Here are Korean words for colors & shapes to start with: 검은 (geomeun, black), 파란 (paran, blue), 초록색 (choroksaek, green), 주황색 (juhwangsaek, orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | 검은geomeun | adj | A1 |
| blue | 파란paran | adj | A1 |
| green | 초록색choroksaek | adj | A1 |
| orange | 주황색juhwangsaek | adj | A1 |
| purple | 보라색borasaek | adj | A1 |
| red | 빨간ppalgan | adj | A1 |
| white | 흰huin | adj | A1 |
| yellow | 노란noran | adj | A1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | 밝은balgeun | adj | A1 |
| brown | 갈색galsaek | adj | A1 |
| pink | 분홍색bunhongsaek | adj | A1 |
| colorful | 다채로운dachaeroun | adj | A2 |
| amber | 호박색hobaksaek | adj | B1 |
| crimson | 진홍색jinhongsaek | adj | B1 |
| emerald | 에메랄드색emeraldeusaek | adj | B1 |
| ivory | 상아색sangasaek | adj | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade | 빛깔bitkkal | noun | A2 |
| tone | 색조saekjo | noun | A2 |
| pastel | 파스텔paseutel | adj | B2 |
| opaque | 불투명한bultumyeonghan | adj | C1 |
| pigment | 안료allyo | noun | C1 |
| vibrant | 선명한seonmyeonghan | adj | C1 |
| chromatic | 색채의saekchaeui | adj | C2 |
| spectrum | 스펙트럼seupekteureom | noun | C2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cool color | 차가운 색chagaun saek | noun | B1 |
| primary color | 원색wonsaek | noun | B1 |
| secondary color | 2차색2chasaek | noun | B1 |
| warm color | 따뜻한 색ttatteuthan saek | noun | B1 |
| complementary | 보색의bosaegui | adj | B2 |
| dye | 염료yeomnyo | noun | B2 |
| hue | 색상saeksang | noun | B2 |
| tint | 밝은 색조balgeun saekjo | noun | B2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronze | 청동색cheongdongsaek | adj | B1 |
| indigo | 남빛nambit | adj | B1 |
| lavender | 라벤더색rabendeosaek | adj | B1 |
| teal | 청록cheongnok | adj | B1 |
| khaki | 카키색kakisaek | adj | B2 |
| olive | 올리브색ollibeusaek | adj | B2 |
| scarlet | 다홍색dahongsaek | adj | B2 |
| tan | 황갈색hwanggalsaek | adj | B2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagonal | 대각선daegakseon | noun | B1 |
| ellipse | 타원tawon | noun | B1 |
| hexagon | 육각형yukgakhyeong | noun | B1 |
| octagon | 팔각형palgakhyeong | noun | B1 |
| perpendicular | 수직sujik | adj | B1 |
| polygon | 다각형dagakhyeong | noun | B1 |
| prism | 각기둥gakgidung | noun | B1 |
| sphere | 구체guche | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like 검은 (geomeun, black), 파란 (paran, blue), 초록색 (choroksaek, green), 주황색 (juhwangsaek, orange). This page lists 48 Korean words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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