Common Verbs
동사
Most frequently used Korean verbs
| Word | Romanization | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가다 verb | gada | to go |
| 오다 verb | oda | to come |
| 먹다 verb | meokda | to eat |
| 마시다 verb | masida | to drink |
| 보다 verb | boda | to see / to watch |
| 듣다 verb | deutda | to hear / to listen |
| 말하다 verb | malhada | to speak / to say |
| 읽다 verb | ikda | to read |
| 쓰다 verb | sseuda | to write |
| 알다 verb | alda | to know |
| 모르다 verb | moreuda | to not know |
| 주다 verb | juda | to give |
| 받다 verb | batda | to receive |
| 사다 verb | sada | to buy |
| 팔다 verb | palda | to sell |
| 만나다 verb | mannada | to meet |
| 만들다 verb | mandeulda | to make |
| 살다 verb | salda | to live |
| 죽다 verb | jukda | to die |
| 일하다 verb | ilhada | to work |
| 공부하다 verb | gongbuhada | to study |
| 운동하다 verb | undonghada | to exercise |
| 요리하다 verb | yorihada | to cook |
| 자다 verb | jada | to sleep |
| 일어나다 verb | ireonada | to wake up / to get up |
| 씻다 verb | ssitda | to wash |
| 입다 verb | ipda | to wear (clothes) |
| 벗다 verb | beotda | to take off (clothes) |
| 앉다 verb | anda | to sit |
| 서다 verb | seoda | to stand |
| 걷다 verb | geotda | to walk |
| 달리다 verb | dallida | to run |
| 타다 verb | tada | to ride / to get on |
| 내리다 verb | naerida | to get off / to descend |
| 열다 verb | yeolda | to open |
| 닫다 verb | datda | to close |
| 시작하다 verb | sijakhada | to start / to begin |
| 끝나다 verb | kkeutnada | to finish / to end |
| 기다리다 verb | gidarida | to wait |
| 찾다 verb | chatda | to find / to look for |
| 놀다 verb | nolda | to play / to hang out |
| 쉬다 verb | swida | to rest |
| 배우다 verb | baeuda | to learn |
| 가르치다 verb | gareuchida | to teach |
| 좋아하다 verb | joahada | to like |
| 싫어하다 verb | sireohada | to dislike |
| 필요하다 verb | piryohada | to need |
| 도와주다 verb | dowajuda | to help |
| 전화하다 verb | jeonhwahada | to call (on the phone) |
| 사랑하다 verb | saranghada | to love |