2000 Essential Korean Words For Beginners

-Book Introduction

『2000 Essential Korean Words for Beginners』 for beginners who start studying Korean and beginner learners at home and abroad preparing for the Korean Proficiency Test. It contains about 2,000 essential words for beginner learners that appeared in 3 or more textbooks among the words in beginner's (levels 1-2) textbooks used by Korean language institutes affiliated with 9 universities in Korea and two private institutes.

Headwords of words classified by 14 themes and examples useful in real life are included, and English, Chinese, and Japanese translations of the headwords are intended to convey the accurate meaning of Korean to learners of various language groups. Synonyms, antonyms, honorifics, abbreviations, related words, and reference words have been added, and you can check the words you have studied in . In addition, it is configured to expand Korean vocabulary through Chinese characters.

An MP3 CD is provided so that you can hear and speak the correct pronunciation of the correct words by listening to the headword and example sentences.

-Index

How to use this book

01 People 1 Family/Relatives Let's Check! 2 Emotions Let's Check! 3 Personalities Let's Check! 4 Appearance Let's Check! 5 Life Let's Check! 6 Occupations Let's Check! 7 Friends/Close Aquainstances Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 親 to be close

02 Education 1 Classroom Terms Let's Check! 2 Lessons Let's Check! 3 Tests Let's Check! 4 School 5 School Supplies Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 學 to learn

03 Health 1 Hospital/Pharmacy Let's Check! 2 Symptoms/Conditions of Illness Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 人 a person

04 Eating Habits 1 Light Meal 2 Fruits/Vegetables 3 Taste Let's Check! 4 Restaurants 5 Cooking 6 Beverages/Tea 7 Food Let's Check! 8 Ingredients Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - eat to eat

05 Everyday Life 1 Making an Appointment Let's Check! 2 Human Relationships Let's Check! 3 Office Life Let's Check! 4 Daily Work Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 員 a member

06 Leisure 1 Travel Let's Check! 2 Exercise Let's Check! 3 Music 4 Hobbies Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters to go out

07 Weather 1 Seasons 2 Weather Forecast Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 新 to be new

08 Time 1 Date Let's Check! 2 Time Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - Day a day

09 Fashion 1 Beauty Care 2 Accessories 3 Clothing Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters

10 Economic Activities 1 Store/Market Let's Check! 2 Economy 3 Shopping Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 入 to enter

11 Transportation/Communication 1 Finding the Way 2 Directions Let's Check! 3 Mail 4 Locations 5 Telephone Let's Check! 6 Vehicles Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 通 to be connected

12 Places 1 Buildings 2 Roads Let's Check! 3 Cities 4 Neighborhoods 5 Seoul Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - a place

13 House/Nature 1 Animals and Plants 2Natural Environment Let's Check! 3 Electric/Electronic Appliances 4 households 5 Household Furniture/Goods Let's Check! 6 Structure of the House 7 Housework Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 家 a house

14 Culture 1 Mass Media 2 Society Let's Check! 3 Movies/Plays 4 Art/Literature 5 Traditional Culture Let's Check! · Korean through Chinese Characters - 動 to move

15 Others etc. 1 Other Etc. Let's Check!

Appendix Additional Vocabulary · Nations · Colors · Sports · Family Tree The Names of Body Parts · Verbs Related to Clothing and Accessories The Chinese Zodiac Signs · Days of the Week · Months · Numbers · Conjunctive Adverbs · Abbreviations · Antonyms · Synonyms · Counting Units · National Map · Seoul Map Table of Irregular Verbs and Adjectives Answer Index