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Eighty-seven frequent TOPIK II words: society, work and the economy, study, health, nature, feelings and relationships, daily life and money, culture, people, places and key adverbs, each with an original polite sentence on the front (written style for mostly written words).

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  1. 제한 (jehan) (n.)
    이 영화는 나이 제한이 있어서 동생은 못 봤어요.
    limit, restriction

    This film has an age restriction, so my younger sibling couldn't see it.

    Note: 제한하다 is to limit; 제한 시간, a time limit; 속도 제한, a speed limit.
    Society & Media
  2. 집중 (jipjung) (n.)
    저는 음악을 틀어 놓으면 오히려 집중이 잘돼요.
    concentration, focus

    I actually concentrate better with music on.

    Note: The everyday verb is 집중하다: 수업에 집중하세요.
    Education & Study
  3. 뼈 (ppyeo) (n.)
    스키를 타다가 넘어졌는데 다행히 뼈에는 이상이 없대요.
    bone

    I fell while skiing, but luckily the doctor says my bones are fine.

    Note: 뼈가 부러지다 is to break a bone; 뼈에 금이 가다, to crack one.
    Health
  4. 낯설다 (natseolda) (adj.)
    오랜만에 고향에 갔더니 동네 풍경이 낯설었어요.
    to be unfamiliar, strange

    On my first visit home in years, the neighborhood felt unfamiliar.

    Note: ㄹ drops before ㄴ: 낯선 사람, a stranger. The opposite is 낯익다.
    Feelings & Relationships
  5. 여건 (yeogeon) (n.)
    이 동네는 아이를 키우기에 여건이 좋은 편이에요.
    conditions, circumstances

    This neighborhood has fairly good conditions for raising children.

    Note: Formal, and mostly written: 경제적 여건 (financial circumstances), 근무 여건 (working conditions).
    Daily Life & Money
  6. 대단히 (daedanhi) (adv.)
    오늘 본 공연은 대단히 인상적이었어요.
    very, greatly

    The performance I saw today was extremely impressive.

    Note: Formal: common in 대단히 감사합니다 and 대단히 죄송합니다; casual speech says 정말 or 아주.
    Adverbs & Function Words
  7. 반장 (banjang) (n.)
    저는 초등학교 때 한 번도 반장을 해 본 적이 없어요.
    class president; team leader

    I was never class president in primary school.
    People & Roles
  8. 너머 (neomeo) (n.)
    산 너머에 할머니가 사시는 마을이 있어요.
    beyond, the other side of

    Beyond the mountain is the village where my grandmother lives.

    Watch out: 너머 is a place (산 너머); 넘어 is the verb 넘다, crossing: 산을 넘어 옆 마을에 갔어요.
    Places & Travel
  9. 시점 (sijeom) (n.)
    이제는 진로를 정해야 할 시점이 된 것 같아요.
    point in time, moment

    It seems the moment has come for me to choose my career path.

    Watch out: 시점 is a point in time; a period of time is 시기.
    Time & Change
  10. 앞서다 (apseoda) (v.)
    산길에서는 늘 아버지가 앞서서 걸으셨어요.
    to go ahead, lead; to be ahead

    On mountain paths, my father always walked ahead.

    Note: Also to be ahead of others (기술이 앞서다); 앞서 alone is an adverb, earlier: 앞서 말한 것처럼, as I said earlier.
    Actions & Qualities

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  • Word selection follows the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015, 토픽 어휘 목록 공개 목록) for TOPIK II (중급), ordered by the National Institute of Korean Language's learner word list (2003, KOGL Type 1); both via julienshim/combined_korean_vocabulary_list. 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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