Learn 500 Essential Korean Adverbs by Theme Part8. Negation & Restriction (부정과 제한)

 ❌ 8. 부정과 제한 (Negation & Restriction)

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.

❌ 8. 부정과 제한 (Negation & Restriction)

1. 아니 – ani – no / not
2. 안 – an – not (short negative adverb)
3. 못 – mot – cannot
4. 전혀 – jeonhyeo – not at all
5. 절대 – jeoldae – never (absolutely not)
6. 도무지 – domuji – never / not at all (strongly negative)
7. 거의 안 – geoui an – hardly / barely
8. 아무것도 – amugeotdo – nothing
9. 아무도 – amudo – nobody
10. 결코 – gyeolko – never / by no means
11. 그다지 – geudaji – not particularly
12. 그리 – geuri – not so much / not very
13. 별로 – byeollo – not really / not much
14. 좀처럼 – jomcheoreom – rarely / hardly
15. 쉽지 않게 – swipji anke – with difficulty
16. 가능하지 않게 – ganeunghaji anke – impossibly
17. 의외로 안 – uiwero an – unexpectedly not
18. 그렇게까지는 – geurekkekkajjineun – not that much
19. 어림도 없다 – eorimdo eopda – not even close
20. 그만큼 안 – geuman keum an – not to that extent
21. 절대로 안 – jeoldaero an – absolutely not
22. 단 한 번도 안 – dan han beondo an – not even once
23. 좀 안 – jom an – a bit not / less
24. 거의 못 – geoui mot – barely able
25. 아직 안 – ajik an – not yet
26. 별로 못 – byeollo mot – not much (ability)
27. 의심스럽지 않게 – uishimseureopji anke – unquestioningly
28. 만족스럽지 않게 – manjoksureopji anke – unsatisfactorily
29. 확실하지 않게 – hwaksilhaji anke – uncertainly
30. 그렇지 않게 – geureochi anke – not like that
31. 미처 – micheo – not even (yet)
32. 역시 안 – yeoksi an – also not
33. 전에는 안 – jeone-neun an – not before
34. 지금은 안 – jigeumeun an – not now
35. 반드시 안 – bandeushi an – not necessarily
36. 안 될 정도로 – an doel jeongdoro – to the point of impossibility
37. 절대로 될 수 없는 – jeoldae-ro doel su eomneun – absolutely impossible
38. 무조건 안 – mujogeon an – unconditionally no
39. 사소하게 안 – saso-hage an – trivially not
40. 애초에 안 – aecho-e an – not from the start
41. 처음부터 안 – cheoeumbuteo an – never from the beginning
42. 나중에도 안 – najungedo an – not even later
43. 누구도 안 – nugudo an – no one does
44. 언제도 안 – eonjedo an – never at any time
45. 어디도 안 – eodido an – nowhere
46. 아무렇지도 않게 – amureochido anke – as if nothing happened
47. 그렇게는 안 – geureoge-neun an – not like that
48. 절대로 되지 않게 – jeoldaero doeji anke – so that it will never work
49. 거의 불가능하게 – geoui bulganeunghage – almost impossibly
50. 완전히 안 – wanjeonhi an – completely not