All Vocabs / Verbs / Adjectives

무리하다

to overdo oneself; to overstrain,overwork

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

철

Iron (the element)

물품 보관함

Storage Locker

땅

Land / Ground / Earth

채굴

Mining / Mine

청소년기

Adolescence

침략하다

To Invade / Invasion (ex - 거미가 우리 집에 침략했어요 - Spiders invaded my house)

멍들다

To be bruised (ex - 나 멍들었어 - I got bruised)

전복

Rollover / Capsize / Overturn

전복

Overthrow / Be overthrown / Invade / Conquer (ex - 그들은 정부 전복을 꾀했다 - They plotted to overthrow the government)

꾀하다

To plot / To scheme / To hatch a plan (plot)

동창

Alumnus / Alumna / Classmates

깨우다

Wake up / Awaken (literally) (ex - 깨워 주세요 - Please wake me up)

이왕

Since we… / Since you… (ex - 이왕 하는 거 제대로 하자 - Since we are doing it, let’s do it right / properly)

복스럽다

Pleasantly plump / Cute fat

설사

Diarrhea

침실용 탁자

A nightstand

도끼

Axe

이직

Change Jobs

압도하다

To overwhelm / To overpower

중계

Broadcast / Telecast / Relay

체급

Weight Class / Weight Division

식중독

Food Poisoning

역대급

The greatest of all time

최선

The best way / The best plan

소설책

Novel (book)

어쩌다가(부정 표현)

How did things end up this way ?(Negative expression)

뷔페

Buffet

출생 증명서

Birth certificate

걸다

To hang (up) (ex - 그림을 걸 거예요 - I will hang the painting (up)

봉사

Volunteer / Service / Serve

냉철하다

To be realistic / To be level headed / To be cold hearted / To be dispassionate / To be cool headed

손아귀

Grip / Clutches of ones hands (ex - 손아귀 힘이 세시겠다 - His grip strength must be incredible)

순식간

In an Instant / Quickly (ex - 순식간에 도착할 수 있어 - You can arrive in an instant / quickly)

선전

Advertisement / Commercial / Publicity / Advertise / Propaganda

단점(들)

Disadvantage(s) / Flaw(s) / Shortcoming(s) / Drawback(s) / Demerit(s)

백오십만

1.5 Million

십오만

150 Thousand

염색

Dyeing / Dye / Color (ex - 머리 염색 - Hair Dye)

조만간

In the near future / Soon / Shortly

따라가다

Keep up (with) / Go after / Catch up (with) / Follow / Accompany (ex - 강아지 못 따라가 - I can’t keep up with the dog)

간장

Soy Sauce

다지다

1.Tramp / Stomp (on something)

2.Lay the foundation / Base for something

3.Brace oneself

다지다

To mince / To Ground (Grind) / To finely chop up (something) (ex 다진 소고기 - Ground beef)

갈다

Change / Replace / Renew

보리

Barley

상기시키다

Remind (sb about something) (ex : 상기시켜줄게 - I’ll remind you)

취준하다

To job hunt / To look for a job / To prepare for getting a job

사비로

At ones own expense / With one‘s own money

보증

Warranty (ex 핸드폰 보증 - Hand phone warranty)

백만

A million

십만

A hundred thousand

천만

Ten Million

억

One hundred million

승모근

Trapezius muscle / Traps

탈출하다

Escape / Narrowly avoid

공학

Engineering

아무데도

Anywhere (ex - 아무데도 안가요 - I’m not going anywhere)

우체통

Mailbox

위염

Gastri

소화불량

Indigestion / Dyspepsia

연비

Fuel efficiency / Gas Mileage