Korean Essential Words - Part 1 Flashcards
(500 cards)
1
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감동
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touchiness
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감정
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an emotion
3
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곤란
A
a difficulty (not 어려움)
4
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괴롭다
A
to be distressed
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귀찮다
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to be bothered
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기뻐하다
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to be happy (ㄱ long)
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기쁨
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happiness (ㄱ)
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긴장
A
nervousness
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낯설다
A
to be unfamiliar
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놀랍다
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to be surprising
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느낌
A
a feeling
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당황
A
disconcertment (self-consciousness)
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두렵다
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to be afraid
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만족
A
satisfaction
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망설이다
A
to hesitate
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밉다
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to be detestable
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반하다
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to fall in love with (not 빠지다)
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보람
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meaningfulness, worth
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부담
A
overwhelmingness, burden
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불쌍하다
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to be pitiful
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불행
A
unhappiness
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사랑스럽다
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to be lovely
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서운하다
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to be sad, to feel [emotionally] hurt (not 슬프)
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소중하다
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to be valuable, precious (i.e. family/memories)
25
속상하다
to be upset
26
실망
disappointment
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싫증
a lack of interest
28
아깝다
to be a waste/shame to
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아쉽다
to be a shame/pity that
30
안심
relief, relaxation
31
안타깝다
to be regrettable
32
자랑스럽다
to be proud
33
자유롭다
to be relaxed(atmosphere)/ to be free
34
정
an attachment, affection
35
진심
sincerity
36
짜증
irritation, annoyance
37
충격
shock (feeling)
38
친근하다
to be familiar (ㅊㄱ)
39
편안
comfort
40
후회
a regret
41
흥미
an interest
42
흥분
excitement (also horniness)
43
어색하다
to be awkward
44
가능
a possibility
45
가치
value, worth (both moral and financial)
46
객관적
objective, objectivity
47
결심
a resolution, decision
48
결정
a decision
49
고려
consideration
50
구별
a distinction (between types)
51
구분
division
52
기대
an expectation
53
낫다
to be better
54
능력
an ability
55
단순하다
to be simple
56
당연하다
to be natural
57
떠오르다
to come to mind (ㄸ)
58
반성
self-examination
59
분명
clearly, plainly, obviously
60
비관
pessimisn
61
비판
criticism
62
비하다
to compare
63
상상
imagination
64
생각나다
to come to mind, to be reminded of (ㅅ)
65
소용없다
to be ineffective, useless
66
쓸데없다
to be unnecessary, needless
67
안되다
to not do well, to not work
68
여기다
to regard, consider
69
예상
anticipation
70
인정
recognition
71
좌우
1. an influence 2. left and right
72
지혜
wisdom
73
착각
a mistake, confusion, delusion, illusion
74
추측
a guess
75
틀림없다
to be certain, without mistake
76
파악
an understanding, grasp, comprehend, figure out
77
판단
judgement
78
평가
evaluation
79
확실하다
to be sure
80
거절
a refusal
81
경고
a warning
82
권하다
to recommend, suggest, advise (not 추천)
83
명령
an order (a command)
84
설득
persuasion
85
수다
chitchat
86
여쭈다
to ask (honorific)
87
오해
a misunderstanding
88
요구
a demand
89
의견
an opinion
90
의사소통
communication (not 통신)
91
잔소리
nagging
92
조르다
to pester
93
조언
counseling
94
주장
a claim, an opinion, insistance, assertion
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추천
a recommendation
96
충고
advice
97
통하다
1. to be communicable 2. to circulate
98
표현
a verbal expression
99
허락
permission
100
화제
a topic
101
화해
reconciliation
102
고집
stubbornness
103
긍정적
positive, positivity
104
까다롭다
to be fastidious (picky)
105
꼼꼼하다
to be meticulous
106
냉정하다
to be cool-headed
107
단점
a weakness, bad point
108
매력
charm
109
무뚝뚝하다
to be brusque, blunt
110
부정적
negative, negativity
111
부주의
negligence
112
부지런하다
to be diligent
113
사교적
sociability, outgoing-ness
114
성실
trustworthiness
115
소심하다
to be timid
116
솔직하다
to be frank (honest)
117
순수
purity
118
씩씩하다
to be brave
119
알뜰
frugality
120
얌전하다
to be well-mannered
121
엄격
strictness
122
엉뚱하다
to be whimsical, unpredictable, off the wall
123
완벽
perfection
124
외향적
extrospective, extroversion
125
욕심
greed
126
의지
will, volition
127
이기적
selfishness
128
장점
a strength, good point
129
특이
unusual, interesting, unique
130
호기심
curiosity
131
활발하다
to be active, animated, brisk
132
개성
individuality
133
겉
outside, exterior (appearance), surface
134
곱다
to be beautiful, gentle, lovely (not 아름답다)
135
미인
a beauty, beautiful woman
136
아담하다
to be petite, to be neat
137
외모
physical appearance, looks
138
인상
an impression
139
통통하다
to be chubby
140
표정
a facial expression
141
겪다
1. to experience difficulty 2. to get to know somebody
142
기혼
being married
143
노인
a senior citizen
144
늙다
to grow[get] old, age
145
독신
being single, bachelor (ㄷ)
146
미혼
being single, unmarried (ㅁ)
147
사망
death
148
삶
life, living, existence
149
성숙
maturity
150
성장
growth, development
151
세월
time [the idea of time]
152
신혼
being a newly wed
153
아동
a child
154
연령
age (not 나이)
155
이별
parting (from someone)
156
이혼
divorce
157
인생
life (broader scope)
158
자라다
to grow, mature
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젊은이
a young person (ㅈ)
160
청년
a young man, the young
161
청소년
a teenager
162
축복
a blessing
163
평생
a lifetime
164
격려
encouragement
165
남
other people
166
남매
a sibling, brother and sister (ㄴ)
167
남성
a man (not 남자)
168
너희
you, you guys
169
다투다
to argue, quarrel (not 싸우다)
170
당신
you (ㄷ)
171
대접
a treat (e.g. to a meal)
172
돌보다
to take care of
173
며느리
a daughter-in-law
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무시
disregard
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바보
a fool
176
배우자
a spouse
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보살피다
to look after
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본인
oneself (ㅂ)
179
부부
a married couple
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사위
a son-in-law
181
사이
a relationship (with people)
182
사촌
a cousin
183
상대방
the other party
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서로
each other, one another
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성인
an adult
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손자
a grandson
187
스스로
by oneself, of your own accord, personally
188
시어머니
a mother-in-law
189
안부
regards
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양보
yield
191
어린아이
a child (어)
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여보
honey, darling
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여성
a woman (not 여자)
194
영향
an influence
195
용서
forgiveness
196
우정
friendship
197
윗사람
one's elder, superior (not 선배)
198
이상형
one's ideal type
199
이성
the opposite sex
200
이웃
a neighbor
201
자녀
children (other people's)(...ㄴ)
202
자식
children (your own) (...ㅅ)
203
자신
oneself (ㅈ)
204
장남
eldest son
205
형제
siblings, brothers
206
후배
one's junior
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겨우
barely, only[just]
208
괜히
1. pointlessly 2. without reason
209
규칙적
regular, regularity
210
깜빡
unconsciously
211
꾸준히
constantly
212
대하다
to treat (behave) towards sb like st
213
도대체
1. in the world 2. at all
214
도저히
not possibly
215
도전
a challenge
216
따르다
to comply with
217
뜻밖에
unexpectedly
218
몰래
secretly
219
무조건
1. unconditionally 2. without reason
220
바르다
to be proper
221
반드시
without fail
222
받아들이다
to accept
223
버릇
1. a habit 2. politeness to one's elders
224
빌다
to wish for
225
상관
a care, correlation
226
선호
a preferance
227
설마
surely (when making a guess negative in nature)
228
소원
a wish
229
아마
probably
230
어쩌면
perhaps
231
어차피
anyway, anyhow, in any case
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억지로
forcefully
233
역시
expectably
234
올바르다
to be correct (올)
235
왠지
for some reason
236
용기
courage, bravery
237
원하다
to want
238
위하다
to be for, to attend to
239
의심
a suspicion
240
의존
reliance
241
일부러
deliberately
242
입장
a position, situation, stance
243
적극적
active, activeness, enthusiasm
244
절대로
never
245
정성
a true heart, loving care
246
정직
honesty
247
제발
please
248
조심스럽다
to be careful
249
존경
respect
250
주의
caution
251
집중
focus
252
찬성
approval
253
최선
the best state
254
취하다
to be drunk
255
침착
calmness
256
탓
a fault
257
태도
an attitude
258
함부로
thoughtlessly, mindlessly, carelessly, without permission
259
희망
hope
260
가리키다
to point
261
가져다 주다
to bring something to someone
262
갖다
to bring, have, hold
263
감다
to wash (one's hair)
264
감추다
to hide, conceal (oneself) to prevent someone else from seeing
265
걸음
a step
266
긁다
to scratch
267
깔다
to spread (something out), to lay (something) out
268
나누다
1. to distribute 2. to divide (in math)
269
내놓다
to offer, to put up
270
내밀다
to hold out
271
당기다
1. to pull 2. to move/bring something forward in time
272
닿다
to reach, touch (with hands), brush (against/past)
273
던지다
to throw
274
돌려주다
to return, give back (to someone)
275
두드리다
to knock, to tap (on)
276
때리다
to hit
277
떨어뜨리다
to drop
278
떼다
to detach
279
막다
1. to cover 2. to block
280
묶다
to tie/bind with string, rope, cloth
281
밀다
to push
282
밟다
to step on
283
버리다
to throw away
284
비비다
1. to rub 2. to mix
285
빗다
to comb
286
빠뜨리다
1. to drop 2. to forget and/or lose due to carelessness
287
빨다
to wash (clothes)
288
빼앗다
to take away
289
뿌리다
to spray
290
세다
to count
291
손대다
to touch (with hands)
292
싣다
to load
293
심다
to plant
294
싸다
to pack
295
쏟다
to spill
296
악수
shaking hands
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올려놓다
to place on top
298
접다
to fold
299
제시
a suggestion, an offer, a proposition
300
주고받다
to exchange (give and receive)
301
차다
to kick
302
흔들다
to wave, to wag
303
돌아보다
to look back
304
들여다보다
to look into
305
뜨다
to open (one's eyes)
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맡다
to smell
307
물다
to bite
308
미소
smile
309
바라보다
to gaze
310
뱉다
to spit
311
벌리다
to open (one's mouth), to spread (one's arms and/or legs)
312
살펴보다
to examine, search, check (ㅅ)
313
씹다
to chew
314
울음
crying
315
웃음
a laugh
316
지르다
to yell (ㅈ)
317
찾아보다
to look for/up, search (for)
318
하품
a yawn
319
한숨
a sigh
320
공격
an attack
321
기울이다
1. to lean 2. to devote oneself
322
끄덕이다
to nod
323
동작
a motion
324
부딪치다
to hit, to bump
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숨다
to hide
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안다
to hold, hug
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움직이다
to move
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피하다
to avoid
329
행동
an act, behavior
330
날아가다
to fly, to be gone
331
다가가다
to approach
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다녀가다
to come by
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데려가다
to take (escort someone)
334
돌아다니다
to go around
335
들르다
to stop by
336
따라가다
to accompany (follow)
337
마중
picking up (meeting someone somewhere)
338
비키다
to move (out of the way)
339
이동
a change of location
340
쫓다
to chase
341
찾아가다
1. to pay a visit 2. to reclaim
342
향하다
to head for
343
헤매다
to wander
344
갖추다
to prepare, to be qualified
345
결과
a result
346
극복
overcoming
347
단계
a stage, a phase
348
마련
preparation, arrangement (of items)
349
망치다
to mess up
350
성공
success
351
실천
practice, action, [put something into practice/action]
352
실패
failure
353
완성
completion
354
이끌다
to lead
355
이루다
to achieve (a goal)
356
이르다
1. to near 2. to reach
357
잘못하다
to make a mistake
358
진행
progress
359
치르다
to do, to carry out (a big or important event)
360
챙기다
1. to pack 2. to attend to
361
포기
quitting, giving up
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걸리다
to be hung
363
꺼지다
to get blown out, to go out
364
끊기다
to be disconnected, to lose touch with
365
끊어지다
to get disconnected, to lose touch with
366
끌리다
to be attracted to
367
나뉘다
to be divided into
368
닫히다
to be closed
369
담기다
to be filled (with)
370
덮이다
to be covered
371
들리다
to be heard
372
떨리다
for one to tremble
373
막히다
to be stuck
374
묶이다
to be tied/bound
375
물리다
to be bitten, to be stung
376
밀리다
to be pushed
377
밟히다
to be stepped on
378
부딪히다
to be bumped into
379
불리다
to be called
380
붙잡히다
to be caught
381
빼앗기다
to be robbed
382
뽑히다
to be selected
383
섞이다
to be mixed
384
쏟아지다
to be spilled
385
쓰이다
to be written
386
안기다
to be held, hugged
387
알려지다
to be known
388
없어지다
to go missing
389
열리다
1. to be open 2. to be held (event)
390
이루어지다
1. to be made up of 2. to be achieved (a goal)
391
이어지다
to be passed down
392
읽히다
to be read
393
쫓기다
to be chased
394
감기다
to wash someone's hair
395
깨우다
to wake (someone up)
396
날리다
to fly (something)
397
낮추다
to lower (something)
398
넓히다
to widen
399
높이다
to raise (up)
400
늘리다
to increase
401
늦추다
to delay
402
돌리다
to run a machine
403
맡기다
1. to check, to leave an item with someone 2. to assign somebody something
404
먹이다
to feed
405
벗기다
1. to undress 2. to peel
406
살리다
to save, spare
407
숙이다
to bow, to bend
408
식히다
to cool (something down)
409
씌우다
to cover, wrap
410
씻기다
to wash
411
앉히다
to put someone in a seat
412
얼리다
to (make something) freeze
413
옮기다
to move, to transfer
414
울리다
to bring to tears
415
웃기다
to make somebody laugh
416
익히다
to cook well
417
입히다
to dress
418
재우다
to put to sleep
419
죽이다
to kill
420
줄이다
to reduce
421
키우다
to raise (e.g. animals)
422
태우다
to burn
423
가난
poverty
424
가만히
still (e.g. stand still)
425
그대로
as it is
426
깨다
to wake
427
나빠지다
to deteriorate, become bad
428
나아지다
to improve, become good
429
낡다
to be old
430
녹다
to melt
431
다양
variety
432
둥글다
to be round
433
미치다
1. to go crazy 2. to feel like one is driven insane
434
변함없다
to be unchanging
435
빠지다
1. to drown 2. to drop weight 3. to be obsessed
436
사라지다
to disappear
437
상태
condition (state) of something
438
새롭다
to be new
439
서투르다
to be poor (e.g. not good) at something, unskilled, clumsy
440
신선하다
to be fresh
441
썩다
to decay, rot, decompose
442
앞두다
to have something ahead
443
얼다
to freeze
444
엉망
a mess
445
여유
being relaxed
446
여전히
still (아직)
447
오래되다
to be old (time has passed)
448
유지
maintenance
449
일정
regularity, specificity, invariable
450
자연스럽다
to be natural, unaffected
451
잘나다
to be smart, good
452
잘되다
to go well
453
잘못되다
to be incorrect
454
잠들다
to fall asleep
455
지저분하다
to be messy
456
최악
the worst case
457
터지다
to burst
458
편리
convenience, expediency, handiness
459
평범하다
to be ordinary, common (person)
460
푸르다
to be blue (color)
461
풍부하다
to be plentiful
462
흐르다
1. to flow 2. to trickle 3. to pass
463
흔하다
to be common
464
흘리다
to trickle
465
가까이
closely
466
가늘다
to be slim
467
가득
fully
468
거칠다
to be rough
469
굵다
to be thick not (두껍다)
470
귀하다
to be dear (to someone)
471
그다지
not very, not so (used with negatives)
472
그리
not so, not that (used with negatives)
473
끊임없다
to be endless
474
너무나
so, too (long)
475
널리
widely
476
넘치다
to overflow
477
대단하다
to be amazing
478
대충
approximately, roughly, coursely
479
더욱
more and more (over time)
480
되게
very (ㄷ)
481
뛰어나다
to be outstanding
482
막
unreservedly
483
별
of importance, special, standout
484
부드럽다
to be soft
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비교적
relative, relatively
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사소하다
to be trivial
487
실컷
to one's heart's content
488
심각하다
to be serious
489
약간
slightly
490
얇다
to be thin, flimsy
491
얕다
to be shallow, superficial
492
연하다
1. to be soft in texture 2. to be pale in color
493
영원
eternity
494
온통
all (ㅇ)
495
완전히
completely
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자꾸
repeatedly
497
저렴하다
to be cheap (ㅈ)
498
적당하다
to be moderate
499
전부
all, everything, all together (ㅈ)
500
점차
gradually