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Korean word list: Adjective — 244 words

244 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: 있다 · 없다 · 좋다 · 같다 · 많다

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있다

it-da

be located

ga-neung-ha-da

be available

Also means: be possible · possible · is possible, but

다음 주 미팅 가능하신가요?

Are you available for a meeting next week?

스타트업 단톡방의 배신자 · B1

i-sang-han

strange

순자의 핸드폰이 충전 중이다. 순자는 아들 지훈의 핸드폰을 빌렸다. 전화를 걸려고 연락처를 열었다. 그때 자기 번호 옆에 이상한 이름이 보였다. '강미현.' 순자는 잠깐 멈췄다.

Sunja's phone is charging. Sunja borrowed her son Jihun's phone. She opened her contacts to make a call. Then she saw a strange name next to her own number. 'Kang Mihyun.' Sunja paused for a moment.

아들 핸드폰에 저장된 엄마 이름 · A1

mat-it-da

is delicious

Also means: delicious · was delicious, you know · is it delicious?

"할머니, 정말 맛있어요.

"Grandmother, it's really delicious.

The Haenyeo's Last Abalone · A2

yu-myeong-ha-da

famous

Also means: become famous · be famous

1등을 하면 유명한 음악 학교에 장학금을 받고 들어갈 수 있었습니다.

If (she) won first place to a famous music school could enter with a scholarship.

The Gayageum String That Broke Before the Last Note · A2

bi-seut-ha-da

similar

Also means: similarly

제사가 없는 날에 제사 음식과 비슷한 음식을 먹는다는 뜻이다.

It means eating food similar to ancestral-ceremony food on a day when there is no ceremony.

안동 헛제삿밥에 제사가 없던 날 · A2

ja-yeon-seu-reop-da

naturally

Also means: it’s natural, you know · natural and · natural

다음 과외 때 자연스럽게 물어보면 되지 않아?

At the next tutoring session, naturally couldn't you ask?

과외 학생 일기장을 읽어버렸다 · A2

bul-an-ha-da

uneasy

Also means: I’m uneasy, you know · feel anxious · uneasily

너무 이상해서 불안한 마음에 몰래 찍어뒀어요.

It was so strange that out of anxiety I secretly took a picture.

스타트업 단톡방의 배신자 · B1

jo-sim-seu-reop-da

carefully

Also means: cautiously · cautious

그녀는 빗창으로 전복을 조심스럽게 떼어 냈습니다.

She, with a bitchang (tool), the abalone, carefully pried it off.

The Haenyeo's Last Abalone · A2

bu-jok-ha-da

be lacking

전세 계약서 전용면적이랑 비교하니까 약 13.2㎡ 부족해.

Comparing it with the net area in the lease agreement, it's about 13.2 square meters short.

전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1

jja-da

arrange and

Also means: salty

내가 네 멜로디에 코드 다시 짜고 편곡 손봤잖아.

I rewrote the chords for your melody and touched up the arrangement.

내 노래를 훔친 밴드메이트 · B1

su-man-da

numerous

그러나 그 이름들 사이에는 이재형처럼, 세상이 뒤집히는 날 아침에도 자신의 언어로 무언가를 붙들어 두려 했던 수많은 평범한 손들이 있었다.

But between those names, like Lee Jae-hyung, there were those who tried to hold onto something in their own language even on the morning the world turned upside down, countless ordinary hands.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

bi-mil-seu-reop-da

secret

나연의 어머니에 대한 이야기, 나연이 세상 그 누구에게도 꺼내고 싶어 하지 않는 그 비밀스러운 상처를 서준은 화가 난다는 이유만으로 무기처럼 휘둘렀다.

The story about Nayeon's mother, that secret wound that Nayeon didn't want to bring up to anyone in the world, that secret wound, Seojun, just because he was angry, wielded it like a weapon.

The Apology Sent to an Address That No Longer Exists · B2

geo-dae-ha-da

enormous

역사의 흐름은 거대한 파도처럼 개인의 삶을 덮치고 있었다.

The flow of history was crashing over individual lives like a giant wave.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

meon

far

민철은 안경을 목에 걸고 운전석에 앉았다. 시동을 켜기 전에 창밖을 잠깐 봤다. 아버지 얼굴이 생각났다. 아버지가 가끔 혼자 마당에 서서 먼 곳을 보던 모습도. 민철은 그게 무슨 생각이었는지 이제 조금 알 것 같았다.

Mincheol put his glasses around his neck and sat in the driver's seat. Before starting the engine, he glanced out the window. He thought of his father's face. And the way his father would sometimes stand alone in the yard, looking into the distance. Mincheol felt he was beginning to understand what he might have been thinking.

요양원 어머니가 보낸 사진 한 장 · A2

hwak-sil-ha-da

be sure, you see

Also means: clearly

준서야... 나 지금 저 상자 낙찰 받으려고. 우리 돈 주고 우리 거 사는 거 알아. 근데 상자를 직접 열어봐야 확실하거든. 창민이한테 아직 아무 말 하지 마라. 알겠나?

Junseo... I'm trying to win that box. I know we're buying our own stuff with our own money. But I need to open the box myself to be sure. Don't say anything to Changmin yet. Understand?

부산 새벽 시장 경매에서 본 우리 가게 물건 · B1

jit-da

dark

Also means: was dense · dense · dark and

박순희가 차 문을 열고 내린다. 짙은 청록색 집업 재킷을 여미고, 어깨를 반듯하게 편 채 우체국 유리문 앞에 선다. 손이 더 이상 떨리지 않는다.

Park Sun-hee opens the car door and gets out. Adjusting her dark teal zip-up jacket, she stands with her shoulders straight in front of the post office glass door. Her hands no longer tremble.

고향 논밭이 내 이름으로 팔렸다 · B2

ga-deuk-han

full of

거짓말로 가득한 세상에서, 진실은 예측할 수 없는 변수였기 때문이다.

In a world full of lies, it was because truth was an unpredictable variable.

The Gumiho Who Forgot How to Lie · B2

hwa-ryeo-ha-da

colorful and showy

Also means: ornate · was impressive, but

이화동은 이미 오래전부터 '벽화마을'이라는 이름으로 유명해진 곳이었고, 사람들은 그 화려한 색채를 배경으로 자신의 시간을 기록하려 했다.

Ihwa-dong had already, for a long time, been a place that became famous under the name 'Mural Village', and people, with those colorful hues as a backdrop, tried to record their own time.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

tu-myeong-ha-da

being transparent while also

국물은 소뼈와 꿩 고기를 오랫동안 끓여 만든 것으로, 투명하면서도 깊은 맛이 났다.

The broth was made by simmering beef bones and pheasant meat for a long time, and it had a transparent yet deep flavor.

The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2

pyo-si-doen

marked

아버지의 지도에 표시된 방향은 공식 탐방로 어디에도 없는 험준한 능선길이었다.

The direction marked on his father's map was a rugged ridge path that was not on any official trail.

The Path Unmarked on Every Seoraksan Map · B2

go-reu-da

while steadying one’s breath

Also means: steady · chose, you know · steady the breath

대청봉 정상에 도착했을 때, 준혁은 숨을 고르며 지도를 다시 펼쳤다.

When he arrived at the summit of Daecheongbong, Jun-hyeok caught his breath and unfolded the map again.

The Path Unmarked on Every Seoraksan Map · B2

jeong-jik-ha-da

honest and

Also means: honest (before a noun) · if honest

"정직하고 싶어서 말하는 게 아니에요."

"I'm not speaking because I want to be honest."

The Gumiho Who Forgot How to Lie · B2

yal-da

thin

Also means: because it is thin

준호는 벽지 모서리를 손톱 끝으로 살살 들어올렸다. 오래된 풀이 이미 들떠 있어서 생각보다 쉽게 벗겨졌다. 얇은 합판 문이 드러났다. 손잡이 자리는 퍼티로 깔끔하게 메워져 있었다.

Junho gently lifted the corner of the wallpaper with his fingernail. The old adhesive was already peeling, so it came off easier than expected. A thin plywood door was revealed. The spot for the handle had been neatly filled with putty.

전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1

chung-bun-han

sufficient

경기를 중단시킬 수준은 아니었지만, 화살의 궤적을 바꾸기에는 충분한 세기였다.

It wasn't at a level to stop the match, but it was strong enough to change the arrow's trajectory.

The Archery Lane Blown Left During the Team Finals · B2

sin-bi-ha-da

mysterious

그는 몇 년 전부터 지수에게 진도의 신비한 바닷길을 보여 주고 싶다고 말해 왔다.

From a few years ago, to Jisu, he had been saying that he wanted to show her Jindo's mysterious sea path.

The Tide That Parts the Sea at Jindo · B1

pyeong-beom-han

ordinary

그러나 그 이름들 사이에는 이재형처럼, 세상이 뒤집히는 날 아침에도 자신의 언어로 무언가를 붙들어 두려 했던 수많은 평범한 손들이 있었다.

But between those names, like Lee Jae-hyung, there were those who tried to hold onto something in their own language even on the morning the world turned upside down, countless ordinary hands.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

geo-chil-da

rough and

Also means: labored · roughly (before “not”)

메밀로 만든 면은 거칠고 회색빛을 띠었지만, 씹으면 끊어지는 듯하면서도 묘한 탄력이 있었다.

The noodles made of buckwheat were coarse and grayish, but when chewed, they seemed to break easily yet had a strange elasticity.

The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2

deop-da

hot

Also means: must be hot

공항 밖 더운 공기가 셔츠를 적셨다. 우진은 버건디 캐리어를 꽉 붙잡고 핸드폰 화면만 바라봤다. 패닉 상태에서 단체 채팅방을 만들었다. 민재가 실수로 추가됐다.

The hot air outside the airport soaked his shirt. Woojin clutched his burgundy suitcase tightly and stared only at his phone screen. In a panic, he created a group chat. Minjae was added by mistake.

해외 파견 첫날 회사 카드가 막혔다 · A2

po-jang-doen

packaged

예술이라는 이름으로 포장된 관광지가 누군가에게는 일상을 파괴하는 소음의 근원지가 될 수 있다는 사실을 수아는 뒤늦게 깨달았다.

That a tourist site packaged in the name of art to someone, [could be] destroying daily life the fact that it could become a source of noise, Sua realized belatedly.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

keo-da-rat-da

very large

바위 밑에서 커다란 전복 하나를 발견했습니다.

Under a rock, a huge abalone (one) was found.

The Haenyeo's Last Abalone · A2

bu-kkeu-reop-da

seems to have been embarrassed

Also means: must have been embarrassed · claiming that someone is embarrassed · because of being embarrassed

부끄러웠나봐요 ㅎㅎ

He must have been shy, haha.

아들 핸드폰에 저장된 엄마 이름 · A1

heun-ha-da

common

흔한 이름이 아니었기에 결과가 많지 않을 거라 예상했는데, 예상 밖으로 한 계정이 눈에 들어왔다.

Because it wasn't a common name, he expected there wouldn't be many results, but unexpectedly, an account caught his eye.

The Apology Sent to an Address That No Longer Exists · B2

ttak-ttak-ha-da

hard to the touch

그리고 벽지 아래로 직사각형 테두리가 만져져. 딱딱해.

And I can feel a rectangular border under the wallpaper. It's hard.

전세 계약서에 없는 방 하나 · B1

mu-geop-da

burdensome

Also means: oppressive · heavy · weighty

우체통에 편지를 넣는 순간, 이상하게도 가슴을 짓누르던 무거운 짐이 조금은 가벼워지는 것 같았다.

The moment he put the letter in the mailbox, strangely, the heavy burden that had been pressing on his chest seemed to lighten a bit.

The Apology Sent to an Address That No Longer Exists · B2

dwi-neut-da

belatedly

예술이라는 이름으로 포장된 관광지가 누군가에게는 일상을 파괴하는 소음의 근원지가 될 수 있다는 사실을 수아는 뒤늦게 깨달았다.

That a tourist site packaged in the name of art to someone, [could be] destroying daily life the fact that it could become a source of noise, Sua realized belatedly.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

nal-ka-rop-da

shrill

Also means: sharp · be irritable

창밖에서 들려오는 매미 소리조차 오늘따라 유난히 날카롭고 불안하게 느껴졌다.

Even the sound of cicadas coming from outside the window felt exceptionally sharp and uneasy today.

The Ink That Dried Before the Annexation · B2

ppal-gat-da

be red

Also means: redly · be red and · becomes red

사과는 빨개요.

The apple is red.

친구의 사과 · A0

du-ryeop-da

afraid

Also means: having been frightening · frightening

"다들 그게 잘못된 일인 줄 알지만, 묻는 게 두려운 거야.

"Everyone knows it was wrong, but they’re afraid to ask.

The Name Chiseled Off the Village Monument · B2

heu-rit-ha-da

in a blurry way

Also means: was blurry, but · is blurry, though

내 졸업 사진. 완전 흐릿하게 바뀌었어. 쓸 수가 없어.

My graduation photo. It's completely blurry It changed. I can't use it.

졸업 앨범 인쇄 전날 사진이 바뀌었다 · A2

eok-ul-ha-da

feel wronged

근데 그게 다 아버지 눈빛 하나 때문이었다면, 그건 좀 억울하다.

But if that was all because of father's gaze, that would be a bit unfair.

국가대표 은퇴 발표 5분 전 · B2

nak-da

old and run-down

수연은 오전부터 낡은 아파트 304호를 비우고 있었다. 내일 아침 7시에 철거가 시작된다. 창밖으로 해가 기울 무렵, 욕실 옆 벽을 공구로 두드렸다. 소리가 달랐다. 속이 비어 있었다. 수연은 벽돌을 빼냈다.

Since morning, Suyeon had been clearing out old apartment 304. Demolition was scheduled to begin at 7 AM tomorrow. As the sun began to set outside the window, she tapped on the wall next to the bathroom with a tool. The sound was different. It was hollow. Suyeon removed the brick.

재개발 철거 전날 벽에서 나온 봉투 · A2

u-seup-da

being funny or ridiculous

3년치 삶이 이것뿐이라는 사실이 우습기도 하고, 어떤 면에서는 다행이기도 했다.

The fact that three years of life amounted to only this was both funny, and in some ways, a relief.

The Goshiwon Room Passed to a Stranger on Moving Day · B2

mu-sim-ha-da

unconcernedly

Also means: be indifferent to

거짓말이 아니었다. 지수는 폰을 내려놓고 손을 한 번 꽉 쥐었다가 천천히 폈다. 창밖으로 광화문 빌딩들이 무심하게 늘어서 있었고, 사무실 안은 아무 일도 없었던 것처럼 조용했다. 하지만 그건 아직 아무것도 모르는 사람들의 조용함이었다.

It wasn't a lie. Jisu put down her phone and clenched her fist once before slowly opening it. Outside the window, the Gwanghwamun buildings stood indifferently, and the office was quiet as if nothing had happened. But that was the quiet of people who knew nothing yet.

단톡방에 잘못 올라온 계약서 · B2

yeot-da

faint

눈 밑에 옅은 그림자가 졌고, 표정에는 결심과 피로가 동시에 담겨 있었다.

There were faint shadows under his eyes, and his expression contained both determination and fatigue at the same time.

The Goshiwon Room Passed to a Stranger on Moving Day · B2

hwan-ha-da

brightly

나연은 눈을 찡그리며 환하게 웃고 있었고, 서준은 뭔가를 말하며 장난을 치고 있었다.

Nayeon was squinting her eyes and laughing brightly, and Seojun was saying something and playing around.

The Apology Sent to an Address That No Longer Exists · B2

pa-rat-da

blue

Also means: blue and · in blue

문은 파래요.

As for the door it is blue.

파란 문 · A0

pyeong-pyeong-han

flat

사방이 바위와 낮은 소나무로 둘러싸인, 작고 평평한 공간이었다.

Surrounded on all sides by rocks and low pine trees, it was a small, flat space.

The Path Unmarked on Every Seoraksan Map · B2

myo-han

strange

메밀로 만든 면은 거칠고 회색빛을 띠었지만, 씹으면 끊어지는 듯하면서도 묘한 탄력이 있었다.

The noodles made of buckwheat were coarse and grayish, but when chewed, they seemed to break easily yet had a strange elasticity.

The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2

heu-ri-da

be overcast

채팅방이 조용해졌다. 지수는 컨벤션 센터 유리창에 이마를 가볍게 댔다. 바깥으로 인천 하늘이 흐렸다.

The chat room fell silent. Jisoo lightly leaned her forehead against the convention center's glass window. Outside, the Incheon sky was overcast.

우리 엄마 재혼 상대방이 내 전 직장 상사 · B1

hwal-gi-cha-da

lively

사진만 봐도 그 골목의 활기찬 공기가 느껴질 것 같았다.

Just by looking at the photo, it felt like the vibrant atmosphere of the alley could be felt.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

ga-pa-reu-da

steep

좁고 가파른 계단 위로 커다란 잉어들이 마치 살아 움직이는 듯 유영하며 그려진 벽화.

Up the narrow and steep stairs, large carps, as if they were alive and moving, a mural painted while they were swimming.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

seo-neul-han

chilling

Also means: cool

밤바람이 소나무 가지 사이를 지나가며 서늘한 소리를 냈다.

As the night wind passed through the pine branches, it made a chilly sound.

The Gumiho Who Forgot How to Lie · B2

ga-ryeon-han

pitiful

먼저 가련한 여인의 모습을 취하고, 길을 잃은 척하며, 마지막엔 도움을 구하는 애처로운 목소리로 남자를 불렀다.

First, taking the form of a pitiful woman, pretending to be lost, and finally, with a pathetic voice seeking help, she called the man.

The Gumiho Who Forgot How to Lie · B2

deut-han

seeming to have

그리고 맨 아래 줄에는 누군가가 끌로 파낸 듯한 흔적이 선명하게 남아 있었다.

And on the very bottom line, traces as if someone had chiseled it out remained clearly.

The Name Chiseled Off the Village Monument · B2

gu-bul-gu-bul-han

winding

구불구불한 골목길을 따라가다 보면 자연스럽게 그 계단이 나올 것이라 생각했다.

She thought that if she followed the winding alleyways, the stairs would naturally appear.

The Mural Painted Over on Ihwa-dong's Wall · B2

heom-jun-han

rugged

아버지의 지도에 표시된 방향은 공식 탐방로 어디에도 없는 험준한 능선길이었다.

The direction marked on his father's map was a rugged ridge path that was not on any official trail.

The Path Unmarked on Every Seoraksan Map · B2

ae-cheo-rop-da

pitiful

먼저 가련한 여인의 모습을 취하고, 길을 잃은 척하며, 마지막엔 도움을 구하는 애처로운 목소리로 남자를 불렀다.

First, taking the form of a pitiful woman, pretending to be lost, and finally, with a pathetic voice seeking help, she called the man.

The Gumiho Who Forgot How to Lie · B2

ga-neu-da-rat-da

tenuously

하지만 그것이 넘어왔다는 사실만으로도, 비록 자신의 그릇에 담기지는 않았더라도, 끊겼던 무언가가 가느다랗게나마 연결된 느낌이었다.

But just the fact that it had come over, even if it wasn't placed in her own bowl, felt like something that had been severed was connected, however thinly.

The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2

gi-reum-ji-da

was greasy or

육수가 너무 기름졌거나, 면이 너무 부드럽거나, 아니면 어쩐지 너무 달았다.

The broth was too oily, or the noodles were too soft, or somehow it was too sweet.

The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2

gi-da-rat-da

long

화면 속 대통령이 기다란 흑갈색 면을 젓가락으로 집어 올리는 장면을 보면서, 그녀는 칠십 년 전의 맛을 혀끝에서 느꼈다.

As she watched the President on the screen picking up the long, dark-brown noodles with chopsticks, she felt the taste from seventy years ago on the tip of her tongue.

The Cold Noodles That Only the North Remembers · B2

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