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Eighty-five more words from the TOPIK I list: time and memory, people and society, work and goals, media and sports, places, verbs for handling things, change and growth, and key adverbs, each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 번째 (beonjjae) (bound n.)
    오른쪽에서 세 번째 집이 우리 집이에요.
    -th (ordinal: first, second, third…)

    The third house from the right is ours.

    Note: Takes native numbers: 두 번째, 세 번째; 'first' is 첫 번째.
    Counters
  2. 지난해 (jinanhae) (n.)
    동생은 지난해 대학교를 졸업했어요.
    last year

    My younger sibling graduated from university last year.

    Note: Same meaning as 작년, which is more common in conversation.
    Time & Days
  3. 재료 (jaeryo) (n.)
    김밥 재료를 사러 시장에 갔어요.
    ingredients; materials

    I went to the market to buy ingredients for gimbap.
    Food & Shopping
  4. 시키다 (sikida) (v.)
    사장님이 저에게 일을 많이 시켜요.
    to make (someone) do; to order (food)

    My boss makes me do a lot of work.

    Note: Also 'to order' at a restaurant: 짜장면을 시켰어요.
    Common Verbs & Adjectives
  5. 노력 (noryeok) (n.)
    한국어를 잘하고 싶어서 많은 노력을 했어요.
    effort

    I wanted to be good at Korean, so I put in a lot of effort.

    Note: The everyday verb is 노력하다 (to try hard): 매일 노력해요.
    School & Work
  6. 언어 (eoneo) (n.)
    저는 세 가지 언어를 할 수 있어요.
    language

    I can speak three languages.

    Note: A particular language takes -어: 한국어, 영어, 중국어.
    Hobbies & Culture
  7. 전혀 (jeonhyeo) (adv.)
    저는 일본어를 전혀 몰라요.
    (not) at all

    I don't know any Japanese at all.

    Watch out: Mostly with a negative: 전혀 몰라요, 전혀 안 매워요. It also goes with 다르다: 전혀 달라요 (completely different).
    Adverbs
  8. 들리다 (deullida) (v.)
    부엌에서 물 끓는 소리가 들려요.
    to be heard, can hear

    I can hear water boiling in the kitchen.

    Watch out: What you hear is the subject: 소리가 들려요, not 소리를.
    Body & Health
  9. 차례 (charye) (n.)
    줄을 서서 제 차례를 기다렸어요.
    turn; order

    I stood in line and waited for my turn.

    Note: Also a counter in news: 두 차례 (twice).
    Amounts & Measures
  10. 첫 (cheot) (det.)
    이번이 제 첫 해외여행이에요.
    first

    This is my first trip abroad.

    Watch out: Spaced before a noun (첫 월급), but 첫날, 첫눈 and 첫사랑 are single words.
    Function Words & Expressions

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  • Word selection follows the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015, 토픽 어휘 목록 공개 목록) for TOPIK I (초급), ordered by the National Institute of Korean Language's learner word list (2003, KOGL Type 1); both via julienshim/combined_korean_vocabulary_list. 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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