Korean Vocabulary 6-10

Korean Vocabulary 6-10 Vocabulary 6:

가을

autumn

가장; 제일

the most

강릉 [강능]

city of Kangnŭng in Kangwŏn Province

거리

streets; 서울 거리 streets of Seoul

게다가

거기에다가) in addition, moreover (short form of

경치

scenery

곡식

grains, food

과일

fruit

근처

vicinity, nearby place

꼼짝 못하다

can't move a bit; 꼼짝 하다 to budge, to stir

꽉

fully, tightly

꽤

quite, rather

내려 가다

to go down; 올라 오다 to come up, to rise

늦어지다

to become late

단풍이 들다 달

to change to fall colors

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등

et cetera, and so on

떠나다

to leave

-마다

each, every

막히다

(Vi.) to be blocked; 막다 (Vt.) to block, to stop

맞이하다

to welcome, to face

명절

holiday

무덥다

to be humid and hot

비슷하다

to be similar, to be alike

산소

graves, cemetery (HON.)

새해

new year

생각이 나다

to occur to one, to think of, to remember; 생각 thoughts

설; 설날

New Year's Day

설악산

Sŏrak Mountains on the eastern coast

성묘하다

to visit grave to pay respect to ancestor anc estor

송편

rice cake (sweet-filled); 떡 rice cake (any kind)

신난다!

Exciting! Super! Cool!;신나다 to be excited

양력 [양녁]

western calendar

음력

lunar calendar


[음녁] -(이)나

either-or, and, as well

정월; 일월

January

준비하다

to get ready, to prepare

지방

local area, region, the country

차례

memorial service for ancestors on New Year's Day and Ch 'usŏk; 차례 Ye ar's Day and 지내다 to have memorial service on New Year's Ch'usŏk; 제사 memorial service (in general); 제사 지내다 to have memorial service

초하루

first day of the month

추석

Harvest Festival Day (August 15 on lunar calend ar)

추수

harvest; 추수하다 to harvest

추수감사절

Thanksgiving

친척

relative, family member

큰아버지

father's older brother

텅 비다

totally or completely empty

특별한

special; 특별하다 to be special; 특별히 specially

풍부하다

to be plentiful, to be abundant

한두달

one or two months

행사

event


Vocabulary 7:

고속 버스

express bus

관광

tour, tourism; 관광 산업 tourist industry

그리다

to draw, to paint

그림

drawing, painting

글

writing

글쎄

Well, Let me see

기르다

to raise (a child), to grow

나오다

to come out

남편

husband; 부인 wife

단풍

fall colors, maple (leaves); 단풍철 fall season

달

moon; 달이 뜨다 the moon rises

당시

at that time

-댁

house, residence (HON.)

돕다

to help; 도움 help, aid

뛰어나다

to be outstanding


뜨다

to rise, to come up, to float

모범

model, good example

바닷가; 해변

beach

바로

just, exactly; 바로 이것 exactly this one; 곧바로 immediately

반가워하다

(Vt.) to be glad, to rejoice; 반갑다 (Vi) to be glad

발달하다 [발딸하다]

to develop; 발달되다 to be developed; 발달 development

사이

between, gap, relationship

산업

industry; 수산업 marine industry

소나무

pine tree

솜씨

skill (mostly manual skills)

수영

swimming; 수영하다 to swim

시

poem, poetry

아이

child, kid

양반

yangban class, nobility

얘기

story, tale, talk, news (short form of 이야기); 얘기하다 to say

어렸을 때

when one was young

역사적으로

historically

예쁜

pretty; 예쁘다 to be pretty


외동딸

only daughter; 외동아들/외아들 only son

유명하다

to be famous

인상적

impressive

자연

nature

자유롭게

freely; 자유 freedom; 자유롭다 to be free

재주

talent; 재주가 있다 to be talented

지도

map

-처럼

like; 남자처럼 like a man

터미널

bus terminal; 고속 버스 터미널 express-bus terminal

포도

grapes

풀벌레

plant insect/bug; 쌀벌레 rice bugs

학문 [항문]

learning, study, scholarship, academic studies, academic learning

학자

scholar

한창이다

to be in the prime of, to be in full (bloom, color)

현모양처

wise mother and good wife

호수

lake

효도

filial piety

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공사

construction work

관광객

tourist

관광지

tourist place

그 동안

in the mean time

늘다

to increase

늘리다

to widen, to make it increase

도로

(paved) road

보통이다

to be usual, to be common

불편하다

to be uncomfortable, to be inconvenient

영동 고속 도로

Yŏng-dong Expressway (from Seoul to Kangnŭng)

-이상

more than, above, over

좁다

to be narrow

줄

lane, line; 두 줄 two lanes, two lines

-중에

among, between

피하다

to avoid

휴가(철)

vacation (season)


Vocabulary 8:

과학

science

광고

advertisement; 광고하다 to advertise

근무 시간

work hour

남다

to be left over

단지

complex, compound; 마산 공업 단지 Masan Industrial Park

대덕

city of Taedŏk (south of Seoul and next to Taejŏn); 대덕 과학 연구 단지 Taedŏk Science Town

대전

city of Taejŏn (south of Seoul)

도시

city

돈

money

맞아. [마자]

You are right.

매진이다; 매진되다

to be sold out; 매진 sold-out

매표원

ticket agent; 매표구 ticket window; 매표소 box office

미래

future

백제

Paekche (one of the Three Kingdoms)

벌다

to earn; 돈을 벌다 to make money

보내다

to spend (time)

부여

city of Puyŏ


상대하다

to deal with

선배

senior classmate; 후배 junior classmate

심리학

psychology; 심리 state of mind, mentality

연구

research; 연구 단지 research complex

왕복표

round-trip ticket

월급

monthly salary

이틀

two days

자랑

pride, boast, self-conceit; 자랑하다 to be proud of, to show off

전자 공학

electronic engineering

졸업하다

to graduate

주식; 주

stock; 주가 [주까] stock price

지루하다

to be boring, to be tedious

짧다 [짤따]

to be short

찾아 보다

to find, to look for, to search

취직하다

to get a job; 취직 getting a job

투자

investment; 투자 회사 investment company

표

ticket

하루

one day


흥미

interest; 흥미 있다 to be interested, to be interesting


기술

technology, skill; 과학 기술 대학 institute or college of science and technology

따라서

therefore

새로

newly

실리콘 밸리

Silicon Valley

엑스포

exposition

연구소

research institute

열리다

to be held

정보

information

중심지

central region, core area

편리하다

to be convenient

하이테크

high-tech


Vocabulary 9:

경영학

study of business administration; 경영 business administration

경찰관

police officer

계획

plan

고등학교

high school

교육학 [교유칵]

study of education; 교육 education

그냥

for no reason, as it is, as it stands

꿈

dream; 꿈꾸다 to dream

남녀 평등

gender equality, women's equality

당연하다

to be expected, natural; 당연히 naturally, justly

뚜렷하다 [뚜려타다]

to be clear, to be sure

-만큼

to the extent, as much as, as well as

맞다

to fit, to be suitable, to be correct

매일

everyday


배우

actor or actress

법관

judge

법대

law school

법학 [버팍]

study of law

변하다

to change, to become different, to turn into

변호사

lawyer

분야 [부냐]

field

불다

(Vt.) to blow (trumpet, bugle), to play on (flute); (Vi.) to blow; 바람이 불다 The wind blows.

붙이다 [부치다]

to acquire, to glue; 취미를 붙이다 to find pleasure in

사라 살아 계시다

Sarah to be alive (HON.)

식구

immediate family member

어리다

to be very young, to be immature; 어려서부터 from the time of youth

엘샡

LSAT

여성

female; 남성 male

연극

drama, play


유학 오다

to come to study abroad; 유학하다 to study abroad

음악

music; 음악가 musician

의학

medical study, medicine

자주

frequently, many times

장래

future

적성

aptitude

중학교

middle school

직업 [지겁]

profession, occupation; 직업 여성 professional woman

진학하다

to move on (to next level of school)

찾다

to find

초등학교

elementary school (formerly 국민학교)

취미

interest, hobby

트럼펫

trumpet

평등

equality

훌륭한

great; 훌륭하다 to be great


가족

family


결혼하다

to marry

경우

occasion, case

관습

custom, usual practice

구하다

to look for, to seek

그만두다

to quit

기회

opportunity, chance

남아 있다

to still exist, to remain

돌보다

to look after

맞벌이 부부

working couple

불평등

inequality

사회

society

없어지다

to disappear, to vanish

예

example; 예를 들면 for example

예외

exception

적다

to be few (in number), to be little (in quantity)

점점

gradually

직장

job, employment, workplace

차별하다

to discriminate against


현대

present age, modern times


Vocabulary 10:

건국

founding a nation; 건국하다 to found a nation

경주

city of Kyŏngju (Silla's capital city)

고려

Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392)

국가

state, nation

국립 [궁닙]

national, government-established

굴

grotto, cave

귀걸이

earring; 목걸이 necklace

금반지

gold ring

기억나다

to recall, to remember; 기억 memory

기원 전

B.C.; 기원 후 A.D.

깨끗하다

to be clean

깨다

(Vt.) to break; (Vi.) to wake up; 깨우다 (Vt.) to wake up

꼭

for sure

다방

tearoom

데려다가

having brought

마을

village

마치

as if, just as

말

horse


멋있다 [머시따]

to be stylish, to be cool, to be chic

모셔 놓다

to set up, to place (respectfully); 모시다 to serve

무겁다

to be heavy; 가볍다 to be light

무덤

grave, tomb

무척

very, immensely, highly

문화

culture

미소

smile

발전하다

to make progress; 발전 progress, advancement

보통

ordinary, common, usual, average

부처님

the Buddha (HON.)

불교

Buddhism

불국사

Pulguk-sa temple in Kyŏngju

불상

Buddha statue

빵집, 제과점

bakery

사내

man; 사내 아이 boy

삼국

Three Kingdoms (Silla, Koguryŏ, Paekche)

석굴암

Sŏkkuram Grotto (where stone Buddha was built)

석탑

stone pagoda; 탑 tower; 시계탑 clock tower


성(姓)

last name

세기

century; 2 세기 second century

세우다

to erect, to build, to found

숲

forest

신라 [실라]

Silla dynasty

신화

myth, mythology

알

egg

언덕

hill

역사

history

왕관

(royal) crown

왕릉 [왕능]

king's grave

왕비

queen

용감하다

to be brave

이름

name

임금님

king

장수

warrior, general

절

Buddhist temple

정돈

order, proper arrangement; 정돈되다 to be put in order


촌장

village chief

칼

sword, knife

커다란

large, big, gigantic; 커다랗다 to be large, to be gigantic

허리띠

waistband, belt

훨씬

much more, by far


Korean Vocabulary 6-10

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