Learn 500 Essential Korean Adverbs by Theme Part1. Time (시간)

 ⏱ 1. 시간 (Time)

Master 500 Basic Korean Adverbs with English and Romanization

This list presents 500 of the most useful Korean adverbs, organized into 10 everyday themes such as time, place, frequency, manner, emotion, quantity, negation, and more. Each word includes its original Korean form (Hangul), Romanized spelling, and English meaning. For example: 지금 (jigeum) means “now,” and 천천히 (cheoncheonhi) means “slowly.”

Adverbs are essential in making your Korean sentences more natural, expressive, and accurate. By learning them in themes, such as “Time” or “Negation,” you’ll quickly recognize how adverbs function in context — whether it’s describing how often something happens (자주 – jaju – often) or how something is done (정확히 – jeonghwakhi – accurately).

Romanization follows the official Revised Romanization system, so pronunciation is easy to follow, even for those who are new to reading Hangul.

This collection is perfect for beginner and intermediate learners looking to expand their sentence-building skills. You can use it for grammar practice, conversation drills, or flashcards. It’s also great for improving listening comprehension in K-dramas and real-life dialogue.

By mastering these adverbs, you’ll gain confidence expressing time, degree, attitude, and much more in Korean.

⏱ 1. 시간 (Time)

1. 지금 – jigeum – now
2. 곧 – got – soon
3. 방금 – banggeum – just now
4. 이미 – imi – already
5. 아직 – ajik – still / yet
6. 이제 – ije – now (from now on)
7. 일찍 – iljjik – early
8. 늦게 – neutge – late
9. 먼저 – meonjeo – first / beforehand
10. 나중에 – najunge – later
11. 언젠가 – eonjenga – someday
12. 어제 – eoje – yesterday
13. 오늘 – oneul – today
14. 내일 – naeil – tomorrow
15. 모레 – more – the day after tomorrow
16. 그저께 – geujeokke – the day before yesterday
17. 아침에 – achime – in the morning
18. 점심에 – jeomsime – at noon
19. 오후에 – ohu-e – in the afternoon
20. 저녁에 – jeonyeoge – in the evening
21. 밤에 – bame – at night
22. 새벽에 – saebyeoge – at dawn
23. 매일 – maeil – every day
24. 매주 – maeju – every week
25. 매달 – maedal – every month
26. 매년 – maenyeon – every year
27. 가끔 – gakkeum – sometimes
28. 자주 – jaju – often
29. 항상 – hangsang – always
30. 종종 – jongjong – occasionally
31. 때때로 – ttaettaero – from time to time
32. 한때 – hanttae – once / at one time
33. 요즘 – yojeum – these days
34. 최근에 – choegeune – recently
35. 예전에 – yejeone – formerly / a long time ago
36. 방학 동안 – banghak dongan – during vacation
37. 휴가 중에 – hyuga junge – during vacation
38. 하루 종일 – haru jongil – all day
39. 금방 – geumbang – right away / soon
40. 곧바로 – gotbaro – immediately
41. 잠시 – jamsi – briefly / for a moment
42. 잠깐 – jamkkan – for a short while
43. 당장 – dangjang – right now
44. 지금까지 – jigeumkkaji – until now
45. 그동안 – geudongan – during that time
46. 얼마 전 – eolma jeon – a short while ago
47. 오래전에 – oraejeone – a long time ago
48. 곧이어 – godieo – right after / shortly
49. 마침내 – machimnae – finally
50. 결국 – gyeolguk – eventually