🟢 Colors and Shapes Vocabulary in Daily Life | Beginner Level (TOPIK 1–2)

Have you ever wanted to say “blue sky,” “red apple,” or “round plate” in Korean? Colors and shapes are basic but very useful when describing things in daily life, shopping, or even food! Let’s learn the essential words and patterns you need to talk about colors and shapes naturally.

By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to:

Say basic color and shape words in Korean
Describe objects using colors and shapes (-색, -모양)
Use them in simple daily sentences (e.g., “This is a red apple”)
Understand color symbolism in Korean culture

📝 Essential Colors and Shapes

Colors (색):

빨간색 (ppalgan-saek) – red
파란색 (paran-saek) – blue
노란색 (noran-saek) – yellow
초록색 (chorok-saek) – green
흰색 (huin-saek) – white
검은색 (geomeun-saek) – black

Shapes (모양):

동그라미 (donggeurami) – circle
세모 (semo) – triangle
네모 (nemo) – square
별 (byeol) – star
하트 (hateu) – heart

💡 Key Sentence Patterns

To describe colors and shapes, use -색 (color) or -모양 (shape):

빨간색 사과예요.
Ppalgan-saek sagwa-yeyo.
It’s a red apple.
파란색 하늘이에요.
Paran-saek haneul-ieyo.
It’s a blue sky.
동그라미 모양이에요.
Donggeurami moyang-ieyo.
It’s a circle shape.

🗣 Practice Dialogue

A: 이 사과는 무슨 색이에요?
I sagwaneun museun saek-ieyo?
What color is this apple?

B: 빨간색이에요.
Ppalgan-saek-ieyo.
It’s red.

A: 이 모양은 뭐예요?
I moyang-eun mwoyeyo?
What shape is this?

B: 동그라미 모양이에요.
Donggeurami moyang-ieyo.
It’s a circle.

🧩 Teacher’s Tips

When you practice, try saying the words while pointing to real objects around you. For example, look at your cup and say “흰색 컵이에요 (huin-saek keop-ieyo) – It’s a white cup.” Doing this will help you connect words with real things and remember faster!

Also, don’t worry if you forget a color word. You can always describe it by comparing: “like the sky” for blue or “like grass” for green.

🎯 Pop Quiz

1. How do you say “blue” in Korean?

Answer

파란색 (paran-saek)

2. How do you say “triangle shape” in Korean?

Answer

세모 모양 (semo moyang)

3. Make a sentence: “It’s a yellow star.”

Answer

노란색 별이에요. (Noran-saek byeol-ieyo.)

🌏 Did You Know?

In Korean culture, colors often have symbolic meanings. For example, red symbolizes passion or good luck (often used in weddings), while white represents purity and mourning (traditionally used in funerals). Learning these cultural meanings will help you understand Korean holidays and traditions better!

📦 Final Thoughts

Knowing colors and shapes will help you describe everyday objects easily, whether you’re shopping, traveling, or just chatting with friends. Practice with real items around you to remember them better!

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Keep exploring more posts like these and grow your Korean skills step by step!

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