TTMIK Core 2

혼자

alone

정말

really

만나다

to meet

입다

to wear

팔다

to sell

을/를

Marks the object of the sentence, that a transitive verb is acting upon. Can frequently be dropped when the context is clear, and should be used if the object is far away from the verb in the sentence.

그리고

And, and then

used for linking chains of things and whole phrases

그래서

Therefore, so

음식

Food

많이

a lot, many (used as an adverb)

자주

Often

잃어버리다

To lose something

하고

and or with

Used like a particle and attached after noun without a space

랑/이랑

and or with

Attached like a particle

a bit more colloquial and casual, not often used in formal settings

가티

Together

use after 하고 or 랑/이랑 to emphasize the meaning of “with”

일요일

Sunday

월요일

Monday

화요일

Tuesday

수요일

Wednesday

목요일

Thursday

금요일

Friday

토요일

Saturday

무슨

What

그렇지만

but, however

emphasizes contrast between two clauses

kind of formal, less used in every day speech

그런데

but, however, or and (depending on context)

Can use to contrast OR link phrases

피곤하다

To be tired

어젯밤

Last night

일찍

Early

늦게

Late

한테

to or from someone (can be used for animals too)

한테서

from someone

에게

to or from someone, quite formal and not used in normal speech

에게서

from someone, quite formal and not used in normal speech

주다

to give

받다

to receive

has a bunch of other meanings too including endure, hold, suffer…

듣다 (irr → 들어요)

to hear

보내다

to send

시

counter for hours, when telling time

use korean numbers

분

counter for minutes

use sino numbers

반

half, can be used instead of 삼십 분 when telling time

정각

sharp, when telling time

몇

how many

지금 몇 시예요?

What time is it?

매일

every day

출근하다

to go to work

내일

tomorrow

수업

class (school)

끝나다

to finish

오전

AM - put before the hour

오후

PM - put before the hour

개

counter for things and objects

can be used to replace other rarely used counters, but not for common ones

명

counter for people

you can also use 사람 if it’s just a few people

병

counter for bottles

마리

counter for animals

대

counter for cars, punches (?)

권

counter for books

장

counter for paper, pages, tickets

소풍

Picnic

잤다

to go to bed

비

rain

눈

Snow

수영

Swimming

은행

bank

취미

hobby

태어나다

to be born

나이

age

직장

workplace

직업

job, occupation, career

사는 곳

place of living

가족

family

친척

relatives, extended family

대학생

university student

고등학생

high school student

중학생

middle school student

초등학생

elementary school student

월

month

write the Arabic numeral for the month before, read in sino number

몇 월 며칠이에요? [며둴 며칠…]

what is the date?

일

day, sun

방학

school vacation

도

Particle that means “also”

Replaces any other particles that would otherwise come after a noun

만

only

Add after a noun or noun-form verb

조금 (oft pronounced 쫌)

A little bit

Can also kind of ironically mean “a lot” if the listener has context

정말

really, truly

진짜

Really, a lot

Less formal

아주

very, quite

most often used in writing, not speaking

별로

Not really, not particularly

Only used with negative sentences

전혀

Not at all

Must be used with a negative sentence

Mostly used in writing

하나도

Not at all, not even one

Must be used with a negative sentence

Mostly used in speaking only

빨라다

To be fast

멀다

To be far away

비싸다

To be expensive

못

can’t

place before a normally conjugated verb

ㅅ often is pronounced as ㄴ

운전하다

to drive

읽다

to read

치다

to play

has a ton of meanings including playing instrument, ball striking sports

kind of like 打

배우다

to learn

곧

soon

빠지다

to lose weight/hair/etc., to come off/out

밖

outside

잘

well (adverb)