Vocabulary
Days of the Week and Related Expressions
| 어제 |
yesterday |
| 오늘 |
today |
| 내일 |
tomorrow |
| 월요일(에) |
(on) Monday |
| 화요일(에) |
(on) Tuesday |
| 수요일(에) |
(on) Wednesday |
| 목요일(에) |
(on) Thursday |
| 금요일(에) |
(on) Friday |
| 토요일(에) |
(on) Saturday |
| 일요일(에) |
(on) Sunday |
Other Time Expressions
| 요즘 |
nowadays, these days |
| 보통 |
usually, normally |
| 날 |
day |
| 아침(에) |
(in the) morning; breakfast |
| 낮(에) |
(in the) daytime; noon |
| 오후(에) |
(in the) afternoon, PM |
| 오전(에) |
(in the) AM |
| 저녁(에) |
(in the) evening; supper |
| 어제 저녁(에) |
yesterday evening |
| 오늘 저녁(에) |
this evening (not !) |
| 밤(에) (at) |
night |
| 어제 밤(에) |
last night |
| 오늘 밤(에) |
tonight (not *이 밤(에)) |
| 일찍 |
early (adv) |
| 아침 일찍 |
early in the morning |
| 늦게 |
late (adv) |
| 이따가 |
in a while; a while later |
| 언제 |
when? |
| 지금 |
now |
| 주말(에) |
(on the / over the) weekend |
| 시간 |
hour; time |
Food, Eating and Drinking
| 식당 |
dining room, restaurant, cafeteria, refectory |
| 음식점 |
restaurant |
| 레스토랑 |
restaurant (somewhat upscale) |
| 빵 |
bread |
| 고기 |
meat |
| 불고기 |
pulgogi -> [literally, fire meat] a popular Korean beef dish |
| 비빔밥 [비빔빱] |
pibimpap, pibimbap -> steamed rice with beef, spicy red pepper paste and lots of vegetables |
| 음식 |
food |
| 밥 |
cooked rice |
| 밥(을) 먹어요 |
eats a meal, has a meal |
| 아침 |
breakfast, morning meal |
| 점심 |
lunch |
| 저녁 |
supper, evening meal |
| 우유 |
milk |
| 물 |
water |
| 맛 |
taste |
| 맛(이) 있 – |
be tasty, delicious (pronounced 마시이써요) |
| 맛 없- |
taste bad, not taste good (pronounced , 마덥써요, 마시업써요) |
Travel and Transport
| PLACE-행 |
bound for PLACE |
| 부산행 기차 |
a Pusan train, train bound for Pusan |
| 차 |
car, vehicle |
| 기차 |
train |
| 비행기 |
airplane |
| 자전거 |
bicycle |
| 표 |
ticket |
| 차표 |
[train-, bus-] ticket |
| 매표소 |
ticket counter |
| 플랫폼 |
platform |
Miscellaneous (1)
| 아버님 |
father (honorific) |
| 어머님 |
mother (honorific) |
| 도서관 |
library |
| 슈퍼마켓 |
store, shop, supermarket |
| 영화 |
movie, film |
| 극장 |
theatre [can mean both “cinema” and “venue for a dramatic performance”] |
| 편지 |
letter |
| 불 |
fire; light; ‘a light’ |
| 일 |
matter, business; work |
| 개 |
dog |
| 고양이 |
cat |
Miscellaneous (2)
휴지tissue paper; Kleenex; toilet tissue
| 수건, 타올 |
towel |
| 노래 |
song |
| 노래(를) 불러요 |
sings a song |
| 노래방 |
[literally, “singing room”] noraebang |
| 첫 NOUN |
first NOUN |
| 몇 |
how many? |
| 혼자[서] |
alone, on one’s own, by oneself |
| 빨리 |
quickly |
| 많이 |
a lot (adv) |
| 조금 |
a little |
| 잘 |
well; often |
| 아주 |
very |