Learn 500 Essential Korean Verbs by Theme – Part7. Transportation & Movement (이동과 교통)

Part7. 이동과 교통 (Transportation & Movement) 

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. 타다 – tada – to ride / take (transportation)
2. 내리다 – naerida – to get off
3. 갈아타다 – garatada – to transfer
4. 걷다 – geotda – to walk
5. 뛰다 – ttwida – to run
6. 운전하다 – unjeonhada – to drive
7. 출발하다 – chulbalhada – to depart
8. 도착하다 – dochakhada – to arrive
9. 오르다 – oreuda – to ascend
10. 내려가다 – naeryeogada – to descend
11. 이사하다 – isahada – to move (house)
12. 나가다 – nagada – to go out
13. 들어오다 – deureooda – to come in
14. 돌아가다 – doragada – to go back
15. 돌아오다 – doraoda – to come back
16. 다니다 – danida – to attend / commute
17. 지나가다 – jinagada – to pass by
18. 건너다 – geonneoda – to cross
19. 여행하다 – yeohaenghada – to travel
20. 탑승하다 – tapseunghada – to board
21. 예약하다 – yeyakhada – to reserve
22. 검색하다 – geomsaekhada – to search (a route)
23. 확인하다 – hwakinhada – to check
24. 정차하다 – jeongchahada – to stop (vehicle)
25. 운반하다 – unbanhada – to carry / transport
26. 지나다 – jinada – to pass
27. 멈추다 – meomchuda – to stop
28. 우회하다 – uhwehada – to detour
29. 정비하다 – jeongbihada – to maintain (a vehicle)
30. 주차하다 – juchahada – to park
31. 충전하다 – chungjeonhada – to charge
32. 이동하다 – idonghada – to move / relocate
33. 유턴하다 – yuteonhada – to make a U-turn
34. 속도를 내다 – sokdoreul naeda – to speed up
35. 속도를 줄이다 – sokdoreul jurida – to slow down
36. 길을 잃다 – gireul ilta – to get lost
37. 방향을 바꾸다 – banghyangeul bakkuda – to change direction
38. 신호를 지키다 – sinhoreul jikida – to obey signals
39. 끼어들다 – kkieodeulda – to cut in (traffic)
40. 타고 가다 – tago gada – to go by (vehicle)
41. 타고 오다 – tago oda – to come by (vehicle)
42. 세우다 – seuda – to stop (someone/something)
43. 내려주다 – naeryeojuda – to drop off
44. 태우다 – taeuda – to pick up
45. 걷다 – geotda – to walk
46. 출입하다 – churiphada – to enter and exit
47. 넘어지다 – neomeojida – to fall over
48. 넘다 – neomda – to go over
49. 빙글빙글 돌다 – binggeulbinggeul dolda – to spin
50. 줄서다 – jul seoda – to stand in line