500-Korean-Words-List - Korean Vocabulary (500 Words by Category)

Sep 28, 2026

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A curated Korean vocabulary list organized by word categories, totaling 500 entries. The material groups 300 nouns (pages 2–22), 50 verbs (pages 23–32), 100 adjectives (pages 33–50), and 60 adverbs (pages 51–59). Entries present Korean headwords with clear English meanings and short example sentences to support basic usage. Content begins with sections such as people, jobs, family, countries and languages, and places, reflecting an introductory learning structure for learners.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages59

Reading Time2 h 29 min

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Nouns (300)

Person & Jobs & Family

Country & Language

Places

Verbs (50)

Adjectives (100)

Adverbs (60)

List of 500 Korean Words (by Category) 300 Nouns : pg. 2~22 50 Verbs : pg.23~32 100 Adjectives : pg.33~50 60 Adverbs : pg.51~59 Provided by [https://explorekorean.net](https://explorekorean.net) Nouns Person & Jobs & Family 사람 & 직업 & 가족 1. 사람 Person 2. 사람들 People 3. 인간 human 4. 동물 animal 5. 식물 plant 6. 한국인 / 한국사람 Korean Person 7. 학생 student 8. 선생님 / 교사 teacher 9. 직장인 a person who works (usually full-time) 저는 학생이고, 저희 언니는 직장인이에요 . I am a student, and my sister works (=is a worker) . 10. 직업 job 11. 의사 doctor 12. 간호사 nurse 13. 변호사 lawyer 14. 요리사 chef/cook 15. 군인 soldier 16. 연예인 celebrity, entertainer 17. 사업가 entrepreneur 18. 작가 writer 19. 기자 journalist 20. 과학자 scientist 21. 가수 singer 22. 운동선수 athlete 23. 배우 actor/actress 24. 대통령 President (of a country) 25. 가족 family 26. 부모님 parents 27. 엄마 mom 28. 아빠 dad 29. 형제자매 siblings [형제: brothers / 자매 : sisters] 30. 외동 an only child 저는 형제자매가 없어요 . 외동이에요 . I don’t have any brothers or sisters. I am an only child. 31. 언니 (for girls) / 누나(for boys) older sister 32. 오빠(for girls) / 형 (for boys) older brother 33. 동생 younger sibling 34. 여자 female / woman 35. 남자 male / man 36. 아이 child 37. 어른 adult 38. 친구 friend 39. 여자친구 girlfriend 40. 남자친구 boyfriend 41. 남편 husband 42. 아내/부인/와이프 wife 43. 할아버지 grandpa 44. 할머니 grandmother 45. 조부모님 grandparents 46. 사촌 cousin 47. 친척 relatives 48. 현지인 local people 49. 외국인 foreigners Country & Language 나라 & 언어 50. 나라 / 국가 Country 51. 문화 culture 52. 문화 차이 cultural difference 53. 언어 language 54. 모국어 mother tongue 제 모국어는 한국어예요 . My mother tongue is Korean. 55. 원어민 native speaker (of any language) 저는 원어민 친구들이 많아요 . I have a lot of native speaking friends. 56. 외국 foreign country 57. 외국어 foreign language 58. 여행 travel, traveling 59. 한국 Korea 한국으로 여행가고 싶어요 . I want to go traveling to Korea. 60. 대한민국 Republic of Korea 61. 여권 passport 62. 비자 visa 63. 한국어/한국말 Korean (language) 64. 미국 America 65. 영국 the UK 66. 영어 English (language) 67. 중국 China 68. 중국어 Chinese 69. 대만 Taiwan 70. 일본 Japan 71. 일본어 Japanese 72. 유럽 Europe 73. 아시아 Asia 74. 동남아시아 South East Asia 75. 중동 Middle East 76. 아프리카 Africa 77. 필리핀 the Philippines 78. 인도 India 79. 인도네시아 Indonesia 80. 호주 Australia 81. 태국 Thailand 82. 베트남 Vietnam 83. 캐나다 Canada 84. 프랑스 France 85. 스페인 Spain 86. 스웨덴 Sweden 87. 노르웨이 Norway 88. 대륙 continent 89. 바다 sea/ocean 90. 섬 island 91. 전국 the entire country 92. 세계 the world 93. 전세계 the entire world Places 장소 94. 고향 hometown 95. 도시 city 96. 시골 countryside 97. 집 house / home 98. 부엌 kitchen 99. 방 room 100. 침대 bed 101. 소파 sofa 102. 거실 living room 103. 화장실 bathroom/toilet 104. 학교 school 105. 교실 classroom 106. 유치원 kindergarten 107. 초등학교 elementary school 108. 중학교 middle school 109. 고등학교 high school 110. 대학교 university 111. 대학원 graduate school 112. 도서관 library 113. 공항 airport 114. 우체국 post office 115. 식당 restaurant 116. 은행 bank 117. 사무실 office 118. 회사 company 119. 슈퍼 / 슈퍼마켓 supermarket 120. 마트 mart 121. 서점 bookstore 122. 바 (pronounced 빠) bar 123. 노래방 Karaoke (singing room) 124. 커피숍 / 카페 coffee shop / café 125. 차 car 126. 주차장 parking lot 127. 해변 beach 128. 산 mountain 129. 교회 church 130. 미용실 hair salon 131. 공원 park 132. 놀이터 playground 133. 헬스장 gym 134. 운동장 sports field 135. 경기장 stadium [경기: match, game] 136. 기차역 train station 137. 버스 정류장 bus station Transportation 교통수단 138. 버스 bus 139. 기차 train 140. 지하철 subway 141. 택시 taxi 142. 오토바이 motorcycle

FAQs

How many Korean vocabulary words are included in the list, and how are they distributed by category?

The list contains 500 Korean words total: 300 nouns, 50 verbs, 100 adjectives, and 60 adverbs.

What page ranges correspond to each part of speech in this vocabulary list?

Nouns are on pages 2–22, verbs on pages 23–32, adjectives on pages 33–50, and adverbs on pages 51–59.

Does the list include examples to help understand usage?

Yes. The document provides Korean example sentences alongside English meanings for certain entries.

Sep 28, 2026

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