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Korean TOPIK II — Core Vocabulary, Part 2 flashcards

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Eighty-seven of the most frequent TOPIK II words: society and politics, work, study, health, feelings, daily life, opinions, people, culture, travel, time and change, amounts, key verbs and function words — each with an original polite sentence on the front (news style for written words).

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  1. 대통령 (daetongnyeong) (n.)
    새로 뽑힌 대통령이 오늘 첫 연설을 했어요.
    president (of a country)

    The newly elected president gave their first speech today.

    Note: To elect a president is 대통령을 뽑다.
    Society & Media
  2. 연구 (yeongu) (n.)
    형은 대학에서 암 연구를 하고 있어요.
    research; study

    My older brother is doing cancer research at a university.

    Note: The verb is 연구하다; a researcher is 연구원.
    Education & Study
  3. 생명 (saengmyeong) (n.)
    의사들이 밤새 수술해서 환자의 생명을 구했어요.
    life (being alive)

    The doctors operated all night and saved the patient's life.

    Watch out: 생명 is life as being alive; the life you lead is 삶.
    Health
  4. 대하다 (daehada) (v.)
    우리 사장님은 직원들을 가족처럼 따뜻하게 대하세요.
    to treat (someone); to face

    Our boss treats the employees warmly, like family.

    Note: -에 대해(서) means "about": 환경 문제에 대해.
    Feelings & Relationships
  5. 삶 (sam) (n.)
    은퇴하고 나서 여유로운 삶을 살고 싶어요.
    life (the way one lives)

    After I retire, I want to live a relaxed life.

    Watch out: Pronounced [삼]; it is the noun of 살다, while 생명 is life as being alive.
    Daily Life & Money
  6. 등 (deung) (bound n.)
    이번 여행에서 서울, 부산, 제주도 등을 둘러봤어요.
    and so on; etc. (after a list)

    On this trip I looked around Seoul, Busan, Jeju Island and other places.

    Watch out: Spaced after the last item of the list: 사과, 배 등.

    Homograph: 등 (back of the body) is a different word, and so is 등 for a rank (일 등, first place).
    Adverbs & Function Words
  7. 인간 (ingan) (n.)
    인간은 다른 동물과 달리 언어를 사용해요.
    human being; humankind

    Unlike other animals, humans use language.

    Watch out: In everyday talk 사람 is usual; calling a particular person 인간 can sound rude.
    People & Roles
  8. 지역 (jiyeok) (n.)
    이 지역은 겨울에 눈이 정말 많이 와요.
    region; area

    This area gets a lot of snow in winter.
    Places & Travel
  9. 시대 (sidae) (n.)
    조선 시대에는 사람들이 한복을 입고 살았어요.
    era; period; age

    In the Joseon era, people went about in hanbok.
    Time & Change
  10. 따르다 (ttareuda) (v.)
    처음 가는 길이라서 친구 뒤를 따라 걸었어요.
    to follow; to go along with

    I'd never been that way before, so I walked behind my friend.

    Watch out: 으-irregular: 따라요, 따랐어요.

    Homograph: 따르다 (to pour a drink) is a different word.
    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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