This is a list of 100 most basic and important Korean adjectives. Memorizing these adjectives will improve your Korean and also help you in the TOPIK Test.
Also Read: 100 Most Common Korean Verbs
Word | Meaning |
Alright, Ok | 괜찮다 |
Angry | 화나다 |
Annoyed | 짜증나다 |
Bad | 나쁘다 |
Beautiful | 아름답다 |
Big | 크다 |
Bitter | 쓰다 |
Bored | 심심하다 |
Boring, Dull | 지루하다 |
Brave | 씩씩하다 |
Cheap | 싸다 |
Chilly, Frosty | 싸늘하다 |
Chubby | 통통하다 |
Clean | 깨끗하다 |
Cloudy | 흐리다 |
Cold (Regarding Weather) | 춥다 |
Cold, Icy, Chilly (Regarding Touch, Objects) | 차갑다 |
Comfortable | 편하다 |
Convenient | 편리하다 |
Cool, Refreshing | 시원하다 |
Cute | 귀엽다 |
Damp, Clammy, Wet | 축축하다 |
Damp, Moist, Humid | 습하다 |
Delicious, Tasty | 맛있다 |
Different | 다르다 |
Difficult | 어렵다 |
Dirty | 더럽다 |
Dry | 건조하다 |
Dry, Arid | 건조하다 |
Early | 이르다 |
Easy | 쉽다 |
Embarrassed | 당황하다 |
Empty | 비어 있다 |
Expensive | 비싸다 |
Fast | 빠르다 |
Fat, Overweight | 뚱뚱하다 |
Fatty, Greasy, Oily | 기름지다 |
Few, Little | 적다 |
Fresh | 신선하다 |
Full, Crammed | 가득하다 |
Get Wet, Damp | 젖다 |
Glad, Happy | 기쁘다 |
Good Looking | 잘생기다 |
Good-Natured, Nice | 착하다 |
Good, Fine | 좋다 |
Happy | 행복하다 |
Hard, Stiff | 딱딱하다 |
Healthy | 건강하다 |
High | 높다 |
Hot (Touch, Objects) | 뜨겁다 |
Hot (Weather) | 덥다 |
Hungry | 배가 고프다 |
Inconvenient | 불편하다 |
Interesting | 재미있다 |
Jammed, Crowded | 복잡하다 |
Late | 늦다 |
Less | 적다 |
Lots, Many | 많다 |
Loud, Noisy | 시끄럽다 |
Mean, Nasty | 비열하다 |
Moist | 촉촉하다 |
Narrow | 좁다 |
New, Fresh | 새롭다 |
Not Interesting, Boring | 재미없다 |
Not Tasty | 맛없다 |
Old (Regarding Objects) | 오래되다 |
Pretty | 예쁘다 |
Quiet | 조용하다 |
Sad | 슬프다 |
Salty | 짜다 |
Scary | 무섭다 |
Sharp, Pointed | 날카롭다, 뾰족하다 |
Shy | 수줍다 |
Sick, Painful | 아프다 |
Similar | 비슷하다 |
Skinny, Scrawny | 깡마르다 |
Sleepy | 졸리다 |
Slim, Slender | 날씬하다 |
Slippery | 미끄럽다 |
Slow | 느리다 |
Small | 작다 |
Smart, Clever | 똑똑하다 |
Soft | 부드럽다 |
Soft, Tender, Ripe | 말랑하다 |
Sour | 시다, 시큼하다 |
Spicy | 맵다 |
Strong, Sturdy | 강하다, 튼튼하다 |
Stupid, Foolish | 멍청하다 |
Surprised | 놀라다 |
Sweet | 달다, 달콤하다 |
Same | 같다 |
Thirsty | 목이 마르다 |
Tired, Exhausted | 피곤하다 |
Ugly | 못생기다 |
Uncomfortable | 불편하다 |
Urgent | 급하다 |
Warm | 따뜻하다 |
Weak, Feeble | 약하다 |
Weird, Strange | 이상하다 |
Wide, Broad | 넓다 |
hey Satish, thank you so much for posting this article. I was thinking about traveling to Korean these days, and these words are very helpful to learn to use for daily conversation with various words as well! Such a nice post you shared for us, Please keep up with your great work Satish and i will come back to check your new post soon,thank you!
Thank you for the kind words, Mari.
Glad to know that you found the word list useful.^^
PDF copy please
Hi Satish, thanks for this list! It’ll come in useful when I start preparing for TOPIK. May I check what’s the difference between 촉촉하다 & 축축하다 in terms of application in sentences?
Okay 촉촉하다 is a Positive Term of “How Wet or How Moist” For Food and Skin It is Adjective form describing how much wet it is Since your Describing the object that is already wet.
not to Desccribe the Object is Actually Wet.
피부가 촉촉하다 The Skin is Glossy(Moisturized)
케이크가 촉촉하다 The Cake is Moist (Mushy) Focusing on the Subject how wet it is.
There is no exact translation for 촉촉하다
축축하다 is a Negative Term of “How Wet or How Moist”
For Wet Shoes , Wet Blanket, Wet Clothes,
신발이 축축하다 Shoes are Soaked( Wet)
이불이 축축하다 Blanket is wet
Thank you so much! This helps a lot 🙂
Hi, can I ask 5 adjective words in Korean that have explicit and implicit meaning?
These words are in verb form for some reason. -하다 means “to do” and is used to give unconjugated forms of verbs. Adjectives should end in -인, -은, -운, etc so they describe an object or thing rather than talking about an action.
Like verbs, you have to conjugate adjectives too.
복잡하다 is complicated right?
Yes~ it means complicated, complex, intricate, tangled, crowded, busy, congested etc.