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Korean TOPIK II — Core Vocabulary, Part 17 flashcards

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The last 88 TOPIK II words of the frequency selection: feelings, nature and the body, daily life and money, work and study, amounts and time, thinking and talking, actions and qualities, and adverbs, each with an original polite sentence on the front (news style for written words).

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  1. 연설 (yeonseol) (n.)
    그 정치인의 연설은 짧았지만 큰 감동을 줬어요.
    speech, address

    That politician's speech was short but deeply moving.

    Note: 연설하다 = to give a speech; a class presentation is 발표.
    Society & Media
  2. 승진 (seungjin) (n.)
    언니가 올해 승진 시험에 합격했어요.
    promotion (at work)

    My older sister passed the promotion exam this year.

    Note: 승진하다 = to be promoted: 과장으로 승진하다.
    Work & Career
  3. 간 (gan) (n.)
    병원에서 검사를 받았는데 간에 문제가 있대요.
    liver

    I had some tests at the hospital, and they say there's a problem with my liver.

    Homograph: 간 (between: 서울과 부산 간) is a different word.
    Health
  4. 개미 (gaemi) (n.)
    개미는 자기 몸보다 훨씬 무거운 것도 들 수 있어요.
    ant

    Ants can lift things much heavier than their own bodies.

    Note: 개미처럼 일하다 = to work hard, like an ant.
    Environment & Weather
  5. 내주다 (naejuda) (v.)
    가게 주인이 웃으면서 거스름돈을 내줬어요.
    to hand over, give out

    The shop owner smiled while handing over the change.

    Note: Also to give up what is yours: 자리를 내주다 = to give up one's seat or place.
    Daily Life & Money
  6. 적히다 (jeokida) (v.)
    봉투에 적힌 주소로 편지를 보냈어요.
    to be written (down)

    I sent the letter to the address written on the envelope.

    Note: Said [저키다]; passive of 적다 (to write down).
    Thinking & Communicating
  7. 스튜디오 (seutyudio) (n.)
    이 스튜디오는 한 시간에 삼만 원에 빌릴 수 있어요.
    studio

    You can rent this studio for 30,000 won an hour.

    Note: 녹음 스튜디오 = recording studio; 사진 스튜디오 = photo studio.
    Culture & Arts
  8. 경기장 (gyeonggijang) (n.)
    경기가 끝나자 관중들이 경기장을 빠져나왔어요.
    stadium, arena

    When the game ended, the spectators streamed out of the stadium.

    Note: 실내 경기장 = indoor arena; 야구장 and 축구장 name the sport.
    Places & Travel
  9. 낮추다 (natchuda) (v.)
    더우면 에어컨 온도를 조금만 낮춰 주세요.
    to lower, turn down

    If you're hot, please set the air conditioner a little lower.

    Note: The opposite is 높이다; 말을 낮추다 = to speak to someone in 반말.
    Amounts & Degree
  10. 광경 (gwanggyeong) (n.)
    공항에서 가족들이 서로 껴안고 우는 광경을 봤어요.
    sight, scene, spectacle

    I saw a scene at the airport: families hugging each other and crying.

    Watch out: Close to 장면, but one scene of a film or play is 장면.
    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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