Adjectives in Korean

Adjectives are a key part of any language. The Korean adjectives listed below will help you learn common Korean adjectives in no time. Together with other basic nouns and verbs, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Korean. For even more Korean adjectives, take a look at our learning resources for Korean at the end of the page.

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Basic Adjectives in Korean
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Basic Adjectives in Korean

English	Korean
heavy in Korean	무거운 (mugeoun)
light in Korean	가벼운 (gabyeoun)
correct in Korean	옳은 (olh-eun)
wrong in Korean	틀린 (teullin)
difficult in Korean	어려운 (eolyeoun)
easy in Korean	쉬운 (swiun)
few in Korean	적은 (jeog-eun)
many in Korean	많은 (manh-eun)
new in Korean	새로운 (saeloun)
old in Korean	오래된 (olaedoen)
slow in Korean	느린 (neulin)
quick in Korean	빠른 (ppaleun)
poor in Korean	가난한 (gananhan)
rich in Korean	부유한 (buyuhan)

Colours in Korean

English	Korean
white in Korean	하얀색 (hayansaeg)
black in Korean	검정색 (geomjeongsaeg)
grey in Korean	회색 (hoesaeg)
green in Korean	초록색 (chologsaeg)
blue in Korean	파랑색 (palangsaeg)
red in Korean	빨간색 (ppalgansaeg)
pink in Korean	분홍색 (bunhongsaeg)
orange in Korean	주황색 (juhwangsaeg)
purple in Korean	보라색 (bolasaeg)
yellow in Korean	노랑색 (nolangsaeg)
brown in Korean	갈색 (galsaeg)

Feelings in Korean

English	Korean
good in Korean	좋은 (joh-eun)
bad in Korean	나쁜 (nappeun)
weak in Korean	약한 (yaghan)
strong in Korean	강한 (ganghan)
happy in Korean	행복한 (haengboghan)
sad in Korean	슬픈 (seulpeun)
healthy in Korean	건강한 (geonganghan)
sick in Korean	아픈 (apeun)
hungry in Korean	배고픈 (baegopeun)
thirsty in Korean	목마른 (mogmaleun)
lonely in Korean	외로운 (oeloun)
tired in Korean	피곤한 (pigonhan)

Space in Korean

English	Korean
short in Korean	짧은 (jjalb-eun)
long in Korean	긴 (gin)
small in Korean	작은 (jag-eun)
big in Korean	큰 (keun)
high in Korean	높은 (nop-eun)
low in Korean	낮은 (naj-eun)
steep in Korean	가파른 (gapaleun)
flat in Korean	평평한 (pyeongpyeonghan)
shallow in Korean	얕은 (yat-eun)
deep in Korean	깊은 (gip-eun)
narrow in Korean	좁은 (job-eun)
broad in Korean	넓은 (neolb-eun)

Other Important Adjectives in Korean

English	Korean
cheap in Korean	싼 (ssan)
expensive in Korean	비싼 (bissan)
soft in Korean	부드러운 (budeuleoun)
hard in Korean	딱딱한 (ttagttaghan)
empty in Korean	빈 (bin)
full in Korean	가득찬 (gadeugchan)
dirty in Korean	더러운 (deoleoun)
clean in Korean	깨끗한 (kkaekkeushan)
sweet in Korean	단 (dan)
sour in Korean	사워 (sawo)
young in Korean	젊은 (jeolm-eun)
old in Korean	늙은 (neulg-eun)
cold in Korean	추운 (chuun)
warm in Korean	따뜻한 (ttatteushan)

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Adjectives in Korean

Basic Adjectives in Korean

Colours in Korean

Feelings in Korean

Space in Korean

Other Important Adjectives in Korean

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