Korean guide

Korean past tense vocabulary

Essential Korean vocabulary for past tense — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core Korean words for past tense.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • 어제
    eoje
    yesterday
  • 먹었어요
    meogeosseoyo
    I ate
  • 마셨어요
    masyeosseoyo
    I drank
  • 갔어요
    gasseoyo
    I went
  • 빵
    ppang
    bread
  • 물
    mul
    water
  • 집
    jip
    house
  • 오늘
    oneul
    today
  • 하지만
    hajiman
    but
  • 매우
    maeu
    very
  • 밤
    bam
    night
  • 봤어요
    bwasseoyo
    I watched
  • 책
    chaek
    book
  • 읽었어요
    ilgeosseoyo
    I read
  • 잤어요
    jasseoyo
    I slept
  • 늦게
    neutge
    late
  • 잘
    jal
    well
  • 텔레비전
    tellebijeon
    TV
  • 조금
    jogeum
    little
  • ~와/과 함께
    ~wa/gwa hamkke
    with
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