How to Say "Common Words" in Korean

자주 쓰는 단어

jaju sseuneun daneo

The English phrase "common words" is translated into Korean as 자주 쓰는 단어 (jaju sseuneun daneo).

This phrase refers to words that are used frequently in everyday conversation or writing.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of 자주 (frequently), 쓰는 (using/that one uses) and 단어 (word/vocabulary).

빈출 단어 is a more formal or academic way to refer to words that appear frequently, often used in the context of exams or linguistics.

While 단어 can be used for both singular and plural, adding the suffix -들 makes the plurality of 'words' explicit.

jaju sseuneun daneo

The word 자주 used here is a homonym for the color purple in Korean.
The word 자주 also describes the concept of independence or autonomy, derived from the Sino-Korean characters for 'self' and 'master'.
The term for 'word' 단어 is a Sino-Korean compound where 단 means 'single' and 어 means 'speech'.

자주 쓰는 단어를 공부하세요.
Study common words.
이것은 한국어에서 자주 쓰는 단어예요.
igeoseun hangugeoeseo jaju sseuneun daneo-yeyo.
This is a common word in Korean.
자주 쓰는 단어들을 외워야 해요.
jaju sseuneun daneodeureul oewoya haeyo.
You have to memorize common words.
자주 쓰는 단어 목록을 만들었어요.
jaju sseuneun daneo mokrok-eul mandeureosseoyo.
I made a list of common words.

Minjun and Subin are studying Korean together.

민준 Min-jun

수빈 씨, 어떤 단어를 먼저 공부할까요?
Subin ssi, eotteon daneoreul meonjeo gongbu-halkkayo?
Subin, which words should we study first?
수빈 Su-bin

일상생활에서 자주 쓰는 단어를 배워요.
ilsangsaenghwaeseo jaju sseuneun daneoreul baewoyo.
Let's learn common words used in daily life.
민준 Min-jun

좋아요. 이 리스트에 다 있네요.
joayo. i riseuteu-e da inneyo.
Good. They are all on this list.
수빈 Su-bin

맞아요. 여기서부터 같이 읽어봐요.
majayo. yeogiseobuteo gati ilgeobwayo.
Right. Let's try reading from here together.

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