This is a list of 100 most basic and important Korean verbs. Memorizing these verbs will improve your Korean and also help you in the TOPIK Test.
Also Read: 500 Most Common Korean Verbs
100 Most Common Korean Adjectives
| Word | Meaning |
| 가다 | To go |
| 가르치다 | To teach |
| 가지다 | To have |
| 갖다 | To have |
| 거짓말하다 | To lie |
| 걱정하다 | To worry |
| 걷다 | To walk |
| 걸다 | To call, dial |
| 결혼하다 | To marry |
| 고백하다 | To confess |
| 공부하다 | To study |
| 굽다 | To roast, grill, bake |
| 기다리다 | To wait |
| 기억하다 | To remember |
| 꿈꾸다 | To dream |
| 끓이다 | To boil |
| 끝나다 | To finish |
| 나가다 | To exit |
| 내다 | To pay |
| 닫다 | To close |
| 대답하다 | To answer |
| 도와주다 | To help |
| 도착하다 | To arrive |
| 듣다 | To hear |
| 들어오다 | To enter |
| 마시다 | To drink |
| 만나다 | To meet |
| 만들다 | To make |
| 말하다 | To talk, speak |
| 먹다 | To eat |
| 모르다 | To not know |
| 묻다 | To ask |
| 물어보다 | To ask |
| 배우다 | To learn |
| 벗다 | To undress, take off clothes |
| 보내다 | To send |
| 보다 | To see |
| 볶다 | To fry |
| 빌리다 | To borrow, lend |
| 사다 | To buy |
| 사랑에 빠지다 | To fall in love |
| 사랑하다 | To love |
| 사용하다 | To use |
| 살다 | To live |
| 생각하다 | To think |
| 서두르다 | To hurry, rush |
| 섞다 | To mix, blend |
| 소개하다 | To introduce |
| 쉬다 | To rest |
| 시작하다 | To start |
| 신다 | to wear (shoes, socks, footwear) |
| 싫어하다 | To hate, dislike |
| 싸우다 | To fight |
| 썰다 | To chop, slice |
| 쓰다 | To write |
| 쓰다 | To wear (hat, eyewear) |
| 씻다 | To wash |
| 앉다 | To sit |
| 알다 | To know |
| 약속하다 | To promise |
| 없다 | To not have |
| 연습하다 | To practice |
| 열다 | To open |
| 오다 | To come |
| 요리하다 | To cook |
| 운동하다 | To exercise |
| 운전하다 | To drive |
| 울다 | To cry |
| 웃다 | To laugh |
| 이기다 | To win, defeat |
| 이야기하다 | To talk, chat |
| 일어나다 | To get up |
| 일하다 | To work |
| 읽다 | To read |
| 입다 | To wear |
| 있다 | To have |
| 자다 | To sleep |
| 재다 | To measure, weigh |
| 전화하다 | To telephone |
| 좋아하다 | To like |
| 죄송하다 | To be sorry |
| 주다 | To give |
| 주문하다 | To order |
| 죽다 | To die |
| 준비하다 | To prepare |
| 지다 | To lose, be defeated |
| 찌다 | To steam |
| 찍다 | To take (picture) |
| 찾다 | To find,To look for |
| 청소하다 | To clean |
| 축하하다 | To congratulate |
| 출발하다 | To depart |
| 춤추다 | To dance |
| 타다 | To ride |
| 태어나다 | To be born |
| 튀기다 | To deep fry |
| 팔다 | To sell |
| 필요하다 | To need |
| 하다 | To do |
| 휘젓다 | To stir |
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죄송하다 is Adjective, not verb
Its actually 최송합니다
And the 하다 at the end indicates action, though it can also be an adjective if you take out 하다 and replace it for an adjective particle at the end
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