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Korean TOPIK I — Core Vocabulary, Part 16 flashcards

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Eighty-eight TOPIK I words: food and the kitchen, weather, colors and qualities, feelings, people and conversation, school and work, money and shopping, holidays and free time, places and getting around, clothing and daily actions — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 아까 (akka) (n./adv.)
    아까 먹은 빵이 정말 맛있었어요.
    a little while ago; earlier

    The bread I ate a little while ago was really good.

    Watch out: 아까 is earlier the same day; for days ago use 지난번 or 며칠 전.
    Time & Days
  2. 안쪽 (anjjok) (n.)
    가방 안쪽에 지갑을 넣었어요.
    inside; inner part

    I put my wallet on the inside of my bag.

    Note: The opposite is 바깥쪽.
    Places & Transport
  3. 가져가다 (gajyeogada) (v.)
    도서관에서 빌린 책을 집에 가져갔어요.
    to take (along)

    I took the library books I'd borrowed home with me.

    Note: 가져오다 is the opposite direction, to bring.
    Common Verbs & Adjectives
  4. 시어머니 (sieomeoni) (n.)
    언니는 시어머니와 사이가 좋아요.
    mother-in-law (husband's mother)

    My older sister and her mother-in-law get along well.

    Watch out: Only a wife's husband's mother; a man's wife's mother is 장모.
    People & Family
  5. 잔치 (janchi) (n.)
    할머니 생신에 큰 잔치를 했어요.
    party; feast

    We held a big party for Grandma's birthday.

    Note: 잔치 is the traditional word for a celebration meal; 파티 is the loanword.
    Hobbies & Culture
  6. 기뻐하다 (gippeohada) (v.)
    제 졸업을 부모님이 정말 기뻐하셨어요.
    to be glad; to rejoice

    My parents were really happy about my graduation.

    Watch out: 기뻐하다 usually shows someone else's joy; for your own feeling say 기뻐요.
    Feelings
  7. 머리카락 (meorikarak) (n.)
    화장실 바닥에 머리카락이 많이 떨어져 있어요.
    hair (on the head)

    There's a lot of hair on the bathroom floor.

    Note: In talk 머리 often means hair too: 머리를 잘랐어요.
    Body & Health
  8. 하숙집 (hasukjip) (n.)
    대학교 근처 하숙집에서 살아요.
    boarding house

    I live in a boarding house near the university.

    Note: A 하숙집 usually includes meals; living away from home and cooking for yourself is 자취.
    Home & Belongings
  9. 부탁 (butak) (n.)
    친구에게 작은 부탁을 하나 했어요.
    request; favor

    I asked my friend a small favor.

    Note: 부탁하다 is to ask a favor; 잘 부탁드려요 is said when starting to work with someone.
    Thinking & Communicating
  10. 저런 (jeoreon) (det.)
    저런 옷은 어디에서 팔아요?
    that kind of (over there)

    Where do they sell clothes like that?

    Note: 이런, 그런, 저런 follow 이, 그, 저; 저런! alone also means 'Oh dear!'
    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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