Korean — top 46 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Korean | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello (polite) | |
| 2 | Hi / Bye (casual) | |
| 3 | Goodbye (to the one leaving) | |
| 4 | Goodbye (said by the one leaving) | |
| 5 | Thank you (formal) | |
| 6 | Thank you | |
| 7 | I'm sorry | |
| 8 | Excuse me | |
| 9 | Yes | |
| 10 | No | |
| 11 | I / me (humble) | |
| 12 | I / me (casual) | |
| 13 | name | |
| 14 | person | |
| 15 | Korea | |
| 16 | Korean (language) | |
| 17 | English (language) | |
| 18 | water | |
| 19 | rice / meal | |
| 20 | coffee | |
| 21 | house / home | |
| 22 | school | |
| 23 | student | |
| 24 | teacher | |
| 25 | friend | |
| 26 | book | |
| 27 | to go | |
| 28 | to come | |
| 29 | to eat | |
| 30 | to drink | |
| 31 | to do | |
| 32 | to exist / to have | |
| 33 | to not exist / to not have | |
| 34 | to be good | |
| 35 | one (native) | |
| 36 | two (native) | |
| 37 | three (native) | |
| 38 | one (Sino-Korean) | |
| 39 | two (Sino-Korean) | |
| 40 | three (Sino-Korean) | |
| 41 | what | |
| 42 | where | |
| 43 | who | |
| 44 | when | |
| 45 | why | |
| 46 | to see |