Korean vocabulary list:
life events & situations
- 가다–go; move toward; go toward; die; pass away
- 가시밭길–difficulty; trouble
- 갈림길–turning point; watershed
- 갑작스럽다–sudden; unexpected; abrupt
- 개최–hosting; holding
- 개최하다–host; hold
- 개회–opening of a meeting
- 거름–aid; help
- 거치적거리다–encumber; block
- 거행–holding a ceremony
- 걸리다–be caught; be spotted; be involved; be trapped
- 게스트–guest
- 겨룸–contest; competition
- 결코–never
- 결혼–marriage; wedding; union; matrimony
- 경우–case; circumstance
- 경쟁–competition
- 계획–plan; program; scheme; design
- 고–the late
- 고난–hardship; trouble; suffering; difficulty; adversity; trial; ordeal
- 고비–crisis; critical moment
- 고생–trouble; hardship
- 고생길–arduous path
- 고전–desperate struggle
- 곡–wail
- 곡절–complications; ups and downs
- 곤궁–distress; hardship; difficulty
- 곤욕–trouble; insult
- 공습경보–air-raid siren
- 과거–history
- 과거사–bygones
- 과거지사–bygones
- 과도–transition
- 과정–process
- 관람–viewing
- 교착–deadlock; stalemate
- 교착하다–come to a standstill; become bogged down; be deadlocked
- 구렁–trap
- 구멍–way out; loophole
- 구비–being equipped
- 구상–plan
- 구조–rescue
- 구태–old conditions
- 굶주리다–starve
- 궁지–predicament
- 그늘–hidden hardship
- 극–extreme
- 급진–progress
- 기념–commemoration; memory
- 기념일–anniversary
- 기념회–commemorative meeting
- 기로–turning point; crossroads
- 긴급–emergency
- 길목–crossroad; turning point; transitional period
- 깨다–hurt; injure; break
- 깨뜨리다–conquer; overcome
- 꼴–state
- 꽃–peak
- 끝장–ultimate state; unfortunate end
- 끝장내다–end; finish
- 나머지–remainder
- 나오다–appear; attend; be present; come for; be sent
- 낙향–going back to the rural life
- 내다–make time; make a chance
- 넘어가다–go smoothly
- 노릇–situation; circumstances
- 놀다–lie idle
- 누–trouble
- 달성–achievement; attainment; accomplishment
- 당면–facing a pending issue or problem
- 당첨–prize winning
- 당첨자–lot winner; prize winner
- 대계–grand plan
- 대비–being prepared; preparation
- 대사–important event; big project; big event; important occasion
- 대상–grand prize; grand prix
- 대성–huge success; big hit
- 덮치다–hit
- 도모–plan
- 돌–first birthday
- 돌발–accident; unforeseen incident
- 돌상–first birthday party spread
- 돌아가시다–pass away; decease
- 동사–death from cold
- 동정–state
- 되풀이–repetition
- 두다–put; leave; take
- 뒤안길–sliding downward; decline
- 뒤잇다–follow; be continued
- 뒤쫓다–kick out; throw out
- 뒷걸음–stepping backward; lagging behind
- 뒷일–aftermath
- 드라마–(figurative) A dramatic event or situation happening in a real life
- 드라이브–drive
- 들다–move to; get in; stay; get on; take; get into; land in; be put under; enter into; live in
- 떡–all of a sudden
- 떨어지다–die; pass away
- 똥차–failure
- 마–barrier; jinx; difficulty; hardship
- 마련–preparation; plan
- 마련되다–be prepared; be arranged; be equipped
- 마련하다–prepare; arrange
- 만나다–meet with; be struck by; be hit by; go through; suffer; be in; enjoy; meet; run into; bump into; come across; run across; come to see; come in sight of
- 만약–supposing; in case
- 만약–supposing
- 말로–later years; final years
- 맞다–become a victim
- 맞다–be beaten; be hit; be shot
- 매다–stay bound
- 매달다–hang
- 맨몸–nakedness
- 맨손–being empty-handed; having nothing
- 머리–start; outset
- 먹구름–dark clouds
- 먹다–grow; become; turn; get beaten; get hit; get kicked; taste; have a taste of; take a taste of; experience
- 멋모르다–not know; be ignorant; have no idea
- 명절–national holiday
- 모면–evasion
- 모처럼–with much trouble
- 목매다–hang oneself
- 목전–being in front of one's eyes
- 몰다–gather; corner
- 몰락–fall; downfall; collapse; ruin
- 몰락되다–collapse; ruin; fall
- 몰락하다–collapse; ruin; fall
- 몰아닥치다–rush; storm; occur all at once
- 몰아치다–rush; storm
- 무너지다–crumble; come apart; fall apart; break
- 무대–set
- 묵사발–licking; beating
- 문–door
- 문제–problem; issue; trouble
- 물–experience; influence
- 밀어닥치다–rush in
- 바쁘다–busy; hectic
- 반기–half-mast flag
- 받다–receive; get; be shot; be gunned; be hit
- 발걸음–visit
- 발길–visit
- 발상–beginning; dawn; origin
- 발생–occurrence; outbreak
- 발자취–footprint; trace
- 발흥–sudden rise; sudden thriving
- 방면–release; discharge
- 방문–visit
- 방학–vacation
- 배경–background; situation; backing; support
- 변–mishap; mischance
- 병사–death from disease
- 보내다–send; have someone marry; let someone leave; pass time; spend time
- 보다–suffer; experiecne; gain; make
- 볼일–business; things to do
- 부닥치다–hit; bump; crash; encounter; run into; be faced
- 부정–accident
- 부흥–revival
- 불–fire
- 불리–disadvantage
- 불리하다–disadvantageous
- 불이익–disadvantage; penalty; detriment
- 불편–inconvenience
- 불편하다–inconvenient
- 붕괴–collapse; breakdown
- 붙이다–stay
- 비극–tragedy
- 비롯하다–start; begin
- 비상–emergency; contingency; being in crisis
- 비우다–vacate; evacuate; step out; be away; make time for
- 빠지다–fall into; get into
- 빠지다–drop out; skip; digress; stray
- 빨간불–red light
- 사–being private; private matter
- 사건–incident; event; affair; accident; case
- 사납다–unlucky; harsh
- 사망–death; passing away; being killed
- 사명–mission; calling
- 사실–fact
- 사정–situation; circumstances; pleading; begging
- 사지–deadly place; dangerous place; fatal situation
- 사태–situation; state
- 살길–way of livelihood; way of living
- 살다–live; lead
- 상–bereavement; death in the family
- 상가–house in mourning
- 상처–losing one's wife
- 상처투성이–having many injuries
- 상황–situation; condition
- 생기다–occur; take place
- 생시–time of birth; days of one's life
- 생활 환경–living environment
- 서두–start; beginning
- 설날–Seollal; Lunar New Year
- 설정–set-up
- 세우다–achieve
- 속출–continuous occurrence
- 손님–guest
- 쇠망–ruin; decline; fall
- 쇠퇴–decline; decadence; deterioration
- 수난–suffering; ordeal
- 수상–being awarded
- 수습–settlement
- 수시–being at any time; being constant; being at one's convenience
- 수여–presentation
- 수포–bubble
- 숙제–task
- 순서–procedure; process
- 순행–The act of advancing without going back
- 술자리–gathering with drinks
- 술판–drinking party
- 쉬다–suspend; pause
- 시간–time
- 시간표–schedule
- 시동–start; initiate
- 시련–hardship; ordeal
- 시발–start
- 시작하다–start; begin
- 식–ceremony; ritual
- 신장하다–increase
- 실업–being unemployed; being jobless; loss of a job
- 실패–failure
- 실패하다–fail
- 실행되다–be practiced; be executed
- 실험–test; trial
- 싸다–deserving
- 싸움–fight; struggle
- 썩다–rot
- 쓰다–use
- 쓰러지다–go to ruin; collapse; fall
- 아사–death by starvation
- 안다–bear; assume; suffer
- 안전–safety
- 안착–settlement
- 암흑–darkness; hopelessness
- 앞길–future; days ahead; way
- 애도–grief; mourning; condolence
- 어려움–difficulties; trouble; hardship
- 여건–condition; circumstances
- 여유–having more than enough of time, space, money, etc
- 열–line; row; file; queue
- 영화–prosperity; glory
- 예–ceremony
- 오다–come; visit
- 오르막길–moving into high gear
- 올리다–hold; observe
- 와–stampedingly
- 와중–being while doing something; being in the process of doing something
- 완결–conclusion
- 완료–completion
- 완수–accomplishment; completion
- 외형–situation; circumstances
- 욕–labor; pains
- 우발–accidental occurrence
- 우여곡절–complications; ups and downs
- 우연히–by chance; by accident
- 웬일–what matter
- 위기–crisis; emergency
- 위치–location; situation
- 위해–danger and disaster
- 유도–inducement; guidance; induction
- 유치되다–be attracted; be invited
- 의식–ceremony; function
- 이동–movement; migration
- 이루다–achieve
- 이별–parting; separation; farewell
- 익다–be ripe; be festive
- 일–business; engagement; circumstances; things
- 일과표–daily schedule
- 일단락–finishing; wrapping up; ending
- 일대–party; band; crowd; flock
- 일상–everyday life; routines
- 일상생활–everyday life; daily life
- 일어나다–happen; occur; take place; prosper; revive
- 입다–suffer; sustain
- 입성–entry into a castle
- 입소–entrance; admission
- 입장–position; situation; standpoint; ground; stance
- 잇다–continue
- 있다–A person or animal staying or living in a certain place
- 자급–self-supply; self-support
- 자리–venue; occasion
- 잠자다–lie idle; remain unused
- 잡다–seize; grab
- 장가–marriage
- 장가들다–get married
- 장가들이다–have someone get married
- 장가보내다–have someone get married
- 장벽–barrier
- 재미–living in the U.S
- 재앙–disaster; calamity
- 재판–mirror image
- 적–enemy; no-no
- 전기–turning point
- 전락–reduction
- 전성–being in one's prime years
- 전시회–exhibition
- 전이–change; evolution
- 전환–transition; change
- 정상–circumstances
- 정착–settlement
- 정착되다–be settled
- 제거–removal
- 조기–flag flown at half-mast; mourning flag
- 존망–survival
- 존폐–make or break
- 종국–end
- 지옥–nightmare; despair
- 지우다–spend; kill
- 진전–progress; advance
- 진정–true reasons
- 질서–order
- 짐스럽다–troublesome; burdensome
- 집중–concentration
- 집합–gathering; meeting
- 쫓기다–be chased; be pursued; be run after
- 쫓아가다–go in a hurry; follow; chase
- 쫓아오다–run after; chase after
- 차다–throw away
- 참경–terrible sight
- 참사–disaster; tragedy
- 찾다–find; visit; recover
- 첫발–first step
- 청산–settlement
- 체험–experience
- 체험하다–experience
- 초래되다–be incurred
- 최후–one's end
- 추석–Chuseok
- 출구–escape
- 출근–going to work; arriving at work
- 출근길–way to work
- 출발–start; beginning; kick-off
- 출산하다–give birth; deliver
- 출세–success; being successful
- 출퇴근–commuting
- 치다–run over; knock down
- 침투–sneaking into
- 칼바람–big trouble; ordeal
- 크리스마스–Christmas Day
- 큰일–big event; important occasion
- 큰일–bad accident; major concern
- 타개–overcoming; breaking through
- 탄생되다–be born
- 탈–accident
- 탈바꿈–change; transformation
- 태동–brewing
- 터뜨리다–break; let out
- 턱–treat; entertainment
- 통과–overcoming
- 통근–commuting
- 파멸–destruction; ruin
- 판–situation
- 판–occasion; scene
- 패–failure; loss; defeat
- 팽창–expansion; growth; rise
- 팽창하다–expand
- 편의–convenience
- 폐–trouble
- 폭발–outbreak
- 폭발되다–be broken out
- 풀어지다–be settled; come true; be resolved; be found out
- 피난–taking refuge; evacuation; flight
- 피난길–route of refuge
- 피다–improve
- 피란–taking refuge; evacuation; flight
- 피투성이–bloodiness; being covered with blood
- 하다–handle
- 한–A word used to indicate a situation in which one is expected to sacrifice oneself for a certain task or endure a difficult and painful circumstance
- 한가위–Hangawi
- 해결–solution; settlement
- 해결하다–solve; settle; resolve; fix
- 해산–delivery; childbirth
- 행사–event; occasion; ceremony
- 행적–achievement; accomplishment; deeds
- 헤다–struggle to escape; try to get out
- 형편–situation; state; condition; circumstances
- 혼인–marriage; wedding
- 홍수–flood; torrent
- 확장–expansion; extension; broadening
- 환경–condition; situation; circumstances
- 회복–restoration; regaining; recovery
- 흘러넘치다–be crowded; be flooded; overflow
- 희생–sacrifice