Learn 500 Essential Korean Verbs by Theme – Part4. Study, Work & Expression (학습/업무/표현)

 Part4. 학습/업무/표현 (Study, Work & Expression)

Master 500 Basic Korean Verbs with English and Romanization

This resource offers 500 of the most essential Korean verbs, grouped into 10 useful themes like daily actions, food & cooking, household chores, study & work, emotions, and more. Each verb is listed in its dictionary form, along with a Romanized pronunciation and its English translation. For example: 가다 (gada) means “to go,” and 먹다 (meokda) means “to eat.”

The verbs are organized thematically to help you learn vocabulary more naturally. Rather than memorizing random words, you’ll see related verbs together — like 요리하다 (yorihada – to cook) and 굽다 (gupda – to grill) in the “Food” section. This helps you connect words to real-life situations and improves long-term memory.

Every verb includes accurate Romanization based on South Korea’s official system. This is especially helpful if you’re still learning Hangul or want to improve pronunciation.

Whether you’re self-studying or taking a class, this list is perfect for beginners and lower-intermediate learners. You can use it for flashcards, writing practice, or conversation drills.

With these 500 verbs, you’ll be able to describe actions, express emotions, and talk about everyday life in Korean more confidently and clearly.

1. 배우다 – baeuda – to learn
2. 공부하다 – gongbuhada – to study
3. 가르치다 – gareuchida – to teach
4. 읽다 – ikda – to read
5. 쓰다 – sseuda – to write
6. 외우다 – oeuda – to memorize
7. 기억하다 – gieokhada – to remember
8. 잊다 – itda – to forget
9. 연습하다 – yeonseuphada – to practice
10. 질문하다 – jilmunhada – to ask a question
11. 대답하다 – daedaphada – to answer
12. 발표하다 – balpyohada – to present
13. 작성하다 – jakseonghada – to write / fill in
14. 제출하다 – jechulhada – to submit
15. 계산하다 – gyesanhada – to calculate
16. 암기하다 – amgihada – to memorize
17. 요약하다 – yoyakhada – to summarize
18. 정리하다 – jeongrihada – to organize
19. 복습하다 – bokseuphada – to review
20. 예습하다 – yeseuphada – to preview
21. 출석하다 – chulseokhada – to attend
22. 결석하다 – gyeolsseokhada – to be absent
23. 퇴근하다 – toegeunhada – to leave work
24. 출근하다 – chulgeunhada – to go to work
25. 근무하다 – geunmuhada – to work (at a company)
26. 회의하다 – hoeuihada – to have a meeting
27. 보고하다 – bogohada – to report
28. 협력하다 – hyeobnyeokhada – to collaborate
29. 계획하다 – gyehoehada – to plan
30. 준비하다 – junbihada – to prepare
31. 완료하다 – wallyohada – to complete
32. 진행하다 – jinhaenghada – to proceed
33. 연기하다 – yeonggihada – to delay / postpone
34. 해결하다 – haegyeolhada – to solve
35. 점검하다 – jeomgeomhada – to check
36. 실험하다 – silheomhada – to experiment
37. 검색하다 – geomsaekhada – to search
38. 해석하다 – haeseokhada – to interpret
39. 편집하다 – pyeonjiphada – to edit
40. 복사하다 – boksahada – to copy
41. 인쇄하다 – inswaehada – to print
42. 기록하다 – girokhada – to record
43. 적용하다 – jeog-yonghada – to apply
44. 전달하다 – jeondalhada – to deliver / convey
45. 분석하다 – bunseokhada – to analyze
46. 선택하다 – seontaekhada – to choose
47. 정하다 – jeonghada – to decide
48. 수정하다 – sujeonghada – to modify
49. 번역하다 – beonyeokhada – to translate
50. 통역하다 – tongyeokhada – to interpret