Waiting, looking for, opening, switching on, putting down and taking out.
Korean often keeps apart what English says with one verb: a door that somebody opens is 열다, a door that opens by itself 열리다; putting a thing down is 놓다, leaving it somewhere 두다. A good number of these verbs change their stem — 돕다 becomes 도와요, 자르다잘라요, 잠그다잠가요 — and there is no “for” after waiting: 버스를 기다려요.
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기다리다to wait (for)Verb2
정류장에서 버스를 기다려요.I am waiting for the bus at the stop.
What you wait for takes 을/를.
찾다to look for; to findVerb2
안경을 찾고 있어요.I am looking for my glasses.
돕다to helpVerb2
친구가 숙제를 도와 줬어요.A friend helped me with my homework.
ㅂ-irregular: 도와요. Asking for help: 도와 주세요.
가르치다to teachVerb2
어머니는 피아노를 가르치세요.My mother teaches the piano.
배우다to learnVerb2
요즘 수영을 배우고 있어요.I am learning to swim at the moment.
쓰다to write; to useVerb2
여기에 이름을 써 주세요.Please write your name here.
써요, 썼어요. It also means to use: 이 펜 써도 돼요?
읽다to readVerb2
자기 전에 책을 읽어요.I read before going to sleep.
Said [익따]; 읽어요 is said [일거요].
열다to openVerb2
창문 좀 열어 주세요.Could you open the window?
닫다to closeVerb2
나갈 때 문을 닫아 주세요.Please close the door when you leave.
열리다to open; to be openedVerb2
바람 때문에 문이 열렸어요.The door blew open in the wind.
Something opens by itself with 열리다; somebody opens it with 열다.
닫히다to close; to be closedVerb2
엘리베이터 문이 닫혀요.The lift doors are closing.
Said [다치다].
켜다to switch onVerb2
방이 어두워서 불을 켰어요.The room was dark, so I switched on the light.
끄다to switch offVerb2
자기 전에 텔레비전을 끄세요.Switch off the television before you go to bed.
꺼요, 껐어요.
틀다to turn on (music, a tap, the heating)Verb2
음악을 좀 틀어 주세요.Could you put some music on?
놓다to put; to placeVerb2
가방은 의자 위에 놓으세요.Put your bag on the chair.
두다to put; to leave (somewhere)Verb2
열쇠를 어디에 뒀어요?Where did you leave the keys?
놓다 puts something down; 두다 leaves it there.
넣다to put inVerb2
커피에 설탕을 넣어요?Do you take sugar in your coffee?
꺼내다to take outVerb2
가방에서 지갑을 꺼냈어요.I took my purse out of my bag.
그만하다to stop (doing something)Verb2
게임은 이제 그만하고 자요.Stop playing games now and go to bed.
잊다to forgetVerb2
그 사람 이름을 잊었어요.I have forgotten that person's name.
Not to be confused with 잃다, to lose.
빌다to wish; to pray forVerb2
생일 케이크 앞에서 소원을 빌었어요.I made a wish in front of my birthday cake.
지우다to erase; to rub outVerb2
칠판의 글씨를 지워 주세요.Please wipe the board.
걸다to hang (up)Verb2
벽에 가족사진을 걸었어요.I hung a family photo on the wall.
자르다to cutVerb2
가위로 종이를 잘랐어요.I cut the paper with scissors.
르-irregular: 잘라요, 잘랐어요.
찢다to tear; to ripVerb2
실수로 책을 찢었어요.I tore the book by accident.
뜯다to tear open; to unwrapVerb2
선물 포장을 뜯었어요.I tore the wrapping off the present.
뒤집다to turn over; to turn inside outVerb2
고기를 한 번만 뒤집으세요.Turn the meat over only once.
꽂다to put in; to plug inVerb2
충전기를 콘센트에 꽂으세요.Plug the charger into the socket.
보이다to be seen; to be visibleVerb2
여기서 바다가 보여요.You can see the sea from here.
What is seen takes 이/가, not 을/를.
들리다to be heard; to be audibleVerb2
옆방에서 음악 소리가 들려요.I can hear music from the next room.
알아듣다to understand (what is said); to catchVerb2
너무 빨라서 못 알아들었어요.It was too fast, so I didn't catch it.
ㄷ-irregular: 알아들어요.
쏟다to spillVerb2
커피를 바지에 쏟았어요.I spilt coffee on my trousers.
나르다to carry (from one place to another)Verb2
상자를 차까지 날라 주세요.Please carry the boxes to the car.
르-irregular: 날라요, 날랐어요.
부치다to post; to send (by post)Verb2
우체국에서 소포를 부쳤어요.I posted a parcel at the post office.
잠그다to lockVerb2
나갈 때 문을 꼭 잠그세요.Make sure you lock the door when you go out.
잠가요, 잠갔어요.
돌리다to turnVerb2
손잡이를 오른쪽으로 돌리세요.Turn the handle to the right.
비키다to move out of the wayVerb2
죄송하지만 좀 비켜 주세요.Excuse me, could you let me through?
밟다to step onVerb2
지하철에서 누가 제 발을 밟았어요.Somebody stepped on my foot on the underground.
