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Korean TOPIK I — Core Vocabulary, Part 2 flashcards

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One hundred more common words at TOPIK I level: transport, shopping, weather and seasons, health, school and work, hobbies, feelings and everyday adverbs — with irregular conjugations flagged and original polite example sentences.

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  1. 버스 (beoseu) (n.)
    이 버스는 시청까지 가요?
    bus

    Does this bus go to City Hall?
    Places & Transport
  2. 지하철 (jihacheol) (n.)
    지하철로 삼십 분 걸려요.
    subway; metro

    It takes thirty minutes by subway.

    Watch out: After ㄹ the particle is 로, not 으로: 지하철로.
    Places & Transport
  3. 사다 (sada) (v.)
    마트에서 우유를 샀어요.
    to buy

    I bought milk at the supermarket.
    Food & Shopping
  4. 학생 (haksaeng) (n.)
    그 학생은 한국어를 잘해요.
    student

    That student speaks Korean well.
    School & Work
  5. 취미 (chwimi) (n.)
    제 취미는 등산이에요.
    hobby

    My hobby is hiking.
    Hobbies & Culture
  6. 기쁘다 (gippeuda) (adj.)
    시험에 합격해서 정말 기뻐요.
    to be glad; to be happy

    I'm so glad I passed the exam.

    Conjugation: ㅡ drops: 기뻐요, 기뻤어요.
    Feelings
  7. 정말 (jeongmal) (adv.)
    도와줘서 정말 고마워요.
    really; truly

    Thank you so much for helping me.

    Watch out: On its own, 정말요? means "Really?"
    Adverbs
  8. 아프다 (apeuda) (adj.)
    머리가 아파요.
    to hurt; to be sick

    I have a headache.

    Conjugation: ㅡ drops: 아파요, 아팠어요.
    Body & Health
  9. 옷 (ot) (n.)
    주말에 입을 옷이 없어요.
    clothes

    I have nothing to wear this weekend.

    Watch out: Pronounced [옫]; 옷을 is [오슬].
    Home & Belongings
  10. 날씨 (nalssi) (n.)
    내일 부산 날씨는 어때요?
    weather

    What's the weather like in Busan tomorrow?
    Nature & Weather

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  • Word selection follows the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015, 토픽 어휘 목록 공개 목록) for TOPIK I (초급), via julienshim/combined_korean_vocabulary_list; the cards are grouped by topic. 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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