Korean Words I Know

Don’t Use This. No, really don’t.

On the sidebar I put up some links that are actually very useful for learning Korean on your own whether you’re just starting to pick up the alphabet or want to really put sentences together.

I think the list there is pretty good vocab for anyone just arriving and the phonics aren’t completely terrible.

Annyong – informal hello

Annyong haseyo – formal hello

annyon- heekayseyo – formal goodbye

chunmahn ayooh – you’re welcome

peoulmahl simh mulyo – something about the stars that means a formal you’re welcome

ahl get seumnida – I know, I see

tchai gahl – go well

Jooseyo – Please/give me

Doo wah jooseyo – Help me!

mool – The l in Korean almost sounds like an r so this is hard to spell out phoenetically, it means water

sootkahrak – spoon

chahtkarak – choptsticks

sahl – uncooked rice, the grain…kind of

pahb – cooked rice

maykchuk – beer

bakimtchi – White or new kimchi

Gwee yoh woh – cute

(집) Tcheep – House

naitcheep – My house

Noitcheep – Your house

(선생님) seon-syang-neem – teacher

kyo chung seon-syang neem – principal

kyo kam seon syang neem – vice principal

oh-dee-ay-yo – where is?

mwoh yay yoh – what is…?

joh-shee may yoh – Be careful!

gael may gee – birds

balaei yoh- hurry up (formal)

mol lah yoh- I dunno

choh ah yoh – It’s good, is it good?

Sheen do eh yoh – Don’t like it

Chup’tah – It’s cold, informal

Chu why yoh – It’s cold, formal

bahsheetah – delicious

hahjeemah – Stop it! Don’t!

il – Sunday

wahl – Monday

hwa – Tuesday

soo – Wednesday

geum – Thursday

tohn – Saturday

irum (eeroom) – name

irum mwoh yay oh? – what is the/its/your  name?

kahtchi – the navy and white bird (I use this word more than you’d think)

ohp sah yo – something like “don’t have”

chogum ahmnidah – I understand a little

taysumnida – that’s enough