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Korean TOPIK I — Core Vocabulary, Part 12 flashcards

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Eighty-six TOPIK I words: people and society, work and money, home actions, body and senses, time, space and measurement, thinking and judging, free time, and linking adverbs — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 새벽 (saebyeok) (n.)
    아버지는 매일 새벽에 일어나세요.
    dawn; early morning

    My father gets up at dawn every day.

    Note: It covers the small hours too: 새벽 두 시 is 2 a.m.
    Time & Days
  2. 상품 (sangpum) (n.)
    이번 주에 새 상품이 많이 들어왔어요.
    goods; merchandise; product

    Lots of new products came in this week.
    Food & Shopping
  3. 이웃 (iut) (n.)
    이사 온 날 이웃에게 인사를 했어요.
    neighbor

    The day I moved in, I said hello to my neighbors.
    People & Family
  4. 직장 (jikjang) (n.)
    아버지는 이십 년 동안 같은 직장에 다니셨어요.
    workplace; job

    My father worked at the same workplace for twenty years.

    Note: 직장에 다니다 is the usual way to say someone works somewhere regularly.
    School & Work
  5. 웃음 (useum) (n.)
    친구 얘기가 너무 재미있어서 웃음이 났어요.
    laughter; smile

    My friend's story was so funny that I burst out laughing.

    Note: Noun of 웃다 (to laugh, to smile).
    Feelings
  6. 점점 (jeomjeom) (adv.)
    우리 가게에 손님이 점점 많아졌어요.
    gradually; more and more

    Our shop has been getting more and more customers.

    Note: Often with -아/어지다 (to become): 점점 좋아져요.
    Adverbs
  7. 눕다 (nupda) (v.)
    너무 피곤해서 침대에 누웠어요.
    to lie down

    I felt worn out and lay down on my bed.

    Watch out: ㅂ-irregular: 누워요, 누웠어요, 누우세요.
    Home & Belongings
  8. 심다 (simda) (v.)
    봄에 마당에 예쁜 꽃을 심었어요.
    to plant

    In spring I planted pretty flowers in the yard.
    Nature & Weather
  9. 도 (do) (bound n.)
    오늘은 낮 기온이 삼십 도까지 올라가요.
    degree (temperature, angle)

    Today the daytime temperature goes up to thirty degrees.

    Watch out: Read with Sino-Korean numbers (삼십 도); 영하 십 도 is ten below zero.

    Homograph: 도 (province, as in 경기도) is a different word.
    Amounts & Measures
  10. 저희 (jeohui) (pron.)
    저희 회사는 토요일에도 문을 열어요.
    we; our (humble)

    Our company is open on Saturdays too.

    Watch out: Humble form of 우리, so it never includes the listener; Koreans say 우리나라, not 저희 나라.
    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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