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English-Korean Dictionary

Browse common English words and their Korean translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Korean.

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About Korean

Korean is the official language of both South Korea and North Korea, spoken by approximately 80 million people. Hangul, the Korean writing system, was created in the 15th century under King Sejong the Great and is considered one of the most scientifically designed scripts. Korean grammar is subject-object-verb (SOV), and the language features an elaborate system of honorifics.

Cultural Note

Korean uses different speech levels: formal polite (-습니다), informal polite (-요), and casual (반말). The language has two number systems: native Korean and Sino-Korean.

Browse common Korean vocabulary

WordPart of speechTranslationExample
Pronouns
Ipron.저 / 나

I am a student.

저는 학생입니다.

youpron.당신 / 너

You are kind.

당신은 친절해요.

hepron.

He is my friend.

그는 제 친구예요.

shepron.그녀

She sings well.

그녀는 노래를 잘해요.

wepron.우리 / 저희

We live in Seoul.

우리는 서울에 살아요.

theypron.그들

They work hard.

그들은 열심히 일해요.

Question Words
whatint.무엇

What is this?

이것은 무엇입니까?

whereint.어디

Where is the station?

역이 어디예요?

whenint.언제

When will you come?

언제 오실 거예요?

whoint.누구

Who is that?

누구예요?

whyint.

Why are you sad?

왜 슬퍼요?

howint.어떻게

How do you do this?

어떻게 해요?

Verbs
to bev.이다

I am happy.

저는 행복해요.

to havev.있다

I have a car.

차가 있어요.

to dov.하다

What do you do?

뭐 하세요?

to gov.가다

I go to school.

학교에 가요.

to comev.오다

Come here.

이리 오세요.

to seev.보다

I see the mountain.

산을 봐요.

to knowv.알다

I know that.

그것을 알아요.

to eatv.먹다

We eat kimchi.

김치를 먹어요.

to drinkv.마시다

I drink water.

물을 마셔요.

to sleepv.자다

The child sleeps.

아기가 자요.

to readv.읽다

She reads a book.

그녀는 책을 읽어요.

to writev.쓰다

I write a letter.

편지를 써요.

to speakv.말하다

They speak Korean.

한국어를 말해요.

to lovev.사랑하다

I love my family.

가족을 사랑해요.

to livev.살다

I live in Seoul.

서울에 살아요.

Nouns
mann.남자

That man is tall.

그 남자는 키가 커요.

womann.여자

The woman reads.

여자가 책을 읽어요.

childn.아이

The child plays.

아이가 놀아요.

familyn.가족

Family is important.

가족은 중요해요.

mothern.어머니

My mother cooks.

어머니가 요리하세요.

fathern.아버지

My father works.

아버지가 일하세요.

friendn.친구

My friend is kind.

제 친구는 친절해요.

housen.

The house is big.

집이 커요.

cityn.도시

Seoul is a big city.

서울은 큰 도시예요.

worldn.세계

The world is wide.

세계는 넓어요.

timen.시간

Time flies.

시간이 빨라요.

dayn.

It is a good day.

좋은 날이에요.

nightn.

Good night.

안녕히 주무세요.

watern.

Cold water please.

찬물 주세요.

foodn.음식

Korean food is good.

한국 음식은 맛있어요.

ricen.

I eat rice daily.

매일 밥을 먹어요.

bookn.

This is my book.

이것은 제 책이에요.

namen.이름

My name is...

제 이름은...

loven.사랑

Love is beautiful.

사랑은 아름다워요.

lifen.인생

Life is good.

인생은 좋아요.

Adjectives
goodadj.좋은

Good food.

좋은 음식.

badadj.나쁜

Bad weather.

나쁜 날씨.

bigadj.

A big house.

큰 집.

smalladj.작은

A small room.

작은 방.

beautifuladj.아름다운

Beautiful flower.

아름다운 꽃.

hotadj.뜨거운

Hot soup.

뜨거운 국.

coldadj.추운 / 찬

Cold weather.

추운 날씨.

Adverbs
todayadv.오늘

Today is cold.

오늘은 추워요.

tomorrowadv.내일

See you tomorrow.

내일 봐요.

yesterdayadv.어제

Yesterday was warm.

어제는 따뜻했어요.

Prepositions
withprep.와 / 함께

With my friend.

친구와 함께.

fromprep.에서 / 부터

From Korea.

한국에서 왔어요.

toprep.에 / 로

Go to Seoul.

서울에 가요.

Conjunctions
andconj.그리고

Bread and milk.

빵 그리고 우유.

orconj.또는

Tea or coffee.

차 또는 커피.

butconj.하지만

Tired but happy.

피곤하지만 행복해요.

Interjections
yesinterj.

Yes, I understand.

네, 알겠습니다.

nointerj.아니요

No, thank you.

아니요, 괜찮습니다.

How It Works

Type an English word in the search box above to find its Korean translation instantly. Browse the vocabulary table with parts of speech and example sentences in Hangul with romanization.

Common Uses

  • Quick word lookup when learning Korean
  • Building foundational vocabulary
  • Checking pronunciation
  • Reference for Korean classes
  • Understanding basic Korean texts

FAQ

Is this Korean-English dictionary free?

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Does the dictionary include romanization?

Yes, every entry includes Revised Romanization.

How many words are included?

Over 100 carefully selected essential words.

Does the dictionary include informal and formal forms?

Yes, we note formal and informal forms.

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