Talk To Me In Korean Level 1 Vocabulary Review

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering the core grammar points and terms from Talk To Me In Korean Level 1, Lessons 1 through 25.

안녕하세요

The most common greeting in Korean; used for 'Hello', 'Hi', 'How are you?', 'Good afternoon/evening.'

감사합니다

The most commonly used formal way of saying 'Thank you.'

네

Used to express 'Yes' or agreement with what the other person is saying; also used as a conversation filler.

아니요

Used to express 'No' or disagreement/denial of what the other person is saying.

맞아요

Used after '네' to express 'Yes, that's right' more strongly and clearly.

안녕히 계세요

The formal/polite way to say 'Goodbye' when you are the one leaving and the other person is staying.

안녕히 가세요

The formal/polite way to say 'Goodbye' when you are staying and the other person is leaving.

죄송합니다

The formal way to say 'I am sorry' or 'I apologize'; it is never used to mean 'I am sorry to hear that.'

저기요

An expression used to get someone's attention to talk to them or to call a waiter in a restaurant.

잠시만요 / 잠깐만요

Expressions translated as 'Just a second' and used for 'Excuse me' when passing through a crowd.

이에요 / 예요

Korean verb endings that serve a similar role to the English verb 'to be'; '이에요' is used after a final consonant, and '예요' after a vowel.

이거

A pronoun meaning 'this' or 'this one.'

이

A modifier used for 'this' (near you).

그

A modifier used for 'the' or 'that' (near the other person).

저

A modifier used for 'that' (over there, far from both speakers).

것 / 거

Words meaning 'thing', 'item', 'stuff', or 'fact.'

아니에요

The present tense form of the verb 'to be not' in formal language; means 'It is not', 'I am not', or 'You are not.'

은 / 는

Topic marking particles; '은' follows a consonant and '는' follows a vowel.

이 / 가

Subject marking particles; '이' follows a consonant and '가' follows a vowel.

있어요

Expresses that something exists or that you have something; can mean 'to be' or 'to have.'

없어요

The opposite of '있어요'; expresses non-existence or that you do not have something.

주세요

Comes from the verb '주다' (to give); means 'Please give me' or 'I'd like to have… please.'

맛있어요

Comes from '맛' (taste) and '있어요' (exists); means 'It’s delicious' or 'It’s tasty.'

맛없어요

Comes from '맛' (taste) and '없어요' (doesn't exist); means 'It’s not tasty' or 'It tastes awful.'

잘 먹겠습니다

A set phrase used before starting a meal meaning 'I am going to eat well' or 'Thank you for the food.'

잘 먹었습니다

A set phrase used after a meal meaning 'I have eaten well' or 'Thank you for the food.'

-고 싶어요

A verb ending added to a verb stem to mean 'I want to…'; add it after dropping '다' from the dictionary form.

더

A word meaning 'more.'

일 ($1$), 이 ($2$), 삼 ($3$), 사 ($4$), 오 ($5$)

The first five Sino-Korean numbers.

백 ($100$)

The Sino-Korean word for one hundred.

천 ($1,000$)

The Sino-Korean word for one thousand.

아요 / 어요 / 여요

Endings used to conjugate verb stems into the polite present tense.

았어요 / 었어요 / 였어요

Endings used to conjugate verb stems into the polite past tense.

어디

The Korean word for 'where' or 'which place.'

에

A location marking particle meaning 'at' or 'to'; marks location, time, or situation.

에서

A location marking particle that expresses a location where an action takes place or 'from' a place.

언제

The Korean word for 'when.'

하나 ($1$), 둘 ($2$), 셋 ($3$), 넷 ($4$), 다섯 ($5$)

The first five native Korean numbers.

살

The counter for age used with native Korean numbers.

안

An adverb added before a verb to make a phrase negative.

-지 않다

A negative verb ending added to a verb stem to make a sentence negative.

공부하다 / 일하다

Common verbs made by combining a noun with '하다'; mean 'to study' and 'to work' respectively.

누구 / 누가

'누구' means 'who'; it changes to '누가' when used with the subject marking particle '가.'

어떻게

The interrogative for 'how.'

왜

The interrogative for 'why.'

얼마

The interrogative for 'how much (money).'

얼마나

Used with an adjective or adverb to mean 'how + adjective/adverb' (e.g., how often, how fast).

부터

A particle meaning 'from', usually associated with time or the start of a sequence.

까지

A particle meaning 'to' or 'until.'