Top 15 Korean WORDS

and Easy Associations

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Want an easy way to remember Korean words? Try some associations!

In the following pages, we'll give you the top 15 Korean nouns with their
meanings. Then, we'll show you how you can memorize the words using
associations.

To use this guide, follow these steps:

1. Read the word and the meaning
2. Read the associations listed
3. Create a picture on your mind for each of the word with the
association
4. Add the association to your flashcard deck (best if you have a "Hint "
section of the card, such as with Anki)

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**Associations come from the Korean Word Memorization Course

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 Example
The word for "door " in Korean is 문​(mun)​.
​To help you recall this word, you can think of this association:

There's a moon on the 문 (​door).

The English word "moon" sounds close to the Korean word 문

(mun), which means "door."

Then, you can create a mental picture of this association to

help you further. Take note that the more strange the image is,
the easier it is for you to remember.​​

Pretty simple, right? Let's begin!​​

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Top 15 Korean WORDS and Easy Associations
Instructions: The following are the top 15 Korean words with their meaning
and associations. The association of each Korean word is in bold, and the
meaning is underlined. Try to picture each Korean word in your mind using
the association.

​ orean Word
K
English Meaning Association
(with Romanization)​

작가 (jakga)​​ writer​ Jack Black is a gossip

작가 (writer)​​.

​요리사 (yorisa)​​ ​chef​​ Bart said “Yo Lisa, I’m

hungry” to his 요리사
(chef) sister Lisa
Simpson​​.

선수 (seonsu)​​ athlete​ The 선수 (athlete) sued

the sun because it was
too hot​.

연필 (yeonpil)​​ pencil Young people peel a

연필 (pencil)​.

​문 (mun)​​ door​ There’s a moon on the

문 (door)​.

창문 (changmun)​​ window Throw a chimichanga

out the 창문 (window)
all the way to the
moon.

휴지 (hyuji)​​ tissue​ This oversized 휴지

(tissue) is so huge-y!​

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Top 15 Korean WORDS and Easy Associations
Korean Word
English Meaning Association
(with Romanization)

​시계 (sigye)​​ ​clock​​ She gave a 시계 (clock)

to Sergei​​.

​거울 (geoul)​​ mirror​​ Girls often use 거울

(mirror) in Seoul​.

우산 (usan)​​ umbrella​​ I​t rains so much in

Busan that you always
need an 우산
(umbrella).​

엄마 (eomma)​​ mother​ ​In Korean, you say 엄마

(mother) like “mama”
without the ‘m’​.

아빠 (appa)​​ ​father​ ​In Korean, you say 아빠

(father) like “papa”
without the ‘p’​.

역 (yeok)​​ ​station​​ Yuk! The 역 (station) is

so dirty​.

은행 (eunhaeng)​​ bank​ The 은행 (bank) is a

great place to hang
your silver.

학교 (hakgyo)​​ school​ We play hockey with a

yo-yo at our 학교
(school).

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