Korean Vocabulary 21-27

Vocabulary 21:

가격 price

가능하다 to be possible, it's possible

고르다 to select, to choose

고장 breakdown; 고장나다 to be out of order

고치다 to repair, to fix

구입하다 to purchase; 구입 purchase, buying

국산 domestic, made in Korea; 국산품 Korean/domestic product

금성 Kŭmsŏng, Gold Star (name of company)

꺼내다 to take out (of box, envelope, or the like)

끄다 to switch off, to turn off, to extinguish

다양하게 variously; 다양하다 to be various

닷새 five days; 닷새 안에 within five days

떨어뜨리다 (Vt.) to drop; 떨어지다 (Vi.) to drop

뜯다 to take apart, to tear apart (and open)

무료(로) free (with no charge)

볼트 volt

부담하다 to pay, to bear the expense; 부담이 크다 to cost a lot

불편하다 to be uncomfortable, to be inconvenient

비용 expense

상자 box

서비스 센터 service center

-셈이다 it is as though

소비자 consumer; 소비하다 to consume

신나게 happily, elatedly, excitedly; 신나다 to be excited

신형 new style

씨디 플레이어 CD player; 씨디 CD

알아 주다 to recognize, to appreciate

어댑터 adapter

염려하다 to worry; 염려하지 마세요. Don't worry.

[염녀]

오디오 audio system, stereo set

용산 Yongsan (district in Seoul)

이상하다 to be odd or strange

잘못하다 (something) goes wrong

전시되다 to be exhibited; 전시하다 to exhibit; 전시 exhibition

전자 상가 mall of electronics stores

전자 제품 electrical or electronic item

 정가 [정까] regular price, sticker price

-제 made in or by; 독일제 made in Germany

제품 product, goods

줄다 to decrease; 줄어들다 to (gradually) decrease

최신 the newest

켜다 to switch on

품질 quality (of item or merchandise)

혹시 by any chance

Vocabulary for Extra Reading

기계 machine, machinery

꾸지람 scolding, rebuke; 꾸지람하다 to scold; 꾸지람 듣다 to be scolded

낭비하다 to waste; 낭비 waste

모자라다 to lack, to be insufficient

사용 use; 사용하다 to use

생각 없이 without thinking

세계적으로 internationally, worldwide

소비 consumption; 소비하다 to consume

수력 발전 hydroelectric power generation

오염되다 to be polluted

올리다 to raise

원자력 nuclear power

자원 resources

전기 electricity

전압 voltage

절약하다 to save, to be thrifty

[저랴카다]

태양; 해 sun

화력 thermal power

환경 environment; 환경 오염 environmental pollution

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경제 economy

계약 contract

공장 factory

과장님 department head (HON.); 과장 manager, section chief

-군 Mr.― (to young man by superior)

그러기를; 그렇게 hoping it would turn out so

되기를

급하다 to be in a hurry, to have an emergency; 급히 in a hurry,

urgently

날짜 (due) date; 날짜가 급하다 to be in a rush, time is running

out

높이다 to raise

다하다 to exhaust; 최선을 다하다 to do one's best

마침 just at the right time, just at the right moment

무역 trade, import and export

문제 problem; 문제 없다 No problem.

바라다 to wish, to hope

바이어 buyer

부탁 request, favor; 부탁하다 to request, to ask a favor

사양하다 to decline, to turn down (politely)

생산품 products, manufactured

서류 document, paper

수입 import

수출 export

안내 guide, information

운영하다 to manage, to administer; 운영 management, administration

원하다 to want, to wish

이해시키다 to make someone understand; 이해 understanding

잠깐만 just a moment, a little while

전문 용어 technical terms

전해 드리다 to relay (for someone) (HON.)

주로 mainly, mostly

직원 company employee

-쪽 side, way; 이 쪽 this way; 저 쪽 that way

최선 (one's) best; 최선을 다하다 to do one's best

통역하다 to interpret; 통역 interpretation

퍼센트 percentage (프로 for colloquial)

평소에 usually, ordinarily; 평소 ordinary times

 활발하다 to be active, to be lively

현관 front entrance

Vocabulary for Extra Reading

개발하다 to develop

경기 state of economy, business conditions

넉넉하다 to be sufficient, to have enough (time, space, or money)

[넝너카다]

더군다나 furthermore

반도체 semiconductor

상품 merchandise

생산비 production cost

수준 level; 생활 수준 living standard

영향 influence

위해서 for, for the sake of

의복 clothes

인력 [일력] human power; 인력자원 human resources

임금 wages

재료 material

점차 gradually
중심 center, core

천연 [처년] natural; 천연 자원 natural resources

철강 steel

해결하다 to solve

해외 abroad, overseas
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개인용 personal use, private use; 개인용 컴퓨터 personal computer

구내 매장 school store, campus store

기말; 학기말 end-of-term; 기말 보고서 term paper; 기말 시험 final exam

기본 basic; 기본 옵션 basic option

내용 content

담당자 person in charge; 담당하다 to be in charge

데이터; 자료 data

데이터베이스 database

매장 sales floor

목적 purpose, objective, goal

보고서; 리포트 report, paper; 보고하다 to report

부분 part; 일부분 one part of

비밀 번호 password, secret number

비워 두다 to leave empty/blank; 비우다 to empty

빌려 쓰다 to borrow and use; 빌리다 to borrow

사용자 user

성능 performance, capability

센터 center; 정보 센터 information center

 시중 가격 market price

신청서 application form; 신청하다 to apply (for)

애프터 서비스 service under warranty

용량 capacity

인터넷 Internet

작성하다 to prepare (document), to draw up, to fill in; 작성 drawing up

적어 주다 to write and submit; 적다 to write down, to jot down

정보 information

찾아 가다 to visit

통계 statistical data, statistics

하드 디스크 hard disk

학생증 student identification card

학생회관 student hall

할인 [하린] discount; 할인하다 to give a discount

Vocabulary for Extra Reading

교환하다 to exchange; 교환 exchange

그치다 to cease, to stop; 비가 그치다 to stop raining

급속히 [급쏘키] quickly, rapidly

독특한 [독트칸] unique, peculiar; 독특하다 to be unique, to be peculiar

매체 medium, intermediary

병 disease, illness; 병이 나다/들다 to get sick

사건 [사껀] event

상징하다 to symbolize

성공하다 to be successful; 성공 success

세대 generation, era

여론 public opinion

열렬한 passionate; 열렬하다 to be passionate

이끌어 가다 to lead; 이끌다 to pull, to draw

작가 author

전자 우편; 이메일 e-mail

토론하다 to debate, to discuss; 토론 debate, discussion

통신 문화 culture of communication

통신망 communication network

표현방식 form of expression

하루라도 for even one day

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가꾸다 to take care of (plants)

가치 value

경비원 security personnel, guard

곳곳 here and there, everywhere

기후 climate

기사 news item; 신문 기사 newspaper account, newspaper article

끌다 to draw; 관심을 끌다 to draw interest

내내 throughout a time period; 일년 내내 all through the year

동기 motive

들다 to cost; 학비가 싸게 든다. Tuition costs little.

따뜻하다 to be warm
[따뜨타다]

떨어지다 to fall, to go down

뜯어 보다 to open to see or read; 뜯다 to tear off

[뜨더 보다]

백만 million

봉투 envelope

비록 even if

생활비 living expenses

 선전하다 to advertise

수영장 swimming pool

쉬다 to take a rest; 쉬면서 while relaxing

신선한 refreshing, fresh; 신선하다 to be refreshing, to be fresh

안부 편지 letter to find out if one is well

안전 safety, security; 안전하다 to be safe or secure

앞으로 for, named to

[아프로]

-에 according to; 따르다 to follow

따르면

요리사 a cook; 요리 cooking; 요리하다 to cook

은퇴하다 to retire; 은퇴 retirement

이민 immigration; 이민자 immigrant

이민 오다 to immigrate; 이민 가다 to emigrate

이상 more than, above, over

익다 to be familiar, to be accustomed to

정답 correct answer

정원 garden; 정원사 gardener

지리적 geographic; 지리적으로 geographically; 지리 geography

책임지다 to take responsibility, to be responsible; 책임 responsibility

천지차이 big difference (as if between heaven and earth); 천지차이이다 to be

worlds apart

최근 recent

통 classifier for letters and documents; 편지 한 통 one letter; 이력서 두 통

two copies of resume

페소화 (Mexican) peso currency

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감동 impression, excitement, emotion; 감동하다/되다 to be moved, to be

impressed by

결정되다 to be decided; 결정하다 to decide

고구려 Koguryŏ (37 B.C.- 668 A.D., one of the Three Kingdoms)

고집 stubbornness, obstinacy; 고집 부리다 to be stubborn

공주 princess

관 coffin

국민 people of the country

궁전 palace, royal residence

그대 you, thou (used in poems and letters)

그러자 and then, when it's done, as soon as (something) happens/is done

글읽기 reading and studying (classics)

놀리다 to tease; 놀림 teasing, making fun of

눈물 to shed tears
흘리다

달려오다 to come running

동화책 children's storybook

떨어진 worn-out; 떨어진 신 worn-out shoes; 떨어지다 to be worn out, to fall

off

맞다 to get hit; 화살을 맞다 to be shot by an arrow

모으다 to gather, to collect

바보 idiot, stupid person

벼슬 government position, official rank

사윗감 prospective son-in-law

사정 circumstances, the state of things

생사 life and death

소식 news

슬프게 sadly; 슬프다 to be sad

시집보내다 to marry off (woman); 시집 marriage (for woman); in-law's house

(literally); 시집가다 to get married

신랑 [실랑] groom; 신랑감 prospective groom

싸우다 to fight

옮기다 to move to

움직이다 to move

자꾸 repeatedly, frequently

적 enemy

전쟁 war; 전쟁터 battlefield

조카 nephew and niece

쫓아 내다 to drive off
 쳐들어오다 to invade, to attack

패물 jewelry

평강왕 King Phyŏnggang

해마다; every year

매년

화나다 to be mad, to be angry

화살 arrow
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같은 same; 같다 to be the same

결과 result

경계 border, boundary

공산주의 communism; 공산주의자 communist

관리하다 to control, to manage, to be in charge of

[괄리하다]

군인 soldier, military

금강산 Kŭmgang Mountains

나뉘다 to be divided; 나누다 to divide

남한 South Korea

독립하다 to become independent; 독립 independence

[동닙하다]

듣다 to take (course)

목숨 life, breath of life; 목숨을 잃다 to be dead or killed

민족 ethnic group, race, (ethnically identical) people

민주주의 democracy; 민주주의(의) democratic

백두산 Paekdu Mountain

복구되다 to be reconstructed, to be restored; 복구하다 to reconstruct, to

restore; 복구 reconstruction, restoration

부서지다 to be destroyed, to be demolished, to be broken; 부수다 to destroy,

 to demolish, to break

불리다 to be called

-을/를 including, beginning with, along with

비롯하여

삼팔선; thirty-eight degrees north latitude (literally), thirty-eighth parallel

삼십팔도선 (dividing Korea)

서해 West Sea (also known as Yellow Sea)

세워지다 (Vi.) to be founded; 세우다 (Vt.) to found, to set up

소련 Russia (former Soviet Union)

애국가 Korean national anthem; 국가 national anthem

위치 location

유엔군 U.N. troops

육 이오(6·25) Korean War (began June 25, 1950)

이차 세계 대전 World War II; 일차 세계 대전 World War I

인쇄하다 to print; 인쇄 printing

잃다 [일타] to lose

자본주의 capitalism

전설 legend; 전설적(인) legendary

제목 title

지배 ruling; 지배하다 to rule, to govern

차지하다 to occupy

치다 to take (test); to hit

통일되다 to become unified; 통일하다 to unify; 통일 unification

하나로 as one (entity)

한국사; 국사 Korean history

한반도 Korean Peninsula

휴전선 truce line; 휴전하다 to make a truce; 휴전 truce, armistice

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걸음 step, walking

고이; 곱게 beautifully, delicately

뿌리다 to scatter

사뿐히 lightly (in steps or motion)

-(시)옵소서 I pray . . . (HON.)

아니; 안 not

아름 armful, bundle

약산 place in Yŏngbŏyn region that is famous for azaleas

역겹다 to feel disgusted

영변 place in North Pyŏngan province (North Korea)

-(으)오리다 old humble future ending of -겠다

즈려 밟다 to step on carefully, to step lightly

진달래꽃 azalea flower

흘리다 to shed (tears); 눈물 흘리다 to shed tears, to weep