Easy Korean Reading for Beginners*

personalized set based on words and grammar from the TTMIK book

들어가다

to go in, to enter

냄비

pot

넣다

to put in

볶다

to fry

VERB STEM + (으)면

if…, when…

육수

meat broth, meat stock

붓다

to pour

끓이다

to boil

대파

scallion

감독

director

좀비

zombie

처음으로

for the first time (can also say 처음)

실사 영화

live action movie

애니메이션

animation

대해서

about

새롭다

to be new

기대하다

to look forward to

접수

sign-in, application

원래

originally, naturally

대기실

waiting room (대기 is a more formal way to say “wait“)

간호사

nurse

진찰

medical examination

의사

doctor

주사

injection, shot

처방전

prescription

주사를 맞다

to get an injection

-아/어/여서

often used when talking abt a sequence of actions where one must happen first

시작하다: when you actively start smth, 시작되다: when smth starts (more passive)

시작하다 vs 시작되다

푹 (자다)

(to sleep) well, to be sound asleep

낮

day, daytime

심하다

to be harsh/severe/intense

홍차

black tea

녹차

green tea

피하다

to avoid

들다

to eat, to drink (honorific)

가볍다

to be light

-랑/과/와/하고 + *-도*

commonly used to emphasize while listing things (-도 can also be used b4 you start listing items)

과자

snack

과일

fruit

도시락

lunch box

가격

price

종류 (noun?)

kind, type

다양하다

to be various

게

short form of 것이

음식점

more formal way of saying 식당

새로 생긴 NOUN

fixed expression used to mean “newly opened NOUN”

생기다

to be formed/made/opened

찜질방

korean dry sauna

대중교통

public transit

수단

means, way, measure, method

(noun, ex: it is a means of transportation)

여러

many, several

정류장

station/stop

요금

fare, charge

서다

to stop

앞문

front door

내리다

to get off

뒷문

back door

누르다

to press, to push

그러고 나서

set expression that means “after that“ (VERB STEM + 고 나서 is also commonly used)

새로 나온

often used to describe new releases (art, electronic devices…)

주로

mostly, mainly, usually

추리

mystery

서점

bookstore

확인하다

to check, to see

나오다

to be published

새로

new

소설

novel

여러 가지

various

기린

giraffe

코끼리

elephant

등이 or 등등이

often used after a list, means “and so on” or “and others like this”

can sometimes be used to mean “among”

another use for NOUN+한테

직접

directly, in-person, done yourself

먹이

animal food

동물원

zoo

어리다

to be young

위험하다

to be dangerous

유행

trendy, usually refers to fashion(?)

can also be used to mean “some”

another use for 어떤

체험

activities, experiences

캠핑장

camping site

많아지다

to increase

텐트를 치다

to pitch a tent

공간

place, space

샤워실

showers, shower stall

전기

electricity

놀이터

playground

예

example

땅콩

peanut

물고기

live fish

이를 닦다

to brush one’s teeth

샤워하다

to shower

말리다

to dry

갈아 입다

to change one’s clothes

간단하다

to be simple

요거트

yogurt

물건

thing

택배

delivery

2~3일 안에

within 2-3 days

달걀

eggs