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Korean TOPIK I — Core Vocabulary, Part 17 flashcards

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Eighty-nine TOPIK I words and senses: food and eating out, places and getting around, home and belongings, family and honorific verbs, work, weather and animals, holidays and everyday verbs and adjectives — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 벌 (beol) (bound n.)
    형이 결혼식에 입을 옷을 한 벌 샀어요.
    counter for sets of clothes (a suit, an outfit)

    My older brother bought an outfit to wear to the wedding.

    Note: It takes native numbers: 옷 두 벌. Shoes and socks are counted with 켤레.

    Homograph: 벌 (punishment) and 벌 (bee) are different words.
    Counters
  2. 전철 (jeoncheol) (n.)
    전철에 사람이 너무 많아서 서서 갔어요.
    subway; commuter train

    The subway was packed, so I stood for the whole ride.

    Note: In everyday speech 전철 and 지하철 are used almost interchangeably.
    Places & Transport
  3. 음식점 (eumsikjeom) (n.)
    회사 근처에 음식점이 정말 많아요.
    restaurant; eatery

    There are really a lot of restaurants near my office.

    Note: 식당 is the everyday word; 음식점 is a little more formal, as on signs.
    Food & Shopping
  4. 뵙다 (boepda) (v.)
    다음 주에 선생님을 뵙고 싶어요.
    to see; to meet (someone senior; humble)

    I'd like to see my teacher next week.

    Note: The humble form of 만나다 and 보다; 처음 뵙겠습니다 means pleased to meet you.
    People & Family
  5. 출근 (chulgeun) (n.)
    제 남편은 매일 자전거로 출근을 해요.
    going to work; the commute to work

    My husband bikes to work every day.

    Note: To go to work is 출근하다; the opposite is 퇴근.
    School & Work
  6. 섭섭하다 (seopseopada) (adj.)
    동생이 유학을 가서 많이 섭섭해요.
    sad (at a parting); hurt, let down

    My younger sibling has gone abroad to study, and I really miss them.

    Note: It is also the hurt when someone forgets or neglects you; 서운하다 is close in meaning.
    Feelings
  7. 푹 (puk) (adv.)
    어젯밤에 열 시간 동안 푹 잤어요.
    deeply; soundly (of sleep or rest)

    Last night I slept soundly for ten hours.

    Note: Mostly with 자다 and 쉬다: 푹 주무세요 means sleep well.
    Adverbs
  8. 방문 (bangmun) (n.)
    추우니까 방문을 닫아 주세요.
    door (of a room)

    It's cold, so please close the door.

    Homograph: 방문 (visit) is a different word.
    Home & Belongings
  9. 얼다 (eolda) (v.)
    날씨가 추워서 강이 얼었어요.
    to freeze

    It was so cold that the river froze.

    Watch out: ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ or ㅅ: 얼어요, but 언 손 (frozen hands). Ice is 얼음.
    Nature & Weather
  10. 와 (wa) (interj.)
    와, 경치가 정말 아름다워요!
    wow (surprise or delight)

    Wow, the view is really beautiful!

    Watch out: The particle 와 (and, with) is a different word: 친구와 가요.
    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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