All Vocabs / Verbs / Adjectives

무리하다

to overdo oneself; to overstrain,overwork

허용

Permit / Allow / Admit (어디까지 허용 할 수 있어 ? - Until when can you permit it ?)

민첩하다

To be Nimble / To be agile

째다 (slang)

Cut (ex - 알바 쨌어 - I didn’t go to work)

바람 피우다

To cheat / To two time (ex - 친구 남자 친구 바람 피워서 헤어졌어 - My friend’s boyfriend cheated so they broke up)

바람 맞다

To get stood up (ex - 소개팅 만나는 사람이 바람이 맞았어 - The person I was meant to meet for the blind date stood me up)

한자어

Sino-Korean word

이상

More than (ex - 절반 이상 알아들었어요 - I understood more than half)

절반

Half (ex - 절반만 이해했어요 - I only understood half)

웰빙

Well-being

압박

Pressure / Stress / Pressurize / Press

생산적

Productive

대사관

Embassy

곱슬

Curly (ex - 머리 완전 곱슬이다 - Your hair is really curly)

자율근무제

Flexible working hours system / Flexible work system

후보

Candidate

법률

Law / Act / Legislation

법률사무소

Law firm / Law office

나란히

Side by Side (ex - 나란히 우린 달을 보며 - We side by side watching the moon)

올려놓다

Put (on) - as in put something on something (ex - 책을 선반에 올려놓다 - Put a book on a shelf)

선반

Shelf / Rack

언덕

Hill

달

Moon (ex - 언덕에서 달을 보며 - The hill where we stare at the moon)

시점

Time (필요한 시점 - Necessary time)

시점

Point of View / Viewpoint (ex - 내 시점 - My point of view / From my viewpoint)

헐다

To tear down / To demolish / To knock down / To pull down

헐다

To have (get) Canker sores in one’s mouth / To have gastritis / To have sore skin

위

Stomach / Belly

보충제

Supplements (ex - 단백질 보충제 - Protein Supplements)

악귀

Demon / Evil spirit

팔찌

Bracelet / Wristlet / Bangle

지하

Basement / Underground

포탑

Turret / Tower

일반

Regular / Normal / Ordinary / General

토네이도

Tornado

또렷하다

Clear / Distinct / Apparent / Obvious / Evident (ex - 이렇게 가까이 또렷하고 큰 번개를 처음 봤어요 - This is the first time I’ve ever seen thunder so clear and up close.)

조사(하다)

Investigate / Inquire / Probe

은근

Unexpectedly / Surprisingly / More than I thought

이별

Parting / Farewell / Part(from)

종아리

Calves / Calf

재시작

Restart (ex - 핸드폰 재시작 - Phone restart)

모양

Shape / Form

뺏다

To remove / To take away

빼앗기다 / 뺏기다

To have something taken away (from…) (ex - 아 하고 싶은 운동 다 뺏겼어 - All the exercises I want to do have been taken away)

저렴하다

To be cheap / To be inexpensive

좌회전

Left turn / Turn left

심지어

Even (ex - 그는 심지어 자기 이름도 못 써요 - He cannot even write his name)

식빵

Bread / White Bread

만료되다

Expire / Run out

정강이

Shin

몰리다

To be fed of (with) / To be sick and tired (of) / To be weary (of)

숙소

Accommodation / Lodging

재택근무

Working from home / Work from home

브래지어

Bra / Brassier

정면

Facade / Front

작아지다

To dwindle / To become smaller / To diminish

벗어나다

Get out of (something) / Free sb (from something) / Break away (from something) / Escape (from something) [ex - 벗어나려 해도 시간 낭비야 - Even if I try to break away / get out of it, it’s a waste of time]

이쑤시개

Toothpick

자빠지다

To be worn out / To fall down / To tumble

내한(하다)

Coming to Korea, But it is mostly used when Foreign Celebrities / Artist / Public Figures etc. (ex - 그 배우가 다음 달에 내한해요 - That actor is coming to Korea next month.)

찌질하다 (slang but also an actual word)

Lame / Pathetic (ex - 넌 찌질해 - You‘re lame)

용인

Approve (of) / Allow / Admit / Permit

나트륨

Sodium

그럭저럭

This vocabulary is used when something is just good enough even though it’s not perfect. Similar to decent or good enough (ex - 시험 그럭저럭 봤어요 - I did okay on the exams)

원천

Source / Root / Origin (ex - 다른 원천 필요해 - I need a new source)

알몸

Naked / Nude / Naked body / Nude body (ex - 나 지금 알몸이야 - I‘m naked right now)

여차저차

Expression is used when the details (of something) are not important / When we don‘t want to explain everything (ex - 여차저차 그렇게 됐어 - It just ended up being that way / One thing led to another, that’s how it happened)

뜯다

To dismantle (something) / To take something apart / To take something off

미망인

Widow

엑스트라 린

Extra lean

엑스트라

Extra

교권보호국

Teachers Authority Protection Agency (Educational Rights Protection Bureau)

침해

Infringement / Violation / Encroachment

교권

Teachers Rights / Teachers Authority

교권 침해

Violation of Teachers Rights

촉법(소년)

Legal term used for a Juvenile that is too young to face Criminal punishment

학폭 (학교 폭력)

School Violence

사이다(Slang)

Satisfying relief (slang)

고구마 (slang)

Frustrating (답답하다) (This slang is used to describe if something is frustrating)

사이다

Cider (clear soft drink like sprite or 7up)

염소

Goat

혈압

Blood pressure

지속적(인)

Continuous(ly)

정수기

Water Purifier

따다

To open (a bottle) / Uncap / Uncork (ex - 이것 좀 따주면 안 돼요? - Could you open this for me ? / Can’t you open this for me)

열다

To open (ex - 창문 좀 열어 주세요 - Please open the window up)

외적

External / On paper (ex - 외적으로 어떤 상 좋아해요? 강아지상요 고양이상? - What about external what type do you like ? Dog like or Cat like ?)

횟수

Number (of times) (ex - 그 음악 파일의 다운로드 횟수가 얼마나 됩니까 ? - How many times has that music file been downloaded ?)

사이비

Pseudo

당류

Sugar / Glucose (used in like protein shakes)

상체

Upper Body (ex - 상체 운동 - Upper body exercise)

삼진

Strikeout

유럽

Europe

부리다

To manage / To handle

계산

Calculation / Calculate

외관

Extend / (outward) appearance

공기를 빼다 / 바람을 빼다

Deflate

공기를 넣다 / 바람을 넣다

Inflate

성차별

Sexism

신혼여행

Honeymoon