List of Adjectives in Korean

In this article, we will share a list of adjectives in the Korean language. Adjectives can include things like colors, shapes, and sizes, and any word that can define some person or thing.

Learning adjectives in the Korean language is very important, as they modify sentences and add characteristics to conversations. There are thousands of adjectives in Korean, and I hope to share as many as possible.

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Adjectives in Korean

See below a complete list of adjectives in the Korean language.

Portuguese	Korean	Romaji
Some	약간	yak gan
Tall	키가 큰	ki ga keun
Yellow	노랑	no rang
Bitter	쓴	sseun
Sour	신(시큼한)	sin si keum han
Blue	파랑	pa rang
Short	짧은	jjalb eun
Cheap	값싼/바싸지 않은	gapt ssan ba ssa ji anh eun
Loud	시끄러운	si kkeu reo un
Good	좋은	joh eun
White	하얀/흰색	ha yan huin saek
Expensive	(가격이) 비싼	ga gyeog i bi ssan
Brown	갈색	gal saek
Full	가득한/완전한	ga deuk han wan jeon han
Gray	회색	hoe saek
Circular	둥근/원형의	dung geun won hyeong ui
Correct	올바른	ol ba reun
Difficult	어려운	eo ryeo un
Hard	딱딱한/어려운	ttak ttak han eo ryeo un
Sweet	달콤한	dal kom han
Wrong	잘못된	jal mot doen
Foreign	외국의	oe gug ui
Empty	비어있는/빈	bi eo it neun bin
Easy	쉬운	swi un
Thin	얇은	yalb eun
Weak	약한	yak han
Fresh	신선한	sin seon han
Tasty	맛	mat
Big	큰	keun
Thick	두꺼운	du kkeo un
Young	어린/젊은	eo rin jeolm eun
Orange	오렌지	o ren ji
Wide	넓은	neolb eun
Slow	느린/천천히	neu rin cheon cheon hi
Light	가벼운/밝은	ga byeo un balg eun
Narrow	폭이 좁은	pog i job eun
Clean	깨끗한	kkae kkeut han
Long	긴	gin
Bad	나쁜	na ppeun
Wet	젖은	jeoj eun
Very	매우/아주	mae u a ju
New	새로운	sae ro un
Part	부분	bu bun
Small	작은	jag eun
Heavy	무거운	mu geo un
Spicy	매운	mae un
Powerful	강한	gang han
Black	검정	geom jeong
Deep	깊은	gip eun
Square	정사각형 (모양)의/직각의	jeong sa gak hyeong mo yang ui jik gag ui
Quiet	조용한	jo yong han
Purple	보라	bo ra
Salty	짠	jjan
Dry	건조한	geon jo han
Dark	어두운	eo du un
Soft	부드러운	bu deu reo un
Dirty	더러운	deo reo un
Whole	전체	jeon che
Triangular	삼각형의	sam gak hyeong ui
Old	오래된/늙은	o rae doen neulg eun
Fast	빨리	ppal li
Green	초록	cho rok
Red	빨강	ppal gang