Home / Flashcard library / Languages / TOPIK II (Korean) / Core Vocabulary, Part 12

Languages

Korean TOPIK II — Core Vocabulary, Part 12 flashcards

10 of 88 cards free to study here · 15 topics · the whole deck is built into Willys

Eighty-eight more TOPIK II words in frequency order: society and the news, work, study, health, feelings, daily life and money, culture and the arts, thinking and talking, actions and qualities, and adverbs, each with an original polite sentence on the front (news style for written words).

Get the app All TOPIK II (Korean) decks

Learn deck · part of TOPIK II (Korean) · written against: About 1,400 frequent TOPIK II words of the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015), chosen by the National Institute of Korean Language's frequency ranks, with grammar patterns and in-context cloze; spelling and spacing per the Standard Korean Dictionary. Updated 2026-10-10.

In the app every card is read aloud: the Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish or other language side in its own native voice and the English side in yours, with a hands-free Listen mode for whole decks.

Study the free sample

10 cards from the deck as they are. Flip, rate yourself, filter by topic; your progress stays in this browser.

The 10 sample cards as a list
  1. 수상 (susang) (n.)
    그는 마흔다섯 살의 나이에 영국 수상으로 뽑혔다.
    prime minister (head of a cabinet)

    He was chosen as British prime minister at the age of forty-five.

    Note: Mostly written, as in this news-style sentence; 총리 is now more common. 수상 (winning a prize: 수상 소감) is a different word.
    Society & Media
  2. 한국어 (hangugeo) (n.)
    외국인 친구가 한국어를 생각보다 유창하게 해요.
    the Korean language

    My foreign friend speaks Korean more fluently than I expected.

    Note: In speech 한국말 is just as common.
    Education & Study
  3. 근육 (geunyuk) (n.)
    매일 운동을 했더니 다리에 근육이 생겼어요.
    muscle

    I worked out every day, and now I've got muscle in my legs.

    Note: 근육통 = muscle ache.
    Health
  4. 자랑스럽다 (jarangseureopda) (adj.)
    저는 혼자 힘으로 대학에 합격한 아들이 정말 자랑스러워요.
    proud (of someone or something)

    I'm really proud of my son, who got into university by his own efforts.

    Watch out: ㅂ-irregular: 자랑스러워요, 자랑스러웠어요.
    Feelings & Relationships
  5. 잠들다 (jamdeulda) (v.)
    영화가 지루해서 보다가 그만 잠들었어요.
    to fall asleep

    The movie was boring, so I ended up falling asleep while watching it.

    Watch out: ㄹ drops before ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅅ: 잠드는, 잠드세요.
    Daily Life & Money
  6. 유난히 (yunanhi) (adv.)
    올겨울은 작년보다 유난히 추운 것 같아요.
    unusually, especially (more than usual or than others)

    This winter seems unusually cold compared with last year.
    Adverbs & Function Words
  7. 책임자 (chaegimja) (n.)
    이 문제는 현장 책임자에게 물어보세요.
    person in charge

    Please ask the person in charge on site about this matter.

    Note: 책임 = responsibility; 책임을 지다 = to take responsibility.
    People & Roles
  8. 곳곳 (gotgot) (n.)
    축제 기간에는 도시 곳곳에서 공연이 열려요.
    here and there; every corner (of a place)

    During the festival, performances are held all over the city.

    Note: Usually after a place: 전국 곳곳 (all over the country).
    Places & Travel
  9. 요즈음 (yojeueum) (n.)
    요즈음 젊은 사람들 사이에서 등산이 유행이에요.
    these days, lately

    Hiking is popular among young people these days.

    Note: 요즘 is its everyday short form.
    Time & Change
  10. 쓰러지다 (sseureojida) (v.)
    길에서 갑자기 쓰러진 할아버지를 보고 사람들이 구급차를 불렀어요.
    to fall over, to collapse

    When an old man suddenly collapsed in the street, people called an ambulance.

    Note: Also of trees and buildings: 나무가 쓰러지다 (a tree falls over).
    Actions & Qualities

Unlock the whole deck

You are studying a free 10-card sample. All 88 cards of Korean TOPIK II — Core Vocabulary, Part 12, the other 20 TOPIK II (Korean) decks, and spaced-repetition scheduling are built into Willys. 14-day free trial, then $14.99 a year.

Get the app

In Willys, tap Exam Library at the top of your Decks (or Browse Exam Library… under the + button), find the exam on its shelf or by search, tick it and tap Add.

More TOPIK II (Korean) decks

Grammar PatternsCore Vocabulary, Part 1Core Vocabulary, Part 2Core Vocabulary, Part 3Core Vocabulary, Part 4Core Vocabulary, Part 5Core Vocabulary, Part 6Core Vocabulary, Part 7Core Vocabulary, Part 8Core Vocabulary, Part 9In Context, Part 1Core Vocabulary, Part 10Core Vocabulary, Part 11Core Vocabulary, Part 13Core Vocabulary, Part 14Core Vocabulary, Part 15Core Vocabulary, Part 16Core Vocabulary, Part 17In Context, Part 2Practice Questions

← All TOPIK II (Korean) decks, with the study guide and topic outline.

About these cards

Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

Checked against:

  • 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.

These are independent study notes written for Willys. They are not official exam material, may contain mistakes, and are no substitute for your course, your teacher or the exam owner's own publications. Found an error? Tell us — corrections ship as a new version of the deck.

TOPIK is administered by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED), which is not affiliated with or endorsing this product.

Use of these pages is covered by our Terms of Use.