Ok, now let’s learn some basic adjectives (descriptive verbs).
Here a list of some basic Korean adjectives that you might find helpful.
| WORD | TRANSLATION |
| 크다 | TO BE BIG |
| 작다 | TO BE SMALL |
| 넓다 | TO BE WIDE |
| 좁다 | TO BE NARROW |
| 높다 | TO BE HIGH |
| 길다 | TO BE LONG |
| 짧다 | TO BE SHORT |
| 무겁다 | TO BE HEAVY |
| 가볍다 | TO BE LIGHT |
| 똥똥하다 | TO BE FAT |
| 깡마르다 | TO BE SKINNY |
| 좋다 | TO BE GOOD |
| 나쁘다 | TO BE BAD |
| 무섭다 | TO BE SCARY |
| 재밌다 | TO BE FUNNY/INTERESTING |
| 이상하다 | TO BE WEIRD/STRANGE |
| 이쁘다, 예쁘다, 아름답다 | TO BE PRETTY/BEAUTIFUL |
| 못생기다, 밉다 | TO BE UGLY |
| 많다 | TO BE MANY |
| 적다 | TO BE FEW |
| 두껍다 | TO BE THICK |
| 얇다 | TO BE THIN |
| 시끄롭다 | TO BE LOUD/NOISY |
| 조용하다 | TO BE QUIET |
| 안전하다 | TO BE SAFE |
| 위험하다 | TO BE DANGEROUS |
| 복잡하다 | TO BE COMPLEX |
| 간단하다 | TO BE SIMPLE |
| 수줍다 | TO BE SHY |
| 피곤하다, 고단하다, 노곤하다 | TO BE TIRED |
| 다르다 | TO BE DIFFERENT |
| 같다 | TO BE THE SAME |
| 비슷하다 | TO BE SIMILAR |
| 중요하다 | TO BE IMPORTANT |
| 즐겁다 | TO BE ENJOYABLE, TO BE PLEASANT |
| 덥다 | TO BE HOT (WEATHER) |
| 춥다 | TO BE COLD (WEATHER) |
| 싸다 | TO BE CHEAP |
| 비싸다 | TO BE EXPENSIVE |
| 기쁘다, 행복하다, 유쾌하다 | TO BE HAPPY |
| 슬프다 | TO BE SAD |
| 쉽다 | TO BE EASY |
| 어렵다 | TO BE DIFFICULT |
| 착하다 | TO BE NICE |
| 똑똑하다, 영민하다, 영리하다, 명석하다 | TO BE INTELLIGENT/SMART |
| 귀엽다 | TO BE CUTE |
| 젊다, 어리다 | TO BE YOUNG |
| 늙다 | TO BE OLD |
| 튼튼하다, 강하다, 튼실하다 | TO BE STRONG |
| 약하다 | TO BE WEAK |