Expression
A1
안녕
Bye
Bye
Usage: Formality: informal
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Expression - 1,251
Collocation - 115
Idiom - 45
Expression
A1
반가워
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
Usage: Formality: informal
Expression
A1
반가워요
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you
Usage: Formality: formal
Expression
A1
오랜만이야
Long time no see
Long time no see
Usage: Formality: informal
Expression
A1
오랜만이에요
Long time no see
Long time no see
Usage: Formality: formal
Idiom
B2
김칫국부터 마신다
Count chickens too early
Count chickens before they hatch (lit: drink kimchi soup first)
Usage: Formality: informal
Idiom
B2
쥐구멍에도 볕 들 날 있다
Every dog has its day
Every dog has its day (lit: even mouse hole gets sunshine)
Usage: Formality: neutral
Expression
A1
안녕하세요?
Hello
Hello
Usage: Formality: formal
Idiom
B2
개천에서 용 난다
From rags to riches
Rags to riches (lit: dragon rises from a ditch)
Usage: Formality: formal
Idiom
C1
가랑비에 옷 젖는 줄 모른다
Death by a thousand cuts
Little things add up (lit: don't notice clothes get wet in drizzle)
Usage: Formality: neutral
Idiom
B1
호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다
Speak of the devil
Speak of the devil (lit: even tiger comes when you talk about it)
Usage: Formality: formal
Expression
A1
괜찮아요?
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
Usage: Formality: formal
Idiom
B1
그림의 떡
Pie in the sky
Pie in the sky (lit: rice cake in a picture)
Usage: Formality: formal
Collocation
A1
공부를 하다
To study
To study
Usage: Formality: neutral
Collocation
A2
대답을 하다
To give an answer
To give an answer
Usage: Formality: neutral
Idiom
A2
머리가 좋다
To be smart
To be smart (lit: head is good)
Usage: Formality: formal
Collocation
A2
문제를 풀다
To solve a problem
To solve a problem
Usage: Formality: neutral
Collocation
A1
사진을 듣다
To 듣다 사진
To 듣다 사진
Usage: Formality: formal
Collocation
B2
사진을 먹다
To 먹다 사진
To 먹다 사진
Usage: Formality: formal
Collocation
A2
사진을 받다
To 받다 사진
To 받다 사진
Usage: Formality: formal
Collocation
B2
사진을 보다
To 보다 사진
To 보다 사진
Usage: Formality: informal
Collocation
B1
사진을 쓰다
To 쓰다 사진
To 쓰다 사진
Usage: Formality: informal
Collocation
A2
사진을 읽다
To 읽다 사진
To 읽다 사진
Usage: Formality: neutral
Collocation
A2
사진을 입다
To 입다 사진
To 입다 사진
Usage: Formality: informal
Collocation
B1
사진을 주다
To 주다 사진
To 주다 사진
Usage: Formality: neutral
Collocation
A1
사진을 하다
To 하다 사진
To 하다 사진
Usage: Formality: informal
Collocation
A1
숙제를 하다
To do homework
To do homework
Usage: Formality: neutral
Collocation
B1
영화을 듣다
To 듣다 영화
To 듣다 영화
Usage: Formality: neutral
Collocation
A2
영화을 먹다
To 먹다 영화
To 먹다 영화
Usage: Formality: neutral
Collocation
B2
영화을 받다
To 받다 영화
To 받다 영화
Usage: Formality: neutral
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