#korean vocabulary

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:56:46

고대도시 ancient city

중세도시 medieval city

상업도시 commercial city

공업도시 industrial city

신도시 new town

소도시 small town

대도시 metropolis

오염 pollution

주택부족 housing shortage

불량주택 substandard housing

교통혼잡 traffic congestion

범죄 crime

알코올중독 alcoholism

빈부격차 rich poor gap

빈곤 poverty

경기침체 economic recession

실업 unemployment

도로표지판 street sign

대중교통 public transport

교통경찰 traffic cop

보행자 pedestrian

보도 sidewalk

버스정류장 bus stop

지하철역 subway station

주차장 parking lot

가로등 streetlight

공중전화 public telephone

고층건물 high-rise building

아파트 apartment

공중화장실 public toilet

City 도시

Citizen 시민

Citizenship 시민권

Civil 시민의

Civic 도시의

Urban 도시의

Urbane 도시적인

Urbanism 도시화

Urbanize 도시화하다

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Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:00:49

대학교 - University

*Uni (the abbreviation of University)

캠퍼스 - Campus

도서관 - Library

학생 식당 - School Cafeteria

학생 기숙사 - student dormitory / a residential hall for students

학비 - school expenses

시간표 - Timetable

장학금 - Scholarship

교과서 - Textbook

학점 - Credit (이수단위)

- Grade(성적)

동아리 - Club

명문대학 - Prestigious university

단과대학 - College

전문대학 - Junior college

대학원 - Graduate school

학사 - College graduate

석사 - Master

박사 - Doctorate

종강 - Finish a course

전공 - Major

학과 - Department

이력서 - Resume

학생회 - Student council

교수 - Professor

학기 - Semester

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Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:54

고요하다 Still

조용하다 silent

잠잠하다 calm

고프다 hungry

붉다 red

이러하다 be this way

그러하다 like that

높다 high

낫다 better

예쁘다 pretty

맛있다 delicious

달다 sweet

쓰다 bitter

가볍다 light

기쁘다 glad

아프다 painful

작다 small

착하다 good

이렇다 be like this

저렇다 be like that

어떠하다 be how

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Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:40

Here are some nouns and verbs that are used together or go well together!

*All verbs below are in original form(dictionary form)

한숨을 쉬다 : to sigh
한숨 : ⓝ sigh

소원을 빌다 : to make a wish
소원을 이루다 : to make a wish come true
소원 : ⓝ wish

약속을 지키다 : to keep a promise
약속을 어기다 : to break a promise
약속 : ⓝ promise

전화를 걸다 : to make a phone call
전화를 받다 : to pick up the phone
전화를 끊다 : to hang up
전화 : ⓝ telephone

마법을 걸다 : to cast a spell(magic)
마법 : ⓝ magic

소리를 지르다 : to scream
소리 : ⓝ sound

노래를 부르다 : to sing
노래 : ⓝ song

대가를 치르다 : to pay the price
대가 : ⓝ cost, price

시험을 보다 : to take a test
시험 : ⓝ test

코를 골다 : to snore
코 : ⓝ nose

신발을 신다 : to put on shoes
양말을 신다 : to put on socks
신발 : ⓝ shoes
양말 : ⓝ socks

책을 펴다 : to open a book
책 : ⓝ book

꿈을 꾸다 : to dream
꿈 : ⓝ dream

싸움을 걸다 : to pick a fight
싸움을 말리다 : to break up a fight
싸움 : ⓝ fight

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Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:00:59

안녕하세요 여러분! Today I have a new kind of lesson for you all: it’s about Hanja! If you don’t know what Hanja is, it’s “Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation,” according to Korean Wiki Project. Korean words that feature the same borrowed character often have a shared meaning of some sort, which is why Hanja is good to know! If you know the meaning of one word with a character, you might be able to figure out another word with the same character without even using a dictionary!

To start this series of lessons, I wanted to start with the character 최; I got an ask about some words starting with it and thought it’d be helpful to make a short lesson about it :) I’m also going to post this on my Instagram soon as well, so go check it out there too! Let’s start!

I hope this short list of words has been helpful – let me know what you think and if you’d like to see more of these! Maybe in the future I can break down the entire word – instead of just explaining what 최 means, for instance, I can explain what 애 means too, for example. Lmk your thought! See you in the next lesson! 다음에 또 봐요!

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Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:11:48

안녕하세요 여러분! Hey everyone! I got a request for a vocab list about K-pop fandom-related words, so here it is! This is a combination of words you might use as a fan and some words related to being an idol. I hope it’s helpful :) Let’s start!

Nouns

가사 = lyrics
가수 = singer
그룹 = group
(메인, 리드) 댄서 = (main, lead) dancer
리더 = leader
(메인, 리드) 래퍼 = rapper
막내 = the youngest member of a group
(메인, 리드) 보컬 = vocal
노래 = song
뮤직비디오 = music video
뮤비 is short for this.
멤버 = member
비주얼 = visual
밴드 = band
안무 = choreography
안무 연습 = dance practice
아이돌 = idol
연습생 = trainee
응원봉 = lightstick
인터뷰 = interview
앨범 = album
(제일) 좋아하는 멤버 = bias
제일 좋아하는 멤버 literally means “favorite member” or “member you like the most.” I often just see 좋아하는 멤버 to mean the same thing, even though it literally means “member that you like.”
컴백 = comeback
콘서트 = concert
콘서트티켓 = concert ticket
케이팝 = K-pop
포토카드 / 포카 = photocard
팬 = fan
팬사인회 = fan signing event
팬클럽 = fan club

Verbs

덕질하다 = to be a die-hard fan of; to be really into
노래하다 = to sing
노래를 부르다 is another word for “to sing”
데뷔하다 = to debut
녹음하다 = to record
연습하다 = to practice
응원하다 = to cheer on; to support
촬영하다 = to shoot; to film
춤을추다 = to dance
컴백하다 = to have a comeback

That’s about it for this list! 제일 좋아하는 밴드가 뭐예요? 코멘트 하세요! What is your favorite band? Leave a comment! See you in the next lesson! 다음에 또 봐요!

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Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:32:13

안녕하세요 여러분! I got a request to do some possible questions and answers that you might come across if you’re auditioning to be a K-pop idol! I’m not entirely familiar with the audition process or what kinds of questions might be asked of you, but here’s a list based on what I found online. I think that in order to answer these questions in Korean, you should be familiar with beginner/upper-beginner and some intermediate grammar structures and vocabulary. Check out my masterlist linked below to find some lessons that might help you answer them! I hope this is helpful for any aspiring idols! Let’s start!

Questions / 질문

이름이 뭐예요? = What is your name?
어디에서 왔어요? = Where are you from?
어디에 살아요? = Where do you live?
몇 살이세요? = How old are you?
학교에 어디 다녀요? = Where do you go to school?
학교에 어디 다녔어요? = Where did you go to school?
무슨 언어를 하세요? = What languages do you speak?
노래한 지 얼마나 됐어요? = How long have you been singing for?
춤을 춘 지 얼마나 됐어요? = How long have you been dancing for?
랩을 한 지 얼마나 됐어요? = How long have you been rapping for?
무슨 악기를 하세요? = What instruments do you play?
왜 아이돌 되고 싶으세요? = Why do you want to be an idol?
가장 좋아하는 가수/밴드 누구예요? = Who is your favorite singer/band?
취미가 뭐예요? = What are your hobbies?

Answers / 대답

안녕하세요, 제 이름은 [name]입니다. = Hello, my name is [name].
저는 [country]에서 왔어요. / 저는 [country] 사람입니다. = I am from [country].
저는 [place]에 살고 있습니다. = I live in [place].
저는 [#]살입니다. = I am [#] years old.
Use native Korean numbers when saying your age.
저는 [school’s name]에 다녀요. = I go to [school’s name].
저는 [school’s name]에 다녔어요. = I went to [school’s name].
저는 [language 1], [language 2]하고 [language 3] 합니다. = I speak [language 1], [language 2], and [language 3].
저는 노래한 지 [amount of time] 됐어요. = I have been singing for [amount of time].
저는 춤을 춘 지 [amount of time] 됐습니다. = I have been dancing for [amount of time].
저는 랩을 한 지 [amount of time] 됐습니다. = I have been rapping for [amount of time].
저는 [year]년부터 노래했습니다 / 춤을 췄습니다 / 랩을 했습니다. = I have been singing/dancing/rapping since [year].
저는 [instrument] 연주합니다. = I play [instrument].
[reason] 아이돌 되고 싶습니다. = I want to become an idol because [reason].
가장 좋아하는 가수는/그룹은 [name]입니다. = My favorite singer/group is [name].
제 취미는 [hobby]하고 [hobby] 입니다. = My hobbies are [hobby] and [hobby].

That’s about it for this list! Best of luck to you all :) See you in the next lesson! 다음에 또 봐요!

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Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:37:23

안녕하세요! Hey everyone! Here is yet another breakdown request fulfilled! If you have a song you’d like to see me break down, let me know and I’ll try to fulfill your request!

You can listen to this song here! I used Genius’s translationsandNaver Dictionary to help me out with this breakdown! I also linked my full-length lessons about the grammar structures featured in this song if you want to learn more about them. Let’s start!

사랑 촌스런 그 감정 / 근데 내 가슴이 뛰어 / 왜 나 이래 나?

Love, that old-fashioned feeling / But why is my heart racing? / What’s wrong with me?

사랑 = love
촌스런 -> from 촌스럽다, meaning “old-fashioned”
그 = that (must be placed before a noun)
감정 = feeling
근데 can usually be translated as “but” – it is sometimes used to draw attention to a different topic or something contrasting to what is currently being spoken about.
내 = my (informal)
가슴 = heart; chest
-이 is a subject particle – more about particles here!
뛰다 = to run; to jump
왜 = why
이래 comes from 이렇다, meaning “to be like this” or “to do this.” This line literally means “why am I like this?” but can also mean “what’s wrong with me?”

나도 모르게 when you call my name / 가슴 아프게 나의 심장이 쿵쿵

Unknowingly, when you call my name / Heartbreakingly, my heart is pounding

나 = I/me (informal)
-도 = too/even (depending on context)
모르다 = to not know
Adding-게 to a verb or adjective stem turns it into an adverb. 나도 모르게 means “unknowingly” or, more literally, “without me even knowing.”
아프다 = to be sick; to hurt
나의 = another way to say “my.” -의 is a possessive marker.
심장 = heart -> This refers more to the heart, while 가슴 can mean either “heart” or “chest.”
쿵쿵 is an onomatopoeia and is supposed to mimic the sound of a heartbeat.

내 뜻대로 되지 않아 / 흔한 filter조차 없어

It’s not going my way / I don’t even have any trendy filter

내 = my (informal)
뜻 = meaning
-대로 = according to [smth]; as [smth]
되다has a few different meanings. In this case, it’s a little hard to translate directly, but I would say it means “to go” (as in to go a certain way) or “to be done” (as in something is done some way).
-지 않다= not / does not
More literally, I think this line means “It’s not going according to my meaning.” As with a lot of K-pop lyrics (and Korean in general), it’s best to focus on the meaning rather than the literal English translation, so don’t worry too much if the translation sounds odd!
흔하다, according to Naver Dictionary, means “common” or “commonplace.” Not quite sure why Genius translated it as “trendy,” but I guess if something is trendy, it becomes common because everyone is using it.
[noun] + 조차 = even [noun]
없다 = to not be there / to not have

That’s about it for this breakdown! I hope it was helpful :) See you in the next lesson! 다음에 또 봐요!

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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:14:22

안녕하세요 여러분! Hey everyone! I got yet another request for a breakdown! If you have a song you’d like to see broken down, let me know! I linked my full-length lessons about the featured grammar points throughout as well in case you want to learn more about them!

I translated all these lyrics myself, but I did refer to this lyric videoandNaver Dictionary to help me out :) Let’s start!

나를 스쳐가는 그대 / 내 말을 들어줘 / 걸음을 멈추고 / 내 노랠 들어줘

You brush against me / Listen to what I have to say / Stop in your tracks / And listen to my song

나를 = me
나 is the informal way to say “I,” while -를 is an object particle. More about particles here!
스쳐가다 = to brush against; to pass by
그대 = you -> This is a poetic/romantic way to say “you” and isn’t really used in everyday spoken Korean.
[verb stem] + 는 allows you to describe nouns with that verb. 나를 스쳐가는 그대 literally means “you who brushes against me.”
내 = my (informal)
말 = words
듣다 = to listen; to hear
듣다’s stem ends in ㄷ, so it becomes 들어줘 when conjugated.
[verb stem] + 아/어주다 means that a verb is done forsomebody and can be used when pleading that someone do something for you. In this case, he’s commanding that you listen to him.
Literally, this line means “listen to my words.”
걸음 = step(s) -> from the verb 걷다, meaning “to walk”
멈추다 = to stop
-고 is a connector that means “and.” This line means “stop in your tracks and…”
노래 = song

축 처진 고개들과 / 비틀거리는 그림자 / 그렇게 나는 불청객이 돼 / 아무도 모르는 yeah / 노래를 부르며 yeah

Among the drooping heads / And staggering shadows / I become an uninvited guest / While I sing a song / That nobody knows

축 처지다 = droop; hang; sag
고개 = head
Attach -들 to nouns to make them plural
[verb stem] + ㄴ/은 allows you to describe a noun with that verb in the past tense. So 축 처진 고개들 literally means “heads that drooped.”
과/와is attached to nouns to mean “and” or “with.” 과 is attached to nouns ending in a consonant, while 와 is attached to those ending in a vowel.
비틀거리다 = stagger; stumble; falter; totter
그림자 = shadow(s) (it can still be implied that a noun is plural without the -들 depending on the context!
그렇게 = like that
불챙객 = uninvited guest
되다 = to become
These lines were a little tricky to translate, but I think it essentially means “the drooping heads and staggering shadows, like that, I become an uninvited guest” as if he is an uninvited guest because the drooping heads and staggering shadows make him one.
아무도 = nobody
모르다 = to not know
아무도 모르다 sounds like a double negative – nobody doesn’t know. But in Korean, this is the correct way to say “nobody knows”! When using indefinite pronouns like 아무것도, 아무데도, (nothing, nowhere), etc., you need to use a negative verb like so.
부르다 -> when paired with 노래, means “to sing.”
[verb stem] + (으)며means “while [verb]” and is used when two actions are happening at the same time.

아무도 모르는 / 노래를 부를래 / 지나가는 너의 / 마음을 붙잡을 수 있길 바라며

I’ll sing a song / That nobody knows / Hoping that I can grasp your heart / As it passes

[verb stem] + ㄹ/을래(요) means “I will [verb]” or “I want to [verb].” It expresses a strong intention to do something.
지나가다 = pass; go by
너의 = your(informal)
너 means “you” (informal), and -의 is a possessive marker.
마음 = hear
붙잡다 = grasp; grab; hold
[verb stem] + ㄹ/을 수 있다 = can [verb]
[verb stem] + 기를 바라다 = to hope that [verb]
Those last two lines literally mean “while hoping I can grasp your passing heart.”

That’s about it for this breakdown! Hope it was helpful :) See you in the next lesson! 화이팅!

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Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:09:01

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Beverages in Korean~
Just some common beverages in Korean!~
*remember to try and sound out each word before peeking at the romanization!~
물 (mul) water
주스 (joo seu) juice
우유 (oo yoo) milk
콜라 (kol la) Coca Cola!
맥주 (maek joo) beer
커피 (keo pi) coffee
차 (cha) tea
핫초코 (hat cho ko) hot chocolate
와인 (wa in) wine
Hope this helps and happy studying!~

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Sat, 27 Jan 2018 11:30:37

h-eonno:

Want to train your dog in Korean? Try these out!
“들어봐” - Listen
“앉아” - Sit
“엎드려” - Lay down
“따라와” - Follow
“이리와” - Come here
“기다려” - Wait / Stay
“가져” - Take it
“놓아” - Put it down / Let go
“안돼!” - No / Stop

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Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:30:34

h-eonno: Taken from real experiences, here are some phrases said often between friends. Click HERE f

h-eonno:

Taken from real experiences, here are some phrases said often between friends.
ClickHERE for more Friendly Phrases!
Let’s take a look at the vocabulary!
야 - hey
친구 - friend
좋다 - to be good, nice
무엇 - what
미안하다 - to be sorry
없다 - to not have, to not exist
꿈 - dream
꾸다 - to dream
별일 - a thing, a matter
아니다 - no, to not be/be not
나 - me, I
이게 - this
어울이다 - to suit
생각하다 - to think
금방 - shortly, soon
다시 - again
오다 - to come
너 - you
정말 - really,
겁쟁이 - chicken, coward

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Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:30:25

jixyounstudies:

As I continue to learn new konglish words I will update the list ^^
컵 - Cup
피자 - Pizza
포크 - Fork
초콜릿 - Chocolate
아이스크림 - Ice cream
콜라 - Cola
주스 - Juice
비타민 - Vitamin
와인 - Wine
개그맨 - Comedian
Keep reading

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Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:08:58

h-eonno:

Political Vocabulary in Korean
Politics - 정치
Political - 정치적인
Feminism - 페미니즘
Equal rights - 평등
Gender - 성별 (also known as 젠더)
Gender equality - 성평등
Government - 정부
President - 대통령
Chairman - 의장
Vice President - 부통령
Prime Minister - 수상
Parliament - 의회
Democracy - 민주주의

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