Korean Language Basics - Vocabulary Flashcards

A broad set of vocabulary terms and phrases from the notes, covering vowels/consonants, common nouns, verbs, adjectives, and essential grammar points.

ㅏ

Vowel pronounced like 'a' as in father.

ㅑ

Vowel pronounced like 'ya'.

ㅓ

Vowel pronounced 'eo' (similar to 'uh').

ㅕ

Vowel pronounced 'yeo'.

ㅗ

Vowel pronounced 'o'.

ㅛ

Vowel pronounced 'yo'.

ㅜ

Vowel pronounced 'oo' (long 'u').

ㅠ

Vowel pronounced 'you' (yu).

ㅡ

Vowel pronounced 'eu'.

ㅣ

Vowel pronounced 'ee' (as in see).

ㄱ

Consonant sound 'g' or 'k' depending on position.

ㄴ

Consonant sound 'n'.

ㄷ

Consonant sound 'd' or 't'.

ㄹ

Consonant sound 'l' or a light 'r'.

ㅁ

Consonant sound 'm'.

ㅂ

Consonant sound 'b' or 'p'.

ㅅ

Consonant sound 's'.

ㅇ

Ng sound at the end; silent when starting a syllable.

ㅈ

Consonant sound 'j'.

ㅊ

Consonant sound 'ch'.

ㅋ

Consonant sound 'k'.

ㅌ

Consonant sound 't'.

ㅍ

Consonant sound 'p'.

ㅎ

Consonant sound 'h'.

가다

to go.

나무

tree.

사과

apple.

바나나

banana.

사자

lion.

구두

shoes.

머리

head or hair.

비누

soap.

김치

kimchi.

파스타

pasta.

타코

taco.

피자

pizza.

스시

sushi.

이름

name.

친구

friend.

부모님

parents.

선생님

teacher.

학생

student.

취미

hobby.

미국

United States (country).

안녕하세요

Hello (polite).

감사합니다

Thank you (polite).

반가워요

Nice to meet you (polite).

저는

I am / I (topic marker for 저는).

제

my (possessive).

한국

Korea.

한국음식

Korean food.

무슨

What kind of (question word).

왜

Why.

어디

Where.

언제

When.

어떻게

How.

있어요

There is / have (polite).

없어요

There isn’t / doesn’t have (polite).

가요

Go (present/future in some forms).

오다

to come.

먹다

to eat.

마시다

to drink.

공부하다

to study.

일하다

to work.

읽다

to read.

쓰다

to write.

배우다

to learn.

사다

to buy.

팔다

to sell.

만나다

to meet.

주다

to give.

받다

to receive.

살다

to live.

보다

to see / to watch.

하다

to do.

운동하다

to exercise.

요리하다

to cook.

전화하다

to call.

자다

to sleep.

일어나다

to wake up / to get up.

앉다

to sit.

서다

to stand.

끝나다

to finish / end.

시작하다

to start / begin.

먹다 (past)

먹었어요: ate.

보다 (past)

봤어요: saw / watched.

만나다 (future)

만날 거예요: will meet.

-을 거예요

will do (future tense).

-고 싶어요

want to do (speaker's desire).

-고 싶어해요

wants to do (third person).

-에

to / at / in (time/place marker).

-에서

in / at / from (location of action).

하고

and (connects nouns) - casual.

그리고

and (connects sentences).

-지 마세요

please don’t (polite prohibition).

-동안

during / while (time span).

-는 동안

while (one does something).