Basic Korean Vocabulary :: Flashcard Stash

네

/nε/ "ne" yes

예

/jε/, "ye," yes

아니오

(/anio/, "anio") no

-님

(/nim/, "nim") respectful honorific suffix, someone you do not know well or is not a peer

-씨

(/ʃ^i/, "sshi") honorific suffix for one you do not know well, especially if they are probably a peer

-산생님

(/sʌnsæŋnim/, "seonsaengnim") honorific suffix for a teacher or other respected person

선생

(/sʌnsæŋ/, "seonsaeng") teacher (can be an honorific with -님)

안녕하세요

(/an:jʌŋhasejo/, "annyeonghaseyo") hello, lit: "are you peaceful?"

안녕

(/an:jʌŋ/, "annyeong") hi (shortened form of 안녕하세요 "annyeonghaseyo")

만나서 반갑습니다

(/man:asʌbangapsɯmnida/, "mannaseo bangabseumnida") Nice to meet/see you, lit: "I meet you, so I am pleased."

안녕히 가세요

(/an:jʌŋigasεjo/, "annjeonghigaseyo") good bye (to one leaving), lit: "Go in peace."

안녕히 계세요

(/an:jʌŋigesejo/, "annyeonghigyeseyo") goodbye (to one staying), lit: "Stay in peace."

수고하십니다

(/sugohaʃimnida/, "sugohashimnida") hello (to one working)

소고하세요

(/sugohasejo/, "sugohaseyo") goodbye (to one working)

수고하셨어요

(/sugohaʃʌs^ʌjo/, "sugohasheoseoyo") Thank you for helping me! Well done!

처음 뵙겠습니다

(/tʃʌɯmbwepg^es^ɯmnida/, "cheoeumbwepggesseumnida") Pleased to make your acquaintance! lit: "I see you for the first time."

또 뵙겠습니다

(/d^obwepg^es^ɯmnida/, "ddobwebgesseumnida") See you later (formal), lit: "I will humbly meet you again."

고맙습니다

(/komaps^ɯmnida/, "gomapsseumnida") thank you

감사합니다

(/kamsa:mnida/, "kamsahamnida") thank you

천만에요

(/tʃʌnmanεjo/, "cheonmaneyo") you're welcome, lit: "It's one of ten thousand [words]."

뭘요

(/mwʌl:jo/, "mweolyo") you're welcome

어서오세요

(/ʌsʌosejo/, "eoseooseyo") Welcome!, lit: "Come [in] right away!"

들어오게요

(/tɯɾʌosεjo/, "teuleooseyo") Come in!, lit: "Please enter!"

앉으세요

(/andʒɯsεjo/, "anjeuseyo") Please take a seat.

실례합니다

(/ʃillεhamnida/, "shillehamnida") Excuse me for what I am doing. lit: "I am committing a discourtesy."

실례했습니다

(/ʃil:εhæs^ɯmnida/, "shillyehaeseumnida") Excuse me for what I have done. lit: "I have committed a discourtesy."

실례하겠습니다

(/ʃil:εhagεs^ɯmnida/, "shillyehagesseumnida") Excuse me for what I am about to do. lit: "I am about to commit a discourtesy."

미안합니다

(/mianamnida/, "mianhamnida") I'm sorry, excuse me

죄송합니다

(/tʃwesoŋamnida/, "chwesonghamnida") I'm sorry, excuse me

아니오, 괜찮아요

(/anio gwæntʃanajo/, "anio, gwaenchanhayo") No, that's all right; no, thanks.

여보세요!

(/jʌbosεjo:/, "yeoboseyo") Hey there!, "hello" on the telephone or when you're not certain anyone is there, "over here!"

시간이 다 됐습니다

(/ʃiganidadwæs^ɯmnida/, "shigani da dwaesseumnida") It's time to begin/stop.

또 봐요

(/t^obwajo/, "ttobwayo") See you later! (polite), lit: "See you again."

그래요

(/kɯɾæjo/, "keuraeyo") Really?, That so?, Really.

용서하세요

(/joŋsʌhasεjo/, "yongseohaseyo") Please forgive me.

하나

(/hana/, "hana") one

둘

(/tul/, "tul") two

셋

(/sεt|/, "set") three

넷

(/nεt|/, "net") four

다섯

(/tasʌt|/, "taseot") five

여섯

(/jʌsʌt|/, "yeoseot") six

일곱

(/ilgop|/, "ilgop") seven

여덟

(/jʌdʌl/, "yeodeol") eight

아홉

(/ahop|/, "ahop") nine

열

(/jʌl/, "yeol") ten

시작합시다

(/ʃiʤakhap|ʃida/, "shijakhapshida") Let's begin.

시작할까요?

(/ʃiʤakhalg^ajo/, "shijakhalggayo") Shall we start?

책을 보세요.

(/ʧægɯlbosεjo/, "chaegeulboseyo") Please look at your books. lit: "Book[d.o] please look at [it]."

책

(/ʧæk|/, "chaek") book

첫 페이지를 보세요.

(/ʧʌt|phεiʤiɾɯlbosεjo/, "cheot peijireul boseyo") Please look at the first page.

책을 보지 마세요.

(/ʧægɯlboʤimasεjo/, "chaegeul boji maseyo") Please don't look at your books.

다음 페이를 보세요.

(/taɯmphεiʤiɾɯlbosejo/, "taeum peijireul boseyo") Please look at the next page.

듣기만 하세요.

(/tɯt|k^imanasεjo/, "teutkiman haseyo") Just listen, please.

따라 하세요.

(/t^aɾahasεjo/, "ttarahaseyo") Please repeat [after me].

다같이.

(/tagaʧi/, "tagachi") All together.

다시 한번.

(/taʃihanbʌn/, "tashi hanbeon") One more time.

대답하세요.

(/tædaphasεjo/, "taedapaseyo") Please answer.

말하세요.

(/maɾasεjo/, "marhaseyo") Please speak, please say it, please talk.

다시 말씀해 주세요.

(/taʃimals^ɯmæʤusεjo/, "tashi malsseumhae juseyo") Please say it for me again, Please repeat.

크게 말씀해 주세요.

(/khɯgemals^ɯmæʤusεjo/, "keuge malsseumhae juseyo") Please say it loudly

천천히 말씀해 주세요.

(/ʧʌnʧʌnimals^ɯmæʤusεjo/, "cheoncheonhi malsseumhae juseyo") Please say it slowly.

한국말로 하세요.

(/hanguk|mal:ohasεjo/, "hangukmallo haseyo") Please say it in Korean.

영어로 하지 마세요.

(/jʌŋʌɾohaʤimasεjo/, "yeongeoro haji maseyo") Please don't say it in English.

알겠어요

(/algεs^ʌjo/, "algesseoyo") Do you understand? I understand. lit: "There is understanding."

모르겠어요.

(/moɾɯgεs^ʌjo/, "moreugesseoyo") I don't understand, lit: "There is no understanding."

질문

(/ʧilmun/, "chilmun") question

질문 있어요?

(/ʧilmunis^ʌjo/, "chilmun isseoyo") Any questions?

있어요

(/is^ʌjo/, "isseoyo") there is/there are

없아요

(/ʌp|sʌjo/, "eopseoyo") There is not/there are not, I don't have any.

십 분만 쉽시다.

(/ʃib^unmanʃwip|ʃida/, "shi bbunman shwipshida") Let's rest for ten minutes.

늦어서 죄송합니다.

(/nɯʤʌsʌʤwεsonŋhamnida/, "neujeoseo joesonghamnida") Sorry I'm late.

...입니다.

(/imnida/, "iminida") I am...

의자

(/øʤa/, "euija") chair

몸

(/mom/, "mom") body

논

(/non/, "non") paddy field

아마

(/ama/, "ama") perhaps

삼만

(/sam:an/, "samman") thirty thousand

언니

(/ʌn:i/, "eonni") older sister of a female, friendly honorific for a female from a female junior

아래

(/aɾæ/, "arae") below

일원

(/iɾwʌn/, "irweon") one won

설화

(/sʌɾhwa/, "seorhwa"), tale, legend

몰라요.

(/mol:ajo/, "mollayo") I don't know.

실려

(/ʃil:ε/, "shillye") discourtesy

물

(/mul/, "mul") water

실망

(/ʃilmaŋ/, "shilmang") disappointment

혀

(/hjʌ/, "hyeo") tongue

힘

(/him/, "him") strength

시험

(/ʃi[h]ʌm/, "shi[h]eom") examination

안녕히

(/an:jʌŋi/, "annyeonghi") in good health

많이

(/mani/, "manhi") much, lots

전혀

(/ʧʌnjʌ/, "chunhyeo") (not) at all

살

(/sal/, "sal") flesh

쌀

(/s^al/, "ssal") hulled rice

시

(/ʃi/, "shi") poem

씨

(/s^i/, "sshi") seed

쉽시다

(/ʃwip|ʃida/, "shwipshida") Let's rest.

불

(/pul/, "bul") fire

풀

(/phul/, "pul") grass

뿔

(/p^ul/, "bbul") horn

달

(/tal/, "dal") moon

탈

(/thal/, "tal") mask

딸

(/t^al/, "ddal") daughter

개

(/kæ/, "gae") dog

캐

(/khæ/, "kae") digs out

깨

(/k^æ/, "ggae") sesame

자요

(/ʧajo/, "chayo") sleeps

차요

(/ʧhajo/, "chayo") is cold

짜요

(/ʧ^ajo/, "jjayo") is salty

이

(/i/, "i") this

그

(/kɯ/, "geu") that

도

(/to/, "do") also, too

-이, -가

(/i/, "i"; /ga/, "ga") [subject marker]; use -이 after consonants and -가 after vowels

-아니에요

(/aniεjo/, "anieyo") [it] is not

-이에요, -예요

(/iεjo/, "ieyo"; /εjo/, "yeyo") [it] is; use -이에요 after consonants, -예요 after vowels. Pronounce -예요 as -에요; the extra y in spelling is an artifact of the i in -이에요.

저

(/ʧʌ/, "jeo") yon

일본

(/ilbon/, "ilbon") Japan

중국

(/ʧuŋguk|/, "chungguk") China

미국

(/miguk/, "miguk") [The United States of] America

영국

(/jʌŋguk/, "yeongguk") England

한국

(/hanguk/, "hanguk") Korea

러시아

(/ɾʌʃia/, "reoshia") Russia

캐나다

(/khænada/, "kaenada") Canada

홍콩

(/hoŋkhoŋ/, "hongkong") Hong Kong

호주

(/hoʤu/, "hoju") Australia

독일

(/togil/, "dogil") Germany

프랑스

(/phɯɾaŋsɯ/, "peurangseu") France

외국

(/wεguk|/, "oeguk") foreign country

국

(/kuk/, "guk") land, nation

-어

(/ʌ/, "eo") language [of a country] (suffixed to country name)

말

(/mal/, "mal") word, language

교수

(/kjosu/, "gyosu") professor (with -님, can be an honorific)

의사

(/øsa/, "euisa") doctor, physician

은행

(/ɯnhæŋ/, "eunhaeng") bank

은행원

(/ɯnhæŋwʌn/, "eunhaengweon") banker

-원

(/wʌn/, "weon") employee of (as suffix)

회사

(/hwεsa/, "hoesa") company

회사원

(/hwεsawʌn/, "hwesaweon") company employee

집

(/ʧip|/, "jip") house, home

사람

(/saɾam/, "saram") person

아내

(/anæ/, "anae") wife (mine)

집사람

(/ʧip|saɾam/, "jipsaram") wife (mine), lit: "house person"

보인

(/puin/, "buin") wife (someone else's)

남편

(/nampjʌn/, "nampyeon") husband

나라

(/naɾa/, "nara") country, nation

사장

(/saʤaŋ/, "sajang") company president (with -님 can be an honorific)

친구

(/ʧingu/, "chingu") friend

학생

(/haksæŋ/, "haksaeng") student

가수

(/kasu/, "gasu") pop singer

위교관

(/wεgjogwan/, "oegyogwan") diplomat

박사

(/pak|sa/, "baksa") Ph.D. (with -님, an honorific, basically Dr.-)

제품

(/ʧεphum/, "jepum") manufactured product

신문

(/ʃinmun/, "shinmun") newspaper

잡지

(/ʧap|ʤi/, "japji") magazine

공책

(/koŋʧæk|/, "gongchaek") notebook

분필

(/punphil/, "bunpil") chalk

연필

(/jʌnphil/, "yeonpil") pencil

볼펜

(/polphen/, "bolpen") ball-point pen (also, just 펜, "pen")

성냥

(/sʌŋnjaŋ/, "seongnyang") matches

담배

(/tambæ/, "dambae") tobacco, cigarettes

종이

(/ʧoŋi/, "jongi") paper

칠판

(/ʧilphan/, "chilpan") blackboard

와인

(/wain/, "wain") wine

술

(/sul/, "sul") alcohol, booze

위스키

(/wisɯkhi/, "wiseuki") whiskey

전부

(/ʧʌnbu/, "jeonbu") the whole thing, total

다

(/ta/, "da") all

전부 다

(/ʧʌnbuda/, "jeonbu da") everything, all of it

수입품

(/suiphum/, "suipum") imported goods

인삼

(/insam/, "insam") ginseng

인삼조

(/insamʤu/, "insamju") ginseng wine

피아노

(/phiano/, "piano") piano

우산

(/usan/, "usan") umbrella