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Greetings 인사 · 10
- 안녕하세요annyeonghaseyohello
- 감사합니다gamsahamnidathank you
- 안녕히 가세요annyeonghi gaseyogoodbye (to someone leaving)
- 안녕히 계세요annyeonghi gyeseyogoodbye (to someone staying)
- 죄송합니다joesonghamnidasorry; excuse me
- 주세요juseyoplease give me
- 네neyes
- 아니요aniyono
- 잘 지내셨어요?jal jinaesyeosseoyohow have you been?
- 제 이름은…je ireumeunmy name is…
Food and drink 음식과 음료 · 11
- 물mulwater
- 밥bapcooked rice; a meal
- 빵ppangbread
- 우유uyumilk
- 커피keopicoffee
- 차chatea
- 사과sagwaapple
- 계란gyeranegg
- 생선saengseonfish (as food)
- 배고파요baegopayoI'm hungry
- 맛있어요masisseoyoit's tasty
Home and family 집과 가족 · 12
- 집jiphouse; home
- 문mundoor
- 창문changmunwindow
- 식탁siktakdining table
- 의자uijachair
- 침대chimdaebed
- 열쇠yeolsoekey
- 엄마eommamum
- 아빠appadad
- 강아지gangajidog; puppy
- 고양이goyangicat
- 신발sinbalshoe; shoes
Getting around 교통 · 9
- 버스beoseubus
- 기차gichatrain
- 역yeokstation
- 표pyoticket
- 자동차jadongchacar
- 왼쪽oenjjokleft
- 오른쪽oreunjjokright
- 어디예요?eodiyeyowhere is it?
- 화장실hwajangsiltoilet
Time and days 시간과 요일 · 9
- 오늘oneultoday
- 내일naeiltomorrow
- 어제eojeyesterday
- 지금jigeumnow
- 아침achimmorning; breakfast
- 저녁jeonyeokevening; dinner
- 일주일iljuila week
- 월요일woryoilMonday
- 몇 시예요?myeot siyeyowhat time is it?
Feelings 감정 · 8
- 행복해요haengbokhaeyoI'm happy
- 기뻐요gippeoyoI'm glad
- 슬퍼요seulpeoyoI'm sad; it's sad
- 피곤해요pigonhaeyoI'm tired
- 화가 나요hwaga nayoI'm angry
- 좋아해요joahaeyoI like
- 무서워요museowoyoI'm scared; it's scary
- 사랑해요saranghaeyoI love you
Weather 날씨 · 7
- 추워요chuwoyoit's cold
- 더워요deowoyoit's hot
- 비가 와요biga wayoit's raining
- 해haesun
- 바람baramwind
- 눈nunsnow
- 구름gureumcloud
Standard Korean as spoken in Seoul, written in Hangul, with polite -yo style example sentences. Romanisation is the Revised Romanization of Korean, written as each word is pronounced; it does not mark tensed consonants, so listen for them. Written for Testera; the example sentences are original. On 18 October 2026 every headword was looked up in English Wiktionary: 50 of 66 have an entry of their own in Korean; the other 16, such as 죄송합니다, have no entry there. Words, glosses and example sentences have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker. Spotted something to fix? Tell us.