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How to Study Korean: Meaning First, Grammar Later

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No	Korean	Romanisation	Meaning
1	한국어	hangugeo	nthe Korean language[kəˈriːən]
2	한글	hangeul	nthe Korean script[ˈhɑːnɡuːl]
3	글자	geulja	nletter, character[ˈletər]
4	낱자	natja	na single letter[ˈsɪŋɡl ˈletər]
5	소리	sori	nsound[saʊnd]
6	획	hoek	na stroke of a letter[stroʊk]
7	모양	moyang	nshape[ʃeɪp]
8	발음	bareum	npronunciation[prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn]
9	원리	wolli	nprinciple[ˈprɪnsəpl]
10	문법	munbeop	ngrammar[ˈɡræmər]
11	규칙	gyuchik	nrule[ruːl]
12	조사	josa	na particle attached to a word[ˈpɑːrtɪkl]
13	말끝	malkkeut	nsentence ending[ˈsentəns ˈendɪŋ]
14	어순	eosun	nword order[wɜːrd ˈɔːrdər]
15	생략	saengnyak	nomission[oʊˈmɪʃn]
16	뜻	tteut	nmeaning[ˈmiːnɪŋ]
17	의미	uimi	nmeaning, sense[sens]
18	장면	jangmyeon	nscene, context[ˈkɑːntekst]
19	사전	sajeon	ndictionary[ˈdɪkʃəneri]
20	단어	daneo	nword[wɜːrd]
21	문장	munjang	nsentence[ˈsentəns]
22	예	ye	nexample[ɪɡˈzæmpl]
23	모국어	mogugeo	nnative language[ˈneɪtɪv]
24	대응	daeeung	na corresponding item[ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ]
25	걸림돌	geollimdol	nobstacle[ˈɑːbstəkl]
26	존댓말	jondaenmal	npolite speech[pəˈlaɪt spiːtʃ]
27	반말	banmal	ncasual speech[ˈkæʒuəl spiːtʃ]
28	관계	gwangye	nrelationship[rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp]
29	거리	geori	ndistance between people[ˈdɪstəns]
30	나이	nai	nage[eɪdʒ]
31	후배	hubae	na junior[ˈdʒuːniər]
32	직원	jigwon	nstaff member[stæf]
33	손님	sonnim	ncustomer, guest[ˈkʌstəmər]
34	학습자	hakseupja	nlearner[ˈlɜːrnər]
35	원어민	woneomin	nnative speaker[ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkər]
36	초급	chogeup	nbeginner level[bɪˈɡɪnər]
37	목표	mokpyo	ngoal[ɡoʊl]
38	순서	sunseo	norder, sequence[ˈɔːrdər]
39	읽기	ilgi	nreading[ˈriːdɪŋ]
40	교정	gyojeong	ncorrection[kəˈrekʃn]
41	시험	siheom	nexam[ɪɡˈzæm]
42	가다	gada	vto go; also to pass or to crack[ɡoʊ]
43	놓다	nota	vto put down; also to drop formality[pʊt daʊn]
44	읽다	ikda	vto read[riːd]
45	쓰다	sseuda	vto write, to use[raɪt]
46	묻다	mutda	vto ask[æsk]
47	잡다	japda	vto grasp, to catch[ɡræsp]
48	외우다	oeuda	vto memorise[ˈmeməraɪz]
49	견주다	gyeonjuda	vto compare[kəmˈper]
50	막히다	makida	vto get stuck[ɡet stʌk]
51	편하다	pyeonhada	adjto be comfortable[ˈkʌmftəbl]
52	비슷하다	biseutada	adjto be similar[ˈsɪmələr]
53	정밀하다	jeongmilhada	adjto be precise[prɪˈsaɪs]
54	대충	daechung	advroughly[ˈrʌfli]
55	천천히	cheoncheonhi	advslowly[ˈsloʊli]
56	다시	dasi	advagain[əˈɡen]