KOREAN

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Vocabulary

Nouns:

싸움 = a fight

기쁨 = happiness/gladness

도움 = help (noun)

걸음 = step

죽음 = death

느낌 = a feeling (noun)

행정 = administration

구역 = zone/area

보행자 = pedestrian

좌석 = seat

보호 = protection

사전 = dictionary

언어 = language

국어 = the Korean language

노동자 = laborer

음악가 = musician

능력 = capabilities

자료 = data

제품 = manufactured products

사업 = business

감정 = emotion

표현 = expression/express

쌀 = uncooked rice

방송 = broadcast

접시 = plate

역할 = role

정보 = information

모양 = shape

다행 = good luck/good fortune

마을 = village/town

합법 = legal

불법 = illegal

효과 = effects/effectiveness

Verbs:

확대하다 = expand/enlarge

검색하다 = search for/browse/surf the net

훔치다 = steal

즐기다 = enjoy oneself

변하다 = change

붙이다 = stick/stamp/label/attach

쳐다보다 = stare

모이다 = gather/congregate

낳다 = give birth

넘다 = cross over/climb over

주차하다 = park (a car)

Passive Verbs:

붙다 = to be stuck

Adverbs and Other words:

현대 = modern times

직접 = directly (heard it from her directly)

스스로 = for oneself/by oneself

순간 = second/moment

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Introduction

In the past few lessons, you have learned a lot about adding ~는 (or ㄴ/은 for past tense and ㄹ/을 for future tense) to verb stems to turn them into descriptive words that can describe nouns. One more time, for example:

밥을 먹다 = to eat rice

밥을 먹는 사람 = the person who eats rice

빨리 가다 = to go fast