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Korean verbs

627 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 554 follow a pattern; 73 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. #26 자다 to sleep Beginner Verb
  3. #30 죽다 to die; of a joke, a monitor or a battery, to be dead Fluency Verb
  4. #36 앉다 to sit Beginner Verb
  5. #38 걷다 to walk Beginner Irregular verb
  6. #39 뛰다 to run, to go for a run Beginner Verb
  7. #42 쓰다 to put on, to wear (a hat, glasses); also to write, to use Beginner Verb
  8. #48 쉬다 to rest Beginner Verb
  9. #50 느끼다 to feel Verb
  10. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  11. #51 웃다 to laugh, to smile Beginner Verb
  12. #86 들다 to carry, to lift Beginner Verb
  13. #91 빼다 to take out, to leave out, to pull out Fluency Verb
  14. #97 길다 to be long Intermediate Descriptive verb
  15. #98 짧다 to be short Fluency Descriptive verb
  16. #114 춥다 to be cold (of weather) Beginner Descriptive verb
  17. #115 뜨겁다 to be hot, to the touch Beginner Descriptive verb
  18. #116 차갑다 to be cold (to the touch) Descriptive verb
  19. #118 시원하다 to be refreshing, cool (and, in a hot pool or a hot soup, just right) Fluency Descriptive verb
  20. #121 힘들다 to be hard, tiring Beginner Descriptive verb
  21. #125 피곤하다 to be tired Beginner Descriptive verb
  22. #126 아프다 to hurt, to be ill Beginner Descriptive verb
  23. #133 젊다 to be young Beginner Descriptive verb
  24. #134 늙다 to grow old Verb
  25. #136 배고프다 to be hungry Beginner Descriptive verb
  26. #137 배부르다 to be full (after eating) Beginner Descriptive verb
  27. #138 목마르다 to be thirsty Descriptive verb
  28. #139 졸리다 to be sleepy Intermediate Descriptive verb
  29. #144 무섭다 to be frightening, to be scared Fluency Descriptive verb
  30. #175 움직이다 to move, to stir (of a person or a thing) Advanced Verb
  31. #191 걸리다 to take (time), to catch (a cold) Beginner Verb
  32. #198 자르다 to cut (hair, a scene, a slice) Fluency Irregular verb
  33. #199 씻다 to wash Beginner Verb
  34. #200 닦다 to wipe, to polish, to brush (teeth) Intermediate Verb
  35. #208 입다 to put on, to wear (a coat, trousers, a dress) Beginner Verb
  36. #210 신다 to put on, to wear (shoes, socks) Intermediate Verb
  37. #211 끼다 to be tight (of clothes); to put on (gloves, a ring) Advanced Verb
  38. #212 매다 to tie, to fasten Verb
  39. #213 갈아입다 to change clothes Verb
  40. #214 샤워하다 to shower 하다 verb
  41. #215 목욕하다 to take a bath 하다 verb
  42. #216 세수하다 to wash one's face 하다 verb
  43. #217 화장하다 to put on makeup 하다 verb
  44. #218 감다 to wash (hair), to close (eyes), to wind Verb
  45. #219 눕다 to lie down Beginner Irregular verb
  46. #220 깨다 to wake up Intermediate Verb
  47. #223 숨쉬다 to breathe Verb
  48. #236 만지다 to touch Fluency Verb
  49. #237 잡다 to hold, to grab, to catch Advanced Verb
  50. #240 차다 to be chilly, to be cold to the touch Beginner Descriptive verb
  51. #241 치다 to play (a guitar, a piano), to strike Beginner Verb
  52. #242 때리다 to hit, to beat Verb
  53. #243 밀다 to push Verb
  54. #244 당기다 to pull Verb
  55. #246 들리다 to be heard, to carry (a sound reaches you) Fluency Verb
  56. #247 보이다 to be seen, to show (you can see it) Beginner Verb
  57. #326 흘리다 to spill, to shed Verb
  58. #328 젖다 to get wet Verb
  59. #329 마르다 to dry, to be thin Irregular verb
  60. #342 불편하다 to be uncomfortable Descriptive verb
  61. #345 건강하다 to be healthy Beginner Descriptive verb
  62. #346 약하다 to be weak Descriptive verb
  63. #347 강하다 to be strong Descriptive verb
  64. #348 세다 to be strong, to count Verb
  65. #349 무겁다 to be heavy Advanced Descriptive verb
  66. #350 가볍다 to be light Descriptive verb
  67. #359 늘다 to increase, to go up (a weight, a number, a skill) Advanced Verb
  68. #361 줄다 to decrease Verb
  69. #381 답답하다 to feel stifled, to be frustrating Descriptive verb
  70. #384 떨다 to tremble Verb
  71. #385 떨리다 to shake, to tremble (hands, a voice); to be nervous Fluency Verb
  72. #409 조심하다 to be careful Beginner 하다 verb
  73. #411 참다 to endure, to hold back Verb
  74. #412 견디다 to bear, to withstand Verb
  75. #418 살리다 to bring to life, to bring out (a feeling, a flavour); to save (a life) Fluency Verb
  76. #419 다치다 to get hurt Verb
  77. #420 넘어지다 to fall over, to trip Advanced Verb
  78. #421 미끄러지다 to slip Verb
  79. #422 부딪히다 to bump into, to bounce off Fluency Verb
  80. #423 치료하다 to treat (medically) 하다 verb
  81. #424 낫다 to be better (than); to get better, to recover Advanced Irregular verb
  82. #425 회복하다 to recover 하다 verb
  83. #426 쓰러지다 to collapse Verb
  84. #427 토하다 to vomit 하다 verb
  85. #428 기침하다 to cough 하다 verb
  86. #429 살찌다 to gain weight Verb
  87. #430 운동하다 to exercise 하다 verb
  88. #431 수영하다 to swim Beginner 하다 verb
  89. #435 춤추다 to dance Beginner Verb
  90. #441 가리키다 to point at Verb
  91. #442 가리다 to cover, to be picky Verb
  92. #447 묶다 to tie Beginner Verb
  93. #448 풀다 to untie, to solve, to relieve Verb
  94. #450 빠지다 to be missing, to be left out; to fall into Advanced Verb
  95. #476 돌아가시다 to pass away (honorific) Verb
  96. #483 느껴지다 to be felt Verb
  97. #486 일어서다 to stand up Verb
  98. More verbs from the lessons
  99. 518 비비다 to mix (rice with its toppings), to rub Intermediate Verb
  100. 526 나다 to happen, to come up, to come out (a big thing happens: trouble) Intermediate Verb
  101. 528 커지다 to get bigger, to grow (of a thing) Intermediate Verb
  102. 530 반짝이다 to shine, to glitter Intermediate Verb
  103. 537 편찮으시다 to be ill, to be unwell (honorific, of someone respected) Intermediate Descriptive verb
  104. 543 낳다 to give birth to, to have (a child) Advanced Verb
  105. 544 벌리다 to open wide, to spread (arms, a skirt, a gap) Advanced Verb
  106. 565 내려놓다 to set down, to put down Advanced Verb
  107. 571 꾸다 to dream (a dream) Advanced Verb
  108. 573 닮다 to take after, to look like (a parent, a relative) Advanced Verb
  109. 574 안다 to hold (in one's arms), to hug Advanced Verb
  110. 585 붙이다 to stick on, to attach (a plaster, a sticker, a stamp) Fluency Verb
  111. 589 거르다 to skip (a meal) Fluency Irregular verb
  112. 594 골다 to snore (with the word for nose in front) Fluency Verb
  113. 602 썩다 to rot, to go bad (a rope, fruit, a tooth) Fluency Verb
  114. 609 대다 to park (a car); to put something against, to touch to Fluency Verb
  115. 611 밟다 to step on, to tread on (a brake, a foot, the ground) Fluency Verb
  116. 615 못생기다 to be ugly, to be plain-looking (said in its past form for how a thing looks now) Fluency Verb
  117. 620 만수무강하다 to live long and well (the four-syllable wish said to an elder) Fluency 하다 verb
  118. 626 굴리다 to roll something (a thumb on a scanner, a ball, a wheel) Fluency Verb