KOREAN

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Vocabulary

Hover your mouse over any word to see examples of that word in use (you probably won't be able to understand the grammar within the sentences at this point, but it is good to see as you progress through your learning).

A PDF file neatly presenting all of these words and example sentences in addition to common usages and specific notes can be found here.

Nouns:

교수 = professor

주인 = master/owner/proprietor

잘못 = mistake/fault

기온 = temperature

거울 = mirror

가루 = powder

근육 - muscle

어둠 = darkness

기본= basic/basics

사고 = accident

교통 = traffic

Verbs:

잘하다 = to do something well

못하다 = to do something poorly

수영(하다) = swimming/to swim

대우하다 = to treat somebody

퇴직하다 = retire

접수하다 = to receive (usually an application)

씹다 = chew

통역하다 = interpret

번역하다 = translate

젓다 = stir

늘리다 = to gain/improve*

빠지다 = to fall into*

사랑에 빠지다 = to fall in love

빠져나오다 = to escape/come out of*

빠져나가다 = to escape/get out of*

죽다 = die (교통사고로 죽는다)

Passive Verbs:

늘다 = to have gained/improved*

Adjectives:

둥글다 = round/spherical

헷갈리다 = confusing

어둡다 (어두운) = dark

Adverbs and Other Words:

잘 = well (adverb)

못 = poorly

~님 = adds respect to person's position

또는 = or*

~세 = years old (18세 = 18 years old)

꼭 = surely/definitely

물론 = of course

그 동안 = during that time/meanwhile

이상 = more than*

Words with *

For help memorizing these words, try using our Memrise tool.

Introduction

Until now, you have not learned how to say "I am good at something/I do something well" or "I am bad at something/I do something poorly." In this lesson, you will learn about the words 잘하다 (to do something well) and 못하다 (to do something poorly). 못하다 is very hard to understand perfectly, so I will ease you in by introducing you to 잘하다 first.