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Eighty-five more TOPIK I words: people and family, the body and health, home and kitchen verbs, places and the outdoors, describing words, thoughts and feelings, outcomes, amounts, and adverbs — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 평소 (pyeongso) (n.)
    오늘은 평소보다 일찍 일어났어요.
    usual times, ordinary days

    I got up earlier than usual today.

    Note: 평소에 means "usually, normally".
    Time & Days
  2. 끓이다 (kkeurida) (v.)
    라면을 먹으려고 물을 끓였어요.
    to boil (something); to make (soup, ramyeon)

    I boiled water to have some ramyeon.

    Note: You 끓이다 the water; the water itself 끓다: 물이 끓어요 (the water is boiling).
    Food & Shopping
  3. 착하다 (chakada) (adj.)
    제 동생은 정말 착해요.
    good-natured, kind-hearted

    My younger sibling is really kind-hearted.

    Note: 착하다 is a good nature, often said of children; 친절하다 is kindness in manner, as shop staff show.
    Common Verbs & Adjectives
  4. 직업 (jigeop) (n.)
    언니는 새 직업을 찾고 있어요.
    occupation, job

    My older sister is looking for a new job.

    Note: To ask someone's job: 직업이 뭐예요? or, more politely, 무슨 일을 하세요?
    School & Work
  5. 스타 (seuta) (n.)
    그 가수는 요즘 인기 스타예요.
    star (a celebrity)

    That singer is a popular star these days.

    Watch out: Mostly for famous people; a star in the sky is 별.
    Hobbies & Culture
  6. 조금씩 (jogeumssik) (adv.)
    매일 한국어를 조금씩 공부해요.
    little by little, a bit at a time

    I study Korean a little every day.

    Note: -씩 means "each, at a time", as in 하나씩 (one at a time).
    Adverbs
  7. 땀 (ttam) (n.)
    운동을 해서 땀이 많이 나요.
    sweat

    I worked out, so I'm sweating a lot.

    Note: Sweat "comes out": 땀이 나다 (to sweat); 땀을 흘리다 (to drip with sweat).
    Body & Health
  8. 돌 (dol) (n.)
    아이가 강에 돌을 던졌어요.
    stone, rock

    A child threw a stone into the river.

    Note: A small stone or pebble is 돌멩이.
    Nature & Weather
  9. 실수 (silsu) (n.)
    회사에서 작은 실수를 했어요.
    mistake, slip

    I made a small mistake at work.

    Note: The everyday verb is 실수하다 (to make a mistake).
    Thinking & Communicating
  10. 너희 (neohui) (pron.)
    엄마가 저와 동생에게 "너희 방을 청소해."라고 말씀하셨어요.
    you (plural), you all; your (plural)

    Mom said to my younger sibling and me, "Clean your room."

    Watch out: The plural of 너, so only for friends, children or juniors; address a group of adults as 여러분.
    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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