 51

연두색 Example: 연두색(의) 바지를 샀어요 = I bought green pants

Question 52

(the color) pink

Answer 52

분홍색 Example: 대부분(의) 여자들은 분홍색(의) 가방을 골랐어요 = Most girls chose the pink bag

Question 53

(the color) brown

Answer 53

갈색 Example: 그 여자의 머리가 갈색이에요 = That girl’s hair is brown

Question 54

(the color) grey

Answer 54

회색 Example: 물이 왜 이렇게 회색이에요? = Why is the water grey like this?

Question 55

(the color) red

Answer 55

적색 Common Usages: 적신호 = a red light, warning sign Example: 정부는 지진 가능성 때문에 적색 경보를 내렸어요 = The government issued a red alert because of the possibility of an earthquake

Question 56

snow

Answer 56

눈 ``` Common Usages: 눈보라 = blizzard 눈을 치우다 = to shovel/clean up snow 눈이 녹다 = for snow to melt 눈이 오다 = for it to snow ``` Examples: 저는 집 앞에 있는 눈을 다 치웠어요 = I cleaned up the snow in-front of the house 비행기가 9시에 출발할 예정이지만 눈이 많이 와서 못 출발할 것 같아요 = The plane is scheduled to depart at 9:00, but it probably won’t because it is snowing a lot

Question 57

blizzard, snow storm

Answer 57

눈보라 Example: 내일 눈보라가 올 거라고 했어요 = They say there will be a snowstorm tomorrow

Question 58

war

Answer 58

전쟁 Common Usages: 제 1차세계대전 = Word War 1 제 2차세계대전 = World War 2 한국전쟁 = the Korean War Example: 우리 할아버지는 한국전쟁에서 싸웠어요 = Our grandfather fought in the Korean War

Question 59

a piece of work

Answer 59

작품 Common Usages: 미술작품 = work of art 문학 작품 = some sort of literary work Example: 우리는 미술 수업 시간 동안 여러 가지의 작품을 만들어요 = We make many different types of works in art class

Question 60

date

Answer 60

날짜 Common Usages: 날짜를 잡다 = to set a date 날짜를 정하다 = to set a date Example: 우리는 결혼식의 날짜를 아직 안 정했어요 = We still haven’t set a date for the wedding

Question 61

bowl

Answer 61

그릇 Common Usages: 그릇에 담다 = to put something in a bowl Examples: 저는 계란 두 개를 그릇에 넣었어요 = I put two eggs into a bowl 빵이 그릇에 담겨 있어요 = The bread is in/on the bowl

Question 62

one's back

Answer 62

등 Notes: When you want to say that your “back hurts,” you should say “허리가 아파요” – which translates to “my hip hurts.” Example: 등이 간지러워서 긁어 주세요 = Scratch my back! It’s itchy!

Question 63

back of hand

Answer 63

손등 Example: 그는 손등에 뭔가를 썼어요 = He wrote something on the back of his hand

Question 64

fingernail

Answer 64

손톱 Common Usages: 손톱을 깎다 = to trim one’s nails 손톱을 칠하다 = to paint one’s nails Example: 저는 저의 등을 손톱으로 긁었어요 = I scratched my back with my fingernails 손톱을 왜 이렇게 짧게 잘랐어요? = Why did you cut your nails so short (like this)?

Question 65

readers

Answer 65

독자 Example: Harry Potter의 독자들은 보통 중학교 혹은 고등학생이에요 = Most readers of Harry Potter are middle or high school students

Question 66

couple, married couple

Answer 66

부부 Common Usages: 신혼부부 = a recently married couple 맞벌이부부 = a double income couple (where both husband and wife work) Examples: 그 부부는 50년 전에 결혼했어요 = That couple got married 50 years ago 저는 그런 부부가 되고 싶어요 = I want to be that kind of couple

Question 67

to change

Answer 67

변경하다 Example: 시간이 부족해서 우리는 계획을 변경해야 돼요 = We need to change the plans because of the lack of time

Question 68

to stop by

Answer 68

들르다 Common Usages: 들렀다 가다 = to pop in somewhere for a bit, and then leave Example: 죄송해요! 저는 잠깐 집에 들러야 돼요 = Sorry! I need to pop into the house for a second

Question 69

to reveal, to show

Answer 69

드러내다 Common Usages: 마음을 드러내다 = to reveal one’s emotions/heart 몸을 드러내다 = to reveal one’s body Example: 그녀는 처음으로 그녀의 감정을 드러냈어요 = For the first time, she revealed her emotions 남자는 자기 근육을 여자들에게 드러냈어요 = The man revealed his muscles to the girls

Question 70

to announce

Answer 70

발표하다 Example: 제가 너무 부끄러워서 발표를 못해요 = I can’t do presentations because I am so shy 간부들은 그 결과를 회의에서 발표했어요 = The executives announced that result at the meeting

Question 71

to be revealed, to be shown

Answer 71

드러나다 Example: 그 사람의 정체가 드러났어요 = That person’s identity was revealed

Question 72

to be sea blue

Answer 72

푸르다 Notes: 푸르다 gets conjugated into 푸르러(요) when ~아/어 is added to it. I don’t know of any other word that acts like this. Example: 해가 뜨기 전에 하늘은 푸르러요 = The sky was sea blue before the sunrise

Question 73

to be yellow

Answer 73

노랗다 Idioms: 싹수가 노랗다 = to have a bad future ahead of you Examples: 저 노란 집이 예뻐요 = That yellow house is pretty 저 노란색 집이 예뻐요 = That yellow (colored) house is pretty 불이 노래요 = The light is yellow

Question 74

to be red

Answer 74

빨갛다 Common Usages: 빨간색 = the color red 얼굴이 빨갛다 = for a face to be red Example: 얼굴이 왜 이렇게 빨개요? = Why is your face so red? PLAY빨간 사과는 가장 맛있어요 = Red apples are the most delicious PLAY그녀는 빨간 셔츠를 입고 있다 = She is wearing a red shirt

Question 75

to be white

Answer 75

하얗다 Common Usages: 하얀색 = the color white Example: 하얀색은 가장 순수한 색깔이에요 = White is the purest color PLAY나는 하얀 차를 사고 싶어 = I want to buy a white car

Question 76

to be black

Answer 76

까맣다 Common Usages: 까만 색 = the color black Examples: 그 남자는 매일 까만색 옷을 입어요 = That man wears black clothes every day PLAY저는 보통 까만 양복을 입어요 = I usually wear black suits

Question 77

to be blue

Answer 77

파랗다 Common Usages: 파란색 = the color blue Example: 파란 눈이 있는 남자가 가장 잘생겼어요 = Men with blue eyes are the most handsome

Question 78

to be delicate

Answer 78

섬세하다 Common Usages: 감정이 섬세하다 = for one’s emotions to be delicate Example: 소설가의 설명은 아주 섬세해요 = The novelists explanation is very delicate/sophisticated

Question 79

most

Answer 79

대부분 Notes: Placed immediately before a noun to say “most.” Often times “의” is attached to 대부분 when it describes an upcoming noun. Examples: 대부분의 사람들은 아침밥을 먹지 않는다 = Most people don’t eat breakfast 대부분 사람들은 이런 음식을 좋아해요 = Most people like this kind of food 대부분의 원숭이는 나무에서 살아요 = Most monkeys live in trees

Question 80

counter for “bunch” of bananas or single flower

Answer 80

송이 Example: 저는 저의 여자 친구를 위해 꽃 한 송이를 샀어요 = I bought one flower for my girlfriend 그 마트에서 바나나 한 송이가 얼마예요 = How much is one bushel of bananas at that mart?

Question 81

counter for a “type/kind of thing”

Answer 81

종류 Common Usages: 여러 종류의 = various types of… 몇 종류… = a few types of 어떤 종류의 = which type of Notes: 종류 and 가지 have the same meaning. They are used as a counter when you are talking about types of things.

Question 82

counter for a “type of thing”

Answer 82

가지 Common Usages: 여러 가지의 = various types of… 몇 가지… = a few types of Example: 나는 세 가지의 차가 있어 = I have three types of tea

Question 83

cloud

Answer 83

구름 Common Usages: 구름을 걷히다 = for clouds to clear up Example: 구름이 5분 전에 걷혔어요 = The clouds cleared up 5 minutes ago 새는 구름 위에 날고 있어요 = The bird is flying above the clouds 구름이 걷힌 후에 날씨가 좋았어요= After the clouds cleared up, the weather was nice

Question 84

competition

Answer 84

경쟁 common Usages: 경쟁자 = competitor (competing person) 경쟁사 = competitor (competing company) Example: 일자리가 하나만 있어서 경쟁은 심할 거예요 = The competition will be extreme because there is only one job available

Question 85

competitors

Answer 85

경쟁자 Example: 저는 경쟁자를 이겼어요 = I beat the competitor

Question 86

bath

Answer 86

목욕 Common Usages: 목욕탕 = public bath house 목욕하다 = to take a bath Example: 오늘 너무 힘들어서 저는 따뜻한 목욕을 하고 싶어요 = Today was really difficult, so I want to take a warm bath

Question 87

number

Answer 87

번호 Common Usages: 전화번호 = phone number 등록번호 = registration number 등번호 = the number on a player’s back (in sports) Example: 각 자리에 번호가 쓰여 있어요 = There is a number written on each seat

Question 88

watermelon

Answer 88

수박 Common Usages: 수박 겉 핥기 = an idiom that describes something “superficial” Example: 수박은 한국에서 너무 비싸요 = Watermelons in Korea are too expensive

Question 89

candy, cookies, snacks

Answer 89

과자 Common Usages: 전통 과자 = traditional candy Example: 애기들은 과자를 많이 먹어요 = Babies eat a lot of candy/snacks

Question 90

suit

Answer 90

양복 Common Usages: 양복을 입다 = to wear a suit 양복을 맞추다 = to get a suit tailored Notes: Literally “Western clothes” Example: 저는 보통 까만 양복을 입어요 = I usually wear black suits 양복을 입은 후에 몸이 따뜻해졌어요 = After I put on a suit, my body got warm

Question 91

to fly

Answer 91

날다 Common Usages: 날개 = wing 날아가다 = to fly away Example: 새는 구름 위에 날고 있어요 = The bird is flying above the clouds

Question 92

to clear up (in weather)

Answer 92

걷히다 Common Usages: 구름이 걷히다 = for clouds to clear up (go away) 안개가 걷히다 = for fog to clear up (go away) Example: PLAY구름은 5분 전에 걷혔어요 = The clouds cleared up 5 minutes ago

Question 93

to sight see

Answer 93

구경하다 Common Usages: 구경할래? = Shall we look around? Example: 저는 유럽에서 구경을 많이 했어요 = I did a lot of sight-seeing in Europe 저는 이 가게에서 잠깐 구경하고 싶어요 = I want to look around for a bit in this store 그곳에서 구경하는 사람이 많아요 = There are a lot of people sightseeing in that place

Question 94

to fall behind

Answer 94

뒤처지다 Common Usages: 경기에서 뒤처지다 = to fall behind in a game Example: 그 학생은 또래보다 영어실력이 뒤처지고 있어요 = That student is falling behind his peers in English ability

Question 95

to pass, to overtake

Answer 95

앞지르다 Common Usages: 상대방을 앞지르다 = to pass/go ahead of an opponent Example: 경찰차는 우리를 빨리 앞질렀어요 = The police car quickly overtook (passed) us

Question 96

to supervise

Answer 96

감독하다 Common Usages: 감독관 = proctor 시험감독 = supervise/proctoring an exam Example: 학생들이 시험을 보는 동안 저는 그들을 감독했어요 = I supervised the students while they wrote an exam

Question 97

to feel

Answer 97

느끼다 Common Usages: 느낌 = feeling 느껴지다 = to be felt Example: 저는 그녀가 저의 머리를 만지는 것을 느꼈어요 = I felt her touch my hair

Question 98

to remove, to clear away

Answer 98

치우다 Common Usages: 방을 치우다 = to clean up/organize a room 눈을 치우다 = to remove/clean up snow 물건을 치우다 = to remove an object Example: 저는 집 앞에 있는 눈을 다 치웠어요 = I cleaned up the snow in-front of the house 엄마가 나한테 방을 좀 치우라고 했어 = My mom told me to clean up my room a bit 책상이 너무 복잡해서 책을 조금 치워야 돼요 = I need to clean up (organize) the books a bit because my desk is very

Question 99

to wipe off, to erase

Answer 99

지우다 Common Usages: 화장을 지우다 = to wash one’s makeup off 얼룩을 지우다 = to get rid of a stain 자기 전에 화장을 지워야 돼요 = Before one sleeps, they should remove their makeup 그 얼룩을 그 바지에 못 지울 것 같아요 = You probably won’t be able to get rid of that stain on those pants 선생님이 수업을 시작하기 전에 전 선생님이 칠판에 쓴 글을 다 지웠어요 = Before starting the class, the teacher erased the words/writing that the previous teacher wrote on the board

Question 100

to put, to set, to place something

Answer 100

두다 Common Usages: 놔두다 = to put something down 두고 가다 = to set something down, and then go Example: 그 책을 아무데나 두세요 = Put that book down anywhere!

Question 101

to be felt

Answer 101

느껴지다 Notes: Usually ~게 is attached to an adjective and then 느껴지다 follows that construction. Example: 저는 기숙사에서 외롭게 느껴졌어요 = I felt lonely at the dorm 그 여행은 길게 느껴졌어요 = That trip felt like a long time

Question 102

to be sweet

Answer 102

달다 Common Usages: 단 맛 = sweet taste Example: 스타벅스 커피가 너무 달아요 = Starbucks coffee is too sweet

Question 103

to be deep

Answer 103

깊다 Common Usages: 깊은 의미 = deep meaning Example: 애기 수영장은 깊지 않아요 = Baby swimming pools are not deep

Question 104

to be quiet

Answer 104

조용하다 Common Usages: 조용! = Shhh! Be quiet! 쥐 죽은 듯이 조용하다 = To be as quiet as a mouse (literally, as if a mouse died) Examples: 요즘에는 길이 너무 조용해요 = These days the streets are very quiet 학생들은 조용히 공부했어요 = The students studied quietly

Question 105

to be hot

Answer 105

뜨겁다 Common Usages: 뜨거운 물 = hot water 뜨거운 박수 = a warm applause Notes: Only used to describe objects when they are hot. Not when describing the weather and usually not when describing one’s body temperature. It would only be used to describe a body temperature if somebody’s body is hot to the touch. Example: 물이 매우 뜨거워서 만지지 마세요 = Don’t touch the water because it is very hot

Question 106

to be cold

Answer 106

차갑다 Common Usages 차가운 물 = cold water 차갑게 거절하다 = to reject coldly Only used to describe objects when they are cold. Not when describing the weather and usually not when describing one’s body temperature. It would only be used to describe a body temperature if somebody’s body is cold to the touch. Example: 차가운 물을 주세요 = Please give me cold water

Question 107

to be nice, to be kind

Answer 107

친절하다 친절한 사람 = a nice person 친절하게 대우하다 = to treat somebody nicely Example: 한국 사람들은 아주 친절해요 = Korean people are very nice

Question 108

just before

Answer 108

직전 Example: 한국에 오기 직전에 저는 한국어를 배웠어요 = I learned Korean right before I came to Korea

Question 109

right after

Answer 109

직후 Example: 우리가 먹은 직후에 잠에 들었어요 = We fell asleep right after eating

Question 110

since

Answer 110

이래 Notes: 후에 is used much more commonly than 이래(로). Example: PLAY한국에 온 후에 한국어를 배우고 있어요 = After coming to Korea, I have been learning Korean 한국에 온 이래로 한국어를 배우고 있어요 = Since coming to Korea, I have been learning Korean

Question 111

within

Answer 111

이내 Example: 저는 5년 이내에 외국어를 다섯 개 배우고 싶어요 = I want to learn five languages within 5 years

Question 112

every

Answer 112

모든 Common Usages: 모든 것 = everything 모든 사람 = every person Notes: This looks like the dictionary form of this word should be “모드다” and ~ㄴ/은 is added to is to describe an upcoming noun. 모든 is the dictionary form of this word. It is placed before nouns to mean “all/every…” Examples: PLAY모든 학생들은 하루 종일 잤어 = All students slept all day 모든 학생들은 그 문제를 쉽게 풀었어요 = All the students easily solved that problem PLAY모든 선생님들은 똑똑해요 = Every teacher is smart 우리 선생님은 모든 학생들을 좋아해요 = Our teacher likes all students 모든 한국 사람들이 밥을 먹어요 = All Korean people eat rice 모든 학생들은 감기에 걸렸어요 = All the students have the flu

Question 113

everything

Answer 113

모든 것 Examples: 저는 모든 것을 먹고 싶어요 = I want to eat everything 저는 한국어에 대해 모든 것을 배우고 싶어요 = I want to learn everything about Korean

Question 114

everywhere

Answer 114

어디나 Example: 저는 한국 어디나 여행하고 싶어요 = I want to travel everywhere in Korea 우리는 동남아시아에 어디나 갈 거예요 = We will go everywhere in South East Asia 밥은 어디나 맛이 똑같아요 = Rice tastes the same everywhere

Question 115

every time

Answer 115

언제나 Example: PLAY그녀는 언제나 늦게 와요 = She comes late every time 저는 언제나 똑같은 메뉴를 먹어요 = I always eat the same menu 저는 언제나 똑같은 시간에 일어나요 = I always wake up at the same time

Question 116

everyone

Answer 116

누구나 Example: PLAY누구나 그 여자를 알아요 = Everybody knows that girl 누구나 우리 애기를 보고 싶어요 = Everybody wants to see our baby 누구나 한국을 좋아해요 = Everybody likes Korea

Question 117

something

Answer 117

뭔가 Notes: The subject and object particles in general can be omitted from any sentence (although I don’t suggest omitting particles until you have a very deep understanding of Korean), but they seem to be more commonly omitted from these types of sentences. Example: 저는 방금 뭔가(를) 봤어요 = I just saw something a minute ago 등에 뭔가(가) 있나요? = Is there something on my back? 저는 팔에 뭔가(가)느껴져요 = I feel something on my arm 저는 뭔가(를) 먹고 싶어요 = I want to eat something 저는 뭔가(를) 말하고 싶어요 = I want to say something

Question 118

somewhere

Answer 118

어딘가 Notes: By the nature of the word “somewhere,” you are most likely to use the particles ~에 or ~에서 in these sentences. It would be acceptable to omit the particle ~에 from 어딘가 but less acceptable to omit the particle ~에서. Example: 저는 열쇠를 어딘가(에) 두었어요 = I left my keys somewhere 전쟁이 아시아 어딘가에서 났어요 = A war broke out somewhere in Asia 피가 어딘가에서 나오고 있어요 = Blood is coming out of somewhere 선생님들이 회의를 어딘가에서 하고 있어요 = The teachers are having a meeting somewhere 저는 휴일에 어딘가에 가고 싶어요 = I want to go somewhere on the holiday 저는 어딘가에서 커피를 마시고 싶어요 = I want to drink a cup of coffee somewhere

Question 119

sometime, some day

Answer 119

언젠가 Notes: ~에 is typically not attached to 언젠가. In both English and Korean, it isn’t logical to make sentences with “until somewhere” or “from somewhere.” Example: 저는 언젠가 선생님이 되고 싶어요 = I want to become a teacher someday 그 날이 언젠가 올 거예요 = The day will come sometime 구름이 언젠가 걷힐 거예요 = The clouds will clear eventually/sometime 저는 언젠가 경찰관이 되고 싶어요 = I want to become a police officer someday 저는 언젠가 중국어도 배우고 싶어요 = I want to learn Chinese as well some day 저는 언젠가 고향에 돌아가고 싶어요 = I want to return (go back) to my hometown some day

Question 120

somebody

Answer 120

누군가 Example: PLAY누군가(는) 너를 찾고 있어 = Somebody is looking for you 저는 누군가의 열쇠를 찾았어요 = I found somebody’s keys 경찰관들은 누군가와 얘기하고 있어요 = The policemen are talking with somebody 누군가가 지갑을 잃어버렸어요 = Somebody lost their wallet

Question 121

anybody

Answer 121

아무나 Examples: 저는 아무나 사귀고 싶어요 = I want to go out with anybody 저는 이 선물을 아무에게나 주고 싶어요 = I want to give this present to anybody 저는 아무하고나 축구를 하고 싶어요 = I want to play soccer with anybody

Question 122

anything

Answer 122

아무 거나 Example: PLAY저는 아무 거나 먹고 싶어요 = I want to eat anything 아무 거나 고르세요! = Choose anything! 아무 거나 먹자! = Let’s eat anything!

Question 123

anywhere

Answer 123

아무 데나 Example: 저는 아무 데나 가고 싶어요 = I want to go anywhere (I’d go anywhere) 가방을 아무 데나 두세요 = Put your bag down anywhere

Question 124

anytime

Answer 124

아무 때나 Example: PLAY아무 때나 좋아요 = Anytime is good

Question 125

nobody

Answer 125

아무도 Examples: PLAY아무도 나를 좋아하지 않아 = Nobody likes me 집에 아무도 없어요 = There is nobody at home/There isn’t anybody at home 저는 아무도 못 봤어요 = I didn’t see anybody/I saw nobody 저는 아무도 만나고 싶지 않아요 = I don’t want to meet anybody/I want to meet nobody 아무도 집에 가지 않았어요 = Nobody went home 저는 그 말을 아무에게도 안 했어요 = I didn’t say that to anybody/I said that to nobody 저는 아무하고도 얘기하고 싶지 않아요 = I don’t want to talk with anybody/I want to talk with nobody

Question 126

nothing

Answer 126

아무 것도 Examples: PLAY저는 아무 것도 먹고 싶지 않아요 = I don’t want to eat anything/I want to eat nothing

Question 127

nowhere

Answer 127

아무 데도 Examples: PLAY아기는 아무 데도 가지 않았어 = The baby didn’t go anywhere/The baby went nowhere

Question 128

all

Answer 128

모두 Examples: PLAY선생님들은 모두 똑똑해요 = All teachers are smart 저는 가족 모두를 사랑해요 = I love all of my family 저는 학생 모두를 가르쳤어요 = I taught all of the students 학생 모두가 기숙사로 갔어요 = All of the students went to the dorm 가족 모두가 고향에 갔어요 = All of the/my family went to the/our hometown 선생님 모두가 회의에 갔어요 = All of the teachers went to a meeting 저는 선물을 모두에게 주었어요 = I gave a present to everybody

Question 129

anytime

Answer 129

언제든지 Example: 언제든지 오세요! = Come anytime!

Question 130

tongue

Answer 130

혀 Common Usages: 혀를 깨물다 = to bite one’s tongue 혀를 내밀다 = to stick out one’s tongue 혀가 짧다 = to have a lisp (literally, to have a short tongue) Example: 저는 혀를 그녀한테 내밀었어요 = I stuck my tongue out to her

Question 131

wallet, purse

Answer 131

지갑 Common Usages: 지갑을 훔치다 = to steal a purse/wallet 지갑을 챙기다 = to take your purse/wallet when you go somewhere 지갑에서 돈을 꺼내다 = to take out money from a purse/wallet Example: 저는 지갑을 안 가져왔어요 = I didn’t bring my wallet 저는 저의 지갑을 찾고 있어요 = I am looking for my wallet 지갑을 가져갈 필요가 없어요 = I/you don’t need to bring a/your purse/wallet

Question 132

dorm

Answer 132

기숙사 Common Usages: 기숙사 생활 = dormitory life Example: 저는 기숙사에서 외롭게 느껴졌어요 = I felt lonely at the dorm 저는 처음에 저의 여자친구를 기숙사에서 만났어요 = I met my girlfriend for the first time in the dorm

Question 133

address

Answer 133

주소 Common Usages: 이메일 주소 = e-mail address 주소를 바꾸다 = to change an address Example: 여기에 주소를 써 주세요 = Please write your address here

Question 134

meeting, conference

Answer 134

회의 Common Usages: 회의 중 = to be in a meeting 회의를 열다 = to hold a meeting Notes: This refers to a meeting at a person’s job, not a meeting amongst family or friends. Example: 우리는 다음 주에 그 문제에 대한 회의를 열 거예요 = We are going to hold a meeting next week about that problem 간부들은 그 결과를 회의에서 발표했어요 = The executives announced that result at the meeting

Question 135

hometown

Answer 135

고향 Common Usages: 고향이 그립다 = to miss one’s hometown Example: 고향은 어디에요? = Where is your hometown? (Where are you from originally?)

Question 136

holiday

Answer 136

휴일 Common Usages: 공휴일 = public holiday Example: 저는 공휴일을 빼고 매일 일해요 = I work every day except for public holidays

Question 137

baby, infant

Answer 137

아기/애기 Common Usages: 애기를 키우다 = to raise a baby 애기를 낳다 = to give birth to a baby 애기가 귀엽다 = for a baby to be cute Notes: I believe the word was originally “아기” but through constant mispronunciation, the word has now evolved to “애기.” People often call their boyfriend or girlfriend “애기.” This makes some people sick. Examples: 우리 애기는 이제 두 살이에요 = Our baby is now two years old 애기들은 과자를 많이 먹어요 = Babies eat a lot of candy 애기 수영장은 깊지 않아요 = Baby swimming pools are not deep 우리 애기는 심한 감기에 걸렸어요 = Our baby caught a severe cold 저는 나쁜 애기였어요 = I was a bad baby 애기가 1분 동안 울고 배를 먹었어요 = The baby cried for 1 minute and then ate a pear 우리 애기는 말을 잘해요 = Our baby speaks well 우리 애기를 위해 그것을 사지 말자 = Let’s not buy that for our baby

Question 138

to go for a walk

Answer 138

산책하다 Common Usages: 산책할래요? = Shall we go for a walk? Example: 우리는 공원에서(/을) 산책했어요 = We went for a walk in the park 날씨가 좋아서 산책하는 것은 즐거워요 = It is pleasant go to for a walk because the weather is so nice

Question 139

to be indifferent

Answer 139

무관심하다 Example: 우리 학생들은 영어에 무관심해요 = Our students don’t care about English

Question 140

to be severe, to be extreme

Answer 140

심하다 Example: 우리 애기는 심한 감기에 걸렸어요 = Our baby caught a severe cold 사람이 너무 많아서 서울에서는 교통혼잡이 심해요 = The traffic jams in Seoul are severe because there are too many people 일자리가 하나만 있어서 경쟁은 심할 거예요 = The competition will be extreme because there is only one job available

Question 141

all day long

Answer 141

하루 종일 Example: 그는 하루 종일 그냥 컴퓨터를 해요 = He just uses the computer all day PLAY모든 학생들은 하루 종일 잤어 = All students slept all day 저의 게으른 남동생은 하루 종일 아무것도 안 해요 = My lazy brother doesn’t do anything all day

Question 142

old days, past

Answer 142

예전 Example: 우리 아버지는 예전에 옷을 팔았어요 = Our dad sold clothes in the past

Question 143

to be interested in

Answer 143

관심이 있다 Notes: Very common noun that you can use to say “I am interested” in something. “~에” is added to the thing you are interested in, and 관심 is followed by ~이 있다. Translates directly to “I have interest in ____.” Examples: 저는 한국역사에 관심이 있어요 = I am interested in Korean history 그 학생은 과학에 관심이 별로 없어요 = That student doesn’t really have any interest in science

Question 144

at this moment

Answer 144

이때 Example: 학생들은 항상 이때 힘이 없어요 = Students are always without energy at this time