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Common Korean 3000 Words Word List
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This is the complete Common Korean 3000 Words Word List on Tomaru: all 2,988 words with part of speech, meaning and example sentences. Search the list or filter it by part of speech.
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것
nounthing; object; matter
이것은 제 책입니다.
되다
verbbecome; be possible; okay
저는 선생님이 되었어요.
수
nounway; ability; possibility
한국어를 할 수 있어요?
하다
verbdo; perform
숙제를 했어요.
나
pronounI (informal)
나는 학생이에요.
없다
adjectivenot exist; be without
돈이 없어요.
사람
nounperson; people
저 사람은 누구예요?
우리
pronounwe; our (intimate)
우리 가족은 네 명이에요.
그
determinerthat; the (determiner)
그 책을 주세요.
아니다
adjectivebe not
저는 학생이 아닙니다.
때
nountime; moment
점심 때 뭐 먹을래요?
보다
verbsee; watch; look at
영화를 봤어요.
같다
adjectivesame; equal; like
우리 취미가 같아요.
주다
verbgive
선물을 줬어요.
대하다
verbtreat; regarding; face
그는 나에게 친절하게 대했다.
가다
verbto go
학교에 가다.
년
nounyear
2023년에 태어났어요.
한
determinerone (a/an)
한 명이 왔어요.
말
nounword; language
그 말이 맞아요.
일
nounthing; work
할 일이 많아요.
때문
nounbecause of; due to
비 때문에 못 갔어요.
말하다
verbto speak; to tell
그는 진실을 말했다.
위하다
verbfor; for the sake of
가족을 위해 일해요.
그러나
conjunctionbut; however
비가 왔다. 그러나 나는 갔다.
알다
verbto know
그 사실을 알아요.
그렇다
adjectiveto be so; that is so
그렇습니다.
크다
adjectivebig; large
이 집이 커요.
또
adverbagain; once more; also
또 왔어요.
사회
nounsociety
사회 문제를 논의해요.
많다
adjectivemany; much
사람이 많아요.
좋다
adjectivegood
날씨가 좋다.
더
adverbmore, again
더 주세요.
받다
verbto receive, to accept
선물을 받았어요.
그것
pronounthat, it
그것은 뭐예요?
집
nounhouse, home
집에 가요.
나오다
verbto come out, to appear
친구가 집에서 나왔어요.
따르다
verbto follow, to obey
선생님의 지시를 따르세요.
그리고
conjunctionand, then
책을 읽고 음악을 들어요.
문제
nounproblem, question
이 문제를 풀 수 있어요?
그런
determinersuch, that kind of
그런 사람은 처음 봐요.
살다
verbto live, to reside
서울에 살아요.
저
pronounI (humble)
저는 학생이에요.
생각하다
verbto think
그 일에 대해 생각해 봤어요.
모르다
verbto not know
그 사람 이름을 몰라요.
속
nouninside, interior
가방 속에 책이 있어요.
만들다
verbto make, to create
나는 친구를 위해 생일 케이크를 만들었다.
데
nounplace, location; aspect, point
여기가 내가 태어난 데야.
두
determinertwo
사과 두 개 주세요.
앞
nounfront, ahead
학교 앞에서 만나요.
경우
nouncase, situation
비가 오는 경우에는 우산을 가져가세요.
중
nounmiddle, among; in the process of
지금 회의 중이에요.
어떤
冠形词what kind of, which
어떤 음식을 좋아해요?
잘
adverbwell, skillfully
한국어를 잘해요.
그녀
pronounshe
그녀는 매일 아침 운동을 해요.
오다
verbto come; to fall (rain/snow)
친구가 우리 집에 와요.
자신
nounself, oneself
자신의 꿈을 이루기 위해 노력해요.
문화
nounculture
한국의 문화를 배우고 싶어요.
원
nounwon (Korean currency); circle (shape)
이 가방은 5만 원이에요.
생각
nounthought, thinking
그 사람에 대한 생각이 많아요.
어떻다
adjectivehow, what is it like
오늘 기분이 어떠세요?
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것
이것은 제 책입니다.
This is my book.
가다
학교에 가다.
Go to school.
좋다
날씨가 좋다.
The weather is good.
만들다
나는 친구를 위해 생일 케이크를 만들었다.
I made a birthday cake for my friend.
명
학생 세 명이 왔어요.
Three students came.
가지다
저는 차를 가지고 있어요.
I have a car.
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