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Korean TOPIK I — Core Vocabulary, Part 21 flashcards

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Eighty-nine TOPIK I words: numbers up to ten million, counters, countries and Korean places, restaurant dishes, shopping and money, home and clothing, school, health, feelings and free time — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 예순 (yesun) (num./det.)
    우리 어머니는 올해 예순이 되셨어요.
    sixty (native Korean)

    My mother turned sixty this year.

    Note: The Sino-Korean form is 육십; ages in 살 take the native one: 예순 살.
    Native Numbers
  2. 인분 (inbun) (bound n.)
    친구와 둘이서 고기 삼 인분을 먹었어요.
    serving(s), portion(s) (for one person each)

    My friend and I ate three servings of meat between the two of us.

    Note: Takes Sino-Korean numbers: 일 인분, 이 인분.
    Counters
  3. 연말 (yeonmal) (n.)
    연말이 되면 거리에 사람이 많아져요.
    the end of the year

    When the end of the year comes, the streets get crowded.

    Note: The start of the year is 연초.
    Time & Days
  4. 영수증 (yeongsujeung) (n.)
    물건을 사고 영수증을 꼭 받아요.
    receipt

    I always get a receipt when I buy something.
    Food & Shopping
  5. 오래되다 (oraedoeda) (adj.)
    우리 집은 오래돼서 겨울에 좀 추워요.
    to be old (having existed a long time)

    Our house is old, so it's a bit cold in winter.

    Watch out: For a person's age, say 나이가 많다; 오래되다 is mostly for things and places.
    Common Verbs & Adjectives
  6. 예매 (yemae) (n.)
    주말 영화표 예매를 인터넷으로 했어요.
    buying tickets in advance

    I booked the weekend movie tickets online.

    Watch out: 예매 is mostly for tickets; booking a table or a room is 예약.
    Hobbies & Culture
  7. 편안 (pyeonan) (n.)
    여행에서 돌아오니까 마음이 편안해요.
    ease, comfort, peace (of mind or body)

    Now that I'm back from the trip, I feel at ease.

    Note: The everyday form is 편안하다; 편하다 is a shorter near-synonym.
    Feelings
  8. 옷걸이 (otgeori) (n.)
    벗은 코트를 옷걸이에 걸었어요.
    clothes hanger

    I hung the coat I'd taken off on a hanger.

    Note: 옷 (clothes) + 걸다 (to hang).
    Home & Belongings
  9. 올림 (ollim) (n.)
    편지 끝에 '김민수 올림'이라고 썼어요.
    (after one's name, closing a letter) respectfully yours

    At the end of the letter I signed it, 'Respectfully, Kim Minsu.'

    Note: For a letter to someone older or senior; to a friend, sign 민수가.
    Thinking & Communicating
  10. 이다 (ida) (particle)
    제 고향은 작은 바닷가 마을이에요.
    to be (the copula: X is Y)

    My hometown is a small seaside village.

    Watch out: It is written attached to the noun; after a vowel 이에요 becomes 예요: 의사예요.
    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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