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104 most common Koreaans words
with examples and translations

High-frequency vocabulary every Koreaans learner should know in their first 30 days. Each entry includes the word, romanization, an English translation, and a short example sentence in Koreaans. Use this list as a reference, then move the words into daily practice with the AI tutor inside Lingo Practice.

Showing 104 entries for Koreaans.

#	Koreaans	Romanization	English	Example
1	안녕하세요	annyeonghaseyo	hello (polite)	안녕하세요, 잘 지내세요? Hello, how are you?
2	안녕히 가세요	annyeonghi gaseyo	goodbye (to person leaving)	안녕히 가세요, 또 만나요. Goodbye, see you again.
3	안녕히 계세요	annyeonghi gyeseyo	goodbye (to person staying)	먼저 가요, 안녕히 계세요. I'm leaving first, goodbye.
4	감사합니다	gamsahamnida	thank you (formal)	도와주셔서 감사합니다. Thank you for helping me.
5	고마워요	gomawoyo	thank you (polite)	정말 고마워요. Thank you very much.
6	천만에요	cheonmaneyo	you're welcome	—고마워요. —천만에요. —Thank you. —You're welcome.
7	죄송합니다	joesonghamnida	I'm sorry (formal)	늦어서 죄송합니다. I'm sorry I'm late.
8	미안해요	mianhaeyo	I'm sorry (polite)	정말 미안해요. I'm really sorry.
9	네	ne	yes	네, 알겠어요. Yes, I understand.
10	아니요	aniyo	no	아니요, 괜찮아요. No, it's fine.
11	저	jeo	I (humble)	저는 한국 사람이에요. I am Korean.
12	나	na	I (casual)	나도 가요. I'm going too.
13	당신	dangsin	you	당신의 이름은 무엇입니까? What is your name?
14	그	geu	he	그는 제 형이에요. He is my older brother.
15	그녀	geunyeo	she	그녀는 의사예요. She is a doctor.
16	우리	uri	we / our	우리 집에 와요. Come to our house.
17	무엇	mueot	what	이것은 무엇이에요? What is this?
18	누구	nugu	who	그 사람은 누구예요? Who is that person?
19	어디	eodi	where	화장실은 어디예요? Where is the bathroom?
20	언제	eonje	when	언제 와요? When are you coming?
21	왜	wae	why	왜 안 왔어요? Why didn't you come?
22	어떻게	eotteoke	how	어떻게 가요? How do I get there?
23	얼마	eolma	how much	얼마예요? How much is it?
24	있다	itda	to exist / to have	시간이 있어요. I have time.
25	없다	eopda	to not exist / not have	돈이 없어요. I don't have money.
26	이다	ida	to be	저는 학생이에요. I am a student.
27	하다	hada	to do	지금 뭐 해요? What are you doing now?
28	가다	gada	to go	학교에 가요. I'm going to school.
29	오다	oda	to come	여기로 와요. Come here.
30	보다	boda	to see / to watch	영화를 봤어요. I watched a movie.
31	알다	alda	to know	잘 모르겠어요. I don't really know.
32	말하다	malhada	to speak / to say	천천히 말해 주세요. Please speak slowly.
33	먹다	meokda	to eat	밥을 먹어요. I'm eating rice/a meal.
34	마시다	masida	to drink	물을 마셔요. I drink water.
35	자다	jada	to sleep	이제 자야 해요. I have to sleep now.
36	일하다	ilhada	to work	회사에서 일해요. I work at a company.
37	좋아하다	joahada	to like	커피를 좋아해요. I like coffee.
38	하나	hana	one (native)	하나 주세요. Please give me one.
39	둘	dul	two (native)	두 사람이에요. We are two people.
40	셋	set	three (native)	세 시에 만나요. Let's meet at three.
41	넷	net	four (native)	네 개 있어요. There are four.
42	다섯	daseot	five (native)	다섯 시에 시작해요. It starts at five.
43	여섯	yeoseot	six (native)	여섯 시에 일어나요. I wake up at six.
44	일곱	ilgop	seven (native)	일곱 시쯤이에요. It's around seven o'clock.
45	여덟	yeodeol	eight (native)	여덟 명이에요. There are eight people.
46	아홉	ahop	nine (native)	아홉 살이에요. I'm nine years old.
47	열	yeol	ten (native)	열 분 있어요. There are ten minutes.
48	월요일	woryoil	Monday	월요일에 만나요. Let's meet on Monday.
49	화요일	hwayoil	Tuesday	화요일에 수업이 있어요. On Tuesday I have class.
50	수요일	suyoil	Wednesday	오늘은 수요일이에요. Today is Wednesday.
51	목요일	mogyoil	Thursday	목요일에 도착해요. I arrive Thursday.
52	금요일	geumyoil	Friday	금요일에 떠나요. We leave Friday.
53	토요일	toyoil	Saturday	토요일 오후에요. It's Saturday afternoon.
54	일요일	iryoil	Sunday	일요일에 쉬어요. On Sundays I rest.
55	오늘	oneul	today	오늘은 더워요. Today is hot.
56	어제	eoje	yesterday	어제 영화를 봤어요. Yesterday I watched a movie.
57	내일	naeil	tomorrow	내일 또 만나요. Let's meet again tomorrow.
58	지금	jigeum	now	지금 바빠요. I'm busy now.
59	나중에	najunge	later	나중에 전화할게요. I'll call you later.
60	항상	hangsang	always	항상 정시에 와요. I always come on time.
61	물	mul	water	물 주세요. Water, please.
62	음식	eumsik	food	한국 음식을 좋아해요. I like Korean food.
63	커피	keopi	coffee	커피 한 잔 주세요. One coffee, please.
64	빵	ppang	bread	아침에 빵을 먹어요. I eat bread in the morning.
65	집	jip	house / home	집에 가요. I'm going home.
66	일	il	work / one / day	일이 많아요. I have a lot of work.
67	시간	sigan	time	시간이 없어요. I don't have time.
68	돈	don	money	돈이 없어요. I don't have money.
69	친구	chingu	friend	친구를 만나요. I'm meeting a friend.
70	가족	gajok	family	우리 가족은 네 명이에요. My family is four people.
71	아버지	abeoji	father	아버지는 회사원이에요. My father is an office worker.
72	어머니	eomeoni	mother	어머니는 요리를 잘해요. My mother cooks well.
73	형	hyeong	older brother (of male)	형은 서울에 있어요. My older brother is in Seoul.
74	오빠	oppa	older brother (of female)	우리 오빠는 키가 커요. My older brother is tall.
75	누나	nuna	older sister (of male)	누나는 의사예요. My older sister is a doctor.
76	언니	eonni	older sister (of female)	언니랑 같이 가요. I'll go with my older sister.
77	동생	dongsaeng	younger sibling	동생은 학생이에요. My younger sibling is a student.
78	도시	dosi	city	서울은 큰 도시예요. Seoul is a big city.
79	나라	nara	country	어느 나라에서 왔어요? What country are you from?
80	가게	gage	shop / store	가게는 여덟 시에 닫아요. The shop closes at eight.
81	식당	sikdang	restaurant	맛있는 식당을 알아요. I know a good restaurant.
82	호텔	hotel	hotel	호텔이 가까워요. The hotel is nearby.
83	역	yeok	station	역까지 걸어가요. I'm walking to the station.
84	공항	gonghang	airport	공항에 도착했어요. I arrived at the airport.
85	크다	keuda	to be big	집이 커요. The house is big.
86	작다	jakda	to be small	작은 강아지가 있어요. There's a small puppy.
87	좋다	jota	to be good	좋은 생각이에요. That's a good idea.
88	나쁘다	nappeuda	to be bad	날씨가 나빠요. The weather is bad.
89	새롭다	saeropda	to be new	새 차를 샀어요. I bought a new car.
90	오래되다	oraedoeda	to be old (things)	오래된 책이에요. It's an old book.
91	빨갛다	ppalgata	to be red	차가 빨개요. The car is red.
92	파랗다	parata	to be blue	하늘이 파래요. The sky is blue.
93	하얗다	hayata	to be white	하얀 셔츠예요. It's a white shirt.
94	검다	geomda	to be black	검은 커피 주세요. Please give me black coffee.
95	도와주세요	dowajuseyo	please help	도와주세요! Please help!
96	모르겠어요	moreugesseoyo	I don't know	정말 모르겠어요. I really don't know.
97	이해 못해요	ihae mothaeyo	I don't understand	천천히요, 이해 못해요. Slowly please, I don't understand.
98	다시 말해 주세요	dasi malhae juseyo	say it again	다시 말해 주세요. Please say it again.
99	천천히	cheoncheonhi	slowly	천천히 말해 주세요. Please speak slowly.
100	영어	yeongeo	English (language)	영어 할 줄 알아요? Can you speak English?
101	한국어	hangugeo	Korean (language)	한국어를 배워요. I'm learning Korean.
102	주세요	juseyo	please give me	물 주세요. Water, please.
103	괜찮아요	gwaenchanayo	I'm okay / it's fine	괜찮아요? Are you okay?
104	물론이에요	mullonieyo	of course	물론이에요, 좋아요. Of course, that's fine.

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104 most common Koreaans wordswith examples and translations

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104 most common Koreaans words
with examples and translations