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Ninety-two TOPIK I words: numbers before counters and ordinals, counters for time and measure, months, dates and time words, school supplies, study and the office, books and the news, and talking — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 한 (han) (det.)
    동생은 하루에 우유를 한 잔 마셔요.
    one (before a counter)

    My younger sibling drinks one glass of milk a day.

    Note: Before an amount it can also mean "about": 한 삼십 분 걸려요 (it takes about thirty minutes).

    Homograph: 한 (limit) and 한 (deep grief) are different words.
    Native Numbers
  2. 번호 (beonho) (n.)
    표에서 자리 번호를 확인하세요.
    number (in a series); a phone number

    Check the seat number on the ticket.

    Note: Phone numbers are read digit by digit in Sino-Korean, with 0 as 공: 공일공 (010).
    Sino-Korean Numbers
  3. 개월 (gaewol) (bound n.)
    한국어를 배운 지 삼 개월이 됐어요.
    month(s) (counting a length of time)

    It's been three months since I started learning Korean.

    Note: 삼 개월 and 세 달 mean the same; 개월 takes Sino-Korean numbers, 달 native ones.
    Counters
  4. 공휴일 (gonghyuil) (n.)
    공휴일에는 은행이 문을 닫아요.
    public holiday

    Banks are closed on public holidays.

    Note: 휴일 is any day off; 공휴일 is one set by law, such as 한글날.
    Time & Days
  5. 병 (byeong) (n.)
    빈 병은 이 상자에 넣으세요.
    bottle

    Put the empty bottles in this box.

    Homograph: 병 (illness) is a different word. 병 also counts bottles: 물 한 병.
    Food & Shopping
  6. 뉴스 (nyuseu) (n.)
    저는 아침마다 텔레비전 뉴스를 봐요.
    the news

    I watch the TV news every morning.
    Hobbies & Culture
  7. 한번 (hanbeon) (n./adv.)
    주말에 시간이 있으면 저랑 테니스를 한번 쳐 봐요.
    (give it) a try; sometime

    If you're free this weekend, let's give tennis a try together.

    Watch out: 한번 (one word) means "try" or "sometime"; 한 번 (two words) counts one time.
    Adverbs
  8. 말 (mal) (n.)
    친구 말을 듣고 마음이 편해졌어요.
    words; speech; what someone says

    What my friend said put my mind at ease.

    Homograph: 말 (the end of a period, as in 이번 달 말) and 말 (horse) are different words.
    Thinking & Communicating
  9. 미터 (miteo) (bound n.)
    집에서 백 미터만 걸으면 편의점이 있어요.
    meter (m)

    There's a convenience store just a hundred meters' walk from home.

    Note: Metric units usually take Sino-Korean numbers: 오십 미터.
    Amounts & Measures
  10. 오랜만 (oraenman) (n.)
    민수 씨, 정말 오랜만이에요.
    a long time (since last time)

    Minsu, it's been ages!

    Watch out: Spelled 오랜만, not 오랫만; 오랜만이에요 is the everyday "Long time no see".
    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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