This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Korean. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Korean“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

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Colors

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
light / clear밝은Balgeunko-sing_lightclear
dark어두운Uh doo oonko-sing_dark
colorcolor색깔Saek ggalko-sing_color
coloredcolored색칠된Saek chil dwenko-sing_colored
whitewhite흰
하양		Hwin
hayang		ko-sing_white
ko-sing_white-2
blackblack검정Gum jeongko-sing_black
yellowyellow노랑No rangko-sing_yellow
orangeorange오렌지Orangeko-sing_orange
redred빨강Bbal gangko-sing_red
pinkpink분홍Boon hongko-sing_pink
violetviolet보라Bo rako-sing_violet
blueblue파랑Parangko-sing_blue
greengreen초록Cho rokko-sing_green
brownbrown갈색Gal saekko-sing_brown
greygrey회색Hwe saekko-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
new새로운Sae ro eunko-sing_new
old늙은
오래된		Neulgeun
Oredwen		ko-sing_old
ko-sing_old-2
small작은Jag eunko-sing_small
large / big큰Kuenko-sing_largebig
young어린Uh rinko-sing_young
kind / pleasant친절한Chin jul hanko-sing_kindpleasant
unkind / unpleasant불친절한Bool chin jul hanko-sing_unkindunpleasant
patient침착한
차분한		Chimchack han
Chaboon han		ko-sing_patient
ko-sing_patient-2
tall키큰Ki keunko-sing_tall
middle sized보통 체격의Botong chegyuck euko-sing_middle-sized
small작은 체구의Jag eun chae goo euko-sing_small
fat뚱뚱한Ddeung ddeung hanko-sing_fat
thin / slim날씬한Nal sshin hanko-sing_thinslim
nice / pretty예쁜Yeah bbunko-sing_nicepretty
beautiful아름다운A ruem da oonko-sing_beautiful
ugly못생긴Mot saeng ginko-sing_ugly
ill / sick아프다A peu dako-sing_illsick
healthy건강한Geon gang hanko-sing_healthy
happy / cheerful행복한Hang bok hanko-sing_happycheerful
sad슬픈Seul peunko-sing_sad
sporty활동적인Hwal dong jug inko-sing_sporty
ambitioned야망있는Ya mang it nuenko-sing_ambitioned
intelligent똑똑한Ddok Ddok hanko-sing_intelligent
creative창의적인Chang yi juk inko-sing_creative
active활동적인Hwal dong juk inko-sing_active
sentimental감성적인Gam sung jeok inko-sing_sentimental
rational합리적인Hap ri jeok inko-sing_rational
emotional감정적인Gam jeong jeok inko-sing_emotional
natural자연스러운Ja yeon sue ro eunko-sing_natural
romantic낭만적인Nang man jeok inko-sing_romantic
nice / amiable착한Chack hanko-sing_niceamiable
spontaneous즉흥적인Jeuk heung jug inko-sing_spontaneous
energetic활기찬Hwal gi chanko-sing_energetic
stressed (out)스트레스 받은Stress bad eunko-sing_stressed-out
relaxed편안한Pyun an hanko-sing_relaxed
frustrated실망하다Shil mang ha dako-sing_frustrated
talented재능많은Jae nueng man eunko-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishKoreanKorean
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?그는 어떻게 생겼어요?Geu neun uh dduk gae saeng gyut seo yo?ko-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?그녀는 어떻게 생겼어요?Geu nyeo neun uh dduk gae saeng gyut seo yo?ko-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?그는 어때요?Geu neun uh dde yo?ko-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?그녀는 어때요?Gue nyeo neun uh dde yo?ko-sing_what-is-she-like

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