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104 most common 韩语 words
with examples and translations
High-frequency vocabulary every 韩语 learner should know in their first 30 days. Each entry includes the word, romanization, an English translation, and a short example sentence in 韩语. Use this list as a reference, then move the words into daily practice with the AI tutor inside Lingo Practice.
Showing 104 entries for 韩语.
| # | 韩语 | 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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