Korean Level 1 word list
All 252 Korean Level 1 words, grouped by topic. Every entry shows the romanisation, the English meaning and an example sentence — click any word for its full page.
252 words · 11 topics👪 People & Family
29 words
아빠
appa
dad; father
엄마
eomma
mom; mother
아들
adeul
son
딸
ttal
daughter
선생님
seonsaengnim
teacher
친구
chingu
friend
씨
ssi
Mr.; sir
학생
haksaeng
student
의사
uisa
doctor
사람
saram
person; people
이름
ireum
name
언니
eonni
older sister
여동생
yeodongsaeng
younger sister
오빠
oppa
older brother
남동생
namdongsaeng
younger brother
아이
ai
child
남자
namja
man
여자
yeoja
woman
여러분
yeoreobun
everyone
그것
geugeot
it
다른 사람
dareun saram
other people
할머니
halmeoni
paternal grandmother
아버지
abeoji
father
할아버지
harabeoji
grandfather
가족
gajok
family
아기
agi
baby
부모님
bumonim
parents
형
hyeong
older brother (of a male)
누나
nuna
older sister (of a male)
❓ Pronouns & Questions
17 words🍚 Food & Drink
25 words
밥
bap
cooked rice
차
cha
tea
사과
sagwa
apple
과일
gwail
fruit
물
mul
water
컵
keop
cup; glass
식당
sikdang
restaurant
먹다
meokda
to eat
마시다
masida
to drink
우유
uyu
milk
커피
keopi
coffee
맛있다
masitda
delicious
빵
ppang
bread
바나나
banana
banana
주스
juseu
juice
김치
gimchi
kimchi
고기
gogi
meat
라면
ramyeon
ramen; instant noodles
김밥
gimbap
gimbap (seaweed rice roll)
치킨
chikin
fried chicken
콜라
kolla
cola
아이스크림
aiseukeurim
ice cream
딸기
ttalgi
strawberry
채소
chaeso
vegetable
소금
sogeum
salt
📍 Places & Travel
19 words
집
jip
home; house
학교
hakgyo
school
중국
jungguk
China
안
an
inside; in
위
wi
on; above; top
아래
arae
below; under; bottom
앞
ap
front; in front
뒤
dwi
back; behind
에 있다
e itda
at; in; to be at
버스
beoseu
bus
교실
gyosil
classroom
회사
hoesa
company
방
bang
room
문
mun
door; gate
옆
yeop
beside; next to
밖
bak
outside
나라
nara
country
층
cheung
building; floor
도서관
doseogwan
library
📦 Things & Objects
13 words💪 Body & Health
9 words🏃 Actions & Verbs
45 words
하다
hada
to do; to make
보다
boda
to look; to watch; to read
듣다
deutda
to listen
쓰다
sseuda
to write
읽다
ikda
to read (aloud)
가다
gada
to go
오다
oda
to come
사다
sada
to buy
살다
salda
to live (somewhere)
앉다
anda
to sit; to take (transport)
좋아하다
joahada
to like
알다
alda
to know (someone)
공부하다
gongbuhada
to study; to learn
싶다
sipda
to want (to do); to think
말하다
malhada
to speak; to talk
자다
jada
to sleep
있다
itda
to have; there is
이다
ida
to be
주세요
juseyo
please (do/give)
일하다
ilhada
to work; job
사랑하다
saranghada
to love
주다
juda
to give
닫다
datda
to close; to shut
들어가다
deureogada
to enter
만나다
mannada
to meet
괜찮다
gwaenchanta
to go; okay
같이 가다
gachi gada
to accompany
타다
tada
to ride
받다
batda
to receive
이야기하다
iyagihada
to talk; to discuss
찾다
chatda
to get; to fetch
열다
yeolda
to open
울다
ulda
to cry
기다리다
gidarida
to wait
죄송하다
joesonghada
sorry; to apologize
되다
doeda
to become
감사하다
gamsahada
to thank
배우다
baeuda
to learn
서다
seoda
to stand
만들다
mandeulda
to make
모르다
moreuda
to not know
가르치다
gareuchida
to teach
내리다
naerida
to get off (a vehicle)
도착하다
dochakada
to arrive
싫어하다
sireohada
to dislike
✨ Describing Words
25 words
크다
keuda
big
작다
jakda
small
좋다
jota
good; fine
많다
manta
many; much
아주
aju
very
너무
neomu
too; extremely
키가 작다
kiga jakda
short (height)
짧다
jjalda
short (length)
배고프다
baegopeuda
hungry
나쁘다
nappeuda
bad; broken
노란색
noransaek
yellow
낮다
natda
low
빠르다
ppareuda
fast
파란색
paransaek
blue
초록색
choroksaek
green
어렵다
eoryeopda
difficult
쉽다
swipda
easy
재미있다
jaemiitda
interesting
진짜
jinjja
real; genuine
맛없다
maseopda
not tasty; bad-tasting
재미없다
jaemieopda
boring; not fun
따뜻하다
ttatteuthada
warm
착하다
chakhada
kind; good-natured
무겁다
mugeopda
heavy
목마르다
mongmareuda
thirsty
🔗 Grammar & Phrases
23 words
없어요
eopseoyo
not (have); there isn't
-습니까?
-seumnikka?
question particle (polite question ending)
-는요?
-neunyo?
and…? (question particle)
의
ui
possessive particle
하고
hago
and; with
안녕히 가세요
annyeonghi gaseyo
goodbye
감사합니다
gamsahamnida
thank you
천만에요
cheonmaneyo
you're welcome
죄송합니다
joesonghamnida
sorry
괜찮아요
gwaenchanayo
it's okay; no problem
여보세요
yeoboseyo
hello (on the phone)
에서
eseo
from
같이
gachi
together
다시
dasi
again
아
a
interjection; ah
을/를
eul/reul
object marker
더
deo
even more
시간이 있다
sigani itda
there's still time
로
ro
with; by means of
이/가
i/ga
by; from (marks the doer)
에
e
at; in
와/과
wa/gwa
and; with
그리고
geurigo
and; but
🔢 Numbers & Measure
23 words
하나
hana
one
둘
dul
two
셋
set
three
넷
net
four
다섯
daseot
five
여섯
yeoseot
six
일곱
ilgop
seven
여덟
yeodeol
eight
아홉
ahop
nine
열
yeol
ten
영
yeong
zero
원
won
won (unit of money)
살
sal
years old (age counter)
조금
jogeum
some; a little
두
du
two (before measure words)
백
baek
hundred
천
cheon
thousand
번
beon
time (occurrence)
시간
sigan
hour
명
myeong
counter for people
만
man
ten thousand
스무
seumu
twenty (before counters)
잔
jan
cup; glass (drink counter)
🕐 Time & Nature
24 words
월
wol
month
일
il
day; date
년
nyeon
year
시
si
o'clock
분
bun
minute
지금
jigeum
now
오늘
oneul
today
내일
naeil
tomorrow
어제
eoje
yesterday
오전
ojeon
morning (a.m.)
오후
ohu
afternoon
점심
jeomsim
noon; lunchtime
아침
achim
morning
저녁
jeonyeok
evening; night
반
ban
half
월요일
woryoil
Monday
화요일
hwayoil
Tuesday
수요일
suyoil
Wednesday
목요일
mogyoil
Thursday
금요일
geumyoil
Friday
토요일
toyoil
Saturday
일요일
iryoil
Sunday
주말
jumal
weekend
매일
maeil
every day
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