Korean everyday vocabulary in short contexts

Question 1

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

제 이름은 민지예요.

Accepted Answer

name

제 이름은 민지예요. — My name is Minji.

제 is the modest form of “my.”

Question 2

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

어느 나라에서 왔어요?

Accepted Answer

country

어느 나라에서 왔어요? — Which country did you come from?

어느 asks “which”; 나라 is not “nationality.”

Question 3

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

친구하고 같이 공부해요.

Accepted Answer

friend

친구하고 같이 공부해요. — I study together with a friend.

하고 means “with” here.

Question 4

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

가족은 서울에 살아요.

Accepted Answer

family

가족은 서울에 살아요. — My family lives in Seoul.

The possessor is understood from context.

Question 5

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

저는 학생이에요.

Accepted Answer

student

저는 학생이에요. — I am a student.

After a consonant, the polite copula is 이에요.

Question 6

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

회사에서 일해요.

Accepted Answer

company; workplace

회사에서 일해요. — I work at a company.

에서 marks where the work happens.

Question 7

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Your name is Minji. Complete “My name is Minji”: 제 ___은 민지예요.

Accepted Answer

이름

제 이름은 민지예요. — My name is Minji.

제 is the modest form of “my.”

Question 8

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

한국어를 조금 배워요.

Accepted Answer

Korean language

한국어를 조금 배워요. — I am learning a little Korean.

The object particle 를 follows 한국어.

Question 9

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

영어로 말해요.

Accepted Answer

English language

영어로 말해요. — I speak in English.

로 marks the language used.

Question 10

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

저 사람은 제 친구예요.

Accepted Answer

person

저 사람은 제 친구예요. — That person is my friend.

저 points to someone over there.

Question 11

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I study with a friend”: ___하고 같이 공부해요.

Accepted Answer

친구

친구하고 같이 공부해요. — I study together with a friend.

하고 means “with” here.

Question 12

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

천천히 말해요.

Accepted Answer

speak; say

천천히 말해요. — I speak slowly.

Dictionary form 말하다; polite form 말해요. This is a statement, not a request.

Question 13

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

그 사람을 알아요.

Accepted Answer

know

그 사람을 알아요. — I know that person.

Dictionary form 알다; polite form 알아요.

Question 14

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Say “I am a student”: 저는 ___이에요.

Accepted Answer

학생

저는 학생이에요. — I am a student.

After a consonant, the polite copula is 이에요.

Question 15

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

주소를 몰라요.

Accepted Answer

not know

주소를 몰라요. — I do not know the address.

Dictionary form 모르다; polite form 몰라요, not 모르어요.

Question 16

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Name the language in “I am learning a little Korean”: ___를 조금 배워요.

Accepted Answer

한국어

한국어를 조금 배워요. — I am learning a little Korean.

The object particle 를 follows 한국어.

Question 17

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

집에서 쉬어요.

Accepted Answer

home; house

집에서 쉬어요. — I rest at home.

에서 marks the location of an action.

Question 18

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

제 방은 작아요.

Accepted Answer

room

제 방은 작아요. — My room is small.

A room inside a home, not a whole home.

Question 19

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

문을 닫아요.

Accepted Answer

door

문을 닫아요. — I close the door.

을 marks 문 as the object.

Question 20

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

책상에서 공부해요.

Accepted Answer

desk

책상에서 공부해요. — I study at the desk.

A desk used for reading or work.

Question 21

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

의자가 두 개 있어요.

Accepted Answer

chair

의자가 두 개 있어요. — There are two chairs.

개 is a general item counter; 두 is “two” before a counter.

Question 22

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

침대에서 자요.

Accepted Answer

bed

침대에서 자요. — I sleep in the bed.

The sentence describes where sleeping happens.

Question 23

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I rest at home”: ___에서 쉬어요.

Accepted Answer

집

집에서 쉬어요. — I rest at home.

에서 marks the location of an action.

Question 24

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

친구에게 전화해요.

Accepted Answer

phone call; telephone

친구에게 전화해요. — I phone a friend.

전화 is the noun; 전화하다 means “make a phone call.”

Question 25

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

저녁에 책을 읽어요.

Accepted Answer

read

저녁에 책을 읽어요. — I read a book in the evening.

Dictionary form 읽다; polite form 읽어요. Spelling and pronunciation are not identical.

Question 26

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

창문을 열어요.

Accepted Answer

window

창문을 열어요. — I open the window.

창문 is a window; 문 is a door.

Question 27

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I close the door”: ___을 닫아요.

Accepted Answer

문

문을 닫아요. — I close the door.

을 marks 문 as the object.

Question 28

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

종이에 이름을 써요.

Accepted Answer

write

종이에 이름을 써요. — I write my name on paper.

Dictionary form 쓰다; polite form 써요. This card uses the “write” sense.

Question 29

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

밤에 일찍 자요.

Accepted Answer

sleep

밤에 일찍 자요. — I go to sleep early at night.

Dictionary form 자다; polite form 자요.

Question 30

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I study at the desk”: ___에서 공부해요.

Accepted Answer

책상

책상에서 공부해요. — I study at the desk.

A desk used for reading or work.

Question 31

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

아침에 일찍 일어나요.

Accepted Answer

get up

아침에 일찍 일어나요. — I get up early in the morning.

Dictionary form 일어나다; polite form 일어나요.

Question 32

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I sleep in the bed”: ___에서 자요.

Accepted Answer

침대

침대에서 자요. — I sleep in the bed.

The sentence describes where sleeping happens.

Question 33

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

물을 조금 마셔요.

Accepted Answer

water

물을 조금 마셔요. — I drink a little water.

The everyday word for water.

Question 34

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

커피는 안 마셔요.

Accepted Answer

coffee

커피는 안 마셔요. — I do not drink coffee.

안 before the verb makes it negative.

Question 35

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

따뜻한 차를 마셔요.

Accepted Answer

tea

따뜻한 차를 마셔요. — I drink warm tea.

차 can also mean “car”; this drinking context means tea.

Question 36

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

밥을 먹어요.

Accepted Answer

cooked rice; meal

밥을 먹어요. — I eat rice / have a meal.

밥 may refer to cooked rice or a meal; this sentence permits both readings.

Question 37

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

빵을 조금 먹어요.

Accepted Answer

bread

빵을 조금 먹어요. — I eat a little bread.

Bread as food; the sound-effect sense is irrelevant here.

Question 38

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

과일을 씻어요.

Accepted Answer

fruit

과일을 씻어요. — I wash the fruit.

A general food word, not a particular kind of fruit.

Question 39

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I drink a little water”: ___을 조금 마셔요.

Accepted Answer

물

물을 조금 마셔요. — I drink a little water.

The everyday word for water.

Question 40

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

우유가 냉장고에 있어요.

Accepted Answer

milk

우유가 냉장고에 있어요. — The milk is in the refrigerator.

The milk is located there; no action is described.

Question 41

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

고기를 안 먹어요.

Accepted Answer

meat

고기를 안 먹어요. — I do not eat meat.

Meat is the intended sense here; 고기 can also refer to fish in other contexts.

Question 42

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

점심에 김밥을 먹어요.

Accepted Answer

eat

점심에 김밥을 먹어요. — I eat gimbap for lunch.

Dictionary form 먹다; polite form 먹어요.

Question 43

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I drink warm tea”: 따뜻한 ___를 마셔요.

Accepted Answer

차

따뜻한 차를 마셔요. — I drink warm tea.

차 can also mean “car”; this drinking context means tea. 녹차 or 홍차 names a particular kind of tea; 차 is the general word.

Question 44

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

아침에 물을 마셔요.

Accepted Answer

drink

아침에 물을 마셔요. — I drink water in the morning.

Dictionary form 마시다; 마시어요 contracts to 마셔요.

Question 45

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

이 빵은 맛있어요.

Accepted Answer

be tasty; taste good

이 빵은 맛있어요. — This bread tastes good.

Dictionary form 맛있다; polite form 맛있어요.

Question 46

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I eat a little bread”: ___을 조금 먹어요.

Accepted Answer

빵

빵을 조금 먹어요. — I eat a little bread.

Bread as food; the sound-effect sense is irrelevant here.

Question 47

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

이 음식은 매워요.

Accepted Answer

be spicy

이 음식은 매워요. — This food is spicy.

Dictionary form 맵다; polite form 매워요 uses the irregular ㅂ change.

Question 48

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “The milk is in the refrigerator”: ___가 냉장고에 있어요.

Accepted Answer

우유

우유가 냉장고에 있어요. — The milk is in the refrigerator.

The milk is located there; no action is described.

Question 49

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

가게가 아직 열려 있어요.

Accepted Answer

shop; store

가게가 아직 열려 있어요. — The shop is still open.

A general shop; not necessarily a large supermarket.

Question 50

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

돈이 조금 있어요.

Accepted Answer

money

돈이 조금 있어요. — I have a little money.

있어요 expresses possession here.

Question 51

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

카드로 계산해요.

Accepted Answer

card; payment card

카드로 계산해요. — I pay by card.

로 marks the means of payment; this context is a payment card.

Question 52

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

이 가게는 과일을 팔아요.

Accepted Answer

sell

이 가게는 과일을 팔아요. — This shop sells fruit.

Dictionary form 팔다; polite form 팔아요. Here ㄹ stays before 아요.

Question 53

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

이 가방은 비싸요.

Accepted Answer

be expensive

이 가방은 비싸요. — This bag is expensive.

Dictionary form 비싸다; polite form 비싸요.

Question 54

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

영수증을 주세요.

Accepted Answer

receipt

영수증을 주세요. — Please give me the receipt.

주세요 is a polite request, not a plain statement “give.”

Question 55

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “The shop is still open”: ___가 아직 열려 있어요.

Accepted Answer

가게

가게가 아직 열려 있어요. — The shop is still open.

A general shop; not necessarily a large supermarket. 상점 can also mean shop; 가게 is the everyday target here.

Question 56

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

가방에 빵을 넣어요.

Accepted Answer

bag

가방에 빵을 넣어요. — I put the bread in a bag.

가방 is a bag for carrying things; a paper envelope is 봉투.

Question 57

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

시장에서 채소를 사요.

Accepted Answer

buy

시장에서 채소를 사요. — I buy vegetables at the market.

Dictionary form 사다; polite form 사요.

Question 58

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

가격을 확인해요.

Accepted Answer

price

가격을 확인해요. — I check the price.

값 can also mean price; 가격 is the target here.

Question 59

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I pay by card”: ___로 계산해요.

Accepted Answer

카드

카드로 계산해요. — I pay by card.

로 marks the means of payment; this context is a payment card.

Question 60

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

현금으로 내요.

Accepted Answer

cash

현금으로 내요. — I pay in cash.

으로 marks the means; 현금 ends in a consonant other than ㄹ.

Question 61

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

물 좀 주세요.

Accepted Answer

please give

물 좀 주세요. — Please give me some water.

Dictionary form 주다. 주세요 is a polite request; 좀 softens it here. It is not the ordinary statement 줘요.

Question 62

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I check the price” with the two-syllable noun: ___을 확인해요.

Accepted Answer

가격

가격을 확인해요. — I check the price.

값 can also mean price; 가격 is the target here.

Question 63

What does the bold Korean word mean here?

이 사과는 싸요.

Accepted Answer

be cheap; inexpensive

이 사과는 싸요. — These apples are inexpensive.

Dictionary form 싸다; polite form 싸요. This is the price sense, not “wrap.”

Question 64

Recall the Korean word for the gap.

Complete “I put the bread in a bag”: ___에 빵을 넣어요.

Accepted Answer

가방

가방에 빵을 넣어요. — I put the bread in a bag.

가방 is a bag for carrying things; a paper envelope is 봉투.

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