100 MOST USEFUL KOREAN ADJECTIVES (in basic stem form and no particular order)

1.

: to be happy

2.

: to be glad, happy

3.

: to be angry

4.

: to be sad

5.

: to be sick, painful

6.

: to be tired, exhausted

7.

: to be hungry

8.

: to be thirsty

9.

: to be sleepy

10. : to be worried
11. : to be scared
12. : to be annoyed
13. : to be surprised
14. : to be shy
15. : to be interesting
16. : to not be interesting
17. : to be bored
18. : to be boring, dull
19. : to be quiet
20. : to be loud, noisy
21. to be hot
22. : to be warm
23. : to be cold
24. : to be cool, refreshing
25. : to be fresh
26. : to be beautiful
27. : to be pretty
28. : to be cute
29. : to be good looking
30. : to be ugly
31. : to be big
32. : to be small
33. : to be lots, many
34. : to be few, little
35. : to be narrow
36. : to be wide, broad
37. : to be fat, overweight
38. : to be chubby
39. : to be slim, slender
40. : to be skinny, scrawny

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41. : to be hot (regarding

weather)
42. : to be hot (regarding touch,
objects)
43. : to be warm (regarding
both weather and objects)

77. : to be delicious, tasty

78. : to be not tasty
79. : to be full, crammed
80. : to be empty
81. : to be bad, poor

44. : to be cold (regarding

weather)

82. : to be hard, stiff

45. : to be cold, icy, chilly

(regarding touch, objects)

84. : to be soft

46. : to be chilly, frosty

47. : to be damp, moist, humid
48. : to be dry
49. : to be cloudy

83. : to be sharp, pointed

85. : to be soft, tender, ripe
86. : to be moist
87. : to be damp, clammy,
wet
88. : to get wet, damp

50. : to be good, fine

89. : to be dry, arid

51. : to be difficult

90. : to be slippery

52. : to be easy

91. : to be comfortable

53. : to be clean

92. : to be uncomfortable

54. : to be dirty

93. : to be alright, ok

55. : to be fast

94. : to be weird, strange

56. : to be slow

95. : to be jammed, crowded

57. : to be slow

96. : to be convenient

58. : to be urgent

97. : to be different

59. : to be late

98. : to be the same

60. : to be early

99. : to be good-natured, nice

100. : to be mean, nasty

61. : to be smart, clever

62. : to be stupid, foolish
63. : to be cheap
64. : to be expensive
65. : to be new, fresh
66. : to be old (regarding
objects)
67. : to be strong, sturdy
68. : to be brave
69. : to be weak, feeble
70. : to be healthy
71. : to be bitter
72. : to be salty
73. : to be sour
74. : to be spicy
75. : to be sweet
76. : to be fatty, greasy, oily