Korean Dictionary · Level B1
Korean B1 Vocabulary
All 650 CEFR B1 words, each with romanization, meaning, and an example sentence.
Unit 1words 1–10
Unit 2words 11–20
Unit 3words 21–30
Unit 4words 31–40
Unit 5words 41–50
Unit 6words 51–60
Unit 7words 61–70
Unit 8words 71–80
Unit 9words 81–90
Unit 10words 91–100
Unit 11words 101–110
Unit 12words 111–120
Unit 13words 121–130
Unit 14words 131–140
Unit 15words 141–150
Unit 16words 151–160
Unit 17words 161–170
Unit 18words 171–180
Unit 19words 181–190
Unit 20words 191–200
Unit 21words 201–210
Unit 22words 211–220
- 비교하다bigyohada — to compare
- 설명하다seolmyeonghada — to explain
- 표현하다pyohyeonhada — to express
- 주장하다jujanghada — to assert / claim
- 반대하다bandaehada — to oppose
- 찬성하다chanseonghada — to agree / be in favor
- 동의하다dong-uihada — to consent / agree
- 거절하다geojeolhada — to refuse / decline
- 부탁하다butakada — to ask a favor
- 요청하다yocheonghada — to request
Unit 23words 221–230
- 제안하다jeanhada — to propose / suggest
- 소개하다sogaehada — to introduce
- 상의하다sang-uihada — to discuss / consult
- 의논하다uinonhada — to talk over / confer
- 상담하다sangdamhada — to counsel / consult
- 약속하다yaksokada — to promise
- 연락하다yeollakada — to contact
- 초대하다chodaehada — to invite
- 참석하다chamseokada — to attend
- 참여하다chamyeohada — to participate
Unit 24words 231–240
Unit 25words 241–250
- 지불하다jibulhada — to pay (formal)
- 절약하다jeoryakada — to save / economize
- 낭비하다nangbihada — to waste
- 투자하다tujahada — to invest
- 관리하다gwallihada — to manage
- 처리하다cheorihada — to handle / process
- 해결하다haegyeolhada — to solve
- 발생하다balsaenghada — to occur / arise
- 변경하다byeon-gyeonghada — to change / modify
- 수정하다sujeonghada — to revise / correct
Unit 26words 251–260
Unit 27words 261–270
- 망설이다mangseorida — to hesitate
- 고민하다gominhada — to agonize / think hard
- 걱정하다geokjeonghada — to worry
- 후회하다huhoehada — to regret
- 기대하다gidaehada — to expect / look forward to
- 실망하다silmanghada — to be disappointed
- 만족하다manjokada — to be satisfied
- 감사하다gamsahada — to be thankful
- 사과하다sagwahada — to apologize
- 용서하다yongseohada — to forgive
Unit 28words 271–280
- 칭찬하다chingchanhada — to praise
- 비난하다binanhada — to criticize / blame
- 격려하다gyeongnyeohada — to encourage
- 위로하다wirohada — to console
- 축하하다chukahada — to congratulate
- 응원하다eung-wonhada — to cheer for / support
- 존경하다jon-gyeonghada — to respect / look up to
- 무시하다musihada — to ignore / belittle
- 오해하다ohaehada — to misunderstand
- 이해하다ihaehada — to understand
Unit 29words 281–290
- 인정하다injeonghada — to acknowledge / admit
- 확신하다hwaksinhada — to be certain
- 의심하다uisimhada — to doubt / suspect
- 속이다sogida — to deceive
- 숨기다sumgida — to hide (something)
- 밝히다balkida — to reveal / clarify
- 알리다allida — to inform / let know
- 전하다jeonhada — to convey / pass on
- 나누다nanuda — to share / divide
- 공유하다gong-yuhada — to share (info)
Unit 30words 291–300
- 협조하다hyeopjohada — to cooperate
- 맡기다matgida — to entrust / leave to
- 맡다matda — to take charge of
- 지시하다jisihada — to instruct / direct
- 따르다ttareuda — to follow
- 어기다eogida — to break (a rule/promise)
- 지키다jikida — to keep / protect
- 실천하다silcheonhada — to put into practice
- 노력하다noryeokada — to make an effort
- 애쓰다aesseuda — to strive / take pains
Unit 31words 301–310
Unit 32words 311–320
- 상상하다sangsanghada — to imagine
- 예상하다yesanghada — to predict / expect
- 판단하다pandanhada — to judge
- 평가하다pyeong-gahada — to evaluate
- 조사하다josahada — to investigate / survey
- 연구하다yeon-guhada — to research
- 분석하다bunseokada — to analyze
- 정리하다jeongnihada — to organize / tidy
- 계획하다gyehoekada — to plan
- 진행하다jinhaenghada — to proceed with
Unit 33words 321–330
Unit 34words 331–340
Unit 35words 341–350
- 이루다iruda — to achieve
- 얻다eotda — to obtain / gain
- 잃다ilta — to lose
- 살펴보다salpyeoboda — to examine / look over
- 알아보다araboda — to look into / find out
- 챙기다chaenggida — to look after / pack
- 마음먹다maeummeokda — to make up one's mind
- 조심하다josimhada — to be careful
- 주의하다juuihada — to pay attention / beware
- 피하다pihada — to avoid
Unit 36words 351–360
- 막다makda — to block / prevent
- 방해하다banghaehada — to disturb / interrupt
- 이용하다iyonghada — to use / make use of
- 사용하다sayonghada — to use
- 활용하다hwaryonghada — to utilize
- 필요하다piryohada — to be necessary
- 부족하다bujokada — to be insufficient
- 충분하다chungbunhada — to be enough
- 가능하다ganeunghada — to be possible
- 불가능하다bulganeunghada — to be impossible
Unit 37words 361–370
- 편하다pyeonhada — to be comfortable
- 불편하다bulpyeonhada — to be uncomfortable
- 복잡하다bokjapada — to be complicated / crowded
- 단순하다dansunhada — to be simple
- 확실하다hwaksilhada — to be certain
- 분명하다bunmyeonghada — to be clear / obvious
- 애매하다aemaehada — to be vague
- 자연스럽다jayeonseureopda — to be natural
- 어색하다eosaekada — to be awkward
- 익숙하다iksukada — to be familiar / used to
Unit 38words 371–380
- 낯설다natseolda — to be unfamiliar
- 신기하다sin-gihada — to be amazing / curious
- 특별하다teukbyeolhada — to be special
- 평범하다pyeongbeomhada — to be ordinary
- 대단하다daedanhada — to be impressive
- 훌륭하다hullyunghada — to be excellent
- 심각하다simgakada — to be serious / grave
- 급하다geupada — to be urgent / hasty
- 여유롭다yeoyuropda — to be relaxed / unhurried
- 답답하다dapdapada — to be stifling / frustrating
Unit 39words 381–390
- 아쉽다aswipda — to be regrettable / a pity
- 서운하다seounhada — to feel hurt / let down
- 귀찮다gwichanta — to be bothersome
- 지루하다jiruhada — to be boring
- 부지런하다bujireonhada — to be diligent
- 게으르다geeureuda — to be lazy
- 솔직하다soljikada — to be honest / frank
- 적극적jeokgeukjeok — active / proactive
- 소극적sogeukjeok — passive / reserved
- 긍정적geungjeongjeok — positive
Unit 40words 391–400
Unit 41words 401–410
Unit 42words 411–420
Unit 43words 421–430
Unit 44words 431–440
Unit 45words 441–450
Unit 46words 451–460
Unit 47words 461–470
- 결코gyeolko — never / by no means
- 각각gakgak — each / respectively
- 따로ttaro — separately
- 나름대로nareumdaero — in one's own way
- 저마다jeomada — each one / everyone
- 모처럼mocheoreom — after a long time / for once
- 그다지geudaji — not so much
- 도저히dojeohi — (cannot) possibly
- 하마터면hamateomyeon — almost (narrowly avoided)
- 어느새eoneusae — before one knows it