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Eighty-nine more TOPIK I words: family and people, food and cooking, school and work, travel, shopping, hobbies, feelings, the body, the home, amounts and measures, describing words and adverbs — each with an original polite example sentence on the front.

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  1. 사흘 (saheul) (n.)
    사흘 뒤에 고향에 돌아가요.
    three days

    I'm going back to my hometown in three days.

    Watch out: Three days, not four: 하루, 이틀, 사흘, 나흘.
    Time & Days
  2. 밀가루 (milgaru) (n.)
    밀가루로 빵하고 국수를 만들어요.
    flour; wheat flour

    Bread and noodles are made from flour.

    Note: Literally wheat (밀) powder (가루).
    Food & Shopping
  3. 꾸다 (kkuda) (v.)
    시험에 떨어지는 꿈을 꿨어요.
    to have (a dream)

    I dreamed I failed an exam.

    Note: It goes with 꿈 and other dream words (악몽, a nightmare): 꿈을 꾸다, to dream; 꾸었어요 shortens to 꿨어요.
    Common Verbs & Adjectives
  4. 학기 (hakgi) (n.)
    학기마다 시험을 두 번 봐요.
    semester; term

    We take two exams every semester.

    Note: Korean schools have two: 1학기 begins on 1 March, and 2학기 follows it and runs through February.
    School & Work
  5. 박수 (baksu) (n.)
    우리 팀이 이겨서 모두 박수를 쳤어요.
    applause; clapping

    Our team won, so everyone clapped.

    Note: The verb is 치다: 박수를 치다, to clap.
    Hobbies & Culture
  6. 깜짝 (kkamjjak) (adv.)
    가방을 열었는데 지갑이 없어서 깜짝 놀랐어요.
    with a start (being startled)

    I opened my bag and my wallet wasn't there, so I was startled.

    Note: Almost always with 놀라다; a surprise party is a 깜짝 파티.
    Adverbs
  7. 튼튼하다 (teunteunhada) (adj.)
    우리 아이는 작지만 아주 튼튼해요.
    strong; healthy; sturdy

    Our child is small but very healthy and strong.

    Note: Things can be 튼튼하다 too: 튼튼한 가방, a sturdy bag.
    Body & Health
  8. 햇빛 (haetbit) (n.)
    아침마다 창문으로 햇빛이 들어와요.
    sunlight

    Sunlight comes in through the window every morning.

    Watch out: 햇빛 is the sun's light; 햇볕 is its warmth (햇볕이 따뜻해요).
    Nature & Weather
  9. 농담 (nongdam) (n.)
    화내지 마세요. 그냥 농담이에요.
    joke

    Don't get angry. It's just a joke.

    Note: To joke is 농담하다.
    Thinking & Communicating
  10. 덕분 (deokbun) (n.)
    친구 덕분에 숙제를 빨리 끝냈어요.
    thanks to (someone's help)

    Thanks to my friend, I finished my homework quickly.

    Watch out: 덕분에 is for good results; for a cause you blame, use 때문에.
    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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