π Vocabulary
greetings
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| μλ νμΈμ | Hello (formal) | annyeonghaseyo |
| κ°μ¬ν©λλ€ | Thank you (formal) | gamsahamnida |
| μ£μ‘ν©λλ€ | I'm sorry (formal) | joesonghamnida |
| μλ ν κ°μΈμ | Goodbye (to person leaving) | annyeonghi gaseyo |
basics
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| λ€ | Yes | ne |
| μλμ | No | aniyo |
| μ£ΌμΈμ | Please give me | juseyo |
| μ΄κ±° | This | igeo |
| μ κ±° | That | jeogeo |
| μ’μμ | It's good / I like it | joayo |
| μ«μ΄μ | I don't like it | sireoyo |
| μμ΄μ | There is / I have | isseoyo |
| μμ΄μ | There isn't / I don't have | eopseoyo |
food
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| λ¬Ό | Water | mul |
| λ°₯ | Rice/Meal | bap |
| μ»€νΌ | Coffee | keopi |
| λ§μμ΄μ | It's delicious | masisseoyo |
places
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| νμ₯μ€ | Bathroom | hwajangsil |
| μ§ | Home/House | jip |
| νκ΅ | School | hakgyo |
| κ°κ² | Store/Shop | gage |
| μλΉ | Restaurant | sikdang |
shopping
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| μΌλ§μμ | How much? | eolmayeyo |
people
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| μ¬λ | Person | saram |
| μΉκ΅¬ | Friend | chingu |
| μ | I/Me (formal) | jeo |
numbers
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| νλ | One | hana |
| λ | Two | dul |
| μ | Three | set |
questions
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| λ | What | mwo |
| μ΄λ | Where | eodi |
| μΈμ | When | eonje |
| μ | Why | wae |
| μ΄λ»κ² | How | eotteoke |
verbs
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| κ°λ€ | To go | gada |
| μ€λ€ | To come | oda |
| λ¨Ήλ€ | To eat | meokda |
| λ§μλ€ | To drink | masida |
| λ³΄λ€ | To see/watch | boda |
| μλ€ | To know | alda |
| λͺ¨λ₯΄λ€ | To not know | moreuda |
time
| Korean | Meaning | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| μ€λ | Today | oneul |
| λ΄μΌ | Tomorrow | naeil |
| μ΄μ | Yesterday | eoje |
| μ§κΈ | Now | jigeum |
π Grammar
~μ΄μμ/μμ
is/am (polite)
νμμ΄μμβ I am a student
νκ΅ μ¬λμ΄μμβ I am Korean
~μ/μ΄μ
Polite present tense ending
κ°μβ I go
λ¨Ήμ΄μβ I eat
~μ
at/to (location particle)
νκ΅μ κ°μβ I go to school
μ§μ μμ΄μβ I am at home
π¬ Key Phrases
νκ΅μ΄λ₯Ό μ λͺ»ν΄μ
I can't speak Korean well
hangugeoreul jal mothaeyo
When struggling to communicateμ²μ²ν λ§ν΄ μ£ΌμΈμ
Please speak slowly
cheoncheonhi malhae juseyo
When someone speaks too fastλ€μ ν λ² λ§ν΄ μ£ΌμΈμ
Please say it again
dasi han beon malhae juseyo
When you didn't understandμμ΄ ν μ μμ΄μ?
Can you speak English?
yeongeo hal su isseoyo?
Emergency fallbackμ΄ν΄νμ΄μ
I understood
ihaehesseoyo
Confirming understanding