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Descriptive Verbs/Adjectives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 즐거워요 | It is fun; it makes me happy |
| 약 | about; approximately |
| 64세+이다 | to be 64 years old |
| 모두 | every; all |
| 거의 | almost non; hardly any often used with a negative verb, emphasizing the absence of something |
| 혼자 | alone; by oneself |
| 또 다른 | other; another; a different |
| 같다 | are like; seem like |
| 맛없다 | bad |
| 소박하다 | basic; simple; modest |
| 주의하다 | careful |
| 깨끗하다 | clean |
| 시원하다 | cool (as in refreshingly cool) |
| 기쁘다 | glad; happy |
| 중요하다 | important |
| 친절하다 | nice; kind; friendly |
| 좁다 | narrow; small |
| 깔끔하다 | neat; clean; tidy |
| 작다 | small |
| smart | 똑똑하다 |
| 어리다 | young |
| 아름답다 | beautiful; scenic Used for locations |
| 예쁘다 | beautiful; pretty Used for people or things. |
| 가장 좋다 | best (=most good) |
| 최다 | best |
| 크다 | big |
| 검정색 ** | black |
| 심심하다 | feel bored |
| 지루하다 | boring; dull |
| 둘 다 ** | both of us |
| 밝다 | bright |
| 맑다 | clear |
| 영국식 | |
| 취소하다 | cancel |
| 싸다 | cheap |
| 쌀쌀하다 | chilly (weather) |
| 깨끗하다 | clean |
| 구름이 끼다 | cloudy |
| 춥다 | cold |
| 편안해요 | comfortable |
| 편리하다 | convenient |
| 멋있다 | tasty; delicious; looks cool; stylish |
| 선선하다 | Cool (weather) |
| 다르다 | different |
| 어렵다 | difficult |
| 더럽다 | dirty |
| 섭섭하다 | feel disappointed |
| 실망하다 | disappointed |
| 차려입다 | well dressed; dolled up; dressed up; smart |
| 쉽다 | easy |
| 알기 쉽다 (for app) | easy to understand; user-friendly |
| 열여덟 살 (from 열여덟 살다) ** | eighteen years old |
| 모든 ** | every; all |
| 비싸다 | expensive |
| 멀다 | far 거리가 멀다=the distance is far |
| 슬퍼하다 | feel sad (someone else's emotional state) |
| 졸리다 | feel sleepy |
| 즐거우다 | Feel happy (in yourself) |
| 맞다 | correct; fit; suit |
| 무료 공짜 | Free; no charge 오늘 사과 5개를 사세요. 그럼 하나는 공짜예요=buy five apples today and get one free. |
| 한국산 | from Korea; Korean (foods/products) |
| 재미있다 | fun; interesting |
| 기쁘다 | glad |
| 잘하다 잘 하다 | good; be good at |
| 멋있다 | handsome; nice-looking; stylish 멋있게 차려입은=smartly dressed, nicely dressed |
| 행복하다 | happy 친구들과 모여서 정말 행복한 시간을 보냈어요=I had a very happy time with my friends. |
| 힘들다 | hard; difficult |
| 배 고프다 | hungry; literally "my tummy is hungry" |
| 덥다 | hot |
| 중요하다 | important |
| 불편하다 | inconvenient; inconvenient to live |
| 모자라다 | insufficient; not enough |
| 흥미롭다 | interesting |
| 아니다 | is not |
| 일반적이에요 | standard; common practice |
| 같다 | it's the same; it appears that; it seems like... |
| <verb/noun>기만 하면 돼요 | just; it is enough; all that's needed is; all you have to do is |
| 친절하다 | nice |
| 착하다 | kind |
| 길다 | long |
| 단정하다 | well-dressed (옷) |
| 가깝다 | near; close |
| 가까우다 | nearby |
| 새로우다 새 ** (abbreviation before noun) | new |
| 다음 ** | next |
| 별로** | not really; pretty awful; not particularly used with negatives to express dislike or dissatisfaction. Use with 이다 -> 별로예요=It's really not great / It's pretty awful |
| 괜찮다 | OK; fine |
| 지난 | last; past 지난 주말=last weekend |
| 꼭+<verb> | Please; be sure to; must 꼭 emphasises the verb "to please" |
| 빨가다 | red |
| 느긋하다 | relaxed; unhurried (people) |
| 편안하다 | relaxed pace; unhurried; |
| 편안하다 | relaxed feeling; comfortable |
| 남으다 | remain |
| 답하다 | reply; respond; answer |
| 예약하다 | reserve; make a reservation; book |
| 예매하다 | book (tickets, etc) |
| 섭섭하다 | sad; disappointed (from separation) |
| 슬프다 | sad |
| 짜다 | salty |
| 짧다 | short (not height) |
| 키가 작다 | short (height) |
| 하나도** | Single Often used in negative ...not... a single ... |
| 졸리다 | sleepy |
| 좁다 | narrow; small |
| 스마트 ** | clever; smart (noun) |
| 몇 개 몇 가지 | some; a few When talking about types or kinds of things, 몇 가지 sounds more natural than 몇 개. |
| 넓다 | wide; spacious |
| 특별하다 | special |
| 맵다 매운 ** | spicy (chilli, etc) |
| 이러하다 | it's like this 이러한=이런=such, this (이런 is more natural in speech) |
| 커다 | big 키가 커다=height big=tall =키 큰 |
| 맛있다 | tasty; delicious |
| 거의 없다 | little; hardly any; almost none |
| 피곤하다 | tired |
| 시다 | sour |
| 달다 | sweet |
| 포장** | take-away; take-out; to go 이 음식을 포장해 주세요=Can I take this food to go? Do not forget the 음식 – to take out food – as it is too vague otherwise. (take away, take out) |
| 파랗다 | blue |
| 불편하다 | uncomfortable |
| 따뜻하다 | warm (temperature) |
| 살갑다 | warm and affectionate; friendly in a close way |
| 하얗다 | white |
| 젊다 어리다 | young 젊다 for adults; 어리다 for children |
| 멋지다 | wonderful; stylish; impressive |
| 가깝다 | close In relationship, distance, or time |
| 춥다 | Cold (weather, feeling) weather or how person feels due to cold temperatures |
| 어렵다 | difficult |
| 부지런하다 | diligent 동생은 매일 6시에 일어나는 부지런한 사람이에요=My little brother is a diligent person who gets up at 6 o’clock every day. |
| 발견하다 | discover (a factual event); notice (a factual event) |
| 알게 되다 | find out; Discover; get to know |
| 집안일을 하다 | do the housework |
| 이루어지다 | done; accomplished; completed |
| 졸다 | doze off; nod off |
| 그리다 | Draw (a sketch); paint (a painting) |
| 마시다 | drink if the last item in a list is food, just use EAT. If it is a drink, use DRINK. |
| 운전하다 | drive |
| 몰다 | drive (a car) 차를 몰다 = to drive a car (just the act of driving) 차를 몰고 가다 = to drive a car to somewhere |
| 먹다 | eat |
| 드시다 | eat (honorific) |
| 끝나다 | end; finish |
| 들어오다 | enter; come in |
| 들어가다 | enter; go in; go home |
| 장착하다 | equip; install; mount (technical/formal) |
| 설치하다 | equip; install; mount; setting up; asssembling (colloquial word) |
| 달다 | equip; install; mount; setting up; asssembling conversational alternative that can be used depending on the situation. |
| 주고받다 | exchange (gifts, etc); give and receive |
| 운동하다 | exercise |
| 채워주다 | fill (someone's glass, etc) |
| 충전하다 | recharge sounds unnatural for drinks |
| 찾다 | find 버스 정류장에서 제 우산을 찾았어요=I found my umbrella at the bus stop. |
| 알게되다 | find out; realize; learn |
| 수리하다 | fix; repair Only used for physical repair. You cannot use it to mean "correcting" a habit or text. |
| 고치다 | Fix; repair colloquial, Used for repairing objects (car, laptop), fixing habits (버릇을 고치다), or correcting mistakes/documents |
| 착하다 | nice 착하다 - 저는 착한 사람을 좋아해요. I like nice people. |
| 괜찮다 | ok; fine It means something is okay or acceptable. It sounds neutral to slightly positive. |
| 열리다 | be open; event occurs (passive) this is how you say an event occurs - it opens. When listing schedules or events, Korean naturally uses “there is/are (있어요)” rather than “be held (열려요)” |
| 열다 | open |