My Korean 2 Vocabulary by Unit

Unit 11
Noun
3 /
4 /
5 /
6 /
7 /
8 /
9 /
10 /
15 /

three days
four days
five days
six days
seven days
eight days
nine days
ten days
fifteen days
cold
game; match
study
mood
later
later; in the future
basketball
again
next week
money
head
bathing
room
school holidays
parents
kitchen
minute(s)
photo
Seoul
guest
exam
restaurant
yesterday
movie
in the afternoon
these days
Yuk-gae-jang
food
music
this (time)
two days
for a moment
I; me
/ Speaking. / It's me.
evening; dinner
telephone
week
two weeks
now
last week
home; house

()

()
Verb
-

first
at first
cleaning
friend(s)
Thailand
one day
Korea
mobile phone
after
to go
go so
[ go+ so]
wanted to go but
[ go+
intended to] was going to go
[ go + (future)]
going to go
to catch
catch a cold so
[ catch cold+ so
]
to break down
to do the sights of; have a look around
had a good look
around
to wait
wait, please
to finish
finish(es)
to close
to come back
to help
. Thank you for your
help
. Thank you for
coming.
to listen
was listening
to make
was making
to eat
to change
A May I speak to A?(on
the phone)
to answered (the phone)
because (A) answered (the
phone)
to watch; see
watch so
[ watch+ so ]
was watching

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Adjective
-

to send
[ send+ do
for you + will] will send it to you
to request
A May I speak to A?(on
the phone)
to buy
to rest
a day off
[ rest+ (verb modifier) day]
to do part-time work
work part-time so
[ do part-time
work+ so]
to come
come so
[ come+ so]
will come (honorific)
to ring
to work
work so
[ work+ so]
to have; there is/are
to sleep
sleep so
[ sleep+ so]
to call
will call
to get sick of
get sick of something so
[ get sick of+ so ]
to do
do so
[ do+ so]
was doing
close
light
fine; okay
okay and
[+ and]
okay so
[+ so]
clean
bad
low
high
late
Sorry Im late.
different
another place
[+]

dirty
is dirty
hot
is hot
many
many; much
not tasty
is not tasty
tasty
is tasty
spicy
spicy and
spicy so
[+ and] [+ so]
far
is far
heavy
is heavy
sorry

sorry, but
Busy
busy and
busy so
is busy
[+ and]
[+ so]
? (Are you) busy?
expensive
expensive so
is expensive
is easy
noisy
is noisy
cheap
is cheap
ache; sick; hurt
sick and
[+ and]
sick so
[+ so]
difficult
difficult
to dont have; there isnt/arent
small
is small
boring
is boring
interesting
is interesting; fun
few; little
is few; little
quite
is quiet

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good; fine
is good/fine
cold; feel cold
is cold
kind
is kind
big
is big
tired
tired and
tired so [ tired +
so] was tired so
tired
[+ and] [+ so
]

Adverb and Others

suddenly

not too bad

but

late

all

cant

cant go
Did something come up?; What

happened?
?
Hello (on the phone)

long time no see

Yours Sincerely

originally; actually

or so

deeply; soundly

about around

Particles
+
+
+

Unit 12
Noun

from
in; at
in
in Korea
[ Korea + in + topic particle]
time particle
this time[ this time + (time particle) +
topic particle]
and; with
with friends
[ friends+ with]

cold medicine
[ a cold + medicine]
Gangnam (South Seoul)

he; she (casual)

[ he/she+(subject particle)]
there

worry

[ worry+ is] Im
worried; its a worry
black

express bus

dish two dishes; two bowls;

two plates; two servings
man; guy

cold noodles

yellow

older sister
/
place

good/nice place(s)
money

East Seoul

dry-clean
heart

? Do you like (it)?

I like (it)
head

hat/cap

door

what ?
What are

you looking for? (May I help you?)

hairdresser

trousers

meal

! Buy me dinner! (Lit.

meal)
room

violet

envelope

favour

. Can you do
me a favour?
bulgogi

red

washing

size

? What's
your size?
dictionary

photo

color
/
dishwashing

sugar

guest

spoon
/
restaurant

Verb
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restaurant customer
rubbish
allergy
front
socks
suit
where; somewhere
how much
? How much is (it)?
umbrella
post office
banker
aunt
barber
serving
2 two servings
lawn
evening
telephone
There is a call for you.
telephone number
rank; stop
my (humble)
employee
dry cleaners
petrol pumper
address
window
cleaning
coffee
taxi
terminal
blue
perm
letter
white
to go
please go
[ go + ]
? Where are you going?
? Are you going? (honorific)
to bring (honorific)
? Shall I bring
bulgogi to you?
I will bring (it)
to bring
. Please bring me
bulgogi.
to calculate
. Excuse me,

could we have the bill, please.

to show someone around
[ show
someone around + + Ill]
Ill take you to some good spots.
to wait
Wait a minute,
please.
to cut ; reduce; mow
.Could you please give
me a discount.
? Could you mow
(A)?
to wake up
[ please wake
someone up + can you?]
.
Could you please wake me up at 7
oclock tomorrow morning?
to hang out
? Could you hang
out (A)?
to put in
to come and visit
[ play + in order to
come] come and visit
to trim
. Just a trim,
please.
to iron
to shut; close
? [ shut; close + ?
could you ?] Could you shut?
? Could you close
(A)?
to look after
[ look after +
+ so] for looking after
to help
? May I help you?
to offer
? Shall I get you (one)?
to eat/drink (honorific)

[ eat/drink (hon.)
+(past tense)]
to lift

.Its too heavy for me to lift
(Lit. so I cant lift it) by myself.
to drink
to make
? Could you make
(A)?

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to speak
. Can you tell me
one more time?
to speak
. Could you
please speak a bit more slowly?
to eat
to shave
to exchange
.
Id like to exchange this for Korean
currency.
to answer (the phone)
? Could you answer
(the phone)?
to cook
to throw away; to empty
? Could
you empty the rubbish bin, please?
to deliver
to show
Show __ to me, please
to call
. Can you call me a
taxi?
?Could you post (A)?
to lend
. Lend me some money.
to buy
? Can I buy you coffee?
? Do you want me
to buy (and bring) some cold medicine
for you?
to stop; pull over
? [ stop +
?] shall I stop (for you)?
pull over, please
[ stop + please]
to introduce
to wrap
please wrap (it)
to write
please write
to understand
Certainly; Yes, sir/madam
I see; okay
to open
? Could you open
(A)?
to come
will come
Come this way,
please

Adjective
-

Welcome
to get up
[ get up + so]
to cut
? How would
you like your hair cut?
to give Please give me _
to order
? Would you like to
order?
? Youre well, arent you?
take (a photo)
to perm
to do
is/am/are doing
Could you do (A)?

O.K.
heavy
sorry [ sorry
+ but] Im sorry but
[ sorry + and]
busy
? [ sick +(casual present
tense ending)] Are you sick?
A ? How about A?
cold
cold
[ cold + ]
(I say that) because its cold

Adverb and Others

full

. Fill it up, please.

soon

I will

definitely; without fail; make sure to

late

first

what

/ what color
already

very

always

here

/ Here it
is.
Why

?
a little bit; please

now

value

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Particles
+
+
+

what value
slowly
. Could you
please speak a bit more slowly?
one more time
in; at; to
location particle
in front of
till
? When would
you like it done by?

Unit 13
Noun

price
Karaoke
she/he (casual)
sports game; match
plan
park
transportation
boxing
The Man The Woman (name of a
play)
cinema
halls of residence; dormitory
date
man; male
next year
tomorrow
netball
song
karaoke
basketball
running
library
rugby
marathon
a few days
what time
what kind/sort of; what
Usually the word ()
means what, but in this context
it should be translated as any.
When saying
()? do not stress the .
?[ what do +
be going to (casual)] what
are you going to do?
minisereries
American football

school holidays
school holidays
volleyball
badminton
department store
bus
bowling
dollar ()
the Blue Mountains
plane
class
swimming
swimming pool
accommodation
city
Sydney
Korean wrestling
any
part-time work
baseball
pharmacy
which
aerobics
woman; female
travel; trip
travel destination
weight lifting
play
contact (person/place) where
to contact
ten ten oclock
today
the Opera House
judo
bank
food
music
Sunday
car
evening
about

. I go and see a movie
with a friend about three times a
month.

. I call home around twice a
month.
weekend
this weekend
house
channel

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Verb
-

book
soccer
friend
cricket
table tennis
Taekwondo (Korean martial art)
tennis
television
Saturday
team
party
means program
(). Many English words
are shortened in this way, such as
or for
television, for air
conditioner and for
remote control.
hockey
Korean (language)
Korean Students Association
handball
Australian football
President; chairperson
to go

(be) going to go
? [ go + be going to
+(soft ending)] are (you) going to
go?
to study
(be) going to study
to finish
when (A) is finished
to listen
(be) going to listen
to meet
(be) going to meet
to make
(be) going to make
to stay
to learn
to see; watch
(be) going to watch
. (Im) going to go and
see[ see + go in order to +
be going to (casual)]
(be) going to sing
to borrow
to do part-time work
[ work part-

Adjective
-

time + go in order to + be
going to (casual)] (Im) going to work
part-time
to go traveling
[ travel; trip go
+ be going to] Im going to go on
a trip
to read
(be) going to read
to do well; be good at something;
to sleep
(be) going to sleep
to check
to take; ride; get on; board
[ ride; take
(transport) + and go + be
going to] Im going to go by (Lit: Im
going to take and go there)
? [ do + be going to
+(soft ending)] are (you) going to
do?
[ do + be going to]
am/is/are going to do
interesting; funny
{[+] Noun}:
interesting movie; good movie
inexpensive (Noun)
low price
[ inexpensive+ modifying
adjective ending]
! Lucky you! Good for you! (often
when you feel envious)
special
special plan

Adverb and Others

like that

? [ like that
good at] Is A that good at (it)?

(=) but (colloquial); by the way;

anyway

[ yet + till+(topic
particle)] yet; till now
Particles
+{}

with
[ + with] with
Amanda; +
time particle
during holidays
[ holidays; vacation+(time

+
+
+
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Noun
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particle)]
during this weekend
[ this weekend+(time
particle)]
on Saturday
[ Saturday+(time particle)]
? what time?
[ how many time +(time
particle)]
in; at
[ where +(location
particle)] where
[ Saturday +(time
particle) +(topic particle)] on Saturday
with

amount per (x number of days)

30 minutes ( 30 : 30
minutes after every meal)
chest; bosom
cold
[ cold +] It must
be a cold.
Gaeseong (a name of a city in North
Korea, famous for cold noodles)
one month
two months
three months
four months
five months
six months
seven months
eight months
nine months
ten months

eleven months

twenty month
ball
public holiday
fruit
transport
ear(s)
sir/madam
near
dormitory
train
by train
cough
[ coughs + also
] I am coughing as well
four days

weather
man
medicine for internal use
tomorrow
intersection
year
one year
two years
three years
four years
five years
six years
seven years
eight years
nine years
ten years
eleven years
twenty years
basketball
eye(s)
leg(s)
month
one month
two months
three months
four months
five months
six months
seven months
eight months
nine months
ten months
eleven months
twenty month
cigarette
five days
money
upper and middle back
every meal
head; hair
neck; throat
body
knee(s)
what
what movie
what
foot; feet
toe(s)
ankle(s)
toenail(s)
night
rice; meal

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school holidays
stomach
belly button
bus
()/ (by) bus
fifteen days
/
taking medicine

vibes; atmosphere

rain

vitamins

bread

three days
/
service

three times

hand(s)

finger(s)

wrist(s)

fingernail(s)

alcohol

exam

Since you
did well in the exam,
meal

[ meal after +(time

particle)] after meals
impolite; excuse

excuse me but
each time

morning/breakfast

nine days
/
baseball

vegetable

medicine

pharmacist

shoulder(s)

where; somewhere; anywhere

? Where is it?
yesterday

buttocks; butt; bottom

eight days
/
fever

/ eleven days
ten days
/
six days
/
today

this evening
(to the) right
()
left

?To the left?

directions for use

umbrella

()
/

//

post office
exercise
food
this
this way
tooth; teeth
seven days
this time
two days
Sunday
mouth
lip(s)
bicycle
lawn
please mow the
lawn
evening; dinner
before/during/after
type

there are various types of food
week
last week
week
one week
()
two weeks
()
three weeks
()
four weeks
()
five weeks
()
six weeks
()
seven weeks
()
eight weeks
()
nine weeks
()
ten weeks
()
eleven weeks
()
twenty weeks
home
at home
desk
first
soccer
[ play
soccer+ while ing]
while playing soccer
[ knife noodle] handmade
noodle soup
coffee
nose
body hair
tennis
arm(s)
elbow(s)

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sachet (pill)
one day
[ a day + per] a day
. Take
this medicine once a day.
boarding house
lower back; waist
Indian tea
times

to go
lets go
? shall we go?
going to go
go and
please go
. Dont go.
don't go but
to take
to worry
.
Please dont
worry.
to skip
skip breakfast
to wait
. Just a moment,
please. (Honorific)
to mow
to cross
.
cross ones legs
, [ soon recover
+ will probably; should +, ] Ah,
well, it should get better soon. (
is pronounced [])
to pay
to fall over; trip over
. I fell over
playing soccer.
.
I hurt my arm while playing basketball.
to get injured; hurt
[ get injured +(casual
past tense ending)] got injured
to brush
to smoke
. Please dont smoke.
to listen
. Please listen carefully.
[ eat/drink(hon.)+]
please take/eat (hon.)
to make a noise

. Please be quiet (Lit.

Dont make a noise).
to run
. Please dont run.
to drink
drink
. Dont drink
too much (alcohol).
to get hit
. The ball hit me.
to eat
eat
? [+?] wanna eat?
? [ eat + go in
order to +?shall we?]
Shall we go and have?
to exert energy
.Take it easy.
[ overwork;
overuse ones enery + dont
+(honorific infix)+ and +] dont
work too hard; dont stress out too
much
to cut
.
I hurt my finger.
to see

don't see (A) but

going to see
to twist
.
I twisted my ankle.
to buy
Ill buy you dinner.
to cause an accident
to live

. I used to live in the halls of
residence, but moved into a homestay.
to touch
! Dont touch it!
to rest
to fight
to cut
.
I hurt my finger while cutting
vegetables.
I see.
.
The ball hit me while I was playing
baseball.
to come
since (A) has arrived

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Adjective
-

! Dont come!
to move
to drive
to grow up
have grown up
. Dont call me.
to doze off
! Dont doze
off Study hard!
Because (I) like (it)
playing soccer
.
We fought while playing soccer.
to go on a business trip
to dance
.
I twisted my ankle while dancing.
to ride

. I hurt my knee when I fell
riding my bicycle.
by what transportation
to smoke
?You smoke, dont you?
smoke
? Do you do (A)?
going to do
do
did(honorific)
? [ what do+ while
ing] While doing what?
. Stop it (Lit. Dont do it).
to treat
. Since
you did well in the exam, you should
treat me to a meal.
to lose temper
.
lose temper easily
grateful ; appreciated
Thank you
fine; okay
late
is late
. Please dont be late.
various

there are various types of food
hot
. Its hot. Be

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careful.
delicious; tasty
[ tasty + since;
because] since its tasty
hungry
? Are you hungry?
uncomfortable
uncomfortable
cheap
[ cheap + and] cheap and
sick
[ sick + so +]
because Im sick
? Are you sick?
[ have +
seems that + and]
I think there is and (Lit. it seems that
there is...)
boring
is boring
quiet
is quiet
cold (weather)
since its cold
[+ since/because]
convenient
the public transport is
convenient
?
[ sick(hon.)+(honorific
present tense ending)] Are you sick?
(honorific)

Adverb and Others

near

!Dont come near me!

occasionally

[ there +(topic particle)]

there
rarely

Yeah, Im okay with that., Yeah, why
,
not. (This is a casual way to respond
.
when you generally agree with the other
persons suggestion, but you may not be
completely excited about it.)
without fail

too (much)

late

for the time being

instead of

anymore

straight

a lot

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[ not very good + so]

is not very good so
Oh, no
very
(not) yet
from now on
how about?
Oh, no! (Lit. What to do? (shortened
form of [ how do +?]))
always
What happened? (Lit. Why is it like
that?)
really; very much
often
how often
not at all/never
just a little bit
a little bit
especially
fully
[ fully rest +
(honorific present tense ending)] have a
good rest
always

Particles
+{/}? +{/}? What/How about?
until
+
until late at night
every
+
every morning
per, for
+
three times per day
[ one day+ per
three time]
10 ten bucks for two
bottles of beer
[ beer two bottle+ for
10 bucks; dollars]
+{}
by train
Unit 15
Noun
PC

internet cafe
park
airport
[ that thing +(topic
particle)] that (thing)
[ that time] at that time;
then
theatre; cinema
kimchi
weather

/
/

?
What do you want to do if the
weather is good tomorrow?
boyfriend
tomorrow
basketball
who
older sister to a male
next week
graduate school
Mt. Dobong
library
money
student club
restaurant
assignment
. I have to do an
assignment.
everyday
every morning
[ what +(object particle)]
what
hairdressers
department store
anything; something (serious)
?
If you dont have anything on,
wanna have dinner together?
body-building competetion
Korean B.B.Q beef

[ rain
+(subject particle) come
+ if] if it rains
rain
office
mountain
bookshop
present
swimming
swimming pool
homework
supermarket
time
[ time have
+ if] if (you) have time
exam; test
. I have an exam
tomorrow.
rice
vegetables
chat
.

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If youve got time, can we have a

chat?
sometime; when
today
afternoon
eating out
we
exercise
bank
music
this (time)
Italian restaurant
greetings; saying hello
Japanese (language)
bicycle
due date
[ due date
+ its because]
weekend
home; house
gym
dancing
coffee shop
television
TOEFL (Test of English as a
Foreign Language)
pen
convenience store
picnic
coaching school
Korean history

/
/ fitness club (gym)
Verb
-

to go
[ go + and] go and
if youre going
. I
went to the library, and then went to
my office.
[ go +] on my way
to
(be) going to go
. Id better get going
(Lit. Ill go first).
.
Ive got something to do at home, so
I have to go home early.
to bring
I will bring

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? want to bring...?
to study
.I must study.
to wait
. Ill wait in
front of the library
to finish
[ finish + have
to] have to finish
to go out
. Could you
please wait outside?
to hand in
go on a picnic/to have fun
to return
to help
. Ill help you.
to listen to; hear
(be) going to listen to
to drink
to meet
to eat
. Ill eat it later.
to return
to learn
to see; watch; look
? [ see +(in order)
to not go + do you
wanna?] Dont you wanna go to see
? [ see + ?]
cant we see?
(be) going to watch
. Come
over here and have a look at this.
lend
. Ill lend you one.
to borrow
to wash clothes
to buy
. If theyre too
expensive, (then) dont buy them.
. Its my treat
today (Lit. Ill buy it today).
to buy
[ buy + do
something for someone + Ill]
Ill buy for you
to gain weight
. Ive gained
a lot of weight recently.
to think
[ think + lets]
lets think (about)

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to wash dishes
to swim
to rest
(be) going to have a rest
to write
[ write + have
to +] have to write
to empty the rubbish bin
to work part-time
O.K.
to talk; say; chat
to contact
[ contact
+ Ill] Ill contact (you)
to open
. Could you open
the door for me, please .
to come
if (A) comes
. Hurry over here
and eat.
.
Could you please quickly drop by?
to exercise; work out
. I have to do some
exercise.
to cry

(be) going to cry
to cook; make food
to have; there is/are
[+ its because] Its
because there is/I have
[ have + if] if you
have
to cut
to give to someone
.If you
see Seon-young, can you give this to
her?
to call
. Ill call
back later.
to order (e.g. food)
to die
to prepare
I will prepare
? want to prepare...?
to gain weight
. Ive gained
a lot of weight recently.
to find; get (some money) out
to clean
. Ill clean the

Adjective
-

room.
to dance
(be) going to dance
to play computer games
to ride
? [ ride + go (in
order) to + shall we?] Shall we
go riding?
to play tennis
to pick up (someone)

[ pick
up + go to + have to]
have to go to pick up
to do
? [ do+?I might] maybe
doing?
? shall we do?
(be) going to do
[ cannot (past
tense)] couldnt do
have to do
?Who wants to do
this?
. Ill do it.
I will make and bring

late
. Dont be late.
. If youre late
again this time, Ill kill you.
hot
if (it's) hot
many; a lot
if (A) has lots (of B)
tasteless
. If its no good, (then)
dont eat it.
delicious; tasty

[ tasty + thing]
something nice to eat
heavy
busy
hungry
. If youre hungry,
have some instant noodles.
expensive
. If theyre too
expensive, (then) dont buy them.
hurt; sick
if (A is) sick

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difficult; hard
if (A is) difficult
if (A) doesnt have (B)
? If you
dont have anything on, wanna have
dinner together?
. If youve got
some money, can you buy me coffee?
good
fine
! Sounds great!
if (A is) nice/good
[ weather good
+ if] if the weather is good
if (it's) cold
tired
. If you are tired, have a
rest.

Adverb and Others

continue; keeping

.I want to go to graduate
school and continue studying.
hmm; not sure...; well

later

. See you later,

then.
again

not

[ I +(subject
particle) not possible] I cant
How about?
?
Oh, no (Lit. What to do?) (to show
?
regret about a situation)
how

? What do we do?
oh well, never mind

[ cant do +, oh well,
never mind]
by any chance; perhaps

Particles
+{}

+{}
+
+

destination particle
? Where to?
[ where+ to]
. Please go to
Gangnam station.
[ Gangnam station+ to
go please]
maybe or something
to; at
at

+
Unit 16
Noun
21

()

()

()

()

()

15

and

[2 people 1 room] shared

room for 2 people
possibility; available
gas
there
distance
living room
on the other side
stairs
fruit shop
sweets
interest
? Are you interested?
shoe shop
layout
the other side
cinema; theater
near
railway station
flower shop
mens room
song
next month
single-story house
own room
behind
roommate
opposite (to)
beer
() is having a bath
wireless
door
and
banana
floor
outside
room
department store
number counting noun
hospital
ball-point pen
kitchen
video shop
bakery
between
A B between A and B
drawer
bottom drawer

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()

My Korean 2 Vocabulary by Unit

top drawer
bookshop
sunglasses
laundry
laundry room
beef
sofa
misspelling of (shopping
center)
misspelling of (share)
supermarket
watch
city
dining room; restaurant
newspaper
below, under
downstairs
apartment
information
master bedroom
inside, in
in front of
where
elevator; lift
here
ladys room
female student
[ female
student wanted]
station
key
next to
to the right of
fully equipped
fully furnished
[ furniture fully
equipped]
to the left of
bathroom
umbrella
milk
post office
on, above
upstairs
bank
chair
this side
two-story house
ruler
oneself
. S/he is in her/his
room.

()

Verb
-

() is sleeping
gloves
over there
over there
electricity
garden
supplied
week
100 $100 per week [ per
week 100 $100];
per week [ week + per]
carpark
wallet
now
basement
shelf
house
[ newly
built two story house]
garage
store room
window
desk
bookcase
floor counting noun
which floor
cheese
bedroom
camera
caf
coffee
coffee shop
coke
table tennis
() is playing table tennis
table
tomato ketchup
grape(s)
boarding
Korean grocery store
mobile phone
toilet; bathroom; restroom
cosmetics shop
to go
() if you go [ go+(honorific
infix)+ if]
? Where have you
been? ; Have you been somewhere?
to return
to meet

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Adjective
-

? Where shall we
meet?
. Lets meet in
front of uni.
to make
is making
dont know
to see; to watch
have a look [ see+ try]
to live
? Do you live..?
to contact
contact (me)
to have; there is/are
was here [ there is+(past
tense infix)+]
to find
found (it)
to include
to need
to do
close
close
clean
many
many people
inconvenient; uncomfortable
to not have; there is not/are not
quiet
quiet and clean
[quiet+and clean+]

Adverb and Others

definitely

Excuse me

by any chance (used for politeness in

requests)
Particles
+

Unit 17
Noun

location particle
It is under the desk
[ desk under+(location
particle) there is ]
? Which floor is
the caf on?
[ caf+(subject particle)
what(number) floor+(location
particle) there is ?]

17

Gyeongbokgung Palace
Korea University
express bus
express bus terminal
Gold Coast
factory
airport
transportation card
shoe shop
vicinity; near by
[ vicinity+ is]
is in the vicinity of
dormitory

train

train station

New York

library

() Dongguk University
Dongdaemun Stadium

rush hour (or )

Los Angeles

Melbourne

hairdresser's

museum

towards; district; area

Passengers
transferring to the Inchon line
ship

department store

bus

bus
(goes) to Lotte department store
bus stop

number

hospital; doctors clinic*

boat

wharf; jetty

airplane

San Francisco

parcel

shopping centre

Suwon (City)

supermarket

timetable
/
Chicago

restaurant

Excuse me! (Lit. uncle; often

used when addressing a middleaged man)

Adelaide

Alice Springs
about fifty minutes
50

()

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18

Verb
-

pharmacy
face
Lets try to catch
up
[ face see+ lets]
Ambassador Hotel
travel agency
motorcycle
Olympic Park
fare (e.g. , )
yacht
our
post office
bank
name
entrance
car
bicycle
tram stop
tram
subway; electric railroad
subway station
garage (car repair shop)
car park
subway
1 subway line 1
subway line 1
subway station
subway station
home; house
garage
coffee shop
taxi
taxi rank
truck
ticket
boarding house
school; campus
hotel
company/office
father
mother
elder brother to a male
elder brother to a female
elder sister to a female
elder sister to a male

to go
? [ go+(present tense
ending)] goes?
? How

do I go to Monash University?
? [ go+? right? (confirmation
question ending)] goes, right?
should go
let's go
? Shall we go?
bus going/that
goes to Lotte Department Store
to teach
teach teach(honor
ific form)
to change
. change to bus
. change the bus
to walk
on foot
[ walk+ by doing] on foot
to take (how long)
[ take amount of time+]
takes (amount of time)
?How many
hours does it take to Sydney?
? How long does it take?
?
[ take+?(soft
question ending)] does it take?
. it takes a long time
to find
?
[ find (e.g.
accommodation) +(past
tense)+(casual question ending)]
did you find (it)?
to leave (from place); to come out; to
emerge
[ out come+(past
tense ending)] left; came out
to get off
[ get off
+(honorific) + you can just
+(polite)] you can get off
[+] get off
to arrive
to change; transfer (transport)
to send
to stop
? [ stop+(present tense
ending)] stop?
to contact
[contact+(casual present
tense ending)] keep in touch (Lit.
contact); pronounced yeollakae
to come
let's come
? Shall we come?

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Adjective
-

to move house
[ move house+(past
tense infix)+(casual ending)] moved
(house)
to work
work works (honorific
form)
to depart
to take; to ride; to get on; to board
[ catch+ and] catch and
[ get on; board+(honorific
present tense ending - asking someone to
do something)] get on
to take; to catch (to go); go to the place
by
to take; to catch (to come); come to the
place by
? How do you come
to Uni?
close; near
[ close+(casual present
tense ending)] close to; near
[ near+ and+(polite
particle)] near and
far
[ not really
far+(casual present tense ending)]
complicate

Adverb and Others

from there

direct

then

but; by the way

and

ah; let me see; well

quickly

about . or so
.....
What do you think about..?; How is..?
?
how long

really; very

[+()] from here

been a while, hasnt it?
first of all

often

? [ +?(tag question
ending)]
doing well? (Lit. you are well, arent
you?)
? How are you? (Lit. Are you
well?)

...
Particles
(A)+
+{}

Unit 18
Noun

19

about or so
not more than A
direction particle (to)
? Where did you
move to?
[ where+ to move
house+(past tense ending)]

.
[ there right+ to
go (honorific infix)+ if
elevator there
is ](formal expression of
)
to
Melbourne Seoul from
Seoul to Melbourne
() bus going/that
goes to the city
at
[ Korea
University station+ at]
from
[ uni+ from]
. I moved out
from the dormitory.
[ I dormitory+ from
come out+(past tense
ending)]

price
autumn
each
Kangnung
winter
Kyeongju (a historic Korean city)
assignment
tourist
Kwangju
traffic
for/during that period
oil; petrol
consume(s) lots
of petrol
flower(s)
weather
weather
Namdaemun Market
tomorrow

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who
( who + subject particle)
snow

Taegu

instead

Taejon

money

listening

digital
camera

mind; heart

? Do you like it?

speaking

Melbourne

grammar

problem

goods

the price of goods

[ goods; things price] the
price of goods
wind

its windy
pronunciation

look

. This is easier
than it looks.
spring

Pusan

rain

its raining
person; people

mountain

colour

San Francisco
thought

. Its harder than

it seems.
Seoul

tone

humidity level

footwear; shoes

writing

which

? Which one is
tastier?
summer

today

Osaka

clothes

understanding
Japan

Japanese food
Japanese restaurants

Verb
-

Adjective
-

Japanese (language)
reading
the whole country
Cheju Island
mileage
mileage is low
Mt. Chiri
region
car
friend-like
Canada
Canberra
size
quality (of goods)
Korean (language)
Korean class
Mt. Halla
Chinese characters
style; mode
99 99 model
Australia
mobile phone
to do not know; not sure
I am not quite sure
to learn
to travel
[ +(past
tense ending)] travelled
to contact
[+] Ill keep
in touch
(Lit. Ill contact you.)
old; aged
old (things)
to report
will report
have reported
to spend; to live
? [+(past
tense ending)]How have you been?
light

[ +
thing+(subject particle)] light
ones
simple
dry
fine; okay; good
[ good+(casual present
tense ending)] good

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[ good+(soft
ending)] good
[ good+ but] good
but
[ good+ and] good and
long
its long
clean
its clean
[+(present tense ending)]
clean
bad
its bad
low
high
its high
different
its different
dirty
its dirty
hot (weather)
its hot
warm
same; identical
many; much
There is/are a lot
fine (weather)
heavy
is heavy
[heavy+(casual present
tense ending)] heavy
[heavy+(soft
ending)] heavy
[heavy+but] heavy
but
[heavy+and] heavy and
steamy hot
is steamy hot
[ +(present tense ending)]
congested; crowded; complex
unhappy
similar
theyre similar
expensive
its expensive
[ expensive+(casual
present tense ending)] expensive
[ expensive+(soft
ending)] expensive
[ expensive+ but]
expensive but
[ expensive+ and]
expensive and

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easy
its easy
cheap
its cheap
beautiful
its beautiful
sick
Im sick
difficult
. Its difficult
pretty
[pretty
+(casual
present tense ending)] pretty
[pretty+(soft
ending)] pretty
[pretty+but]
pretty but
[pretty+and] pretty
and
small
[ small+ but] small but
few; little; small
. My
younger sister is two years younger
than me.
[ quiet+ and ] quiet and
fine; good
its good
short
its short
cold (weather)
its cold
[ cold
+ so] cold so

big; tall
hes tall
[ big+(casual present tense
ending)] big
[ big+(soft ending)] big
[ big+ but] big but
[ big+ and] big and
happy
cloudy
cloudy but
It will be cloudy

Adverb and Others

too

soon
just; anyway
. It was a bit
expensive but I bought it anyway.

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mainly
more
() . Australia
is bigger than Korea.
less

. Today is
less cold than yesterday.
again; also

not very/that/so good

I dont really like it.

There were not many
.... without going any further (Lit. as it is)
often

the
first; the most

(=) .
This is
the cheapest one.
really

much; far; a lot

Particles
+
+
+
Unit 19
Noun
MP3

than
. My older
brother is one year older than me.
from
from the afternoon
(onwards)
too; as well

MP3 player
the most
brown
puppy
dog
ant
spider
worry
. Dont worry.
black
whale
Korea University
gorilla
cat
? (Its) a cat, isnt it?
[ cat+ isnt it]
bear
public holiday
fruit
tourist
leather shoes
blond

giraffe
tail
flower
honey
tree
butterfly
age
camel
you
[ you (casual) +(subject
particle)] you
neck-tie
capable woman
chicken
residence
Professor Parks
residence
animal
younger sister/brother
. Its my younger
sister/brother.
pig
deadline
. The
deadline was yesterday.
heart; mind
comic
horse
talk
. Go ahead and talk.
hair
has blonde hair
has black
hair
has short hair
has long hair
Mia .Mia has
blonde hair.
Mia .Mia has long
hair.
short hair
long straight hair [
+(modifying adj. ending)
straight hair]
mosquito
neck
fish
what
? What is it?
sea
pants
[ night+ at+ only] only
at night

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snake
bee
belt
boots
favour
. I have a
favour to ask.

romantic man
rain

? . Oh, its raining.

bread

people
()
size

lion

age counting unit (years)

birthday

sunglasses

present

world

[ world+ in] in
the world
cow

novel

news

[ news+(subject
particle) there is no+() so]
I havent heard from you (Lit: there
hasnt been any news)
sofa

addressee

moustache
beard
Jack .Jack has a
moustache.
swimmer

20 questions (Lit: 20 mountain

peaks).
. Try
skydiving.
ski

?
Michael is skiing/skis very well, isnt
he/doesnt he?
style

what kind of style

time

?
Are you free
at the moment?
double eyelids

any

nothing
Africa

glasses

23

wearing glasses
and
cute acting
cute acting girl
sheep
yesterday
movie
today
these days
umbrella
milk
exercise
? You dont
exercise much, right?
humour
man with a good
sense of humour
beverage
sound quality
chair
this one
this one
[ this+ one+(topic particle)]
one of this; a pair of these
[ this one + one of A]
* is a variation of .
ideal (man; girl)
over here
[ this+ side+ in]
understanding
magazine
gloves
telephone
. Youve got the
wrong number.
jump
about
subject; topic
among
mouse; rat
book
desk
sushi
best
skirt
kangaroo
nose
elephant
koala
height
is tall
is short

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Verb
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My Korean 2 Vocabulary by Unit

is average height
Mia . Mia has
blonde hair and is tall.
fly
seashore
tiger
Australia
grey
hip hop

to go
. Im afraid I
have to go to the library.
bring
.I didnt bring an
umbrella.
to take
[ take+(connector
for adding extra information)] takes
. Yes. It took me a
month.
to wonder
[ curious +(casual
present tense ending)]
wonder about
to stop
to put on
Try these (gloves) on
to come out
[ come out
+ because] because (they) come
out
.
This is a new beer. (Lit: newly released,
newly come out).
to fly

to run
run
to help
? Can you help me,
please?
to give; to offer
? Would you like one
of this?
to listen
Have a listen
to come back
?Michael
hasnt come back yet, has he/right?
to run out of
. Weve run out of it

(Im afraid).
to drink
/ Try this
. Try it and see if you
like it.
to meet
? Whom am I
going to meet?
. Meet
him/her (and see how it turns out).
to make
make
? Did you make
this yourself?
to get it right
got it right
[ get it right/find the correct answer
+(casual past tense ending)]
to tie on
Try this (tie or belt) on
to eat
? You havent
eaten yet, have you?
, . Then, lets
go and eat together.
. Lets have pizza.
. Ive already eaten,
actually.
to afraid of
afraid of
ask (me) [ ask
+(casual present tense ending)]
to see
went to see [ see+ to
go+(casual past tense ending)]
can see [ see+
can]
? Shall we go see
a movie today?
? You havent seen
my bag?
bring
. I bought sushi.
to buy (it) for (you)
Ill buy (it) for you
[ buy+ for you+ will]
I really want
to buy it for you. [ really
buy+ for you+ want
to+ because]
to live
live[ live++(casual present
tense ending)]

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to think
try to think of [ think
+ try]
. Have a think about it.
I have thought (of one)
[ think +(casual past tense
ending)]
to wear
try on (shoes)
[ wear+ try]
to hate
hate; not like
to wrap
? Shall I wrap (it) for
you?
[ wrap + for you + shall]
please wrap it
[ wrap + please (for me)]
to use
[ well use+ will]
Thanks. (Lit. Ill make a good use out of
it.)
to wear
Try these (glasses) on
to sit down
. Try sitting down
here.
to know
! I know!
[ know+(exclamatory past tense
ending)]
[ know+ I guess ] I
guess youll know
to open
?
Youre open
tomorrow, arent you?
to win
? Did our team
win?
to read
Have a read
to wear
a girl with good
fashion sense
[ well wear+(modifying verb
ending) ]
. Try this
(clothing) on.
to have; there is/are
formal expression of

to sleep
[ sleep+

Adjective
-

25

+(past progressive tense

ending)]
was sleeping
to call
? Young-mi
called you yesterday, didnt she?
to feel sleepy
[ feel sleepy+(casual present
tense ending)]sleepy
to like
like
to give
Ill take it.
to lose (a game)
. We lost.
to look for
? [ look
for+(honorific present tense
ending)] looking for
[ look for+(soft sentence
ending)] looking for
. Go over
there and try to find it.
to ride
ride
to wrap
? [ gift
wrap+ ?shall I]
Do you want it gift-wrapped?
. [ wrap+
please] Could you wrap it?
light and
[ light+ and]
light one
like
girl like you
all right
all right
[ okay+(exclamatory
ending)] all right
You dont have
to.[ okay +(soft sentence
ending)]
cute
cute baby
long
is long
longhaired woman
slim
is slim
slim

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[ slim+(modifying
adjective ending)]
[ slow+ and] slow
and
different
? What else?
[ different+(modifying
adjective ending) thing+(topic
particle)]
hot
? It was
really hot yesterday, wasnt it?
? Its hot, isnt it?
, .Yes, a little bit.
dependable; reliable
dependable man
hot
hot coffee
intelligent
is fat
is thin
tasty
is tasty
. This place has
nice coffee. Try it.
? Good, huh?
, . Yeah, it is.
spicy hot
spicy food
busy
?Are you busy
today?
, . Im afraid I
am busy today.
crowded; complicated
expensive
[ expensive
+(soft sentence ending)]
expensive
genuine
easy
? Yesterdays
exam was easy, wasnt it?
, . Yes, it was.
, . Nope, it was easy.
stylish

[ very
stylish+(soft
sentence ending)] stylish
cheap
cheaper one[ cheap
+(modifying adjective ending)

thing]
weak
difficult
? The exam was
hard, wasnt it?
pretty
Mia . Mia is pretty.
Mia . Mia has pretty
eyes.
has pretty eyes
kind-hearted
[ famous+ so]
famous so
caring
caring man
small
is small
[ small+(modifying
adjective ending)] small
. Its a bit small.
good-looking
is good-looking
humorous
? Are
there any interesting movies on at
the moment?
?
This movie
is interesting, isnt it?
. Its not
that interesting for me.
good
[ good+(exclamatory
ending)] good
strong
? The coffee
is too strong, isnt it?
good(-natured)
(pure and innocent)
big
? (is) big? [ big+(casual
present tense ending) ]
big travel bag
easy-going
strong
is comfortable
lively

Adverb and Others

together

just; as is

Give it to me as is.
but; however (formal)

Oh, I see.

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,
.

,
!
?

and
all
? Have you finished the
assignment?
, . No, not yet.
more
bigger one
[ more big+ thing]
Do you like it? (honorific)
except
. Except too
spicy food.
first
already
not really
. I dont really
fancy it.
quickly; fast
newly
[ newly
released thing+(soft
sentence ending)] This is a new model
No, its all right.
very
yet
Oh, sorry (Lit: What do do)!
How is it?
What type
? What type
of man do you like?
Would you mind telling me ...?
[phrase for asking strangers personal
questions]
Hello
like this

. Its best to have a hot coffee on
a cold day like today, isnt it?
[ be+(connector for adding extra
information)] is and
over there
a little bit
a bit small
[ small+(soft sentence ending)]
real
! It is very cold!
I suppose; by (some) chance
? Excuse me, I
suppose you havent eaten dinner yet?

Unit 20
Noun

()

27

bag
leather
brown
cold
he/she (casual) [Note. is a
shortened form of (that
guy or girl) and cannot be used
to refer to someone who is
older/more senior to you.]
? [ what kind
thing is?]
What kind of (bag) is it?
()
(it is) a new one
lie
.
Tall guys who dont lie.
[( worry +
dont) ] dont worry
black
? [ interest
have] have interest (in)?
international flights
the girl wearing
earrings
blonde
gold
[ black colour] black
man
. I
like guys that can cook well.
yellow
? [ who+(soft
ending)] Whos that?
? [ who+ is] Whos
that?
instead
arrival
arrival place
[ arrive+(modifying
verb ending) place]
talk

.I need to talk to you (Lit. I
have something to say to you).
Can I meet you? (Lit. Lets meet
for a moment.)
hair
long straight hair
short hair
curly hair
bald

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the person wearing

a hat
necklace

rainbow (, , , , ,
(indigo), )
tattoo

trousers

shorts
jeans
ring

violet

[ lost item ] lost item

pink
/
brand
/
Visa card

red

colour
/
sunglasses

the man with

moustache
beard

glasses frame
[ glasses
wear+(modifying verb
ending)] wearing glasses
guy/girl

the guy or
girl who studies Japanese
[ Japanese
study+(modifying verb
ending) young person; child]
suit

umbrella

folding umbrella
one-piece dress

silver

food

? What side
dish do you like?
this (one) (colloquial form of

)
? [ this +() ?
(question ending could it be)]
Is this it? (Lit. Could this be it?)
purple

gloves

gloves

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orange
/
wallet/purse

green
/

/
Verb
-

skirt
the woman
wearing a skirt
long skirt
short skirt
coat
blue
bracelet
pick-up
white
student card
Korean
since/because
she speaks Korean
[ Korean do
+ because]
grey
mobile phone

to wait
will be waiting [ wait
+ be going to; will be ing]
to go out
[ go out+ be going
to; will be ing] will be going (to meet
you)
[ unable go out
+(future) probably/it seems]
probably wont be able to go
to contain
A B
[A+{/}(subject particle) B inside
contained]
(A) is inside (B)
to drink
the person drinking water
to meet
.I need to
talk to you. Can I meet you?
to be right
[ right; correct +(present
tense ending)] (Thats) right
[ right; correct
+(exclamatory ending)] Thats right!
to ask
[ ask + do for me
+(casual ending)]
Please ask (her/him) (for me)
to be sorry
[ sorry+ but] I am
sorry but
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The movie we saw yesterday was very

boring.
.
to sign
[ sign+
please] please sign
to live
the house where we will live
to serve
[ serve+(modifying verb ending)
] waiter(s) (Lit. person
who will serve customers)
to do not like
? Is there anything you
dont like? . No, there
isnt.
to know
? [ know+?(tag question
ending)] (you) know, right?
to investigate/inquire about
? [ investigate/inquire
about +?shall I] shall I ask around?
to 29recognize
[ r29ecognize +
be going to] will be able to recognise
+... is ..., isnt it?
+{} [ is+ and] is and
to talk

[ talk+(modifying verb ending)
person] the person talking
to lose
[ lose+
(past tense soft ending)]
(I) have lost
to wear
[ skirt
wear+(modifying verb ending)
woman] the woman wearing the
skirt
[ wear+ and ] wear and
to have
I have, but[ have+ but]
[ there is+(exclamatory
ending)] there is; have
to spend; live
? How have you been? / How
are you going?
to look for; find
[ part-time work
look for; find +(modifying verb
ending) ] friends who are looking for
part-time work

Adjective
-

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[ look for; find +(connector

for adding extra information)] looking for
to switch on
.Switch on the TV.
to do; to perform
. Oh, theres a
Korean film on soon. (Lit. Oh, it will be
time for a Korean film.)
long skirt [ long
+(modifying adj. ending) skirt]
[ worn +(past tense
ending)] aged/worn
crowded
crowded, so
[ crowded+ because]
is pretty
[ pretty+(soft ending)] pretty
( is often pronounced ,
creating the casual/non-standard
version .)
small
small apple
big
tall person
[ tall+(modifying adjective ending)
]

Adverb and Others

Could you (do that for me)?

(Lit. Do you wanna do that for me?)

?
immediately

smaller
bigger
darker
lighter

look similar, so
[ similarly
look+ because]

() [ seriously
get caught +(past tense)]
have a (serious)
what sort of

(Its/Thats) great!

a little bit

in particular

? Which you like best?

but

Particles
+
+

[ that one + than]

(more) than that
A [A with] with A

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