do
Also means: have to · say · not do
214 words · Story levels: A0–A2
Including: 하다 · 있다 · 되다 · 없다 · 가다
ha-da
do
do
Also means: have to · say · not do

be located
Also means: exist; be available · can · remain

be allowed
Also means: that’s enough · become · happen

be absent; not exist
Also means: cannot · without; not existing · have never done
책상 위에 붓이 없어요.
on the desk the brush (subject) is not there / does not exist.
The Calligraphy Brush Left on the Wrong Desk · A1
go
Also means: I’ll go · should go · that goes

to say
Also means: if (one) says · will say/tell · tell
할아버지는 지수를 보며 말했다.
The old man said while looking at Ji-su.
The Bamboo Grove That Whispers Before a Storm in Damyang · A2this
Also means: lee (surname) · two · subject-marking particle

look at
Also means: to look at; to see · saw · look
그는 관중석에 있는 아버지를 봤다.
He looked at his father in the audience seats.
The Boy Who Wrestled the Village Champion · A2
know
Also means: understand · thought · know, but

good
Also means: be good; feel good · okay · hope that
오늘 좋은 일이 많습니다.
Today good things (subjects) are many.
The Lucky Coin Left at the Wrong Apartment Door · A1
make a sound
Also means: become angry · happened · give off a smell
갑자기 강에서 소리가 나요.
Suddenly, there is a sound from the river.
The Imugi That Swam Upriver on Harvest Moon Night · A1
all
Also means: everyone · that is all · even

receive
Also means: got · receive, then · answer the phone

like
Also means: who likes · that I liked · would have liked

come
Also means: not come (before a negator) · did you come? · rain
I
Also means: me · other than me · my

live
Also means: be alive · who lived · while living

give
Also means: do it for someone · should say respectfully · pay (and/then)

agree; say “that’s right”
Also means: be right/correct · be the one in question · suitable

eat
Also means: eat and then · in order to eat · while eating

strange
Also means: strangely · strange, right? · that it is strange
oh
Also means: huh? · uh · yeah

don’t know
Also means: didn’t know · that I don’t know · might be

wearing
Also means: while putting on or wearing clothes · put on clothes and then
all of you
Also means: everyone
ah

sleep
Also means: should sleep · intending to sleep · are you sleeping?

want
Also means: was because someone wanted it · wanting to · must/should want
that way
Also means: is true, though · be so · to that extent

yes
Also means: you · your · what?

one
Also means: first

person
Also means: company employee

be okay
Also means: are you okay? · is it okay?
not
Also means: inside · within

two
Also means: second
polite sentence-ending particle
Also means: attention-getting particle

three
Also means: third
편집장 하고 싶었잖아. 3년 동안.
wanted to be the editor-in-chief, you know. For 3 years.
졸업 앨범 인쇄 전날 사진이 바뀌었다 · A2I
Also means: my · within

small
Also means: small and · was small · quiet
작은 아이가 숲으로 와요.
A small / little child to the forest comes.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A1
o’clock
"내일 새벽 4시에 종이 울려요.
"At 4 AM tomorrow the bell will ring.
The Temple Stay Bell That Rang Before the Sun Rose · A1
laugh
Also means: while laughing · laughed, you know · if/when laughing
그때 한 할머니가 웃어요.
At that time / Then an old woman laughs / smiles.
The Kkwaenggwari That Rang Too Early at the Harvest Dance · A1
sits
Also means: be sitting · sit down · please sit down

hey
Also means: oh

four
Also means: fourth
our
Also means: we/us

big
Also means: be big and · be loud · intensely
도깨비는 큰 방망이가 있어요.
The goblin big club / bat has / there is.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A1(humble)
Also means: that over there · um

well
Also means: in good condition · soundly · carefully

in progress
Also means: among them · during

oh

seven

top
Also means: place
책상 위에 붓이 없어요.
on the desk the brush (subject) is not there / does not exist.
The Calligraphy Brush Left on the Wrong Desk · A1
really
Also means: be real/true · real · seriously

time
Also means: number
general counter for items
Also means: dog

sorry
Also means: I’m sorry · that I’m sorry · be sorry, right?

two
Also means: second

no

child
작은 아이가 숲으로 와요.
A small / little child to the forest comes.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A1
name

friend
Also means: be a friend · boyfriend

to throw away
Also means: throw away and · if (someone) throws it away

now

be dangerous
Also means: dangerous · will become dangerous · that it is dangerous
why
Also means: what is it?

thank you

hand
Also means: in someone’s possession

to drink
Also means: drink and · while drinking · are drinking, you know

anger
상관인 최 대장은 매우 화가 났습니다.
His superior, Commander Choi, was very angry.
The Wrong Signal Fire Before the Imjin War · A2
be happy
Also means: happily

one; a single
Also means: one · should ...?

come in
Also means: having come in · came into view · that it came in

day

photo
컵 옆에 할머니의 사진이 있어요.
next to the cup Grandmother's photo there is.
The Teacup That Was Still Warm When No One Was Home · A1
home
Also means: specialty restaurant/shop · home space · family

man
Also means: male

again
Also means: also · another

today
too much
Also means: very

family
Also means: among family members
지수네 가족은 윷놀이를 합니다.
Jisu's family is playing Yut Nori.
The Yut Stick That Landed Face-Down on New Year's Eve · A1
best

mr./ms
Also means: family or clan bearing the surname

three
Also means: years old · third

oh dear

next
Also means: next time · afterward

painful
Also means: be ill · hurt · to hurt emotionally

very much
Also means: lot

in front of
Also means: forward · ahead · front

now
Also means: no longer

water
room/unit number marker
Also means: issue
할머니는 303호 문 앞을 보고 있습니다.
The grandmother (subject) in front of room 303's door (object) is looking at.
The Lucky Coin Left at the Wrong Apartment Door · A1
hello

sound
Also means: talk · voice · traditional Korean singing

easy, in the -ji linking form
Also means: easily · is easy (polite) · easy

book
here
Also means: this chat

december
Also means: twelve
12월 동창회에 부를 수 있으면 좋겠어요.
It would be good if we could invite him to the December reunion.
고등학교 단체 사진 속 모르는 얼굴 · A2
be fun or interesting
Also means: was it fun? · interesting (before a noun) · was fun
민준의 표정이 재미있습니다.
Minjun's facial expression is funny.
The Yut Stick That Landed Face-Down on New Year's Eve · A1
be careful
Also means: carefully

ten
Also means: row
how
Also means: what

night
그날 밤, 준호는 거울을 봅니다.
That night, Junho looks in the mirror.
The Last Topknot Cut on Gwanghwamun Street · A1
what should we do?
Also means: oh no
still
Also means: not yet
방 안은 아직 어두웠습니다.
Inside the room was still dark.
The Fog Over Boseong Before the First Tea Picking · A2
this

scary
Also means: to be scary/afraid · scary, sure, but … · is scary, but
where?
Also means: wherever · anywhere · somewhere

thank you
Also means: grateful · thanks
but
Also means: by the way

checking
Also means: official confirmation

room
지아는 방과 부엌을 봐요.
Jia looks at the room and the kitchen.
The Teacup That Was Still Warm When No One Was Home · A1
be difficult
Also means: difficult to · it’s difficult · would probably be difficult, right?

thank you

door
Also means: business
민준은 숙제를 문 아래로 넣어요.
Minjun (the) homework puts under the door.
The Homework Slipped Under the Wrong Door · A1
two of them
Also means: two · both
whose
Also means: anyone · who · whom

dad
Also means: dad’s · is dad

day
then
Also means: sure

mom
Also means: it’s mom

be heard
Also means: sound · be heard, but · be held in someone’s hand
그때 다시 그 소리가 들렸다.
Then she heard that sound again.
The Bamboo Grove That Whispers Before a Storm in Damyang · A2
everyone

be far
Also means: is far, you know · connective ending before 않다, forming “not far”

flower

morning
지수는 아침에 문을 엽니다.
Jisoo (subject) in the morning opens the door.
The Lucky Coin Left at the Wrong Apartment Door · A1
hospital

apologize

yes
Also means: huh? · okay?

this

respected person’s words
Also means: words (humbly)

resident

mother

ball

beside
Also means: side

sorry
미안 미안. 근데 진짜로 뭐가 제일 걱정이야?
Sorry, sorry. But seriously, what are you most worried about?
과외 학생 일기장을 읽어버렸다 · A2
sea

be pretty
Also means: pretty

welcome

food
Also means: cooked rice

cute
Also means: that someone is cute

grandmother
Also means: old lady · elderly woman
지수는 가끔 할머니를 봅니다.
Jisu sometimes Grandmother (object) sees / watches.
The Empty Hook Where the Neighbor's Dosirak Always Hung · A1
yesterday
Also means: yesterday’s

box

secret

apple
Also means: apology
나무 아래에 사과가 있어요.
Tree under / beneath an apple / apples there is / there are.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A1
text message
Also means: written text

cat

wait a moment
Also means: briefly · short while

white
나무에 흰 종이가 많습니다.
On the tree white papers there are many.
The Fortune Slip That Refused to Tie to the Branch · A1
mister
Also means: sir

bed

lunch
Also means: lunchtime

put down
Also means: put down and then · while setting down
지수는 핸드폰을 내려놓았다. 창밖에 서울의 밤이 있었다.
Jisoo put down her phone. Outside the window, there was Seoul's night.
전 남자친구의 배달 오토바이 · A2
wave
Also means: shook
지수도 창문에 손을 대고 손을 흔듭니다.
Jisu also puts her hand on the window and waves her hand.
The Seat Saved at the Back of the Village Bus · A1
cup

weather

bread

to be glad to meet someone
Also means: in a welcoming way

cold

laughter

bag
민준의 가방에 작은 벨이 있어요.
In Minjun's bag there is a small bell.
The Bear Bell That Rang Twice on Jirisan · A1
grandfather
Also means: elderly man

quietly
Also means: silently
그냥 조용히 흔들릴 뿐이었다.
They were just shaking quietly.
The Bamboo Grove That Whispers Before a Storm in Damyang · A2
mobile phone

chair
informal declarative ending meaning “is …”
Also means: is it?
who
Also means: someone

bear

red

shirt

milk

wow

oh

kimchi

please eat

white

be red
Also means: redly · be red and · becomes red

convenience store

package
Also means: parcel delivery service · is a package

parking lot

blue

whoa

safely

sticker

yellow
그때 노란 가방을 든 남자가 달려온다.
At that moment, a man carrying a yellow bag runs over.
중고 거래 장소에 세 사람이 나온 날 · A1
yellow

paternal aunt

abalone
mi-suk
수진아. 미숙이 밥 안 해. 나만 밥 해. 아이고.
Sujin-ah. Misuk isn't cooking. Only I am cooking. Oh dear.
제주 해녀 할머니의 첫 번째 카카오톡 · A0
blue
Also means: blue and · in blue

trash can

security guard

yippee

table

centimeter

eraser

death notice

next room
topic marker (“as for …”)
Also means: as for / but · contrast marker after an adverbial expression · contrastive particle: “at least/as for …”
direct-object particle
Also means: marks the path or route traversed · for · particle marking the place left
subject marker
Also means: be · part of a personal name · marker for what someone becomes
in/on (marks a location or surface)
Also means: at · to · because of
subject marker
Also means: complement marker used with “not be” · complement marker before “become”
also; too
Also means: even · can/could · still
of; ’s
Also means: of, linking a quantity to a counted noun
민준의 가방에 작은 벨이 있어요.
In Minjun's bag there is a small bell.
The Bear Bell That Rang Twice on Jirisan · A1to
Also means: using · in a particular manner or state · through
작은 아이가 숲으로 와요.
A small / little child to the forest comes.
The Dokkaebi Who Couldn't Count Past Three · A1in/at
Also means: from · in the context of · among
vocative particle for addressing someone
Also means: ah · only then · informal sentence-final command ending
and
Also means: with · similar to · compared with
지아는 방과 부엌을 봐요.
Jia looks at the room and the kitchen.
The Teacup That Was Still Warm When No One Was Home · A1only
Also means: just (softening a brief request) · at least; in particular · as recently as
to
Also means: to someone · with someone · from someone
is not
Also means: isn't it? · no, that's not so
(honorific)

premature baby