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Essential Korean for absolute beginners — greetings, numbers, and everyday basics.

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-ㅂ니다/습니다 -pnida/seumnida Formal sentence ending
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-아/어 주세요 -a/eo juseyo Please do (something) for me
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-요 -yo Polite informal sentence ending
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-은/는 -eun/-neun Topic marker particle
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-지 않다 -ji anta Negation: does not / is not
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감사합니다 gamsahamnida Thank you (formal)
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겨울 gyeoul winter
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괜찮아요 gwaenchanayo It's okay / I'm fine / Are you alright?
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그래요? geuraeyo Is that so? / Really? / Oh, I see
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김치 gimchi fermented spicy vegetables (Korean staple)
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날씨 nalssi weather
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내일 봐요 naeil bwayo See you tomorrow
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너무 neomu too / so / extremely (intensifier)
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노래방 noraebang Karaoke room
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만나서 반갑습니다 mannaseo bangapseumnida Nice to meet you
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만화 manhwa Korean comics / webtoons
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먹자 meokja Let's eat! (the universal Korean call to action)
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몰라 molla I don't know (casual)
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물 mul water
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미안해요 mianhaeyo I'm sorry (polite)
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밥 bap rice / meal
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밥 먹었어요? bap meogeosseoyo Have you eaten? (Korean greeting/caring question)
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배 bae belly / stomach / boat / pear (homonym)
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배고파요 baegopayo I'm hungry
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