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This table organizes key Korean vocabulary words for beginners. Here, you’ll find essential terms for greetings, politeness, basic verbs, and daily objects, as well as expressions related to food, drinks, and time. Each entry provides the Korean word and its revised romanization, making it accessible for learners who are new to reading Hangeul.
| Meaning | Korean | Revised Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| Thank you | 감사합니다 | gam-sa-ham-ni-da |
| Hello | 안녕하세요 | an-nyeong-ha-se-yo |
| It’s okay | 괜찮아요 | gwaen-chan-a-yo |
| Well… | 글쎄요 | geul-sse-yo |
| Yes | 네 | ne |
| No | 아니요 | a-ni-yo |
| It’s not | 아니에요 | a-ni-e-yo |
| Really, truly | 정말 | jeong-mal |
| It’s good / I like it | 좋아요 | jo-a-yo |
| Thanks for the food / Let’s eat | 잘 먹겠습니다 | jal meok-ge-sseum-ni-da |
| Excuse me / Hey | 저기요 | jeo-gi-yo |
| Person, people | 사람 | sa-ram |
| Birthday | 생일 | saeng-il |
| Happy Birthday | 생일 축하해요 | saeng-il chu-ka-hae-yo |
| Present | 선물 | seon-mul |
| Mr./Ms. (polite suffix for a person’s name) | 씨 | ssi |
| To want to | -고 싶다 | -go sip-da |
| To drink | 마시다 | ma-si-da |
| To come | 오다 | o-da |
| To come out | 나오다 | na-o-da |
| To be hungry | 배고프다 | bae-go-peu-da |
| To not know | 모르다 | mo-reu-da |
| It’s delicious | 맛있어요 | ma-si-sseo-yo |
| It’s not delicious | 맛없어요 | ma-deop-sseo-yo |
| It doesn’t exist / I don’t have | 없어요 | eop-sseo-yo |
| It exists / I have | 있어요 | i-sseo-yo |
| Not | 안 | an |
| Give me | 주세요 | ju-se-yo |
| Today | 오늘 | o-neul |
| Until | -까지 | -kka-ji |
| One | 하나 | ha-na |
| Cup/glass | 잔 | jan |
| Cola | 콜라 | kol-la |
| Beer | 맥주 | maek-ju |
| Pizza | 피자 | pi-ja |
| Who | 누구 | nu-gu |
| Who (subject) | 누가 | nu-ga |
| When | 언제 | eon-je |
| What | 뭐 | mwo |
| Where | 어디 | o-di |
| Why | 왜 | wae |
| Me | 저 | jeo |
| Over there | 저기 | jeo-gi |
| This (near speaker) | 이거 | i-geo |
| That (near listener or previously mentioned) | 그거 | geu-geo |
| That (far from both speaker and listener) | 저거 | jeo-geo |
| O’clock (used for telling time) | 시 | si |
| Time (used for counting hours) | 시간 | si-gan |
