Learn 30 Essential Korean Verbs For Beginners

Korean verbs come at the very end of sentences, so without knowing how to conjugate a certain verb into appropriate tenses, you can’t complete your Korean sentences. We hope you find this video useful and also check out our Korean Verbs Guide book on our store!
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Verbs introduced in this video:
0:37 가다 to go
1:29 오다 to come
2:01 하다 to do
2:32 먹다 to eat
3:08 보다 to look, to see
3:43 자다 to sleep
4:14 사다 to buy
4:46 일어나다 to wake up
5:42 입다 to wear, to put on
5:57 있다 to be there, to have, to exist
6:32 없다 to be not there, to not have, to not exist
7:08 쉽다 to be easy
7:41 어렵다 to be difficult
8:20 춥다 to be cold
8:55 덥다 to be hot
9:32 귀엽다 to be cute
10:08 좋다 to like
10:39 싸다 to be cheap
11:11 비싸다 to be expensive
11:44 만나다 to meet
12:16 놀다 to play, to hang out
12:50 웃다 to smile, to laugh
13:22 물어보다 to ask
13:57 읽다 to read
14:30 듣다 to listen, to hear
15:00 만들다 to make
15:32 기다리다 to wait
16:07 알다 to know
16:39 모르다 to not know
17:12 배우다 to learn
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[@sarahstone2549]

In case you're busy, here is a list of the verbs (not conjugated): To go/leave 가다 To come 오다 To do 하다 To eat/to drink 먹다 To see/look/watch 보다 To sleep 자다 To buy 사다 To wake up/get up 일어나다 To wear/put on 입다 To be there/have/exist 있다 To be not there/not have/not exist 없다 To be easy 쉽다 To be difficult/hard/though 어렵다 To be cold/ feel cold 춥다 To be hot/feel hot 덥다 To be cute 귀엽다 To be good/to like 좋다 To be cheap/inexpensive 싸다 To be expensive 비싸다 To meet 만나다 To play/hang out 놀다 To laugh/smile 웃다 To ask 물어보다 To read 읽다 To listen/hear 듣다 To make 만들다 To wait 기다리다 To know 알다 To not know 모르다 To learn 배우다 I hope this helps someone! 파이팅!

[@viktoriyahereha898]

Thank uuu!! ^^

[@davidjacobs8558]

언제부터 물을 마시지 않고 먹기 시작했는지는 모르겠지만, 참으로 천박한 표현이 아닌가?

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The things I do for Jackson Wang at 2am..

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Team Wang ✌

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Jackson is such a multilingual king, It'll take me years to learn all th3 languages he can speak 😂

[@MorseCodeStutters]

Wow...I was feeling kind of down about my skills so far because I've been studying for a year and a half. But seeing that I already knew all of THESE verbs, I can't be doing that bad!

[@azuliath1233]

Same, my fellow orbit, same but for me it has been like 3 years already lol

[@MorseCodeStutters]

Azulia Tonn cool how much have you studied? Do you use Hello Talk?

[@margiesamonte7703]

Been studying for 3 years, feel the same

[@azuliath1233]

I've solely used TTMIK online course, finished the 1st level never heard of Hello Talk though, what is that?

[@MorseCodeStutters]

Azulia Tonn a chat app dedicated to language exchange. Made some good friends there who help me practice my Korean and answer my language questions :D So nerve racking to speak in Korean to a native speaker at first but totally worth it as it helped me actually memorize a ton of basic small talk words

[@sakurasea1074]

I like that she's a Westerner makes me feel comfortable and motivated because I know I can do it too.

[@emanuel9918]

i thought she isnt

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@@emanuel9918 actually, she learned Korean with ttmik so i'm pretty sure this site has good potential to help someone with the language

[@BrownSugaBabe]

I was thinking the same thing. If I could only turn this heavy Southern drawl down some I'd really be killing it.

[@morosemint]

@@BrownSugaBabe You can do it! I’m from Georgia, and I’m killing it! Don’t let anyone convince you that you can’t. It helps to say the words slowly until it becomes comfortable. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@markleeswatermelon3457]

What I observed 👇 Present tense Verb + "yo" Past tense : Verb + "sseo yo" Future tense: Verb + "geo ye yo" *the verb is somehow altered when used in different tenses

[@birdeynamnam]

when conjugating verbs, you keep the verb stem, which in korean is the verb minus 다

[@janitapegram]

Yes!! I also noticed that the future tense "geo ye yo" sounded like they just say "geo yo", is this just normal native Korean pronunciation? Like does anyone know if the "ye" sound is just completely ignored?

[@omeeenom8939]

@@janitapegram i think she just says it really fast but its part of it

[@langrisvaude9298]

Eu and l is also used in future tense

[@amowwer]

Actually it's a lot more detailed than that. I suggest watch Korean Unnie to learn the very basics then come back here and it'll make more sense

[@verona3810]

This is such a nice concept thank you so much. 😭 It was the perfect review for me! Can you please make another video like this but with more intermediate verbs? Things like to put, to open, to close, to take, to be angry, to fight, to hug, to care about, to dance, to joke, to hope, to avoid or ignore, to give up, to find, to lose [something], to fail, to win, to help, etc.? It would be very helpful for someone in book 3 & up.

[@crystaledits3951]

Verbs introduced in this video:(at the description box) 0:37 가다 to go 1:29 오다 to come 2:01 하다 to do 2:32 먹다 to eat 3:08 보다 to look, to see 3:43 자다 to sleep 4:14 사다 to buy 4:46 일어나다 to wake up 5:42 입다 to wear, to put on 5:57 있다 to be there, to have, to exist 6:32 없다 to be not there, to not have, to not exist 7:08 쉽다 to be easy 7:41 어렵다 to be difficult 8:20 춥다 to be cold 8:55 덥다 to be hot 9:32 귀엽다 to be cute 10:08 좋다 to like 10:39 싸다 to be cheap 11:11 비싸다 to be expensive 11:44 만나다 to meet 12:16 놀다 to play, to hang out 12:50 웃다 to smile, to laugh 13:22 물어보다 to ask 13:57 읽다 to read 14:30 듣다 to listen, to hear 15:00 만들다 to make 15:32 기다리다 to wait 16:07 알다 to know 16:39 모르다 to not know 17:12 배우다 to learn

[@aydanmaliki6354]

It is 5:24 to wear, to put on... btw thank you so much!!💓💓

[@livlovlol]

Ty

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Awesome thank you so much

[@sgmctague]

I appreciate having two speakers repeat each phrase so you get a better sense of the pronunciation.

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[@coolbrotherf127]

Korean is one of the only languages I've studied that conjugates adjectives like verbs instead of nouns. I think it makes it easier though because it's less endings to remember.

[@edslotwinsky9396]

I knew everything besides two adjectives, I'm proud of myself! I've been studying for a bit over a month only so I guess it's a big progress. I'm trying to learn as much as I can before starting my Korean Studies major this year and so far the efforts have paid off! Everyone, you too are doing great work~ let's keep studying hard!

[@mariar7434]

update??💗💗💗

[@latifah203]

where did you learn them plx can you share some information

[@bayleesoto455]

@cay's luminals ❦ 4 years? Or do you mean 4 months? Sorry. Not sure if this is a joke or a grammar mistake. Anyway, keep going! You're doing great! ^^

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Thank you for this easy to follow video. The repetition and slow pronunciations helped a great deal. My family and I moved to South Korea recently. So I'm working on mastering Korean while we're here.

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I wish one day i can speak korean fluently like you Casie !!

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Update ?

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?update

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I really wanted this kind of a video for a long time so that while learning we can first learn d essential verbs out of the innumerous verbs in Korean language ...Thanks a lot

[@bmochop1378]

고맙습니다! This video finally helped me understand past tense! Just add -ㅆ어요 to the verb! 배웠어요! 😊

[@kimkyeongeob]

Ok~ That's right

[@meowBlitz]

past tense is really easy but present is not. i dont know why the verb 마시다 conjugates to 마셔요

[@littledemon1402]

@@meowBlitz It's because the verb stem of 마시다 ends with an 이 (마시) you have to add 어요. Tecnicly it would be 마시어요 but the 이어요 becomes 여요 that's why it's 마셔요. It's just a contracted form. Hope that helped haha 😅

[@meowBlitz]

littledemon Ah I get it now. 이어 sounds kinda like 여 if you say it fast so it probably evolved to 여 from 이어 thanks for explanation it made my understanding of the korean language go up

[@littledemon1402]

@@meowBlitz Yes that's right! I'm glad I could help you~

[@lauramoreira4439]

please make a part 2!

[@JodeeSteffensen]

This post is VERY well set up. Been studying for a while. Love that I can practice the essentials and how you've maked the conjugations. Love the whole program. Thanks for putting out so much helpful content!

[@stuti8913]

I am writing all the verbs in the group 4 Ex- Eat ( to eat, I eat, I ate, I will eat) After writing such 4-5 verbs I had started writting the next one by myself because I am understanding the concept. Thank u for the lesson

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[@shan7943]

i gave up on studying korean since work has taken over. but i'm happy that i know almost all of these verbs and conjugations from living in korea for a year and a half! thank you for this.

[@momoring3986]

I knew every one! Im so happy

[@ashs461]

I honestly needed this. I'm gonna use this as a sign to keep up with my Korean

[@gracefergie1129]

Loved this video. The conjugations were very helpful and easy to follow !!

[@TheMr.Death.]

thank you, pronunciation is clear

[@marystyle4038]

Can you make also video more polite like this one. Using ㅂ 입니다 using past tense, present tense, and future tense using more polite. 감사합니다.

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reminder to wtch this video whole again for writing!!

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ㄹ-s will forever destroy my handwriting :”))

[@commie_dog_boy]

most people just write them like « z » You can look it up on google to find actual korean handwriting so you can see how easy it is

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Kanji be like

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Thank you I'm saving this to my watch later 🙂.

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맞아요. 참 좋은 영상이라고 생각해요! 한국어 공부 화이팅!😍 That's right. I think it's a great video! Fighting on your Korean studies!😀😁😍 한국어 배운지 얼마나 되셨어요?

[@scaralovebot]

10:09 (please don't mind this, I need to see where I left off~)

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This is extremely helpful. 나는 공부 을 거예요!

[@charlie-ox]

I found this video very helpful! Please make more of these videos. Could you maybe provide a sentence with each to see how they're used? Thank you!💕

[@Shin280891]

Thanks! Surprisingly I know almost all of the words! And it was a nice birthday gift because I was born on August 28 😊

[@suchetaofficial]

Thank you so much for this video.... i learned so many new verbs. 감시합니다.

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Dude I've been looking for this exact kind of video for years and I see this is 4 years old 😫 Idk how I didn't find it before...😫😫😫 But I'm so glad I found it now! Thank you so much it's really helpful!!! 🙏 It really frustrates me when a lot of these lesson videos only teach the -다 versions of the verbs bc that's not typically how they're used in every conversation so I don't feel any more prepared to actually SPEAK Korean with anyone. I really appreciate that you guys are teaching SPEAKABLE Korean!!! Thank you VERY much!!! 🙏🙏🤩🥳💖💖💖

[@nazzznazzz163]

Im sorry, but why there are different pronunciation of ㅗ and ㅛ of the male and female speaker? The male speaker pronounce it as o/yo and the female speaker did u/yu.. Which one is correct? Im always confused about this, thanks.

[@jinchoi2493]

If you are enunciating the words very carefully then what the female speaker does is correct. But when people say things fast (in normal conversations), they will slip into the pronunciation the male speaker uses. People don't really do this on purpose, it's just that it's really hard to pronounce things 100% when you speak quickly, so I guess the video gives you both the well-enunciated version and the average day to day pronunciation. Actually, when the male speaker talks slowly, he enunciates everything like the female speaker. But only when he speaks fast does he slip into that alternative pronunciation.

[@mochastudies8514]

the correct one is o/yo! It differs on how you pronouce!

[@yezi1796]

I think it's sorta like when someone says in English 'Im going to the store' in a quick way it can sorta sound like 'Im *goin* to the store.' When I first learned English I was always trying so hard to get pronunciation right but after time I realized that people pronounce things differently than others and it's ok as long as it's not completely different. If this made any sense I'm still not very good at English lol

[@Kim5SOS]

o = ㅗ ; yo = ㅛ and u = ㅜ ; yu = ㅠ

[@grayscale4960]

sorry about the really late reply but i tend to hear that the guy just says "yo" and the girl says "yo-u", kinda like a long vowel in Japanese

[@lamylu74]

Thank you. It’s very helpful. Pronunciation is very clear and the size of words is suitable.

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This is my favourite video of your channel so far. This will be SO helpful for me. Thank you for this new concept!

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Thank you so much and so much for your teaching video.It's very useful to Korean beginners .I am very grateful to you. I hope you will continue making more videos like this.

[@kylewelsh_krossdesu7700]

Great video! I need something like this for my entire vocabulary. I could listen/ repeat the speech for hours.

[@mastereggs1309]

배웠어요. 감사함니다!

[@kfloe6213]

i was learning korean this quarantine for about 1week and i downloaded the app KORLINK and it was very HELPFUL i know already how to introduce and how to say PRESENT PAST FUTURE TENSEE THANKS TO TALK TO ME IN KOREANNNN!!!

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Thank you so much for these videos! They're so helpful when you're just starting out learning Korean and you're not sure where to start!

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[@MrZooganopolos]

Excellent guide! Thanks to all of who were involved for the great resource! I knew a few of the verbs and a few of the conjugations, but this helped add an new form for future tense, which is useful! Further, it clarified more thoroughly the differences you can see between some of the irregular verbs' forms. Thanks again, and I look forward to supporting you in more than just a like!

[@aton2710]

I’m really glad firstly because this helps me to practice pronunciation, secondly because there were only 2 verbs that i didn’t know and it’s been less than a year that I’m learning korean.

[@shahhin11]

한국인인 나는 왜 이걸 이렇게 진지하게 보고 있나 했더니... 한국어를 배우는 외국인들이 얼마나 빡칠 걸 생각하니 마음이 아파서..... 였어 ㅠ_ㅠ) As a Korean, I was wondering why I watch this video so seriously.... Because it hurt me to think how hard it would be for foreigners to learn Korean..... ㅠ_ㅠ) 하다 했다 할 것이다 해요 했어요 할거예요 하는데 했는데 할건데 할거였는데 했으면 했는데 하고있는데 하는거라고 할거라고 했을거라고 해 했어 할거야 하면 되잖아 하잖아 했잖아 하려고 했는데 하고 있잖아 할거잖아 할겁니다 했습니다 합니다 합니까 했습니까 할겁니까 하니 했니 할거니 하고있니 하고있어 하고있나요 하고있습니까 하고있습니다 하고있다 하시고 계십니다 하고 계시옵니다 하는 한 하였던 했던 하였을 했을 하고있는 하고있지 할거였지 할거였지요 했사옵니다 하옵니다 할것이옵니다 하신다 하셨다 하셨나요 하실건가요 했나요 하나요 할건가요 해라 하십니다 하셨습니다 하실겁니다 하셔 하셨어 하셨어요 하실거야 하게 하게나 하시게 하시게나 하세 하세나 했는가 할건가 하오 했오 하시오 하옇소 할것이오 했을것이오 하나 했나 하옇나 하잖소 하였잖소 할거잖소 할거면서 했으면서 했을거면서 했다잖아 한다잖아 했다잖아요 한다잖아요 하려구 하려구요 합시다 하십시다 하자 하자요 하자니까 하지 했지 하지요 했지요 할거지요 할거지 하다가 했다가 ......... ......... ......... ......... WHAT THE...... HELL..... ㅠ_ㅠ)

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please dont tell me these are all commonly used.....

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I feel like I just got punched in the gut AAAAH

[@meowBlitz]

I think learning 하다, 해요, 했어요 are most important

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이보시요 여기서 이러시면 곤란하오... 그렇지만 공감하오... 어메이징 한글

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This was so good, thank you so much. I will not give up on my quest to learn Korean fluently.

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This was SO useful!!! 감사합니다 🙏🏻

[@hishouha]

It helps learn new vocabulary and have an understanding of how to conjugate verbs! It was nice! 이 비디오를 좋았어요! 많이 배웠어요! 감사합니다 🙏🙏

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This guide is very good present,past and future tense. Awesome

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This is very helpful. Thank you so much!!!

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This video is very interesting.... thanks a lot 감사합니다

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This video was so helpful, 감사합니다!!

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This format is perfect for me. Thank you very much!

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I am so glad because I already knew most of them 😭

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I was able to pronounce all but one word before they pronounce the word I'm proud of myself I will be buying this book as well

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This is a very helpful video and was great for practicing verb conjugations. Thank you.

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Please make part 2 of it! This is the best video ive ever came across. 감사합니다 😊

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TTMIK IS GREAT ! Muchas gracias 😊

[@sorakun4802]

I love these types of movies. The same as videos with vocabulary, e.g. nouns. Very helpful! Thank you very much! and I am asking for more videos like this because it really helps to hear the pronunciation and to remember 🙏😊