👥Korean People & Relationships Vocabulary

Browse all 1073 Korean people & relationships vocabulary words, organised by TOPIK level (1–6). Family, friends, feelings and the words you need to talk about people. 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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• 감사합니다 gamsahamnida thank you (formal)
• 네 ne yes
• 만나서 반갑습니다 mannaseo bangapseumnida nice to meet you
• 아니요 aniyo no
• 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo hello (formal polite)
• 안녕히 가세요 annyeonghi gaseyo goodbye — to the person LEAVING
• 고민 gomin a worry you mull over; dilemma
• 귀엽다 gwiyeopda to be cute
• 기침 gichim cough
• 답답하다 dapdaphada to feel stifled / frustrated
• 똑똑하다 ttokttokhada to be smart, clever
• 부럽다 bureopda to be envious, jealous (in a good way)
• 가득하다 gadeukhada to be full, filled up
• 가렵다 garyeopda to be itchy
• 가리다 garida to cover, to hide, to choose
• 감정 gamjeong emotion, feeling, sentiment
• 검다 geomda to be black, dark in color
• 곱다 gopda to be beautiful, pretty, fine
• 가정주부 gajeongjubu housewife, homemaker
• 간 gan liver, seasoning, saltiness
• 거지 geoji beggar
• 거칠다 geochilda to be rough, to be coarse
• 걱정스럽다 geokjeongseureopda to be worried, to be anxious
• 검사 geomsa inspection, examination, prosecutor
• 감격 gamgyeok deep emotion, being moved
• 감정적 gamjeongjeok emotional, temperamental
• 갑갑하다 gapgaphada to be stuffy, to feel suffocated, to be frustrated
• 걱정거리 geokjeonggeori source of worry, cause for concern
• 경쾌하다 gyeongkwaehada to be light, cheerful, brisk
• 관대하다 gwandaehada to be generous, lenient, broad-minded
• 가냘프다 ganyalpeuda to be slender, to be frail
• 가누다 ganuda to hold up, to control (one's body)
• 가다듬다 gadadeumda to collect oneself, to straighten up
• 가쁘다 gappeuda to be short of breath, to be breathless
• 가식적 gasikjeok pretentious, insincere
• 가엾다 gayeopda to be pitiful, to be pathetic