Nouns:
원숭이 = monkey
교과목 = a class/subject in school
교과서 = textbook
소문 = rumor
충전기 = charger
청구서 = bill
계산원 = cashier
계산기 = calculator
출장 = business trip
밥솥 = rice cooker
소설 = novel
백과사전 = encyclopedia
전공 = major (in university)
가위 = scissors
팀 = team
부모님 = parents
피부 = skin
공 = ball
군대 = army
군인 = soldier
지도 = map/atlas
책상 = desk
어깨 = shoulder
백화점 = department store
대학생 = university student
중학교 = middle school
가수 = singer
공기 = air
새벽 = dawn
Verbs:
자르다 = cut
요청하다 = ask/request
궁금하다 = to wonder
Adjectives:
안타깝다 = unfortunate/sad/too bad
젖다 = wet
낮다 = low
Adverbs:
주로 = mainly/mostly*
다 = all*
Other words:
내부 = in*
외부 = out*
저쪽 = in that direction
Words with *
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Present Progressive (I am ~ing): ~고 있다
Attaching ~고 있다 to the stem of verbs gives it the meaning of “I am ~ing,” – as in, I am currently doing something. It is called the “present progressive” because the action is being done in the present, and is currently “progressing” as time goes on.
This grammatical form is very common in Korean. Simply attach ~고 있다 to a verb stem:
나는 음악을 듣고 있어
= I am listening to music
저의 아버지는 자고 있어요
= My father is sleeping
여자들은 지금 영화를 보고 있어요
= The girls are watching a movie now
This same form can be used in the past tense to mean “I was ___ing.”
