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Korean TOPIK II — Core Vocabulary, Part 1 flashcards

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One hundred words for TOPIK II (levels 3–4): society and media, work, study, health, environment, feelings and relationships, home and money, thinking and talking, and key adverbs. Each word has an original polite sentence on the front; words the TOPIK list places at TOPIK I are marked.

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  1. 사회 (sahoe) (n.)
    요즘 사회 문제에 관심이 많아졌어요.
    society

    I've become more interested in social issues lately.
    Society & Media
  2. 직장 (jikjang) (n.)
    직장이 집에서 멀어서 매일 한 시간씩 운전해요.
    workplace; job

    My workplace is far from home, so I drive for an hour every day.

    TOPIK list: a TOPIK I word.
    Work & Career
  3. 전공 (jeongong) (n.)
    제 전공은 경영학이에요.
    major (field of study)

    My major is business administration.

    Note: 전공하다 — to major in: 경제학을 전공했어요.

    TOPIK list: a TOPIK I word.
    Education & Study
  4. 건강하다 (geonganghada) (adj.)
    건강하려면 잠을 충분히 자야 해요.
    healthy

    To stay healthy, you need to get enough sleep.

    TOPIK list: listed as the noun 건강 (TOPIK I).
    Health
  5. 환경 (hwangyeong) (n.)
    환경을 위해서 일회용 컵을 안 써요.
    environment

    I don't use disposable cups, for the sake of the environment.
    Environment & Weather
  6. 관계 (gwangye) (n.)
    그 두 사람은 무슨 관계예요?
    relationship; connection

    What's the relationship between those two?

    Note: Pronounced [관계] or [관게].

    TOPIK list: a TOPIK I word.
    Feelings & Relationships
  7. 이사하다 (isahada) (v.)
    다음 달에 회사 근처로 이사해요.
    to move (house)

    I'm moving near the office next month.

    TOPIK list: listed as the noun 이사 (TOPIK I).
    Daily Life & Money
  8. 생각나다 (saenggangnada) (v.)
    그 사람 이름이 생각나지 않아요.
    to come to mind; to occur to someone

    I can't think of that person's name.

    Note: Pronounced [생강나다].

    TOPIK list: a TOPIK I word.
    Thinking & Communicating
  9. 갑자기 (gapjagi) (adv.)
    수업 중에 갑자기 코피가 나서 선생님이 놀라셨어요.
    suddenly

    I suddenly got a nosebleed in class, and it gave the teacher a fright.

    TOPIK list: a TOPIK I word.
    Adverbs & Function Words
  10. 문화 (munhwa) (n.)
    한국 문화를 더 알고 싶어서 한국어를 배워요.
    culture

    I'm learning Korean because I want to know more about Korean culture.

    TOPIK list: a TOPIK I word.
    Culture & Arts

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

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  • Word selection follows the TOPIK public vocabulary list (2015, 토픽 어휘 목록 공개 목록) for TOPIK II (중급) and TOPIK I (초급), via julienshim/combined_korean_vocabulary_list; the cards are grouped by topic. 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. Headwords from the TOPIK I list are marked on their cards.

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