Verbs in Korean

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Korean verbs list below will help you learn common Korean verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Korean. For even more Korean verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Korean at the end of the page.

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Basic Korean Verbs
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Basic Korean Verbs

English	Korean
to open in Korean	열다 (yeolda)
to close in Korean	닫다 (dadda)
to sit in Korean	앉다 (anjda)
to stand in Korean	서다 (seoda)
to know in Korean	알다 (alda)
to think in Korean	생각하다 (saeng-gaghada)
to win in Korean	이기다 (igida)
to lose in Korean	지다 (jida)
to ask in Korean	질문하다 (jilmunhada)
to answer in Korean	답변하다 (dabbyeonhada)
to help in Korean	돕다 (dobda)
to like in Korean	좋아하다 (joh-ahada)
to kiss in Korean	키스하다 (kiseuhada)
to eat in Korean	먹다 (meogda)
to drink in Korean	마시다 (masida)

Korean Action Words

English	Korean
to take in Korean	가지고 가다 (gajigo gada)
to put in Korean	놓다 (nohda)
to find in Korean	찾아내다 (chaj-anaeda)
to steal in Korean	훔치다 (humchida)
to kill in Korean	죽이다 (jug-ida)
to fly in Korean	날다 (nalda)
to attack in Korean	공격하다 (gong-gyeoghada)
to defend in Korean	방어하다 (bang-eohada)
to fall in Korean	떨어지다 (tteol-eojida)
to choose in Korean	선택하다 (seontaeghada)

Movements in Korean

English	Korean
to run in Korean	달리다 (dallida)
to swim in Korean	수영하다 (suyeonghada)
to jump in Korean	점프하다 (jeompeuhada)
to pull in Korean	당기다 (dang-gida)
to push in Korean	밀다 (milda)
to throw in Korean	던지다 (deonjida)
to crawl in Korean	포복 (pobog)
to fight in Korean	싸우다 (ssauda)
to catch in Korean	잡다 (jabda)
to roll in Korean	구르다 (guleuda)

Korean Business Verbs

English	Korean
to buy in Korean	구매하다 (gumaehada)
to pay in Korean	지불하다 (jibulhada)
to sell in Korean	판매하다 (panmaehada)
to study in Korean	공부하다 (gongbuhada)
to call in Korean	전화하다 (jeonhwahada)
to read in Korean	읽다 (ilgda)
to write in Korean	쓰다 (sseuda)
to calculate in Korean	계산하다 (gyesanhada)
to measure in Korean	재다 (jaeda)
to earn in Korean	돈을 벌다 (don-eul beolda)
to count in Korean	세다 (seda)
to scan in Korean	스캔하다 (seukaenhada)
to print in Korean	출력하다 (chullyeoghada)

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Verbs in Korean

Basic Korean Verbs

Korean Action Words

Movements in Korean

Korean Business Verbs

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