Seoul National University Korean 3B Vocabulary

Comprehensive vocabulary list based on the SNU Korean 3B lecture notes, covering Units 10 through 18, including repairs, emotions, habits, marriage, environment, job hunting, holidays, and folktales.

통화가 끊기다

the call gets disconnected

액정이 깨지다

the screen (display) cracks

화면이 안 나오다

the screen doesn't display anything

채소가 얼다

vegetables freeze

맡기다

to leave (something) with someone; to entrust

요청하다

to request

접수하다

to accept/register (an application, report)

온도 조절이 안 되다

the temperature control doesn't work

종이가 걸리다

paper gets jammed

물에 빠뜨리다

to drop (something) into water

땅에 떨어뜨리다

to drop (something) on the ground

방문하다

to visit

확인하다

to check/confirm

알리다

to inform, let someone know

깜빡하다

to forget for a moment; to space out

당황하다

to be flustered, embarrassed

겁이 나다

to feel scared

고민이 있다

to have a worry/concern

조언하다

to advise

도움이 되다

to be helpful

습관을 기르다

to develop a habit

건강을 돌보다

to take care of one's health

잠을 충분히 자다

to sleep enough

마음을 먹다

to make up one's mind

결심하다

to resolve, make a firm decision

목표를 정하다

to set a goal

감추다

to hide, conceal

다행이다

to be fortunate, a relief

실수하다

to make a mistake

문제를 해결하다

to solve a problem

불만이 있다

to have complaints/dissatisfaction

불평하다

to complain

긍정적으로 생각하다

to think positively

정리를 잘하다

to organize well

버릇을 고치다

to break/fix a (bad) habit

실력을 기르다

to build up one's skill/ability

실천하다

to put into practice

도전하다

to take on a challenge

음료수를 쏟다

to spill a drink

먼지가 끼다

dust to build up/gather

수리하다

to repair

낮추다

to lower

늦추다

to delay, postpone

비우다

to empty

심각하다

to be serious

조심하다

to be careful

후회하다

to regret

야단치다 / 야단맞다

to scold / to get scolded

짜증을 내다 / 짜증이 나다

to get irritated / to feel irritated

화를 풀다 / 화가 풀리다

to let go of anger / for anger to subside

한숨을 쉬다

to sigh

머리를 긁다

to scratch one's head

포기하다

to give up

성공하다

to succeed

전원을 켜다 / 끄다

to turn the power on / off

배터리를 넣다 / 빼다

to insert / remove the battery

플러그를 꽂다 / 뽑다

to plug in / unplug

채우다

to fill

돌리다

to turn, rotate

높이다

to raise, increase

들키다

to get caught (doing something)

잘못하다

to do something wrong

손톱을 깨물다

to bite one's nails

다리를 떨다

to shake one's leg

실패하다

to fail

좋은 결과를 얻다

to get a good result

소개팅하다

to go on a blind date

선보다

to meet for an arranged-marriage interview

연애결혼

love marriage

첫눈에 반하다

to fall in love at first sight

얼굴이 빨개지다

one's face turns red

가슴이 두근거리다

one's heart pounds/flutters

중매결혼

arranged marriage

매력이 있다

to be charming, attractive

조건이 맞다

conditions (for marriage) match

고백하다

to confess one's feelings

손을 잡다

to hold hands

나란히 앉다

to sit side by side

능력이 있다

to be capable, competent

말이 잘 통하다

to communicate well, get along

인상이 좋다

to make a good impression

어깨에 기대다

to lean on someone's shoulder

팔짱을 끼다

to link arms

청혼하다

to propose marriage

마음씨가 착하다

to have a kind heart

성격이 잘 맞다

to have compatible personalities

사랑이 싶다

to long for/wish for love

이별하다

to break up, part ways

공기가 좋다

the air is good

평화롭다

to be peaceful

여유가 있다 / 없다

to have / not have (a sense of) leisure or room to spare

사라지다

to disappear

생기다

to come into being, appear

변하다

to change

공해가 심하다

pollution is severe

활기차다

to be lively, energetic

새롭다

to be new

낡다

to be old, worn out

편의시설이 잘 되어 있다

convenience facilities are well equipped

볼거리가 다양하다

there is a variety of things to see