🧭Korean Time, Place & Movement Vocabulary List

Browse all 760 Korean time, place & movement vocabulary words, organised by TOPIK level (1–6). Time, dates, locations, directions and getting around in Korea. 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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Sample words

• 구 gu nine (9)
• 넷 net four
• 다섯 daseot five
• 둘 dul two
• 백 baek hundred (100)
• 분 bun minute (unit of time)
• 그동안 geudongan in the meantime; all this while
• 돌다 dolda to turn, to go around
• 사거리 sageori four-way intersection
• 콧물 konmul runny nose, nasal mucus
• 모퉁이 motungi corner (of a street)
• 건너가다 geonneogada to cross over, go across
• 기사 gisa article, news story
• 이력서 iryeokseo resume, CV
• 감동 gamdong impression, being moved emotionally
• 경복궁 gyeongbokgung Gyeongbokgung Palace
• 경찰관 gyeongchalgwan police officer
• 공공장소 gonggongjangso public place
• 줄거리 julgeori plot, storyline, summary
• 가로등 garodeung streetlight, street lamp
• 가로막다 garomakda to block, to obstruct
• 각국 gakguk each country, various countries
• 강의실 ganguisil lecture room, classroom
• 거치다 geochida to pass through, to go via
• 궁 gung palace
• 예전 yejeon the old days, former times
• 후기 hugi review, write-up (about an experience)
• 거닐다 geonilda to stroll, to walk around
• 걷어차다 geodeochada to kick away, to kick off
• 군데군데 gundegunde here and there, in various places
• 인력거 illyeokgeo rickshaw
• 십리 simni ten ri (approx. 4 km)
• 가로지르다 garojireuda to cut across, to traverse
• 가파르다 gapareuda to be steep, to be precipitous
• 간밤 ganbam last night
• 객지 gaekji foreign place, away from home