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Nouns

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Korean Nouns

Learning the Korean Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Korean language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Korean.

Korean nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:

English Nouns

Korean Nouns

nouns

명사 - myeong sa

my car

내차 - nae cha

green car

녹색차 - nok saek cha

three cars

자동차세대 - ja dong cha se dae

car garage

차고 - cha go

outside the car

차밖에서 - cha bakk e seo

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Korean has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Korean.

List of Nouns in Korean

Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Korean placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Korean vocabulary.

English Nouns

Korean Nouns

arm

팔 - pal

back

등 - deung

cheeks

볼/뺨 - bor ppyam

chest

가슴 - ga seum

chin

턱 - teok

ear

귀 - gwi

elbow

팔꿈치 - pal kkum chi

eye

눈 - nun

face

얼굴 - eol gul

finger

손가락 - son ga rak

fingers

손가락 - son ga rak

foot

발 - bal

hair

머리카락 - meo ri ka rak

hand

손 - son

head

머리 - meo ri

heart

심장 - sim jang

knee

무릎 - mu reup

leg

다리 - da ri

lip

입술 - ip sul

mouth

입 - ip

neck

목 - mok

nose

코 - ko

shoulder

어깨 - eo kkae

stomach

배 - bae

teeth

이(치아) - i chi a

thigh

넓적다리 - neolp jeok da ri

throat

목구멍 - mok gu meong

thumb

엄지손가락 - eom ji son ga rak

toe

발가락 - bal ga rak

tongue

혀 - hyeo

tooth

이(치아) - i chi a