equipment, facilities

size (not ...)

what (not )

thanks to

to grow, raise (animals, crops, hair)

free of charge

black

five (Pure Korean)

other side, opposite side (not ...)

four days

ninety (Sino-Korean)

Dongdaemun market

to decide (not ...)

to gather together, to swarm, to crowd,
to meet, to congregate, to be collected,
to be gathered

to be thirsty / dry / skinny

to accompany

third

to leave behind / to save

to give help, aid, to give assistance

guitar; others

separately

volleyball

that day

soup

method, a way

to be tasty, to be delicious

mathematics

a god, a deity, a spirit

the day after tomorrow

a clock, a watch

parents

to be sweet

hand clapping, applause

candy

traffic, transportation

lesson, unit

traffic lights / signal lights

or

clubs, groups

trade, commerce

a necktie


swimming pool

contents

newly

yes

menu

to take out, remove

arts

my, mine (plain)

( )
later (could mean later than the end of
today)

appearance, face

create, build; pay (money); submit

to draw

take off clothing, undress

sorry

comics, manga

New York

listening

to be clean, hygienic

to lie down

a potato

a reception room in a house for male

guests

a bag

to rub, spread, apply, (e.g. skin cream,
paint, butter, etc)

to wear (on one's shoulders)

a back street, an alley

night

a swimsuit

a novelist, author

gram

a CD

a person, the people

to be far, distant

Thursday

stop, to that extent only

a chestnut

to beg for

a rice cake

a mountain

soybean paste

but (only in written)

a wristwatch

flour

water

fried rice

explanation

half

temperature

a citizen, resident (of a city)

a box, container

tofu

class (the members)

wedding ceremony

art museum, art gallery

college, university (abbr.)

with surprise, with a start, all of a

sudden (not )

And; Also

a habit

a nail

to pick out, exclude

kimchi (a traditional Korean spicy

pickled or fermented side dish)

a bakery

a race, run, sprint

gratitude, thanks

not particularly (for negative

sentences)

to take a shower

nearly, almost

to be hungry (no noun)

line, ray; string (not )

result, outcome

north

spring

to meet, to pick up, to fetch (someone)

nine (Sino-Korean)

since, from

traffic accident

spicy rice cake dish

a test, an exam

to fall over, topple over

golf

snow

skiing


rain

to bring, get (and COME); to cause

atmosphere, mood

a snowman

to introduce

to increase, improve

Brazil

to excuse, pardon

to live

an award, prize (not , )

a restaurant, a cafeteria, a dining room

a driver (not ...)

to mail, send by mail

countryside, outside the city

illness from fatigue, body aches

news, report

meanwhile, in the meantime, during

that time

to strive, to try hard, to make an effort

furniture, household items

to split, separate, share

to cross (over), go over

second

building (not ...)

oil

to spend (time) / to get sick

sakura (cherry blossoms)

chewing gum

towel

a public performance

Eastern

south

dance, choreography (not )

the bottom, below (not ...)

a month; the moon

worry, concern, anxiety

opposite side, other side (not ...)

construction, maintenance work

an accident

to COME down

(amount of) space

a public holiday

to follow, GO after (active)

dawn, daybreak

the day before yesterday

a malfunction, break down

dried laver

salt

soap

male and female

behind, back; in the future

persimmon

to run

to face, look at

together (not ...)

fast, quickly (not ..., ...)

a store, a shop

a drama (television)

handkerchief

soybean paste stew

then, in that case (long)

to ask, to inquire; to bury, conceal,

cover (not ..., ...)

the past

product, merchandise

birthday (honorific)

an experience
( )
because of, since (not ...)

cold noodles

three (pure Korean)

an actor, an actress

to send, deliver; pass, spend (time)

a cow

four (pure Korean)

gold, money

skate

(sports) stadium, arena

a camera (not ...)

to go

red

snow fight

a parcel, package

west

folk village

color (long)


to wash dishes

pot, saucepan

a present, a gift

to apply, sign up, request

the most (not ...)

next year

Seoul Station

laundry

to come on foot, to walk

introduction

to stop, to cease

the president of a company (not ...)

to swim

a center (loanword)

to come to mind, to remember

free of charge (not ...)

to be similar

a smell, an odor

three days

tomorrow

a shoe store

again, once more (not ...)

a gentleman, lady

sweat

a talk, a chat

a radio

domestic, inland

a star

daily (not ...)

counter for bunch of (e.g. flowers,

bananas, etc.)

to use (not ..., ...)

to be closed, to be shut

straight ahead (not , )

red pepper paste

that direction (not ...)

to bathe

radish

occur, happen; grow, sprout (e.g. idea,

fever, etc.)

service

husband of aunt (father's side)

beef


Tokyo

a secret

to make something dirty

to dream

problem, question (not )

banana

to be tense, strained

example (not )

to drop, fall, descend; to fail

green (not ...)

that place

I, me (informal)

to hold, to carry, to lift

chicken meat

exactly the same, identical

beforehand, in advance, ahead of time

straight, upright; instantly; precisely,

directly (not ..., )

to have, to hold, to carry (long)

March

note, notepad (not ...)

money

very, highly, exceedingly, extremely

(not ..., ..., ..., ...)

Friday

connection, relation

Namdaemun Market

nationality

to wash, to launder (not ..., without

"")

health

memo

empty space, blank

spicy red or green pepper

mirror

brown

timetable

to run around

fifth

to be low

date (romantic)

to be bright, glowing; to be bright,

sharp, keen, cheerful, happy, sunny
(not ...)

to run; jump, hop

leg

to put on shoes

tap water, running water

four seasons

to be scary, frightening

sandwich

seaside, seashore

search, eg. Yahoo, Google

to be light (weight)

fruit

fall, autumn

lotion

each other, one another

purpose, goal

the beginning, the start

bridge

Gimpo Airport

all

like, similar to (adjective, conjugated)

to grieve, be sad

September

a spoon

that place (not ..., ...)

~minutes / ~people

noodles

signal (not ...)

how many, how much, amount

complicated (conjugated)

to blow

to calculate

fish (for eating)

a living room

amount of, quantity, volume (not )

to wash (hair); to close (eyes)

to be complicated

east

news, information

wind, breeze

native language

ski resort

side dishes

to lend (with )

forsythia (flower)

a carrot

a price (not ...)

to test, examine

plane ticket

to earn money

a refrigerator

the air, the atmosphere

to sight-see, to look around

flaws

a cough

to be late (not ...)

a tree

opposite, objection

to be healthy

that child (short for )

to complete, finish (not ...)

you (informal)

emotionally moving, touching

to dispose, dump, throw away

more

to press

a pig

that thing (abbr.)

every month

an announcement, presentation

to be hungry (with noun, no space)

garlic

the future

a soldier

business man, woman

non-smoking

shopping

a sweater

to depart, leave (not ...)

stomach; pear; boat

the world

to come in, to enter

to be diligent, hardworking

mw. for books, volumes

a sound, a noise

to walk

Busan

bread

ox bone soup

an airport

pop song (not ...)

violin

that's right, yes, of course, (not , )

winter

all, whole, every, each and every

(not ..., )

winter break

hiking, mountain climbing

finger

apple; apology

to love

document, file

sports

message, voice mail etc.

Germany

October

shampoo

blouse

toe

new; bird

stomachache

to be, to become

rice rolled in seaweed

love

to be so

fifty (pure Korean)

fourth, fourth child

bad, ill-natured (conj)

that

hiking attire/clothes

Wednesday

dumplings

diet

Spanish (language)

to sign

to be started by (passive)

to be left unaccomplished, be overdue

without fail, for sure


to feel

Mongolia

shaving

shrimp

to surpass

ginseng chicken soup

married couple, man and wife

to be urgent

a cold

name (formal)

to become worse, deteriorate

feeling, sense (noun)

razor

times (one time etc.)

written reply

property, real estate

age

high school student

to be soft, tender

ability

black (not ...)

capital city

two (pure Korean)

outside

an individual, a person

every week

to go on foot, to walk

a sofa

to have, hold, carry (short)

dry cleaner's

residence, home (honorific)

to wait for, to await, to expect, to look
forward

to gather things together, to collect, to
make a collection of, to save,
accumulate, to bring together

to soak; to make fermented foods (e.g.
kimchi)

digestive medicine

to get married

majority, mostly (not ...)
~
only ~ nothing else

a police station

shorts


culture

to have a sale

employee (not ..., ...)

a temple (not ...)

to be broken, to be shattered

two or three, a few

to purchase (for), to buy and give

to rejoice, triumph, be glad

broadcasting, telecast

stairs

to return (somewhere), to go back

a peach

US dollars

a snack, a cookie, a biscuit

a train ticket

one's senior, elder

Mexico

ten thousand / just, only

one's hometown

meat

centimeter

Seoul

to appear, to show up, to emerge (not
..., )

traditional korean drum

a set of a spoon and chopsticks

non-smoking area

big holiday, festival (not ...)

Lunar New Years

an electric fan

school fee (not ...)

washing machine

to be full, stuffed

daytime, daylight

part, section

underline (text)

to stand up

simply, easily

order, sequence

to be glad, happy, pleased (not ...,
..., ...)

to perform an operation, surgery

you (formal)


male student

South America

to be trapped, be caught (in/between)

swimming

to establish, set up

seasons

hiking shoes

a mandarin, tangerine

stockings

high school

number (not ...)

handbook, planner, pocket book (not

...)
+verb
impossible, not be able to

just now

to worship; take care of

to stick, attach onto / to pass

Mt. Seorak

a three-way intersection

Beijing

to be severe/serious, to be harsh

December

November

to taste bland/flat, unsalted
/
to want (two forms "A/B")

to be cheap/to wrap

(uncooked) rice

to be piled up, stacked up

writing

to write/to use/to spend/to wear/bitter

garbage, waste

be used, made use of , be utilized

attached to a person's name for

courtesy, an honorific

amount per person

to chew

to wash, cleanse (e.g. hands)

a baby

If not, Or

no

Arabic

beautiful (conj adj)

to be numb


probably, perhaps, maybe

any, anyone

Asia

a kid, a child (not ...)

kids

an aunt, a respectable word for a

married, older woman (full)

term for a married, older woman (less
formal)

an apartment

Africa

ninth

musical instrument

inside; no, not

glasses

guide, guidance

notice, guidance, instruction

an egg (not ..., ...)

to become known

to tell (someone), to let (someone)
know

(to be) fit, fitting, suitable, proper, right
(not ...)
( )
in front of

forward direction, ahead, in front

accessory

baseball

somewhat, a little

quantity, amount (not ...)

suit

Western food

onion

you there, child, sonny, him, her

Hello (casual), peace

to be well, peaceful
+verb
to do something peacefully

How is it? (informal, collog.)

difficult, hard (conjugated adjectiv)

to be young (not )

as a child, during childhood

to hug, hold in one's arms

to be safe, secure

Oh my, oh my gosh

quickly, hurry (not ..., ...)


yesterday

a fox

last night

vocabulary, words (not ...)

spare time, plenty of time

an older sister (of a female)

?
How much is (this/that)?

ice, ice cube

to not be, to not have

without, not having

-
for, to, by (someone) (writing only)

airconditioning

elevator

here

here and there

eighth

younger sister

many, several, a number of (not ...)

a great variety of, all kinds of

summer

summer holiday

hello (on the phone)

sixth

a woman, female

travel, a trip, a journey

a travel agency

a station

history

to connect, link, couple, join

contact information

age (honorific)

to practice

an entertainer, celebrity

consecutive holidays, holidays in a

row, long weekend

ten; a fever

twelfth

thirteenth

hardworking, enthusiasm, eagerness,

earnestness (noun)

tenth

a train, a railroad train (not ...)

eleventh


postcard

above zero

the English language

a movie

a movie theater (not ...)

film actor

movie ticket

yes

beautifully

beautiful, pretty (adj. conjugated)

a reservation

the old days, a long time ago

five (Sino-Korean)

today

a long time

to live long

Long time no see

for a long time, for ages (informal)

to increase, to rise, to climb (not ...,
...)

duck

fifty (Sino-Korean)

May

a cucumber

morning, A.M.

a squid

afternoon, P.M.

to climb, ascend, go up

to (literally) come up

to put on top of

Olympics

this year

clothing store

coat closet
/
and/with (form.)

white dress shirt

a foreign country

a foreigner

to be lonely

uncle (maternal)

aunt (maternal) (not ...)

going out, being out (noun)

to go out (not ...)

grandmother (maternal)

month (hanja)

grandfather (maternal)

Monday

fee, a fare, a charge

Jordan

for what matter

upward direction

for the sake of, because of (someone),

for (someone)

a day of the week

these days, lately

priority, preference, first of all, to start

with

milk

monthly rent

to be dangerous

Europe

a glass (that is also made of glass)

a stamp

exercise, movement; campaign

to be famous, to be well-known for

June

exercise clothes

driving

to drive, to steer (a vehicle), (verb)

to study abroad

a student studying abroad

fashion, popular trend

six (Sino-Korean)

to make someone cry

to move, shift, budge

to make (someone) laugh, crack
(someone) up

circle / won

a (one-piece) dress

to hope, wish, desire

sixty (Sino-Korean)

a bank employee

a beverage

food

musician

glass (material)


musical concert (not ...)

yup, o.k., yes

meaning, significance

a doctor

two; this; teeth

/ /
this thing

this place
-( )
or / no less than

in a while, later

a little later, in a short time (longer)

like this, like such (not ...)

uncle (husband of one's aunt [mother's
sister])

already

this person (honorific)

to move houses

twenty (Sino-Korean)

to converse, to talk to someone

use (not ...)

to use (facilities or people) (not ...,
...)

February

now

Egypt

two days

to understand (not )

population

popularity

greeting

greeting speech

Incheon

a doll

one/day/work, task, duty

seventh

weather forecast

Japan

daily life (long)

Japanese food

Sunday

January

one week

to work

seventy (Sino-Korean)


to read

to be hospitalized

entering into school, matriculation

(noun)

to forget, to slip one's mind (long)

seventy (Pure Korean)

ruler

one's self

to sleep (not )

materials, data

to cut

child, offspring

nature

freedom

blackbean noodles

often, frequently

last year

to be small, to be short

aunt (fraternal, younger than your
father)

uncle (fraternal, younger than your
father)

feast, celebration

well, good

I'll eat well.

Please take care of me/my service to
you.

to be handsome, to be good looking
/
just a moment, a while / hold on, wait

after a little while (not ...)

to sleep, to nap

to catch, to hold

to eat (honorific) (not ...)

a magazine

sauce/counter for pieces of paper,

tickets,

gloves

rainy season (long)

a rose

expertise, strengths; a merit, a good

point, a virtue

to be boring, uninteresting

jacket

that child, that kid

I, me (humble)

 /
that thing

that place

in that way, like that

that person over there (honorific)

that direction, over there (not ...)

we, us, our (humble)

one's major, speciality

electronic dictionary

Jeonju

traditional

not at all, not in the least; entirely,

completely, wholly, totally

telephone number

to use the phone (different than
specifically call or answer the phone)

score, a grade, a mark

lunch hour, lunch time

a store clerk

jumper/work uniform

chopsticks

really, truly, honestly (not , ...;

short)

station/stop (not ......)

about, around / degree, extent (not ,

)

stop, a station, bus stop (not ......)

really, indeed, in truth (not , ...; 2

blocks)

the front (main) gate

my, mine (humble)

best, most, first (not ...)

Jeju Island

a little, a few (full)

just a bit before, just now, a little while
ago (not , )

to investigate

to be careful, watch out

to be quiet

quietly

a niece (female)

to graduate

a little (short)

to be narrow, cramped

kind, variety, sort (not )

an employee, a service worker (not

..., ...)

paper

all day (long), the whole day,
throughout the day (full)

it would be nice if...

to like, be fond of

week

mainly, usually, for the most part (not

...)

pocket

to sleep (honorific)

an order (e.g. of food)

to order (food) (not ...)

a resident

a shot, an injection

the surroundings, the vicinity, nearby

to park (a vehicle)

orange (colour)

rice porridge, congee

to die

preparation(s) (not ...)

line, string, cord, rope

to decrease

China

Chinese language

A Chinese restaurant

Chinese food

the center, heart, middle

center, middle (not , ..., )

middle school

middle school student

to grip, to clench

pleasure, enjoyment, happiness

to feel happy, enjoy (not )

to be pleasant, delightful, cheerful,
merry, joyful, happy, glad (not ...,
..., ...)

to enjoy

symptoms

to be late (to school, or to work)

now

last month

last time

last year


to spend time

to be defeated, lose

a locality, a district, a region, an area

an eraser

to guard/to obey, follow

basement, underground

pedestrian underpass

subway

an employee (not ..., ...)

workplace

in person, directly, by oneself, with

one's own hand

quality

luggage, baggage

a home, a house

household

to build, construct

to be salty/to knit

worth

to be short (in length)

straight (not ... ...)

about, around, more or less (not ...)

a pot stew

a car/(how many) times/tea

to be cold to the touch

to wear/to kick

really, truly, indeed, actually, sincerity

(not ..., ..., )

to find (something) for (someone), to
find and give someone

to drop by, visit, come (not ..., ...)

vegetables

a writing table, a desk

a book shelf

as, as though, like

one thousand

slowly

a season/metal

first

firstly, first, to begin with

blue jeans

cleaning

to vacuum, use the vacuum

an invitation

to invite

elementary school

elementary student

green (not ...)

chocolate

to film

to dance (not )

a Korean mid-autumn festival

a festival, fair, carnival (not ...)

attendance to work

departure

a business trip

to dance

a hobby

to cancel

to play (instruments, some sports), to

hit

to treat, cure

skirt

toothpaste

to be friendly, easy to approach

to be close, to be friendly, to be familiar

seven (Sino-Korean)

July

toothbrush

curry

a camera

Canada

a coffee shop

a cup

to switch on; to play (violin)

a coat

nosebleed

cola

a runny nose

beans

size (not ...)

uncle (fraternal, older than your father)

aunt (fathers older brothers wife)

height

ping pong, table tennis

to be born


TV actor, celebrity

Saturday

a bankbook

go through, flow through

combination, unity, merge

especially, particularly, in particular,
specially (not )

a special feature, a characteristic

to turn on, switch on (not lights), play

(music)

to be wrong

green onion

to be blue / pale

a party

arm / eight

to sell

eighty (Sino-Korean)

August

fashion (not ...)

homework, an assignment

sugar

an office (room)

a cloud

to be young (not )

a recollection, a reminiscence, a
remembrance, good memory

this time

to drink

to forget (short)

scissors

lunch

to give

a dictionary

to come

to be important

to be busy

green tea

all, everyone, everybody, in all, all told,

all together (not , ...)

a hand

study, learning

to give a present, gift

to lose, to be deprived of something

(short)

coffee

parents (honorific)

a passport

to be difficult, to be hard

the Internet

beer

an appointment, a promise

a subject, a theme, a title

how much

an illness, disease

a drawer

to choose (not ...)

sleep (noun)

a thought, an idea

a writing

liquor, alcoholic beverage

to be few

to be thin (e.g. cloth, paper)

a song (not ...)

to fight

to think, to consider

to be warm

to be tasteless, to not be delicious

to search for, to look for, to find

to let someone know, to inform of, to
reveal (with )

already

a voice

a cafe, a coffee shop

we, us, our (plain)

to be vast or wide, spacious

what kind of

to be seen, to come into sight; to show,
display

to resemble

to put on, wear

to be dirty

the time, mw. for hours

to eat

a taxi

to stir-fry

the countryside

to be changed

a phone, a call

to be cold (e.g. weather)

evening (not )

while, during

to go to a place and come back

a puppy, a small dog

to come out

the weekend

to be good

inside

to be noisy, loud

to know, to understand (not ......,

...) (short)

soccer, football

to enter, to go in

to ask, to inquire (not ..., ...)

to touch

a bookstore

to be over, to end, to finish (not ...)

oneself, self-confidence, selfassurance

a conversation (not ...)

to be good-hearted

to do well

to be bad, to be poor (at), to be weak
(in)

to get up, wake up

to place, lay; store, stash away;

employ, take on,

to make friends, to date someone

(become an item)

to be bad

dad, father

international, world, universal

what kind of (not ...)

one's birthday

an airplane

who

to hang out, to play

right away, soon, immediately (not ...,

..., )

a guest, a customer

to change

one's neighborhood, a village

to be different

to receive, to accept

to be spicy

hard, diligently, enthusiastically

too, too much, excessively, overly (not

..., ...)

how

like this, this way (not )

a place (not , )

contact

to promise

to show

continuously

the weather

the mind, the heart

video

to be pretty, beautiful, lovely (not ...,
...)

to not know, to be unaware of

a bank

how long, how much

first, for the first time

to transfer (vehicles)

a day

to rest

breakfast, morning

a bus

where, what place?

to be uncomfortable, inconvenient

to meet

to be expensive

help,aid,relief

to bring, to take, to carry (and GO)

period, duration

to prepare, make ready, to arrange (not

...)

to raise, raise, lift up "a zipper", to
upload, promote

an umbrella

for a short while

to cry, to weep

to be high, tall

a playground, a (sports) field

to give (honorific)

to be sold

why

to go out (not ...)

a pencil

clothes

footwear, shoes

on the left side

information, data

to sing, to call

older brother of a female

a family

to choose, to select

to board, to get in/on, to ride

a competitive match, competition

a space, an interval,a gap

a singing room, karaoke

to laugh, to smile

to be injured or hurt

suddenly

to start, to begin

a news program, the news

to be clear, clean, pure

the neck, the throat

surrounding, nearby, around a certain

area

to decide, make up one's mind

to pass (by, through)

again

a ball

to arrive

a mom

light, fire

a ring

to be interesting, fun

a room

to make a noise

to open (something)

still, so far, yet

school holidays, a vacation

a novel

at that time, back then

to be sorry, to be regrettable

a hospital

to conserve, to spare


to lose (e.g. an item) (long)

a flower

a bowl, rice bowl

to lend, to borrow

to be dark, dim, gloomy

to listen, or take a class

to sit down

a lot

to be close, near

a picture, a photo

to move, to transfer (people, luggage)

to be scalding hot, to be passionate

to open (a store, restaurant, etc)

a talk, a story (abbr.)

movie theater (not ...)

to be (existence), to have

to learn

(daily) life, living (short)

on the right side

a necklace

to find likeable, be enjoyable, to suit

one's tastes

bibimbap (sauteed and seasoned
vegetables, beef, a fried egg, and red
pepper paste served over rice)

to be okay, to be good

to be many, much

vocabulary word, vocabulary (not ,

)

to be thick, to be bulky

to happen, come to pass, occur, come
about (not ...)

one's mood, feelings, frame of mind

to place, to put

a memory, recollection, remembrance

to feel sorry (not ...)

to force, to cause; to order

a younger sibling

to hurt, to be sick

a dream

three (Pure Korean)

past, previous, last,

to be thankful (not ...)

among, out of, between; in the middle

of

a thing, an object (not ...)

to take (a photo)

just

a seat (not )

a picnic, an excursion

a door

a window

a purse, wallet

early

a class, a lesson

to be easy

a name

a library

to descend, to fall down, come down
(e.g. rain, snow); to alight from (e.g.
transportation)

character, personality, nature

a distance

to be fast, quick

(sport / game) player, athlete

a book

to talk (not ..., abbr.)

to improve, to get better (not ...)

mw. for glasses or cups

when, time when

to be strange

the end, finish (not ...)

a tear

a lie

to swell, bloat

next, following

a key

when

to turn off

a moment ago, just now

to be unpleasant, disagreeable,
undesirable

to make

to follow (me), come with

a flavor, a taste

to not be, no (not ...)

to be correct, to fit (not ...)

six (Pure Korean)

sixty (Pure Korean)

the middle, center

application form

thirty (Pure Korean)

kitchen

eight (Pure Korean)

twenty (Pure Korean)

a chair

this year

eighty (Pure Korean)

nine (Pure Korean)

express bus

an egg (not ..., )

seven (Pure Korean)

forty (Pure Korean)

seventy (Sino-Korean)

thirty (Sino-Korean)

ten (Sino-Korean)

four (Sino-Korean)

three (Sino-Korean)

one hundred (Sino-Korean)

an address

once in a while, sometimes

a river

over there

a typhoon

a (buddhist) temple

after a long time

so, therefore (not ..., ...)

an invitation

very, exceedingly, remarkably (not ...,

..., ...)

a thing, object, matter (not , ...)

pork

a knife, a blade

the last, the end (not ...)

place

a kind, type (not ...)

a chicken

a hat

a bicycle

a museum


a fish hook, fishing

a married woman, wife

reading

wife (my)

an embassy

an entrance

bulgogi (thinly sliced seasoned beef or
pork)

a train (not ...)

then, in that case (abbr.)

the United States

Russia

a singer

a newspaper

a classroom

a father

a department store

a mother

a market, fair

but, however, by the way (not ...,
...)

a building (not ...)

United Kingdom

city hall

a blackboard

a country

a husband

a park (not )

a dormitory

a post office

foreign language

to GO down

socks

a notebook

ginseng

a ballpoint pen

a cigarette

nevertheless, however, but (not ...,
...)

a son

very, greatly, highly (not ......, ...,

...)

a daughter

to tie


an automobile

to broil, roast or bake, burn

to polish, to wipe

always (not , ...)

last name

to clean

juice

to shave, to chop; to reduce the price;

to trim, to mow

always (not ..., ...)

to eat (honorific)

a request, a favor

different, dissimilar (adj)

to exist, stay (honorific)

to be the same, identical; to be alike, to
be similar (not ..., ...)

therefore (not ..., ...)

a bag or packet

a moment

a painting, drawing, image

a dog

a basic measure word; can be used for

anything countable

a wall

an egg (not ..., )

the sea

basketball

a city

a bed

a shape, a form

a wound

the city, downtown

what

a sentence

an animal

a younger brother

an exit

a female student

year

the best, maximum, superlative

a road,a way (not )

a graduate school

conference, convention, tournament


impression, personal appearance

science

to be blocked, congested

to be opened, take place, open, begin

to close

ice cream

to congratulate

last week

ladies and gentlemen, everyone (not
)

to prepare

computer

(dress) shoes

a job, an occupation

email

a dance

Thailand

Vietnam

this way

the following, the bottom

ramen noodles

mw. for vehicles and machinery

mw. for people

mw. for animals

floor (level of a building)

mw. for years (native-korean)

mw. for containers, buckets

mw. for years (sino-korean)

an adult

a young and unmarried lady

a term used to address an older man
whom you don't know

a man, male

a business owner, shop keeper

a child, children (not ...)

a friend

a nephew, niece

relatives

an aunt (father's side)

an older sister (term used by males

only)

an uncle (father's side)

an aunt (mother's side)

a cousin

a reporter, a journalist

the police, a police officer

a lawyer

a professor

a foot

the nose

a supermarket

a pharmacy

a public servant, government

employee

a flower shop

a stationary store

a nurse

a pharmacist

an athlete

a teacher

to wash one's face

to purchase, buy

a university student

a housewife, homemaker

an ear

the face

the mouth

the chest, breasts

the head, hair

a shoulder

a knee

the back

the body

a beauty parlor, hair salon

a church

to see, look, watch

a diary, a journal

a map, guidance, directions

to question, to inquire (not ..., ...)

textbook

a calendar

to answer, reply (long)

to go home from work

an envelope

monthly salary

conversation, a dialogue


the Japanese language

to exercise

an orange

a cat

to not-know well

a cake

a bear

gym

pants

before

to hate, to dislike

to be stylish, cool

above, the upper part, the top

usually, normally

poetry

Gyeongbok Palace

subway station

because (not ...)

to be happy, joyful, delightful, glad (not
..., ..., ...)

which

beside, next to

a day of the month, a few days

a way, a road, a street

to teach

to travel

to come and go, to attend, to go
regularly

a clear soda

to be hot (used for weather)

to be slow (not ...)

to be long

scenery, a view, landscape

a strawberry

sneakers

to be heavy

(credit) card

to be better, preferable

a light meal, a snack

a dentist

department of internal medicine

to guide

leaving work, getting off work


of course, needless to say

especially, particularly

to go on a tour, to go sightseeing

a team

to repair, to fix

a coin

a payphone, a public phone

medicine/about, roughly

a reason, cause, excuse

an island

cooking, cuisine, a dish

soy sauce

grilled beef ribs

kimchi stew

location / position

material, ingredients

delivery

to ask a favor, to request

to be sour

pronunciation

price (not )

an advertisement

first; ahead

to organize, clean up

to be surprised, to be amazed

to dice, mince

broadcasting company, TV station

law, rule, regulations

intersection (4 way), a crossroads

to convey, tell, deliver (message, thing,
etc.)

to match with, to suit well, to associate
with, to keep company with

to greet

vegetables

Parking lot

to find or get a job

a dining table

to put in

to be cool

a game

a mistake

western (culture, etc.)


Korean monsoon season

a social gathering, a meeting, an

assembly

the number of months

to meet (honorific)

a mistake (not )

a meal

music

some time ago; a moment ago

blue

design

yellow

below zero (temperature)

Meter

to break

a watermelon