🔡Korean Basics & Grammar Vocabulary

Browse all 1220 Korean basics & grammar vocabulary words, organised by TOPIK level (1–6). Numbers, particles, function words and the building blocks of Korean grammar. Each word has romanization and an English meaning, curated by a certified Korean language teacher. Pick a level to see the full list.

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• 가다 gada to go
• 만나다 mannada to meet
• 못하다 mothada to be bad at, can't do well (one word)
• 쉬다 swida to rest
• 오다 oda to come
• 일어나다 ireonada to get up
• 똑바로 ttokbaro straight, directly
• 쭉 jjuk straight (all the way), continuously
• 여전히 yeojeonhi still; as ever
• 오랜만이에요 oraenmanieyo it's been a while; long time no see
• 진짜요? jinjjayo? really? (surprised reaction)
• 그러게요 geureogeyo I know, right; you said it
• 가득히 gadeukhi fully, to the brim
• 각 gak each, every
• -감 -gam -ness, feeling of; noun-forming suffix
• 감동적 gamdongjeok moving, touching; emotionally impactful
• 개인적 gaeinjeok personal, individual; of a personal nature
• 거꾸로 geokkuro upside down, backwards, in reverse
• -가 -ga -ist, -er, person suffix
• -가량 -garyang approximately, about
• 가만 gaman still, quietly, without moving
• 가만히 gamanhi still, quietly, gently
• -간 -gan between, inter-
• 간 gan time since, period of
• -가 -ga -ist, -ist (person suffix)
• -가 -ga -ization, -ism (suffix)
• 가급적 gageupjeok as much as possible, if possible
• 가지런히 gajireonhi neatly, in order, evenly
• 간간이 gangani occasionally, now and then
• 간절히 ganjeolhi earnestly, desperately, fervently
• 가까스로 gakkaseuro barely, narrowly
• 가뜩이나 gatteugina already stressed out, even more so
• 가령 garyeong for example, for instance
• 가히 gahi quite, indeed, truly
• 각기 gakgi respectively, each separately
• 각별히 gakbyeolhi especially, particularly