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1 것 A thing or an object
2 하다 To do
3 있다 To be
4 수 way, method, Number
5 하다 To do
6 나 I
7 없다 Do not exist, absent
8 않다 To not do
9 사람 Person
10 우리 we, our
11 그 He, That
12 아니다 To not be
13 보다 To try
14 거 thing
15 보다 To see
16 같다 To be similar
17 주다 To give, to do for a person
18 대하다 Face, confront
19 가다 To go
20 년 Year
21 한 One, a single
22 말 words,speaking
23 일 Work
24 이 A person, a man/woman
25 말하다 Speak
26 위하다 To do for the sake of
27 그러나 However or but still
28 오다 To come
29 알다 To know
30 씨 ~ Mr.
31 그렇다 That is right or yes.
32 크다 To be big, large
33 일 One day
34 사회 culture,society
35 많다 many, much
36 안 ~ not ~ + VERB
37 좋다 To be good
38 더 More
39 받다 Receive
40 그것 That thing
41 집 House
42 나오다 Come out
43 그리고 And or and then
44 문제 question,problem
45 그런 Such a
46 살다 To live
47 저 That
48 못하다 Be impossible
49 생각하다 To think
50 모르다 To not know
51 속 The inside
52 만들다 To make
53 데 Place, point, instance
54 앞 In front of, before
55 경우 A case or an instance
56 중 The center, the middle
57 어떤 What kind of, what sort of
58 잘 Well
59 그녀 She
60 먹다 Eat, chow down on
61 자신 one’s own self, one\’s own body
62 문화 culture
63 원 A unit of south korean money, KRW
64 생각 Thought
65 어떻다 how,what.. do you think of
66 명 Person counter
67 통하다 Run, lead; flow; go through
68 그러다 and so, and then, well
69 그러다 and so, and then, well
70 소리 A sound,noise
71 다시 Again
72 다른 Different
73 이런 Such, like this
74 여자 woman,female
75 개 Unit or piece
76 정도 grade,degree
77 다 All, everything
78 좀 A little
79 싶다 want,hope
80 보이다 see,catch sight of
81 가지다 To have or take or hold
82 함께 Together, with
83 아이 Child
84 지나다 pass,elapse,go on
85 많이 A lot
86 시간 Time
87 너 You
88 인간 A person, a human being
89 사실 The truth, a fact
90 나다 To be born
91 이렇다 Like this
92 어머니 Mom
93 눈 Eyes
94 뭐 Huh? (2) something
95 점 Store
96 의하다 To be due to, owing to
97 시대 An age,period
98 다음 Next
99 이러하다 Be this way, be like follows
100 누구 Who
101 곳 Place
102 여러 many,various
103 안 Inside
104 하나 One
105 세계 World
버리다 (following a verb) the verb\’s action

106
is over, perhaps in a sad way
107 위 The upper part, above
108 운동 Motion, movement
109 퍼센트 Percent
110 학교 School
111 자기 Oneself, number one, numerouno,

self
112 가장 Most
113 대통령 The president
114 가지 One of the kind or a sort
115 시작하다 To start,begin
116 바로 Right, correctly
117 어느 Some, a certain
118 그래서 And so accordingly
119 무엇 That thing,whatever
120 정부 Government
121 모든 Every one
122 번 Number, how many times
123 그거 That thing
124 돈 Money
125 국가 A state or a nation
126 그런데 But or however
127 날 Day
128 여기 A hobby
129 모두 Everybody
130 여성 Female
131 친구 A friend
132 마음 Heart
133 후 After
134 놓다 Put, place
135 관계 Connection or relation
136 아버지 Father
137 남자 Boy
138 어디 Where?
139 몸 body,physique
140 얼굴 Face
141 왜 Why?
142 나타나다 Come out, appear
143 지역 An area, region
144 다르다 Be different
145 모습 shape,body
146 물 Water
147 만나다 Meet
148 내다 produce something
149 보이다 show,let see

150 쓰다 To write
151 이것 This thing
152 없이 Without
153 이번 This time
154 길 Road
155 생활 lifestyle,livelihood
156 쓰다 Take (medicine)
157 뿐 only,alone,merely
사이 space between 2 points; the

158
relationship between 2 people
159 방법 Way, method
160 새롭다 To be new,novel
내다 to see through, to make it through

161
sth
162 앉다 To sit down
163 처음 First
164 손 The hand
165 몇 A few
166 그때 Then or at that time
167 과정 Process or course
168 삶 Life
169 갖다 To hold
170 찾다 seek,look for
171 특히 Especially
172 시 Time
173 이상 More than, above
174 지금 Now
175 나가다 To go out
176 이야기 Conversation, talk
177 교육 Education
178 사다 To buy, purchase
179 경제 Economy
180 아직 Still
181 잡다 seize,catch
182 같이 Together
183 선생님 Teacher
184 예술 Art, an art
185 서다 To stand
186 못 Cannot
187 역사 History
188 읽다 To read
189 결과 Result
190 내용 Contents
191 물론 Of course
192 책 A book
193 일어나다 To rise, get up
194 당신 Formal you
195 시장 market,fair
196 넣다 Put in, set in
197 중요하다 To be important,weighty
198 무슨 What, what kind of
199 느끼다 To feel
200 어렵다 To be hard, difficult
201 힘 Power
202 너무 Too much
203 나라 A country
204 부르다 To call
205 의미 A meaning, a sense
206 자리 seat,spot

207 밝히다 To light up
208 죽다 die,pass away
209 이미 Already
210 쪽 Way, direction
211 정치 Politics
212 국민 The people or a nationality
213 생명 Life
214 얘기 Story
215 학생 Student
216 연구 Research
217 엄마 Mamma
218 이름 Name
219 하나 One
220 내리다 Descend
221 사건 An event,incident
222 및 As well as
223 쉽다 To be easy
짓다 To make, build ; to form a line (a

224
group)
225 이유 Reason
226 필요하다 To need
227 글 words, a verse
228 생기다 arise,occur,happen
229 사용하다 To use
230 남편 Husband
231 밖 The outside
232 세상 The world,society
233 작다 Small
234 타다 Ride (bus)
235 대학 University
236 작품 A work of art
237 상황 State of things
238 가운데 In the middle
239 보내다 Send
240 즉 namely,that is to say
241 상태 condition,state
242 이후 After that
243 당시 At that time
244 문학 Literature
245 더욱 More and more
246 아주 Extremely
247 지방 A locality, district
248 밤 Night
249 높다 High
250 최근 Recently
251 채 As it is, no change
252 현실 Actuality, reality
253 환경 Environment
254 컴퓨터 Computer
255 먼저 First
256 다니다 Go to and from a aplace
257 얼마나 How many, how much
258 자체 one’s own body
259 열다 Open
260 머리 Head
261 묻다 to Ask
262 남다 Remain, be left over
263 부분 part,portion

264 기업 An enterprise or business
265 변화 Change, transformation
266 아들 son,baby
267 아 Oh dear
268 선거 An election
269 관하다 Refer to or be about
270 분 Minutes
271 그냥 Just because or in that condition
272 나누다 To divide
273 이용하다 To use, make use of
274 거의 Almost or nearly
275 곧 Soon
276 중심 The nucleus, the focus, the heart
277 활동 Activity
278 오늘 Today
279 서로 mutually,one another
280 관심 Concern or interest
281 역시 As expected, likewise
282 이거 This thing
283 애 A baby, or a slightly derogative word

for person
284 광고 Advertisement
285 나다 To come out, grow, spring up
286 방 A room
287 정신 mind,spirit
288 이르다 To reach, arrive, get at
289 이루다 Accomplish, complete
290 아침 Morning
291 웃다 To laugh, smile
292 현상 The present situation, state
293 기술 Art or technique or ability
294 전체 The whole, the entire section
295 그래 So or yes or that’s right
296 얻다 Get, obtain
297 아름답다 To be beautiful
298 끝 The end
299 민족 race,nation,people
300 간 The interval between
301 조사 investigation,inquiry
302 듯 To be like something
303 입 Mouth
304 뭐 Huh? (2) something
305 그대로 Like that
306 영화 A movie
307 필요 Need, requirement,necessity
308 줄 way,method
309 하늘 The sky
310 년대 Year
311 과학 Science
312 자연 Nature
313 정말 Really
314 구조 Construction or structure
315 결국 After all or in the end
316 밥 Rice, a meal
317 입다 To wear
318 오히려 Rather,preferably
319 프로그램 Program
320 네 Yes
321 이루어지다 Get accomplished, achieved

322 남 Others, other people
323 하루 A day
324 그림 A picture
325 적 The time,the occasion,when
326 터 one’s status, one’s lot
327 마시다 To drink
328 치다 to attack, assault
329 혼자 Alone
330 나가다 To advance, proceed, go forward
331 이제 Now
332 교수 Teaching or instruction
333 술 Alcohol
334 사랑 Love
335 전화 Telephone
336 끝나다 To draw to a close or to end
맞다 Be right, correct; to match, be fitting

337
for
338 아빠 Dad
339 걸리다 To be hung up or suspended
340 지키다 Protect, maintain
341 한번 Once
342 커피 Coffee
343 가슴 Chest
344 길다 To be long
바라보다 Look at, watch ; to look forward to,

345
hope for
346 알아보다 To investigate, examine, search
347 맛 Flavor
348 대부분 Most
349 산업 Industry
350 매우 Very
351 오르다 Go up, climb, ascend
352 음식 Food
353 표정 Facial expression, look
354 꼭 For sure
355 일부 A part, a portion
356 요즘 Recently, nowadays
357 계획 A plan or a project
358 느낌 Touch, feel
359 얼마 How many, how much
360 고개 The nape of the neck
361 성격 Personality ; character, nature
362 계속 Continuously
363 세기 Century
364 세우다 Stand up, erect
365 아내 Wife
366 가족 Family
367 현재 The present time, now, at present
368 세 Three
369 발전 Development
370 차 A vehicle, train/auto car
371 놀다 Play, amuse oneself
372 향하다 To face, look out on
관련 Relation or connection or

373
reference
374 형태 Form, shape
375 각 Each or every
376 도시 City
377 작업 Work
378 분위기 atmosphere,surroundings
379 그러하다 To be so or right
380 나이 Age
381 우선 First of all, before everything
382 믿다 Believe
383 바꾸다 change,exchange
384 낳다 To give birth
385 바 A thing, what
386 정보 information,intelligence
387 열리다 Open, be opened, be unlocked
388 좋아하다 To like, be fond of
389 그리다 Picture or draw a picture
390 만큼 Of that amount
391 배우다 To learn
392 시 Poetry, lines of verse
393 역할 A part, a role
394 옆 Next to
395 행동 Action, behavior
396 어 Oh, well, why
397 국내 Inside the country
398 비하다 Compare to
399 기관 An engine or a machine
400 입장 A position, situation
401 만하다 Be of the extent of
402 예 Example
403 아래 The bottom, the lower part
404 방식 A form, method, process
405 영향 Influence, consequences
406 그럼 Certainly or of course.
407 나서다 Come out, come forth
408 흐르다 Flow, stream
409 저 Uh, well, …
410 깊다 Deep
411 배 A boat (boating)
412 내 Inside
413 모양 A shape, form
414 산 A mountain
415 새 New
416 하지만 But, nevertheless

417 조건 condition,stipulation
418 문 Door
419 꽃 Flower
420 단계 A step, phase
421 올리다 Raise, lift up
422 그동안 During that time
423 교사 Instructor
424 갑자기 Suddenly
425 넘다 Cross or go across
426 지니다 Carry with, hold, possess
427 바람 Wind
428 잘하다 To do well
429 마을 Town
430 어리다 To be very young, juvenile
431 대표 Representative
432 가능성 Possibility
433 방향 Direction
434 대회 A great meeting
435 목소리 Voice
436 노래 Song
437 바다 Sea
438 힘들다 To be hard, difficult
439 공부 Study
440 움직이다 To move, stir
441 의원 A member
442 노력 Effort
443 전혀 entirely,utterly,completely
444 언니 Older sister
445 단체 A corps, a group
446 분 One part
447 알려지다 To become known
448 가능하다 To be possible
능력 Ability, capability, how much and

449
how well
450 주장하다 To assert,maintain
451 자식 one’s children
452 불 Fire
453 주민 inhabitants,dwellers
454 모으다 gather,get together
455 자료 materials,data
456 존재 Existence
457 학년 A school year
458 신문 A newspaper
459 가지다 Entertain or hold or have
460 이해하다 To understand
461 제품 Manufactured goods
462 분야 Field
463 선생 Teacher
464 사업 Business
465 행위 An act, deed, behavior
466 수준 Level
467 지난해 Last year
표현 Verbal expression, representation,

468
manifestation
469 기분 Mood
470 대 Era, period
471 젊다 To be young,youthful
472 옷 Clothes
473 기능 Function or functionality
474 순간 A moment,a second
475 전쟁 War
476 전 Before
477 꿈 A Dream
478 할머니 Grandmother
479 회의 A meeting, a conference
480 방송 Broadcast
481 이야기하다 To talk
482 나무 Tree
483 자다 To sleep
484 연극 drama,a play
485 마찬가지 The same
486 걷다 To walk
487 노동 Labor, work
488 이때 At this time, moment
489 과거 The past
490 가치 Price
491 시간 a Length of time (한시간 동안)
492 집단 A group, a collective body
493 현대 The present age, times
494 살펴보다 Watch closely
495 장관 A government cabinet minister
496 차이 difference,disparity
497 풀다 Untie, loosen ; to melt into
498 시절 season,time,occasion
499 물건 A thing
500 직접 Directly
501 개인 Private or individual
502 근데 But or however
503 발 Foot
504 작가 writer,author
505 효과 Effect, effectiveness
506 불교 Buddhism
507 끌다 Pull
508 대로 Like, according to
509 빨리 Quickly
510 시작되다 To begin,start
511 말다 Cease
512 설명하다 To explain
513 우주 The universe
514 시기 An opportunity,chance
515 마치 As though, as if
516 살 Years old
517 생산 1) production 2)birth
518 바라다 Wish, hope
519 강하다 To be strong or powerful
520 경험 Experience or undergo or suffer
521 음악 Music
522 최고 The best
523 나타내다 Show, display
524 아프다 To hurt
525 적다 To be small, few in number
526 비 Rain
527 고향 Hometown
528 놀라다 Be surprised
529 다양하다 To be various, diverse
530 울다 To cry, weep

531 농민 A farmer
532 은행 A bank
533 지내다 To pass, spend time
534 결혼 Marriage
535 법 A law, the law
536 소설 A novel, fiction story
537 예 Yes, certainly, right
538 오후 The afternoon
539 질서 Order, system
540 담다 Put in a bottle
541 모이다 Meet, assemble
542 시민 Residents of a city
543 회장 Chariman, the president
544 빠르다 Be fast, quick
545 스스로 On its own, of its own free will
546 아기 baby,infant
547 아저씨 Sir, calling an unknown male
548 옛날 Ancient times, antiquity
549 이날 Today, this day
550 제대로 As properly is suitable
551 달 The moon
552 던지다 To throw
553 참 really,truly
554 공간 Space or room
555 이곳 This place, here
556 마지막 Last, final
벌이다 (1) to plan to start a job/project (2)

557
to play a table game
558 병원 Hospital
559 자세 Position, posture
560 강조하다 Place empasis upon
561 경찰 The police
562 맡다 Take charge of
563 저녁 Evening
564 한편 One side, one way
565 그러면 If so or if that is the case
566 기자 A journalist
567 넓다 Broad
568 시험 A test
569 잠 Sleep
570 주로 principally,mainly
571 훨씬 By far, very much so
572 면 Side
573 통일 Unification
574 건강 Health
575 가깝다 Close
576 건물 Building
577 시설 establishment,institution
578 외국 A foreign country
579 밑 The bottom
580 어른 A man, an adult
581 주변 A circumference
582 대신 Instead of
583 원인 A cause,a factor
584 팔다 To sell
차례 (1) order,precedence (2) one time,

585
one round
586 군 An army
587 열심히 Enthusiastically,with zeal
588 일하다 To work, labor
재산 property,fortune, assets,

589
possessions
590 팀 Team
591 부모 Parents
592 약간 Somewhat
593 언어 language,speech
594 요구하다 To demand,claim,request
595 올라가다 To go up, ascend
596 첫 First
597 감독 The director
598 그날 That day or that same day
599 사실 Actually, really
600 자주 Always, constantly
601 당하다 Have, encounter
602 삼다 Make a thing of
603 약 About, approximately
604 기간 A period or a time or
605 담배 Tobacco
606 일으키다 Riase, get up; start, commence
607 일단 Temporarily
608 할아버지 Grandfather
조직 Organization (composition,

609
structure)
610 태어나다 To be born, see the light of day
611 공장 Construction site
612 벌써 Already
613 즐기다 Enjoy oneself,take pleasure,delight
614 지 since,from
615 환자 A patient
616 변하다 Change
617 사고 An accident
618 그래도 All the same
619 아무리 However much
620 맞추다 Adjust, adapt
621 쌀 Uncooked rice
622 일반 universal,common,usual
623 재미있다 interesting,fun
624 가르치다 To teach
625 대화 Conversation
626 막다 Stop, obstruct
627 올해 This year
628 형 An elder brother
629 달리 Differently
630 버리다 Throw away
631 붙이다 affix,put on
632 인물 A man, a person
633 늘 Always
634 모두 everything
635 전국 The whole country
636 마치다 Finish, complete
637 전 all,every
638 다만 Only, merely
639 도움 Help
640 가정 Famly
641 걸다 Hang up or suspend
642 빠지다 To fall into
643 멀다 To be far
644 버스 Bus
645 오늘날 These days, nowadays
646 잠시 For a little while
647 농업 Agriculture
648 대다 Put, place up to
649 식 form,style
650 의견 An opinion,a suggestion
651 무대 Stage
652 사진 Picture
653 주장 assertion,insistance
654 표현하다 To express, make known by saying
655 인하다 To be due to, caused by
656 이상하다 To be strange,queer
657 제일 The first
658 붙다 Stick, adhere to
659 아마 Probably
660 얘기하다 To tell a story
661 잇다 Join, connect
662 조금 A little
663 경기 Race or match or contest
664 목적 goal,purpose

665 태도 attitude,comportment
666 남성 Male
667 주위 The circumference,the girth
668 대책 Countermeasure
669 그만 That much or a little amount
670 발생하다 Originate, come from
671 다리 Leg
672 아무 anybody,everybody
673 어쩌다 By chance, accident
674 재료 stuff,material
675 각각 Each and every
676 결코 Never or by no means
옮기다 Move, transfer (2)(sickness)

677
communicate, transfer to
678 항상 Always
679 해 A year
680 잃다 To lose, to miss, to be deprived
681 자유 Freedom
682 책임 Responsibility
683 바뀌다 Be changed
684 비슷하다 To resemble
685 심하다 To be extreme,intense
686 경쟁 Competition or rivalry
687 사랑하다 To love
688 아니 No!
689 여름 summer,summertime
690 자라다 To grow up
691 회 A time, an inning, a round in a game
692 구체적 Concretely
693 기회 An opportunity
694 실시하다 To enforce,put into effect
695 지구 The earth
696 번째 How many times
697 소비자 A consumer
698 싫다 To not like, to hate
699 규모 Scale or scope or structure
700 기준 A standard or basis
701 말 End
702 반드시 Most certainly
703 셈 An intention,design,purpose
704 갖추다 Make or get ready or prepare
705 그러니까 And so it is that
706 받아들이다 Accept
707 값 Price
현장 on site, on location, at the site in

708
question
709 건설 Construction
710 꺼내다 To get out or draw out
711 노동자 Laborer, worker
712 언제나 everytime,always
713 완전히 completely,perfectly
714 자동차 Car
715 전하다 To transmit,convey
716 존재하다 To exist
717 개월 Each and every month
맞다 receive,welcome (note, usually this

718
is 맞히다)
719 별로 Especially, particularly
720 어린이 A youngster, a child
721 정하다 To set,determine
722 한마디 One word
723 유지하다 To preserve, maintain
724 이데올로기 Ideology
725 공부하다 To study
726 대중 The masses
727 늘어나다 Grow longer
728 닦다 Wipe clean, polish
729 만 As many as, full, complete
730 말씀 Speech
731 괜찮다 To be okay
732 눈물 A tear
733 각종 All sorts or varieties
734 빛 Light
735 아니 Not
736 피하다 avoid,keep away
737 거치다 Pass or go through
738 나아가다 Advance, go forward
야 (Word to get somebody’s attention)

739 Hey!! (2) impolite speech for 이다, to

be
740 지식 Knowledge, information
여전히 As it used to be, as before ; still,

741
persistently, even still
742 주인 The head of a family,the owner
743 발견하다 To discover
744 선 A line, a route
745 인류 The human race
특징 A special feature, a distinguishing

746
feature
747 선수 An athlete
748 형식 A form, formality, mold
749 마련하다 To plan, arrange
750 반 Half
751 발표하다 To announce
752 주제 Subject, theme, topic
걸치다 1) put a thing over or across 2) to

753
range from A to B
754 겪다 Experience or undergo or suffer
관점 A point of view or a

755
standpoint/outlook
756 귀 Ear
757 기본 A foundation
758 미터 Meter
759 사라지다 To disappear
760 어떠하다 To be how
761 감정 Feelings
762 기억 A memory
763 놈 A fellow
764 인기 Popularity
765 배 Abdomen
766 아파트 Apartment
767 가끔 Sometimes
구성 Organization or constitution , the

768
framework of something
769 술 Spoonful
770 실제로 In reality
771 짧다 Short, brief
772 고맙다 To thank
773 관리 Management or administration
774 그곳 That place
775 보다 More than, greater than ….
776 비롯하다 begin,start
777 과연 Just as one thought
778 달리다 run, make do fast
779 바쁘다 Busy
780 이전 Former days/times
781 인정하다 To acknowledge,authorize
782 자 A person
783 중앙 The middle and the heart
784 나쁘다 To be bad
785 불구하다 Deformity, malformation
786 시키다 To make
787 게임 Game
788 국제 International
789 그룹 Group
790 인생 Life
791 전통 tradition,convention
792 기르다 Educate or train or cultivate
793 잔 A cup, wine glass

794 조사하다 To examine,investigate
795 커다랗다 To be very big/large
796 있다 To be
797 시인 A poet
798 언제 when,at what time
799 외 Except, save for
800 평가 Evaluation, appraisal
801 내려오다 Come down
802 위치 A position, a location
803 줄이다 reduce,decrease
804 가격 Price
805 달라지다 To change, vary
806 비다 To be empty, vacant
807 삼국 Three countries
808 손님 Customer
809 원하다 To want
810 통신 communications,correspondance
811 확인하다 To confirm,corroborate
812 모임 A group, a party
813 수 The number of sth
814 웃음 Laughter, a smile
815 기계 An instrument or a machine
816 모양 signs,indications
817 물질 matter,material
818 아나운서 Announcer
819 뉴스 News
820 살아가다 Lead a life, get along
821 펴다 Spread out, unfold
822 배 Times, x-fold
823 수업 school,teaching
824 겨울 Winter
825 종교 religion,a faith
826 층 floor,grade,class
827 자연스럽다 To be natural
828 장 One piece of sth flat
829 식사 A meal
830 안다 To hold, embrace
831 이해 Understanding
832 잊다 To forget

833 제시하다 To present
834 반 Group, company, party
835 불과하다 Nothing more than
836 혹은 If that’s not the case
837 엄청나다 To be absurd,wild,terribly large
편 Direction, way (the wind is blowing

838
that ~)
839 텔레비전 Television
840 파악하다 Grasp, seize, understand
841 편 Compilation, editing
842 실천 Practice
843 노력하다 To try hard, strive
844 보호 protection,shelter
845 씻다 To wash,cleanse
846 늦다 To be late (time)
847 이웃 The neighborhood
848 편지 Letter
공동 Association or union or

849
collaboration
850 까닭 Reason
851 방안 A plan, scheme
852 센티미터 Centimeter
853 팔 An arm
854 분명하다 To be clear/obvious
855 분석 Analysis
856 소녀 A young girl
857 지나가다 To pass, elapse
858 차 order,sequence,degree
859 상품 Product
860 설명 Explanation
861 훌륭하다 To be excellent
862 관계자 The interested or affected parties
863 새로 newly,anew
864 세 Age in years
865 이어지다 Get joined, be connected
866 티브이 TV
867 봄 Spring
868 종류 kind,sort,species
869 낮다 Be low
870 어깨 Shoulder
871 부부 Man and wife
872 오래 Long, for a long time
873 요구 A demand, claim, request
874 키우다 To raise, bring up, rear
875 눕다 Lie down
876 발전하다 To develop, grow
877 여행 Trip
878 죽음 Death
879 고통 Suffering or agony
880 공 Ball
881 어울리다 To be becoming, suiting
882 오월 May
883 쉬다 to relax, take a break
884 알리다 To inform, tell a person
885 차다 To be full, to be filled with (PASSIVE)
과 A lesson or a section or a

886
department
887 멀리 Far away
888 빼다 Pull out, extract

889 예정 A program, schedule
890 오빠 Older brother
891 즐겁다 Be pleasant,agreeable
892 한계 Boundary, limits
893 흔히 Generally, commonly ; often
바탕 Natural disposition ; to go all out in

894 a fight, 아주 크게 싸우다 ; the
background
895 사월 April
896 싸우다 To fight
897 예쁘다 Pretty, lovely
898 갈등 Conflict or troubles
899 느껴지다 Feel
900 의지 will,volition
901 전문 A specialty
902 정확하다 To be exact
903 초기 The early days, the initial period
904 나중 The last, the latter part
905 맛있다 Delicious
906 며칠 How many days

907 쓴 맛 see 6000
908 찾아오다 To go meet somebody, to go get sth
909 미 beauty,grace
910 사용 use,emply
911 시선 one’s line of vision
912 아무런 No sort of
913 언론 A speech, discussion
914 투자 Investment
915 지원 helping, supporting, aiding
916 결정하다 To decide
917 경영 Management or administration
918 목표 goal,object
919 성장 Growth
920 숲 Forest
921 없어지다 To lose, get lost
922 작년 Last year
923 내려가다 To go down
924 미치다 To reach
925 새벽 dawn,daybreak
926 쓰레기 Garbage
927 얼른 Fast, quickly, rapidly
928 임금 Wages, pay
929 피해 Damage
930 한 A limit
931 무섭다 fearful,dreadful
932 직장 one’s work place
933 참다 Bear, endure
934 크기 Size, dimensions
935 고기 Meat
936 남기다 To leave behind
937 서양 The Western countries
938 주요 The major, the chief thing
939 가져오다 To bring or get
940 냄새 Smell
941 부드럽다 soft,tender
942 여기다 Think, consider as
943 이 this,this thing
944 공연 A public performance
945 남녀 Man and woman
946 내놓다 Put out, take out
947 만들어지다 Make, create
948 속도 Speed
949 심각하다 seriousness,gravity
950 준비 Preparation
951 계속되다 To continue
952 구월 September
953 맑다 clean,pure
954 소년 A boy
955 소식 News, information
956 유월 June
957 작용 Application
958 허리 The waist, the small of the back
959 골 Goal
공업 The industry or manufacturing

960
industry
961 그중 Among the rest of them
962 노인 Old person
벌다 To earn (money) ; (2) to invite, to

963 bring onto oneself
살리다 1) revive, bring around, restore to

964
life 2) save,spare,rescue
965 새 A bird
966 영어 The english language
967 출신 A native, place one is from
968 결정 A decision or determination
969 경향 Tendency or trend
970 기록 A record or a document
971 나름 Depending on
972 대답하다 To answer, reply
973 반면 One side
974 썰다 Chip, mince,dice
975 움직임 movement,motion,activity
976 이미지 Image
977 터지다 Break, be torn, get away from
특성 A special/unique characteristic

978
(individuality making, peculiarity)
979 교장 Principal
980 벗다 Take off, remove
981 업무 Buisness, duty
982 입시 An entrance examination
983 준비하다 To prepare
984 청소년 Young boys and girls, teenagers
985 응 Yes, i see!
986 이기다 To win
987 찾아보다 To go meet somebody
988 취하다 To adopt, assume, take
989 다루다 Treat, deal with
990 달 The moon
991 사장 Company boss
992 삼월 March
993 그렇지만 But or however
994 선배 one’s senior
995 업체 A business enterprise
996 키 stature,height
구하다 1) To buy or purchase or 2) look

997
for or seek or want
998 국회 The National Assembly
999 그러므로 So or hence or therefore
1000 포함하다 To include,contain
Check the other parts here:- Second Part,Third Part, Fourth Part, Fifth Part and Sixth

Part.
Credit: The English Translation of the words have been done by ezcorean.com. It’s a
great site and you should check it. I am thankful to ezcorean for making it available
for free use.
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Comments
daniel says
July 15, 2015 at 7:26 AM
thanks for this words… im chilean but in spanish i dont found many words
gracias… saludos desde chile
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steve says
March 16, 2015 at 6:53 AM
One thing I notice as I look through the words: Without examples, many of these are
not really usable. I am thinking of many that I know, and as I think of usage, I think
that with the listing and the definitions given here, I would never be able to use
those words, nor recognize the meaning when I read them. I can recognize them in
the list because I know the usage of he word.
Has anybody produced this list with usages?
Reply
hana eun kyung says

October 22, 2014 at 2:43 PM
aww can pls replaced in romanization i dont understand
Reply
Joey Desud says

April 6, 2015 at 7:17 PM
Just learn Hangul. It’s fundamental for learning Korean.
Reply
Steve says
September 18, 2015 at 5:29 AM
Did you really expect to learn Korean but put not know how too read it? You
could probably learn the whole alphabet in a week since it’s pretty easy.
Reply
nguyen trong nghia says

January 10, 2014 at 12:44 AM
rất cám on anh đã tao ra 1 trang wed bổ ích như thế này. em mới làm quen với tiếng
hàn nên còn rất nhiều điều cần phải tìm hiểu.
mong anh giúp cho khi em có những khó khăn trong quá trình học
cảm ơn anh
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Victor Berrjod says

July 5, 2013 at 8:08 AM
Thank you for this list. I want to study the hanja also, but it’s a pain to look up every
word I suspect is of Chinese origin… Is there a version of this list that also shows the
hanja? There was one on ezcorean.com, but that site doesn’t exist anymore.
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seoulinme says
January 2, 2013 at 1:21 AM
안녕하세요
Thanks for the list its really helpful …better than fumbling through a dictionary
and is there another part to this post (another 6000 words?) Just wondering ^_^
Kay
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wahida says
November 7, 2012 at 2:45 AM
what is the different between anida and anda
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TOPIK GUIDE says

November 7, 2012 at 4:37 PM
아니다 is used with nouns; 않다 is used with verbs…

Ex:
This is not a book. 이것은 책이 아닙니다.
I don’t eat meat. 저는 고기를 먹지 않습니다.
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Yisoon says
October 14, 2013 at 11:04 AM
Is there a difference between the 하다 entries of 2 and 5 or the 그러

다 entries at 68 and 69? I can’t tell if there are different
uses/definitions that lead to the separate entries.
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Saumya says
Hi!
Thanks a lot for this list!
I have downloaded this list but it’s fonts are not understandable. would you like to
do tell me how can i curb this problem?
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TOPIK GUIDE says

You can get the download link of the word file on this page:
http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/korean-frequency-list-top-6000-
words.html
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Saumya says
October 25, 2012 at 1:50 AM
thanks!
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Ivan says
June 11, 2015 at 7:33 AM
Thanks for the list, but i notice that it has slightly fewer than 6000
words, closer to 5666. It seems like the last entry is “5666 남산
Mountain in south central seoul”, how come?
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toobiii says
Hi.
I put the six lists on http://www.memrise.com. It is a free site for learning

vocabulary.
First list is here> http://www.memrise.com/set/10050049/1000-most-common-

korean-words/
Enjoy studying
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Tobiii says
July 6, 2013 at 4:31 PM
Well, while using that list we figured out is full of bugs and wrong definitions
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Leandra Aiden says

August 10, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Thanks a lot for the vocab, but can u make it on a word or excell file and upload it,
so we can download all the vocab at once~
I try to copy it, but it doesn’t make a table like that~
Please,,,,
Thanks before
Sakina Mawardah
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TOPIK GUIDE says

August 10, 2012 at 2:54 PM
Sure.. I was already thinking of doing that..

Will upload the files soon.
Thank you
Reply
Leandra Aiden says

August 10, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Thank you~
You’re the best~
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Leandra Aiden says

August 10, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Please don’t upload it on 4shared…
There is some place who can’t download from 4shared….

I recommend Mediafire~
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TOPIK GUIDE says

August 10, 2012 at 7:58 PM
Thank you Leandra…

I will upload right here on TOPIK GUIDE website…
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Philipp Grunwald says

August 16, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Lendra, just use Dropbox: http://db.tt/le6HQJf
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TOPIK GUIDE says

August 26, 2012 at 7:05 PM
You can get the download link of the word file on this page:
http://www.topikguide.com/2012/08/korean-frequency-list-top-6000-
words.html
Reply
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6000 Most Common Korean Words – 1

1 것 A thing or an object

4 수 way, method, Number

7 없다 Do not exist, absent

10 우리 we, our

12 아니다 To not be

13 보다 To try

15 보다 To see

16 같다 To be similar

17 주다 To give, to do for a person

18 대하다 Face, confront

26 위하다 To do for the sake of

27 그러나 However or but still

28 오다 To come

29 알다 To know

31 그렇다 That is right or yes.

32 크다 To be big, large

35 많다 many, much

37 좋다 To be good

40 그것 That thing

42 나오다 Come out

43 그리고 And or and then

46 살다 To live

48 못하다 Be impossible

49 생각하다 To think

50 모르다 To not know

52 만들다 To make

53 데 Place, point, instance

54 앞 In front of, before

55 경우 A case or an instance

56 중 The center, the middle

57 어떤 What kind of, what sort of

60 먹다 Eat, chow down on

61 자신 one’s own self, one\’s own body

63 원 A unit of south korean money, KRW

65 어떻다 how,what.. do you think of

67 통하다 Run, lead; flow; go through

68 그러다 and so, and then, well

69 그러다 and so, and then, well

73 이런 Such, like this

75 개 Unit or piece

80 보이다 see,catch sight of

81 가지다 To have or take or hold

82 함께 Together, with

88 인간 A person, a human being

89 사실 The truth, a fact

90 나다 To be born

91 이렇다 Like this

94 뭐 Huh? (2) something

96 의하다 To be due to, owing to

97 시대 An age,period

99 이러하다 Be this way, be like follows

100 누구 Who

102 여러 many,various

104 하나 One

105 세계 World

버리다 (following a verb) the verb\’s action

107 위 The upper part, above

108 운동 Motion, movement

109 퍼센트 Percent

110 학교 School