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Top 500

480 wordsEnglish → Koreansaved in flashcards

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Card direction

English hint → Korean answer

than

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보다

bo-da

conjunctionA1

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then

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그때

geu-ttae

adverbA1

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만약

ma-nyak

conjunctionA1

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그래서

geu-rae-seo

conjunctionA1

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because

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왜냐하면

wae-nya-ha-myeon

conjunctionA1

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또는

tto-neun

conjunctionA1

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but

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하지만

ha-ji-man

conjunctionA1

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and

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그리고

geu-ri-go

conjunctionA1

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how

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어떻게

eo-tteo-ke

adverbA1

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why

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왜

wae

adverbA1

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when

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언제

eon-je

adverbA1

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where

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어디

eo-di

adverbA1

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what

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무엇

mu-eot

pronounA1

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who

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누구

nu-gu

pronounA1

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that

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저

jeo

determinerA1

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this

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이

determinerA1

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they

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그들

geu-deul

pronounA1

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우리

u-ri

pronounA1

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그것

geu-geot

pronounA1

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she

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그녀

geu-nyeo

pronounA1

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그

geu

pronounA1

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you

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너

neo

pronounA1

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나

pronounA1

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first

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첫째

cheot-jjae

numeralA1

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