Free Korean Word Lists

The 250 most important Korean words as free CSV file download.


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Basic Korean words

The most basic words to greet and thank people.

Korean English
안녕! Hi!
안녕하세요! Hello!
안녕히계세요! Goodbye! / Bye!
감사합니다! Thank you!
…해 주세요. Please!
죄송합니다. I'm sorry.
저기요! Excuse me!
멈춰! Stop!
주의! Caution!
도와주세요! Help!
yes
아니오 no
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Essential Korean sentences

Simple sentences and asking basic questions.

Korean English
… 뭐예요? What is …?
… 어디예요? Where is …?
… 어때요? How …?
… 얼마예요? How much is it?
얼마나 걸리나요? How long does it take?
몇 시예요? What time is it?
영어 하세요? Do you speak English?
… 있어요? Is there …?
… 좋겠어요. I would like ...
… 필요해요. I need ...
이해가 안 돼요. I don't understand.
천만에요 No problem!
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Directions in Korean

Finding your way and instructing directions.

Korean English
방향 direction
입구 entrance
출구 exit
거리 street
way
광장 square
오른쪽 right
왼쪽 left
직진 straight ahead
뒤로 back (direction)
여기 here
저기 there
지도 map
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Weather and nature in Korean

Describing the weather and your surroundings.

Korean English
house
아파트 apartment
호텔 hotel
박물관 museum
화장실 toilet
은행 bank
도시 city
해변 beach
forest
mountain
공원 park
river
바다 sea
호수 lake
날씨 weather
sun
rain
snow
뇌우 thunderstorm
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Korean words for your stay

Checking in at the hotel and asking for what your room needs.

Korean English
room
열쇠 key
침대 bed
샤워 shower
수건 towel
예약 reservation
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Korean shopping terms

Buying the most essential items.

Korean English
슈퍼마켓 supermarket
현금 cash
가격 price
영수증 receipt
현금 인출기 cash machine, ATM
신용 카드 credit card
가방 bag
탐폰 tampon
생리대 (sanitary) pad
콘돔 condom
칫솔 toothbrush
도움 help
경찰 police
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Korean words for food

The basics to buy food and read the menu in the restaurant.

Korean English
음식 food
아침 식사 breakfast
식당 restaurant
카페 café
bar
메뉴 menu
전채 요리 starter
주 요리 main course
디저트 dessert
계산서 bill
채식 vegetarian
비건 vegan
글루텐 없는 gluten-free
매운 spicy
생선 fish
고기 meat
돼지고기 pork
샐러드 salad
우유 milk
치즈 cheese
bread
과일 fruits
야채 vegetables
견과류 nuts
커피 coffee
tea
water
와인 wine
맥주 beer
무알콜 non-alcoholic
건배! Cheers!
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Korean transport words

Getting around with public transport.

Korean English
기차 train
버스 bus
자동차 car
전차 tram
택시 taxi, cab
자전거 bicycle
걸어서 on foot
기차역 train station
버스 터미널 bus station
공항 airport
비행기 plane
정거장 stop
ticket
luggage
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Korean technology words

The basics to stay connected.

Korean English
인터넷 internet
암호 password
와이파이 wifi
컴퓨터 computer
휴대폰 phone
콘센트 socket
충전기 charger
충전하다 to recharge
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Words for time in Korean

Reading opening hours and timetables.

Korean English
시간 time
day
week
month
year
hour
minute
월요일 Monday
화요일 Tuesday
수요일 Wednesday
목요일 Thursday
금요일 Friday
토요일 Saturday
일요일 Sunday
아침에 in the morning
오후에 in the afternoon
저녁에 in the evening
밤에 at night
어제 yesterday
오늘 today
내일 tomorrow
지금 now
이전에 earlier
나중에 later
정시에 on time
연착된 delayed
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Korean words for health

Words for basic health care and to describe when you are sick or injured.

Korean English
의사 doctor
병원 hospital
약국 pharmacy
진통제 painkiller
medicine
응급 상황 emergency
알레르기 allergy
보험 insurance
고통 pain
back
foot
stomach
다리 leg
머리 head
hand
arm
치아 tooth
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Personal information in Korean

Filling out forms and providing basic information about you.

Korean English
이름 first name
last name
주소 address
전화번호 phone number
나라 country
출생지 place of birth
생년월일 date of birth
여권 passport
직업 profession, job
남자 man
여자 woman
성인 adult
아이 child
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Essential Korean verbs

The most common and useful verbs.

Korean English
일하다 to work
방문하다 to visit
남다 to stay
필요하다 to need
먹다 to eat
묻다 to ask
주다 to give
가다 to go
가지다 to have
돕다 to help
사다 to buy
오다 to come
할수 있다 (I/you/we/they) can
배우다 to learn
만들다 to make
잡다 to take
말하다 to say
자다 to sleep
쓰다 to write
보다 to see
이다 to be
이야기하다 to speak
찾다 to search
전화하다 to call
마시다 to drink
이해하다 to understand
기다리다 to wait
알다 to know
…고 싶다 to want
지불하다 to pay
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Basic Korean adjectives

The most important adjectives to describe things.

Korean English
좋은 good
나쁜 bad
새로운 new
늙은 old
젊은 young
big
작은 small
아름다운 beautiful
cheap
비싼 expensive
뜨거운 hot
차가운 cold
어두운 dark
밝은 bright
열린 open
닫힌 closed
가까운 near
far
같이 together
분리된 separate
중요한 important
피곤한 tired
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Colors in Korean

Words to describe the most common colors.

Korean English
색깔 color
흰색 white
검정색 black
빨간색 red
파란색 blue
초록색 green
노란색 yellow
다채로운 colorful
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Korean numbers

Essential numbers for daily life.

Korean English
zero
일 / 하나 one
이 / 둘 two
삼 / 셋 three
사 / 넷 four
오 / 다섯 five
육 / 여섯 six
칠 / 일곱 seven
팔 / 여덟 eight
구 / 아홉 nine
십 / 열 ten
이십 / 스물 twenty
오십 / 쉰 fifty
hundred
thousand
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