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Korean Greetings

• 안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo) - Hello/Good day
• 안녕 (Annyeong) - Hi/Bye (informal)
• 안녕히 계세요 (Annyeonghi gyeseyo) - Goodbye (when you're leaving)
• 안녕히 가세요 (Annyeonghi gaseyo) - Goodbye (when someone else is leaving)
• 감사합니다 (Gamsahamnida) - Thank you
• 좋은 아침 (Joheun achim) - Good morning
• 좋은 밤 (Joheun bam) - Good night

Alphabet

Consonant	Mnemonic Tip
ㄱ	Looks like a "G"un
ㄴ	Looks like a bent "N"ose
ㄷ	Looks like a "D"oor tilted to the side
ㄹ	Looks like a winding "R"oad
ㅁ	Looks like a square, reminds of an "M"ap
ㅂ	Looks like a "B"owl with a flat bottom
ㅅ	Shaped like a small "S"nake hissing
ㅇ	Round like an "O" or "zero" without a sound by itself
ㅈ	Looks like a "J"ug with a handle on top
ㅊ	Think of a "Ch"imney with extra smoke
ㅋ	"K"ite string unraveling in the wind
ㅌ	Top of a "T"able with one leg
ㅍ	Looks like a "P"opcorn box with the kernel popped out
ㅎ	Looks like someone saying "H"i with both hands up

Vowel	Mnemonic Tip
ㅏ	Looks like a sideways 'A'
ㅓ	Looks like an ear (reverse 'A')
ㅗ	Think of it as an "overhead" bar
ㅜ	Looks like an 'U'nderground tunnel entrance
ㅡ	It's a straight line, like an 'E'qual sign
ㅣ	Straight up like an 'I'ceicle
ㅐ	Looks like 'A' plus extra line
ㅔ	Similar to ㅓ but with an extra line. "E"xtra ㅓ

Commonly Used Korean Verbs

• 하다 (hada) - to do
• 보다 (boda) - to see/look
• 가다 (gada) - to go
• 오다 (oda) - to come
• 먹다 (meokda) - to eat
• 마시다 (masida) - to drink
• 자다 (jada) - to sleep
• 듣다 (deutda) - to hear/listen
• 알다 (alda) - to know
• 좋아하다 (joh-ahada) - to like
• 싶다 (sipda) - to want/wish
• 만들다 (mandeulda) - to make/create
• 읽다 (ilkda) - to read
• 걷다 (geotda) - to walk
• 뛰다 (ddwida) - to run
• 앉다 (anjda) - to sit
• 서다 (seoda) - to stand
• 말하다 (malhada) - to speak/talk
• 쓰다 (sseuda) - to write
• 열다 (yeolda) - to open
• 닫다 (datda) - to close
• 찾다 (chatda) - to find
• 살다 (salda) - to live
• 주다 (juda) - to give
• 받다 (batda) - to receive
• 생각하다 (saenggakhada) - to think
• 안기다 (angida) - to hug
• 사다 (sada) - to buy
• 팔다 (palda) - to sell
• 울다 (ulda) - to cry
• 웃다 (utda) - to laugh
• 이다 (ida) - to be
• 죽다 (jukda) - to die
• 끝내다 (kkeutnaeda) - to finish
• 시작하다 (sijakhada) - to start
• 돕다 (dopda) - to help
• 밀다 (milda) - to push
• 당기다 (danggida) - to pull
• 들다 (deulda) - to lift/carry
• 놓다 (nohda) - to put/place

Verbs Tenses examples

Verb (Infinitive)	Tense	Korean	Pronunciation	Translation in English
하다	Present	나는 한다	Naneun handa	I do
	Past	나는 했다	Naneun haetda	I did
	Future	나는 할 것이다	Naneun hal geotida	I will do
가다	Present	나는 간다	Naneun ganda	I go
	Past	나는 갔다	Naneun gatda	I went
	Future	나는 갈 것이다	Naneun gal geotida	I will go
먹다	Present	나는 먹는다	Naneun meokneunda	I eat
	Past	나는 먹었다	Naneun meogeotda	I ate
	Future	나는 먹을 것이다	Naneun meogeul geotida	I will eat
보다	Present	나는 본다	Naneun bonda	I see
	Past	나는 보았다	Naneun boatda	I saw
	Future	나는 볼 것이다	Naneun bol geotida	I will see
말하다	Present	나는 말한다	Naneun malhanda	I speak
	Past	나는 말했다	Naneun malhaetda	I spoke
	Future	나는 말할 것이다	Naneun malhal geotida	I will speak

50 most used Korean verbs

Hangul	Pronunciation	English
하다	hada	do
보다	boda	see
먹다	meokda	eat
마시다	mashida	drink
듣다	deutda	hear
가다	gada	go
오다	oda	come
자다	jada	sleep
앉다	anjda	sit
서다	seoda	stand
쓰다	sseuda	write
읽다	ilgda	read
말하다	malhada	speak
만나다	mannada	meet
사다	sada	buy
팔다	palda	sell
살다	salda	live
일하다	ilhada	work
생각하다	saenggakhada	think
기다리다	gidarida	wait
시작하다	sijakhada	start
끝나다	kkeutnada	end
울다	ulda	cry
웃다	utda	laugh
배우다	baeuda	learn
부르다	beulda	call
뛰다	ttwida	run
걷다	geotda	walk
찾다	chatda	find
타다	tada	ride
열다	yeolda	open
닫다	datda	close
받다	batda	receive
주다	juda	give
알다	alda	know
놓다	nohda	put
죽다	jukda	die
날다	nalda	fly
나가다	nagada	go out
들어가다	deureogada	enter
바꾸다	bakkuda	change
돕다	dopda	help
묻다	mukda	ask
전화하다	jeonhwahada	call (phone)
차다	chada	kick
빌다	bil-da	borrow/ask for
기억하다	gieokhada	remember
까먹다	kkameokda	forget
싸다	ssada	fight
저장하다	jeojanghada	save (data)
삭제하다	sakjehada	delete