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Korean TOPIK I — Core Vocabulary, Part 20 flashcards

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Eighty-eight TOPIK I words and senses: native and Sino-Korean numbers up to 억, Korean cities and sights, countries, food and shopping, clothes and everyday objects, time words, weather and health — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 마흔 (maheun) (num./det.)
    우리 아버지는 올해 마흔 살이세요.
    forty (native Korean)

    My father is forty this year.

    Watch out: Everyday ages use native numbers (마흔 살); the Sino-Korean 사십 goes with minutes, money and 세.
    Native Numbers
  2. 대 (dae) (bound n.)
    사무실에 컴퓨터가 다섯 대 있어요.
    counter for vehicles and machines

    There are five computers in the office.

    Note: Counts cars, bicycles, computers and phones, with native numbers: 차 한 대.
    Counters
  3. 다음날 (daeumnal) (n.)
    오늘은 바빠서 다음날 다시 만나기로 했어요.
    some other day; a later day

    Today was busy, so we agreed to meet again another day.

    Watch out: Written with a space, 다음 날 means the next day (the day after); as one word, 다음날 is some later day.
    Time & Days
  4. 꽃집 (kkotjip) (n.)
    언니가 학교 앞에 작은 꽃집을 열었어요.
    flower shop; florist's

    My older sister opened a small flower shop in front of the school.
    Food & Shopping
  5. 날씬하다 (nalssinhada) (adj.)
    제 동생은 키가 크고 날씬해요.
    to be slim, slender

    My younger sibling is tall and slim.

    Note: The opposite is 뚱뚱하다 (to be fat).
    Common Verbs & Adjectives
  6. 반 (ban) (n.)
    저는 일 학년 삼 반이에요.
    class (a group of students)

    I'm in first grade, class 3.

    Homograph: 반 (half: 세 시 반) is a different word.
    School & Work
  7. 농구 (nonggu) (n.)
    토요일마다 친구들하고 체육관에서 농구를 해요.
    basketball

    Every Saturday I play basketball at the gym with my friends.

    Note: 농구 and 축구 take 하다 (농구를 하다, 축구를 하다); tennis usually takes 치다 (테니스를 치다).
    Hobbies & Culture
  8. 꽃병 (kkotbyeong) (n.)
    고양이가 탁자 위의 꽃병을 깨뜨렸어요.
    vase

    The cat broke the vase on the table.
    Home & Belongings
  9. 말 (mal) (n.)
    제주도에서 처음으로 말을 탔어요.
    horse

    Jeju Island was where I first rode a horse.

    Homograph: 말 (words, speech) and 말 (the end of a period: 이번 달 말) are different words.
    Nature & Weather
  10. 내 (nae) (pron.)
    엄마, 동생 숙제는 내가 도와줄게요.
    I (나 before 가); my

    Mom, I'll help my younger sibling with the homework.

    Watch out: 나 becomes 내 before the particle 가 (내가) and before a noun means my (내 가방); the humble form is 제가, 제.

    Homograph: 내 (within, as in 일주일 내) is a different word.
    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), 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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