My First 500 Korean Words

to be free, to not be busy

한가하다

to bump into

우연히 만나다

to say good-bye, to part

헤어지다

main character

주인공

every day, every single day

매일매일

to lie down

눕다

to boil

끓이다

washing one's face

세수

to take off clothes

벗다

to change clothes

갈아입다

makeup

화장

to put on makeup

화장하다

a face with make-up on, a made-up face

화장한 얼굴

make-up product, cosmetic product

화장품

to join a company

회사에 들어가다

exam period

시험 기간

exam score

성적

to organize

정리하다

to be dirty

더럽다

to make dirty, to dirty up

더럽히다

to look up

위를 보다

cleaner

청소기

to become clean

깨끗해지다

to be started

시작되다

earlier

아까

to bake

굽다

to give and receive

주고받다

right now

지금 당장

to doze

졸다

to dread

무서워하다

child

어린이

adult

어른

youth, adolescent

청소년

among family members, with family

가족끼리

relative

친척

to give birth to a baby

아기를 낳다

to be interesting, to be fascinating

신기하다

maternal grandmother

외할머니

paternal grandmother

친할머니

kitten

새끼 고양이

stray cat

길 고양이

to wash one's hair

머리를 감다

hair conditioner

린스

to apply hair conditioner

린스를 바르다

to rinse one's hair

머리를 헹구다

underwear

속옷

slip, underskirt

속치마

brassiere, bra

브래지어

hairdryer

(헤어) 드라이기

to dry one's hair

머리를 말리다

to shorten one's pants

바지를 줄이다

t-shirt

티셔츠 (티)

real older sister, biological older sister

친누나

older female cousin (for a male)

사촌 누나

to turn on

켜다

to turn off

끄다

news article

뉴스 기사

news about a person

소식

to fight, to argue

싸우다

fight

싸움

argument, quarrel

말싸움

to make up (with), to reconcile (with)

화해하다

to lose (a game, competition)

지다

to win

이기다

to be closed

닫히다

to turn on music

틀다

to be heard, can hear

들리다

to make up a name

이름을 짓다

to spare someone's life

살려 주다

life

삶

to kill

죽이다

death

죽음

pass away

돌아가시다

to cry one's eyes out

펑펑 울다

cry, weeping

울음

to stop crying

울음을 그치다

to shed tears, tears come out

눈물이 나다

to shed tears

눈물을 흘리다

handkerchief

손수건

store owner

가게 주인

to earn money

돈을 벌다

to spend money

돈을 쓰다

to save money

돈을 모으다

soap foam

비누 거품

lathering

비누칠

to be cold

차갑다

shoulder

어깨

to straighten one's shoulders

어깨를 펴다

to carry over one's shoulders

어깨에 메다

strength, power

힘

to be strong

힘이 세다

to clench, to tighten

힘이 들어가다

to tense your muscles, to emphasize

힘주다

to relax one's body, to relax a certain body part

힘을 빼다

to be close (with someone)

친하다

to be close to someone

친하게 지내다

to write (by hand)

글씨를 쓰다

to be written

쓰이다

to be glad, to be joyful

기뻐하다

to have a good personality

성격이 좋다