Here are Korean words for countries to start with: 미국 (miguk, America), 중국 (jungguk, China), 잉글랜드 (inggeullaendeu, England), 프랑스 (peurangseu, France). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| America | 미국miguk | noun | A1 |
| China | 중국jungguk | noun | A1 |
| England | 잉글랜드inggeullaendeu | noun | A1 |
| France | 프랑스peurangseu | noun | A1 |
| Germany | 독일dogil | noun | A1 |
| Italy | 이탈리아itallia | noun | A1 |
| Japan | 일본ilbon | noun | A1 |
| Spain | 스페인seupein | noun | A1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| culture | 문화munhwa | noun | A1 |
| language | 언어eoneo | noun | A1 |
| nationality | 국적gukjeok | noun | A1 |
| American | 미국의migugui | adj | A2 |
| British | 영국의yeonggugui | adj | A2 |
| French | 프랑스의peurangseuui | adj | A2 |
| capital | 수도sudo | noun | A2 |
| continent | 대륙daeryuk | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diplomatic | 외교적인oegyojeogin | adj | C1 |
| enclave | 고립 영토gorip yeongto | noun | C1 |
| ethnicity | 민족minjok | noun | C1 |
| expatriate | 국외 거주자gugoe geojuja | noun | C1 |
| geopolitics | 지정학jijeonghak | noun | C1 |
| intercultural | 상호 문화적인sangho munhwajeogin | adj | C1 |
| multicultural | 다문화의damunhwaui | adj | C1 |
| cosmopolitan | 국제적인gukjejeogin | adj | C2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| london | 런던reondeon | noun | A2 |
| new york | 뉴욕nyuyok | noun | A2 |
| paris | 파리pari | noun | A2 |
| tokyo | 도쿄dokyo | noun | A2 |
| beijing | 베이징beijing | noun | B1 |
| berlin | 베를린bereullin | noun | B1 |
| cairo | 카이로kairo | noun | B1 |
| moscow | 모스크바moseukeuba | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| german | 독일인dogirin | adj | A2 |
| italian | 이탈리아인italliain | adj | A2 |
| spanish | 스페인의seupeinui | adj | A2 |
| brazilian | 브라질의beurajirui | adj | B1 |
| chinese | 중국의junggugui | adj | B1 |
| japanese | 일본인ilbonin | adj | B1 |
| korean | 한국인hangugin | adj | B1 |
| russian | 러시아의reosiaui | adj | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| arabic | 아랍어arabeo | adj | A2 |
| hebrew | 히브리어hibeurieo | adj | B1 |
| indonesian | 인도네시아어indonesiaeo | adj | B1 |
| malay | 말레이어malleieo | adj | B1 |
| persian | 페르시아어pereusiaeo | adj | B1 |
| ukrainian | 우크라이나어ukeurainaeo | adj | B1 |
| vietnamese | 베트남어beteunameo | adj | B1 |
| bengali | 벵골어benggoreo | adj | B2 |
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