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Korean TOPIK II — Core Vocabulary, Part 7 flashcards

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Eighty-eight more TOPIK II words in frequency order: society and the economy, culture and the arts, people, places, time and change, amounts, feelings, 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. 군사 (gunsa) (n.)
    두 나라는 군사 협력을 강화하기로 합의했다.
    military affairs; military

    The two countries agreed to strengthen military cooperation.

    Note: Mostly written, as in this news-style sentence; a soldier is 군인.
    Society & Media
  2. 예산 (yesan) (n.)
    이번 여행은 예산이 넉넉하지 않아요.
    budget

    We don't have much of a budget for this trip.

    Note: 예산을 짜다 = to draw up a budget.
    Work & Career
  3. 맺다 (maetda) (v.)
    올해는 감나무가 열매를 많이 맺었어요.
    to bear (fruit), form (drops)

    This year the persimmon tree bore a lot of fruit.

    Note: Also "to form, conclude": 관계를 맺다 (form a relationship), 계약을 맺다 (sign a contract).
    Environment & Weather
  4. 곁 (gyeot) (n.)
    힘들 때 항상 제 곁에 있어 줘서 고마워요.
    side (beside someone)

    Thank you for always being by my side when things were hard.

    Note: Mostly in 곁에 (by someone's side); for a plain "next to", 옆 is the everyday word.
    Feelings & Relationships
  5. 확실하다 (hwaksilhada) (adj.)
    그 사람이 범인이라는 증거는 아직 확실하지 않아요.
    certain, sure, definite

    The evidence that that person is the culprit isn't certain yet.

    Note: The adverb is 확실히 (certainly, for sure).
    Thinking & Communicating
  6. 아예 (aye) (adv.)
    저는 요즘 커피를 아예 안 마셔요.
    at all, altogether; from the start

    I don't drink coffee at all these days.

    Note: Usually with a negative: 아예 안 하다 means not doing it at all, from the outset.
    Adverbs & Function Words
  7. 신화 (sinhwa) (n.)
    단군 신화는 한국의 건국 이야기예요.
    myth, mythology

    The Dangun myth is the story of how Korea was founded.
    Culture & Arts
  8. 수도 (sudo) (n.)
    호주의 수도는 시드니가 아니라 캔버라예요.
    capital (city)

    The capital of Australia is Canberra, not Sydney.

    Homograph: 수도 (water supply, tap water) is a different word.
    Places & Travel
  9. 범위 (beomwi) (n.)
    이번 시험은 범위가 너무 넓어요.
    range, scope

    The material for this exam covers too much.

    Note: 시험 범위 is the material an exam covers.
    Amounts & Degree
  10. 울리다 (ullida) (v.)
    회의 중에 갑자기 휴대폰이 울렸어요.
    to ring, sound (of a phone or bell)

    My phone suddenly rang during the meeting.

    Homograph: 울리다 (to make someone cry) 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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