Core Korean Adjectives and Opposites

Essential Qualities and Quantities

• 좋다: to be good

• 나쁘다: to be bad

• 많다: to be much

• 적다: to be a little

• 싸다: to be cheap

• 비싸다: to be expensive

Physical Dimensions and Proximity

• 크다: to be big

• 작다: to be small

• 멀다: to be far

• 가깝다: to be near

• 높다: to be high

• 낮다: to be low

• 길다: to be long

• 짧다: to be short

• 두껍다: to be thick

• 얇다: to be thin

• 넓다: to be spacious

• 좁다: to be narrow

Dynamic Properties and Strength

• 빠르다: to be fast

• 느리다: to be slow

• 가볍다: to be light

• 무겁다: to be heavy

• 강하다: to be strong

• 약하다: to be weak

Climate and Sensory Perception

• 덥다: to be hot (weather)

• 춥다: to be cold (weather)

• 뜨겁다: to be hot (physical object)

• 차갑다: to be cold (physical object)

• 맑다: to be clear

• 흐리다: to be cloudy

• 시원하다: to be cool

• 따뜻하다: to be warm

General States and Environments

• 깨끗하다: to be clean

• 더럽다: to be dirty

• 밝다: to be bright

• 어둡다: to be dark

• 쉽다: to be easy

• 어렵다: to be difficult

• 바쁘다: to be busy

• 한가하다: to be relaxing