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Basic Adjectives

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1. 📏

   크다

   keu-da

   big, large

   adjective

   • 이 집은 매우 커요.

     This house is very big.

   • 큰 개가 있어요.

     There is a big dog.

2. 🤏

   작다

   jak-da

   small, little

   adjective

   • 제 손은 작아요.

     My hand is small.

   • 작은 아파트에 살아요.

     I live in a small apartment.

3. 👍

   좋다

   jo-ta

   to be good/nice

   adjective

   • 이 음식은 정말 좋아요.

     This food is really good.

   • 날씨가 좋으니까 공원에 가요.

     The weather is nice, so let's go to the park.

4. 😞

   나쁘다

   na-ppeu-da

   bad

   adjective

   • 이 음식은 나빠요.

     This food is bad.

   • 날씨가 나쁜 날이에요.

     It is a bad weather day.

5. 🔥

   뜨겁다

   tteu-geop-da

   hot

   adjective

   • 물이 너무 뜨거워요.

     The water is very hot.

   • 커피가 아직 뜨거우니까 조심하세요.

     The coffee is still hot, so be careful.

6. ❄️

   차갑다

   chagapda

   to be cold (iced)

   adjective

   • 날씨가 아주 차가워요.

     The weather is very cold.

   • 아이스크림은 차갑고 맛있어요.

     Ice cream is cold and delicious.

7. ✨

   예쁘다

   yeppeuda

   to be pretty

   adjective

   • 그 꽃은 아주 예뻐요.

     That flower is very pretty.

   • 너는 예뻐.

     You are pretty.

8. 😊

   쉽다

   swip-da

   easy

   adjective

   • 이 문제는 쉬워요.

     This problem is easy.

   • 한국어가 쉬워요.

     Korean is easy.