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One hundred common words at TOPIK I level: native and Sino-Korean numbers and when to use each, counters, family, days and months, places, food, and the first verbs and adjectives — each with an original polite example sentence.

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  1. 하나 (hana) (num.)
    하나, 둘, 셋! 사진 찍어요.
    one (native Korean)

    One, two, three! Let's take the picture.

    Watch out: Before a counter it shortens to 한: 한 개, 한 명. Native numbers count things and people and tell the hour.
    Native Numbers
  2. 둘 (dul) (num.)
    커피 두 잔 주세요.
    two (native Korean)

    Two coffees, please.

    Watch out: Before a counter it shortens to 두: 두 잔, 두 시.
    Native Numbers
  3. 일 (il) (num./det.)
    화장실은 일 층에 있어요.
    one (Sino-Korean)

    The restroom is on the first floor.

    Watch out: Sino-Korean numbers are used for dates, months, minutes, money, floors and phone numbers.

    Homograph: 일 (work) and 일 (day, as in 삼 일) are different words.
    Sino-Korean Numbers
  4. 이 (i) (num./det.)
    제 생일은 이월이에요.
    two (Sino-Korean)

    My birthday is in February.

    Homograph: 이 (this) and 이 (tooth) are different words.
    Sino-Korean Numbers
  5. 개 (gae) (bound n.)
    빵 두 개 주세요.
    counter for things and items (used with native numbers)

    Two pieces of bread, please.

    Homograph: 개 (dog) is a different word.
    Counters
  6. 오늘 (oneul) (n.)
    오늘 날씨가 좋아요.
    today

    The weather is nice today.

    Watch out: No 에 after 오늘, 어제 or 내일 when saying when something happens: 오늘 가요, not 오늘에 가요.
    Time & Days
  7. 학교 (hakgyo) (n.)
    아침마다 아빠가 학교 앞까지 태워 줘요.
    school

    Every morning my dad gives me a ride to the front of the school.
    Places & Transport
  8. 밥 (bap) (n.)
    밥 먹었어요?
    cooked rice; a meal

    Have you eaten?

    Watch out: 밥 먹었어요? is also an everyday greeting, like "How are you?"
    Food & Shopping
  9. 먹다 (meokda) (v.)
    같이 저녁 먹어요.
    to eat

    Let's have dinner together.

    Watch out: Honorific forms are 드시다 and 잡수시다: 할머니께서 드세요.
    Common Verbs & Adjectives
  10. 가족 (gajok) (n.)
    우리 가족은 서울에 살아요.
    family

    My family lives in Seoul.
    People & Family

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  • Word selection follows the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015, 토픽 어휘 목록 공개 목록) for TOPIK I (초급), via julienshim/combined_korean_vocabulary_list; the cards are grouped by topic. Spelling, spacing and meanings checked against the Standard Korean Dictionary (표준국어대사전); romanization follows the Revised Romanization of Korean (2000). Reference only; all glosses and example sentences are original.

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