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Korean Describing People Vocabulary사람 묘사하기

Learn to describe people's appearance and personality in Korean. Master adjective-noun modification and talk about what someone looks like or acts like.

13 words · tap 🔊 to hear native-speaker pronunciation

  1. [ki]noun

    height

    키가 커요.He/She is tall. (Literally: The height is big.)

  2. 머리카락[meorikarak]noun

    hair

    머리카락이 길어요.The hair is long.

  3. 얼굴[eolgul]noun

    face

    얼굴이 작아요.The face is small.

  4. [nun]noun

    eye

    눈이 커요.The eyes are big.

  5. 잘생기다[jalsaenggida]adjective

    to be handsome

    그 남자는 정말 잘생겼어요.That man is really handsome.

  6. 예쁘다[yeppeuda]adjective

    to be pretty

    그 여자가 정말 예뻐요.That woman is really pretty.

  7. 귀엽다[gwiyeopda]adjective

    to be cute

    아기가 정말 귀여워요!The baby is really cute!

  8. 친절하다[chinjeolhada]adjective

    to be kind

    선생님이 아주 친절해요.The teacher is very kind.

  9. 재미있다[jaemiitda]adjective

    to be funny / interesting

    그 사람은 정말 재미있어요.That person is really funny.

  10. 조용하다[joyonghada]adjective

    to be quiet

    동생은 조용한 성격이에요.My younger sibling has a quiet personality.

  11. 활발하다[hwalbalhada]adjective

    to be active / lively

    언니는 성격이 활발해요.My older sister has a lively personality.

  12. 성격[seonggyeok]noun

    personality

    성격이 좋아요.He/She has a good personality.

  13. 닮다[damda]verb

    to resemble

    엄마를 많이 닮았어요.I resemble my mom a lot.

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