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Learning the Korean Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Korean language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Korean.
Korean Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Korean Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | 형용사 - hyeong yong sa |
| a green tree | 초록빛 나무 - cho rok bic na mu |
| a tall building | 높은 건물 - nop eun geon mul |
| a very old man | 나이가 많은 사람(노인) - na i ga manh eun sa ram no in |
| the old red house | 오래된 빨간 집 - o rae doen ppal gan jip |
| a very nice friend | 매우 좋은(멋진) 친구 - mae u joh eun meot jin chin gu |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Korean.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Korean placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Korean vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Korean Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | 색상 - saek sang |
| black | 검정 - geom jeong |
| blue | 파랑 - pa rang |
| brown | 갈색 - gal saek |
| gray | 회색 - hoe saek |
| green | 초록 - cho rok |
| orange | 오렌지 - o ren ji |
| purple | 보라 - bo ra |
| red | 빨강 - ppal gang |
| white | 하얀/흰색 - ha yan huin saek |
| yellow | 노랑 - no rang |
| sizes | 크기 - keu gi |
| big | 큰 - keun |
| deep | 깊은 - gip eun |
| long | 긴 - gin |
| narrow | 폭이 좁은 - pog i job eun |
| short | 짧은 - jjalb eun |
| small | 작은 - jag eun |
| tall | 키가 큰 - ki ga keun |
| thick | 두꺼운 - du kkeo un |
| thin | 얇은 - yalb eun |
| wide | 넓은 - neolb eun |
| shapes | 모양/형태 - mo yang hyeong tae |
| circular | 둥근/원형의 - dung geun won hyeong ui |
| straight | 일자형의/직선형의 - il ja hyeong ui jik seon hyeong ui |
| square | 정사각형 (모양)의/직각의 - jeong sa gak hyeong mo yang ui jik gag ui |
| triangular | 삼각형의 - sam gak hyeong ui |
| tastes | 맛 - mat |
| bitter | 쓴 - sseun |
| fresh | 신선한 - sin seon han |
| salty | 짠 - jjan |
| sour | 신(시큼한) - sin si keum han |
| spicy | 매운 - mae un |
| sweet | 달콤한 - dal kom han |
| qualities | 특성 - teuk seong |
| bad | 나쁜 - na ppeun |
| clean | 깨끗한 - kkae kkeut han |
| dark | 어두운 - eo du un |
| difficult | 어려운 - eo ryeo un |
| dirty | 더러운 - deo reo un |
| dry | 건조한 - geon jo han |
| easy | 쉬운 - swi un |
| empty | 비어있는/빈 - bi eo it neun bin |
| expensive | (가격이) 비싼 - ga gyeog i bi ssan |
| fast | 빨리 - ppal li |
| foreign | 외국의 - oe gug ui |
| full | 가득한/완전한 - ga deuk han wan jeon han |
| good | 좋은 - joh eun |
| hard | 딱딱한/어려운 - ttak ttak han eo ryeo un |
| heavy | 무거운 - mu geo un |
| inexpensive | 값싼/바싸지 않은 - gapt ssan ba ssa ji anh eun |
| light | 가벼운/밝은 - ga byeo un balg eun |
| local | 지역의/현지의 - ji yeog ui hyeon ji ui |
| new | 새로운 - sae ro un |
| noisy | 시끄러운 - si kkeu reo un |
| old | 오래된/늙은 - o rae doen neulg eun |
| powerful | 강한 - gang han |
| quiet | 조용한 - jo yong han |
| correct | 올바른 - ol ba reun |
| slow | 느린/천천히 - neu rin cheon cheon hi |
| soft | 부드러운 - bu deu reo un |
| very | 매우/아주 - mae u a ju |
| weak | 약한 - yak han |
| wet | 젖은 - jeoj eun |
| wrong | 잘못된 - jal mot doen |
| young | 어린/젊은 - eo rin jeolm eun |
| quantities | 수량 - su ryang |
| few | 몇 가지 - myeoc ga ji |
| little | 조금 - jo geum |
| many | 많은 - manh eun |
| much | 많은 - manh eun |
| part | 부분 - bu bun |
| some | 약간 - yak gan |
| a few | 몇 가지 - myeoc ga ji |
| whole | 전체 - jeon che |
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