korean vocabulary 11-20

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Korean Vocabulary 11-20

Vocabulary 11:

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fish; to fish

high-speed ferry

government or public office

liner, large ship, steamship

endlessly; to sever, to cut off

rice paddy and fields; rice paddy; field, farm

to be surprised, to be startled

to arrive at, to reach

to go in and out

Russia

awfully; to be awful, to be fearful, to be terrible;as soon as it arrives

to send

to be diligent

dawn, early in the morning

(caught food) fish; live fish

boat, ship

moment, instant


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to be fresh

wherever one goes

fishing boat

fish market

to make a round trip; round-trip

population

city of Inch'n

the whole country (nation)

[]

kind, sort, variety

China

in search of; to search for

tutoring school

port; port city

seafood, marine product

Vocabulary for Extra Reading

Seoul-Pusan Expressway

almost all, for the most part, mostly

about five or six; a couple of hours; two or three


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persons; three or four houses

marine industry

import (trade goods)

export (trade goods)

shoe industry

impression; to give an impression

shipbuilding industry

biggest, largest, most

by way of, through; to pass through

summer visitor, summer tourist

beach (swimming area)

Haeundae Beach in Pusan


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Vocabulary 12:

tune, melody, song (archaic expression of)

in many layers (of mountains, faric, clothes)

exchange professor

gas, oil

feeling, mood

to look out from

farmer

to miss, to fail to catch

instead of, substitution, substitute; to take the place of, toreplace

road

Oriental painting; the Orient, Oriental

to drop by, to stop by

comparison; to compare

to love

table

concert singer

innumerably, countlessly

novelist, fiction writer


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poet

to be hungry (HON.); to be hungry (plain)

art; artistic

opera

-/ without, except, leaving out; to take out, to leave out

(cooked) food; cooking skill

Chlla Province

tradition

- piece (of artwork); one painting

extent, degree

gas station

to enjoy, to have fun

to invite; invitation

origin, birth; graduate; to come from; to be a graduate of

pansori (traditional Korean song)

peaceful; to be peaceful; peace

Korean full-course meal

city of Haenam in South Chlla Province


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painter, artist

rest area


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Vocabulary 13:

through, by way of; to pass through, to go by way of

experience; to experience

to be fortunate

stone, rock

to surround, to wrap around

to pick off (a tree) and bring; to pick off

Mongolian army;Mongolia

for what

ahead, in advance

wind; wind blows

to cook

way, method, manner; way of life

mainland

to inspect, to see ahead


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not only; only

new; to be new, to be fresh

island

[] plants

honeymoon

language

- according to; to be based on

- by means of, in accordance with

to travel

; these days

land, shore

already

point, issue; different point; good point

to conquer

Cheju Island (south of Korean Peninsula), Cheju Province

city of Cheju (on Cheju Island)

[]

direct route, nonstop route; express ticket, nonstop ticket

housework


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maiden, virgin

bachelor, single man

[]

to invade

oval shape; to be round

to be unique, to be peculiar

waves

blue, azure; to be blue, to be azure

- right; right in the middle of

[]

Mount Halla

having no choice, without any other choice; can't help it

woman sea diver

alone

volcano (volcanic mountain)

hint


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Vocabulary 14:

healthy; to be healthy; health

to determine; determination

international phone call

to return to one's home country

the last day of the month

momentarily, in an instant of time

roughly, generally

rice-cake soup

heart, mind, thought

; every year

body

to postpone, to put it off

to change (for someone); to put (someone) on thephone

strange event, unexpected thing;- strange, unexpected

to be blessed; blessing

cousin

sebae (formal bow of respect to elders on New Year's Day);

to pay visit of respect on New Year's Day;; toperformsebae


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habit, custom

time difference

New Year's plan

lonely; to be lonely

Oops!

to contact, to get in touch with; contact

tolerably, acceptably; to be at an acceptable level

to playyutgame;yutgame, Four-Stick Game

by now, now

greeting; New Year's greeting; to greet

strong, healthy; to be strong, to be healthy


to change clothes

eyebrows

winter solstice

flour

- to get to be ...years old (colloquial)

to scatter


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to stay up; to stay up all night

the year's last month's last day, New Year's Eve

to celebrate New Year's Day

New Year's Day attire

to be sleepy; to doze off

red bean porridge

to turn white; to turn black or dark

together


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Vocabulary 15:

"Longing to Go" (song title)

lyrics

; each

tune, piece (of music)

opportunity, chance

song contest

majority decision; majority

meeting, conference, competition

solo (singing)

- place (in contest); first place; second place

to be in charge of, to take on (responsibility)

meeting, gathering

- as good as

applause; to applaud

class

accompaniment (in music); to accompany (in music);

accompanist

to present, to announce; presentation, announcement


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taking off; to take off; to take off clothes

[]

(Vi.) to be selected; (Vt.) to select

prize, award; to win a prize

competition, match

judge (for contest); to judge, to assess

exercise, practice; to practice

to memorize, to recite

to win

;

to be popular; [] popularity

composition (music), composed by; to compose

writing lyrics, lyrics by; to write lyrics

direction (music); to conduct (in music);conductor

audience

advice; to advise

largely, remarkably, loudly

to vote, to take a ballot; voting, balloting, a vote

to have spare time; spare time


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- side, party; our side

piano; to play piano

to treat (to a meal); a treat (colloquial)

chorus, choir; to sing in a choir

candidate

hometown

to long for, to miss

palace

village, town

peach blossom; peach

[] mountain valley, mountain village

apricot blossom; apricot

fresh spring azalea

colorful, variegated

; decorated with, equipped with; to prepare (meal), toarrange, to decorate

(nation's) people

to revive, to save, to let live; to live

wish


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to establish, to achieve

devotion, care, sincerity; to devote all strength to

unification; to be unified


(I) miss, (I) long for

even in (my) dreams

(I imagine/fancy it will) fly

southern sea

friend, chum

used to romp/frolic

water bird

(I) wish to see, (I) miss seeing

to shake off, to leave

live and die

wherever (I) go

why, what (went wrong) (short form of)

to join, to mingle (short form of)

all kinds


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how (can I) forget

calm, tranquil

one place


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Vocabulary 16:

customer

to be curious about

as it is

the day before yesterday

- together with, in a group, by themselves; by ourselves

others, other person, stranger

to waste; waste

everyone

to follow, to go with, to accompany, to follow in one's steps

of the same age group, of the peer group

the day after tomorrow

pattern, figure; floral pattern

as the result of, because of

Saint Valentine's Day

(* In the current Korean custom, young people of each sex have a

different day for expressing their affection and fondness. Valentine's Day,

February 14, is for women to give gifts to men, while March 14, knownas White Day, is set aside for men to give gifts to women.)

[]

department store

to be crowded


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birthday (HON.); birthday (plain)

occidental, the Occident, Western world; Orient

gift, present

customer

easily

scarf

to make a mistake; mistake, blunder

girlfriend or boyfriend, lover

trend, fashion; / to be trendy, to be in fashion

with no reason; reason

shop clerk

salesperson

to be convenient

ordinary times; usually, ordinarily

custom, practices

- to (a person) (indirect object marker in colloquial and intimate speech)

to be swept up, to be seized, to be overrun; to sweep, to seize, tooverrun



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sense; sense of humor

economical

old; to get mature or old

[] word, vocabulary

growth; to grow, to expand; economic growth

new generation

difficulty, hardship

humor; () to be humorous

after this (point), since

to grow up, to be raised


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Vocabulary 17:

possibility

[]

to be difficult, to be hard, to be tough

- regarding, concerning, about

member of the Korean National Assembly

to approach, to near

to be elected, to win election

president

to entrust, to charge with a duty

to be stuck on, to be fastened to, to be posted

to choose, to select, to elect

photo

senator

election; election campaign

prudently, cautiously, discreetly


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My goodness! Oh my!

after a long time

all , entirely, altogether

; this year

to understand; understanding

politics

to be focused; to concentrate

congressman, congresswoman

; candidate


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Vocabulary 18:

to emphasize, to stress; emphasis

(sports) game, tournament

classics, classical literature

Kwang-hwa-mun stop or station

volume (book)

maybe that is why

club, group

to look around, to make a survey

scarce, rare, unusual; to be scarce, to be rare

Robin Hood

cartoon, comics

martial arts

- bookstore; Seoul Bookstore

best-seller


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to disappear

bookstore

fiction, novel

mind discipline; to discipline one's mind

sport

downtown, within city limits

example or demonstration; exhibition game or match

to be exciting

patient mind, endurance; patience

a kind of, a sort of; a kind, a sort

gradually

mind, consciousness, mentality

tae kwon do

form of Korean martial art

curiosity

The Tale of Hong Kil-dong


to be poor


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to refuse

finally, in the end

[] bureaucrat, government official

government position

while doing so, meanwhile

to distribute

bad, wicked; to be bad, to be wicked

to govern, to rule

accompanying

; thief, burglar; to steal

[] order, command; to order, to command

to accumulate

discontent; to be discontent, to have a grudge

to snatch, to take away

all, entire; all over the country; entire family/home

[] to be right, to be correct

head, leader, chief

righteous; to be righteous


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property, asset

mistreatment, ill-treatment; to be mistreated

concubine

to bear in mind, to harbor

scholarship, academic knowledge

to reprimand, to teach a lesson (colloquial)


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Vocabulary 19:

to be possible; if possible

performance (music, drama, or dance)

side by side, in line, in a row

iced coffee; iced water

to take along; to bring together

mind, heart; good-hearted, good-natured

a musical

art exhibition

- seat (for tickets); A A-class ticket

atelier, studio

front seat; seat

promise, appointment; to promise

performance, acting; to act

booth for advance sales

to sell/buy in advance

greedy person

to discuss; discussion

- cup (of); cup of coffee


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to fall asleep

- piece; three pieces; three (pieces of) tickets

to die

to be at the point of; to almost die

to pay; payment

[]

good-hearted, good-natured; to be good-hearted

credit card

fan, admirer

to modernize; modernization

The Tale of Hngbu


full, fully

- between

conflict, tension; () to have conflict or tension

neck

boa, large snake

hate to see (the face of a person)

to expel, to chase out


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immediately, right now

nest

to pick

earth, land, ground

(Vt.) to drop; (Vi.) to drop

[] to make a hole

gourd; gourd seed; gourd flower

treasure, valuables

jewel, gem, precious stone

(Vi.) to break; (Vt.) to break

rich person

complaint; to complain

chick, baby (animal)

to plant

grouch, ill-tempered person

[]

to pour out, to gush out

; seed

[] front yard


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hut

brotherly or friendly love

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crying; to cry out

last words, dying wish; to express dying wish

with care, with devotion

swallow (bird)

(hanging) in clusters

outline, plot; stalk, stem; main plot of story

to pick up (from the ground)

roof

(Vi) to fill up; (Vt) to fill up

to mistreat, to treat with contempt

ceiling

thatched house

to treat (a patient), to give medical treatment

too (much), very

reconciliation; to reconcile


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Vocabulary 20:

Koreans residing abroad, overseas Koreans

- owing to, thanks to

to be the same, to be similar

Man-chul (man's name)

pronunciation; to pronounce

Beijing

North Korea

to use

western Europe; the West; eastern Europe

to grow; growth

sound, word;? What's this sound? What do youmean?

accent

to feel confused, to be bewildered or at a loss

; air conditioner


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;

elevator

Ynbyn (northeastern region in China near North Korean

boarder)

completely, not at all

word of foreign origin, loanword

to grow up, to be raised

entirely (not), completely (not)

extent, degree

Chosn nationals, Korean-Chinese

to order; an order, ordering

Jun-hie (woman's name)


national border line; national border

to make an effort; effort, endeavor

[] independence; independence movement

ethnic group, race, (ethnically identical) people

minority; majority; ethnic minority

[] in the inside and outside; the inside and the outside

Apnok River (also known as Yalu River)


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- more than; more than ten restaurants

additionally, besides; others

(from) the previous, before; after this

to move, to immigrate; moving, immigration

[]

Japanese occupation period

- self; of one's own

pride

self-governing region

not a few; to be few

(Vi.) to be set, to be decided; (Vt.) to decide on, to choose

region

to keep, to preserve, to guard

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