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Seventy-nine TOPIK I words for describing and comparing: size, weight, distance and speed, colors, tastes, same and different, helping and honorific verbs, and the everyday adverbs of degree and manner — each with an original polite sentence on the front.

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  1. 늦다 (neutda) (v./adj.)
    오늘 아침에 회사에 늦었어요.
    to be late

    I was late for work this morning.

    Note: Pronounced [늗따]; the adverb is 늦게.
    Time & Days
  2. 가깝다 (gakkapda) (adj.)
    우리 집은 지하철역에서 아주 가까워요.
    to be near; to be close

    My house is very close to the subway station.

    Watch out: ㅂ-irregular: 가까워요, 가까운 곳. The opposite is 멀다.
    Places & Transport
  3. 달다 (dalda) (adj.)
    설탕을 많이 넣어서 커피가 너무 달아요.
    to be sweet

    The coffee is too sweet because I added a lot of sugar.

    Watch out: ㄹ drops before ㄴ: 단 음식.

    Homograph: 달다 (to attach, sew on, hang) is a different word.
    Food & Shopping
  4. 끝내다 (kkeunnaeda) (v.)
    숙제를 빨리 끝내고 친구를 만나러 갔어요.
    to finish (something)

    I finished my homework quickly and went to meet a friend.

    Watch out: 일을 끝내다 (finish it) vs 일이 끝나다 (it ends). Pronounced [끈내다].
    School & Work
  5. 재미 (jaemi) (n.)
    요즘 한국어 공부에 재미가 생겼어요.
    fun; interest

    These days I've started to enjoy studying Korean.

    Note: 재미있다 is fun, 재미없다 is boring.
    Feelings
  6. 가장 (gajang) (adv.)
    우리 가족 중에서 아버지가 가장 일찍 일어나요.
    most; the most

    In my family, my father gets up the earliest.

    Note: Means the same as 제일.

    Homograph: 가장 (head of the household) is a different word.
    Adverbs
  7. 키 (ki) (n.)
    저는 작년보다 키가 많이 컸어요.
    height (of a person)

    I've grown a lot taller since last year.

    Watch out: Tall is 키가 크다 and short is 키가 작다, not 높다 or 낮다.
    Body & Health
  8. 잊다 (itda) (v.)
    그 사람 이름을 벌써 잊었어요.
    to forget

    I've already forgotten that person's name.

    Note: Pronounced [읻따]. 잊지 마세요 is don't forget.
    Thinking & Communicating
  9. 적다 (jeokda) (adj.)
    이 식당은 값은 싸지만 양이 적어요.
    to be few; to be little (in amount)

    This restaurant is cheap, but the portions are small.

    Note: The opposite is 많다.

    Homograph: 적다 (to write down) is a different word.
    Amounts & Measures
  10. 그렇다 (geureota) (adj.)
    그렇게 바쁘면 내일 만나요.
    to be so; to be like that

    If you're that busy, let's meet tomorrow.

    Watch out: ㅎ-irregular: 그래요, 그랬어요. 그래요? means Really?
    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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