Korean basic words game
The scaffolding rather than the vocabulary: ne, aniyo, jeo, na, uri, then geurigo, hajiman, tto, and the place words yeogi, geogi and jigeum. Two of these mean I, and which one you use says how polite you are being.
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Five games take this set. Flooded Hold suits it, because these words are short and easy to half-know, and being asked whether a pairing is right catches a half-known word faster than being offered a list.
The 27 words you will practise
| Korean | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| 네ne | yes | neh |
| 아니요aniyo | no | ah-NEE-yoh |
| 주세요juseyo | please give me | joo-SEH-yoh |
| 감사합니다gamsahamnida | thank you | gahm-sah-HAHM-nee-dah |
| 죄송합니다joesonghamnida | sorry | jweh-sohng-HAHM-nee-dah |
| 아마ama | maybe | AH-mah |
| 좋아요joayo | good | JOH-ah-yoh |
| 나빠요nappayo | bad | NAH-pah-yoh |
| 아주aju | very | AH-joo |
| 조금jogeum | a little | JOH-geum |
| 저jeo | I (jeo) | juh |
| 나na | I (na) | nah |
| 당신dangsin | you | dahng-SHIN |
| 우리uri | we, our | OO-ree |
| 친구chingu | friend | cheen-GOO |
| 사람saram | person | sah-RAHM |
| 그리고geurigo | and | geu-REE-goh |
| 하지만hajiman | but | hah-jee-MAHN |
| 또tto | also, again | toh |
| 여기yeogi | here | YUH-gee |
| 거기geogi | there | GUH-gee |
| 지금jigeum | now | jee-GEUM |
| 물mul | water | mool |
| 음식eumsik | food | eum-SHEEK |
| 집jip | house, home | jeep |
| 커요keoyo | big | KUH-yoh |
| 작아요jagayo | small | JAH-gah-yoh |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Korean basic words lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
Jeo or na?
Both mean I. Jeo is the humble one, for anyone older, senior or unfamiliar, and it is what you want by default. Na is casual, for friends and people younger than you. Korean chooses between them constantly, so it is worth getting early.
Is dangsin a normal way to say you?
Not really, despite the dictionary. Korean prefers a name or a title where English uses you, and dangsin can sound cold or confrontational between strangers. It is worth recognising and not worth reaching for.
Why does uri turn up so often?
It means our, and Korean uses it where English would say my: uri jip for my house, uri nara for my country. It is one of the clearest places where the language leans collective.
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