Korean Words

seonsaengnim (선생님) (sounds like sawn-sang-nim)

Teacher/sir/mister

ajumma 아줌마 (sounds like ahh-ju-ma)

married, woman aged 40-60 madame

ajeossi 아저씨 (sounds like ahh-joe-shē)

married, middle-aged man mister

-nida -니다 (sounds like knee-dah)

to be

-hada/-hamnida -핟/-합니다 -haeyo —해ㅛ (sounds like hah-dah/hahm-knee-dah/hā-yō)

to do do something (friendly honorific)

bam 밤 (sounds like bam)

night

yeppeo/yeppeuda/yeppeoyo 예뻐/예쁘다/예쁘요 (sounds like yeh-poh/yeh-poo-da/yeh-poo-yō)

pretty

geureom 그럼 (sounds like crum)

right of course naturally

maja/majayo/maj-subnida 마자-마자ㅛ/맞숩니다 (sounds like maj-sumnida)

that's right

keuge 크게 (sounds like kuh-ge)

big/large loud

chaj-a 찾아 (sounds like cha-ja)

find

sagi 사기 (sounds like sa-ghē)

scam fraud

buteo 부터 (sounds like bu-toe)

from/since until up to

eonje buteo 언제 부터 (sounds like ōwn-je bu-toe)

since when

jebal 제발 (sounds like che-bile)

please

juseyo 주세요 (sounds like jū-sā-yō)

please give me

geogjeongma/geogjeong hajima 걱정마/걱정 하지마 (sounds like coke jung ma/coke jung ha-ji-ma)

don't worry

jeongmal 정만 (sounds like chōng-mīle)

really

geojismal 거짓말 (sounds like go jis ma)

lie

hal suga eobseo 할스가 법서 (sounds like hal suga op-sō)

I can't do it

amugeosdo 아무것도 (sounds like ahmu-gōh-tōh)

nothing

nega/niga 네가/니가 (sounds like neh-ga/knee-ga)

you

naega (내가) (sounds like nay-ga)

I

sagwa 사과 (sounds like sah-gwah)

apology

sigsa gamsahabnida 식사 감사합니다 (sounds like shig-saw kahm-samnida)

thank you for the meal

hangug-eo 한국어 (sounds like han-goo-gō)

Korean

eobseo/eobseoyo 없어/없어요 (sounds like ahb-saw/ahb-saw-yō)

nothing don't have does not exist

wonhada 원하다 (sounds like wahn-ada)

want

jalmeog-eulge 잘먹을게 (sounds like chal-mōgul-geh)

I'll eat well

cheoleom 처럼 (sounds like chō-rōm)

like, as in like a flower

eodi 어디 (sounds like ōh-dē)

where

neomu 너무 (sounds like nōh-moo)

so too

neomu yeppeo 너무 예뻐 (sounds like nōh-moo yeh-pōh)

so pretty

aju 아주 (sounds like ah-ju)

quite very (positive - ex: very happy) too

neoman 너만 (sound like nōh-mahn)

only you

wanjeonghi 완전히 (sounds like wan-joe-ni)

totally completely

johgessda 좋겠다 (sounds like choketta)

that will be great or good

joa-ayo/joa-heyo/joahamnida

I like it (object or person)

apeunde/apayo baega apayo

hurts (my) stomach hurts

chulte

absolutely

chulte andwae

absolutely no

isseo 있어 (sounds like ē-sōh)

to be to exist to have

sip-eo 싶어 (sounds like sip-ē-ō) meokgo sipeo shego sipeo jago sipeo

want to___; I want to do___ I want to eat I want to rest I want to sleep

ieossda 이었다 (sounds like ē-ō-tah)

was were

ani-eyo

it's nothing no problem

hamkke 함께 (sounds like ham-kay)

together

haengboghae

I'm happy

gippeum

joy happiness

haggyo

school

da-eumeo/da-eumbeon (sounds like tal-me)

next time

molla/bulla

I don't know

saeng-gaghae

to think

deul-eo oseyo (sounds like tru-a)

come on in

dasi/tasi (sounds like dashi/tashi)

again

bae go pa

I'm hungry

jal gayo

go well

neo

you

jeonyeog

dinner

amugeosdo 아무것도 (sounds like ah-muh-gōte-dōh)

anything nothing

amudedo gajima

don't go anywhere

naga/nagaseyo

get out

ma-si-eottae

how does it taste?

gamsahae/gamsahaeyo

thank you

oseyo

welcome

jib

house

silh-eo 싫어 (sounds like shiro)

I don't want to I don't like it hate

jaga

self

ma-eum

heart feelings

maemi/maeumi

my heart

gajang

most

masida masyeo

drink drink it

meogda meogja

eat let's eat

yeo chin

girlfriend

nam chin

boyfriend

jaljayo

sleep well goodnight

himdeun il

struggle hardest

himdeureo

I'm having a hard time with...

nal chaj-ajwo

find me

mas

flavor

jan (sounds like chaan)

glass

igeo

this

gapsi

price

pyeha (sounds like pay-ya)

your majesty

piryeo eobseo

I don't need it

piryeo

need

boyeo

see

najung-e

later afterwards

dwilo

backwards

-hae

do it

kronika

of course

-seyo

ask someone to do something

deoleun

dirty

shipeo/sipe-o hago sipeo

I want to do it I want to do ____ (put noun before phrase)

oneul

today

-imnida -imnika

it is. it is?

silsu

mistake

eod-eul

get

sil

room

hwajangsil yeoja hwajangsil

bathroom women"s bathroom

hwajangsil i eodiya

Where is the bathroom?