Learn 500 Essential Korean Verbs by Theme – Part5. Emotions & Thoughts (감정과 사고)

 Part5. 감정과 사고 (Emotions & Thoughts)

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. 좋아하다 – joahada – to like
2. 사랑하다 – saranghada – to love
3. 싫어하다 – silheohada – to dislike
4. 미워하다 – miwohada – to hate
5. 웃다 – utda – to laugh
6. 울다 – ulda – to cry
7. 화내다 – hwanaeda – to get angry
8. 걱정하다 – geokjeonghada – to worry
9. 불안하다 – buranhada – to be anxious
10. 기뻐하다 – gippeohada – to be glad
11. 슬퍼하다 – seulpeohada – to be sad
12. 감동하다 – gamdonghada – to be moved
13. 놀라다 – nollada – to be surprised
14. 무서워하다 – museowohada – to fear
15. 외로워하다 – oerowohada – to feel lonely
16. 만족하다 – manjokhada – to be satisfied
17. 행복해하다 – haengbokhaehada – to be happy
18. 긴장하다 – ginjanghada – to be nervous
19. 질투하다 – jiltuhada – to be jealous
20. 존경하다 – jongyeonghada – to respect
21. 부러워하다 – bureowohada – to envy
22. 피곤하다 – pigonhada – to be tired
23. 졸리다 – jollida – to be sleepy
24. 시원하다 – siwonhada – to feel refreshed
25. 불편하다 – bulpyeonhada – to be uncomfortable
26. 편안하다 – pyeonanada – to be comfortable
27. 아프다 – apeuda – to be sick
28. 낫다 – natda – to recover
29. 생각하다 – saenggakhada – to think
30. 이해하다 – ihaehada – to understand
31. 모르다 – moreuda – to not know
32. 기억나다 – gieoknada – to recall
33. 잊어버리다 – ijeobeorida – to forget
34. 원하다 – wonhada – to want
35. 필요하다 – piryohada – to need
36. 의심하다 – uishimhada – to doubt
37. 믿다 – mitda – to believe
38. 바라다 – barada – to hope
39. 기대하다 – gidaehada – to expect
40. 실망하다 – silmanghada – to be disappointed
41. 놀리다 – nollida – to tease
42. 칭찬하다 – chingchanhada – to praise
43. 비난하다 – binanhada – to criticize
44. 용서하다 – yongseohada – to forgive
45. 사과하다 – sagwahada – to apologize
46. 감사하다 – gamsahada – to thank
47. 후회하다 – huhoehada – to regret
48. 감탄하다 – gamtanhada – to admire
49. 사랑에 빠지다 – sarange ppajida – to fall in love
50. 질책하다 – jilchaekhada – to rebuke