TOPIK level 1 vocabulary

713 essential Korean words for TOPIK level 1. Tap a word to see its meaning, pronunciation and an example sentence.

1. 가게gagestore, shop
2. 가격gagyeokPrice, cost
3. 가구gagufurniture
4. 가깝다gakkapdaclose; near
5. 가다gadato go
6. 가르치다gareuchidato teach, to instruct
7. 가방gabangBag
8. 가볍다gabyeopdalight (in weight); slight; trivial
9. 가수gasusinger
10. 가요gayopopular song
11. 가운데gaundemiddle, center, among
12. 가을gaeulautumn; fall
13. 가장gajangmost, the most
14. 가족gajokfamily
15. 가지gajikind, sort, type, item, way (used as a dependent noun to denote a category, type, or item)
16. 가지다gajidato have, to possess
17. 갈비galbiRibs; (specifically) Korean grilled short ribs (galbi)
18. 갈비탕galbitangKorean short rib soup
19. 갈아타다garatadaTo transfer (transportation); to change (lines, vehicles)
20. 감gamPersimmon (fruit)
21. 감기gamgicold, common cold
22. 감사gamsagratitude, thanks, appreciation
23. 값gapprice, cost, value
24. 같다gatdato be the same, to be similar, to be alike
25. 같이gachitogether, with
26. 개gaedog; A counter for general items or objects; piece, item.
27. 거기geogithere
28. 거실geosilliving room
29. 건강geonganghealth
30. 건너편geonneopyeonthe other side, opposite side, across
31. 건물geonmulBuilding
32. 걷다geotdato walk
33. 걸다geoldato hang; to suspend
34. 걸리다geollidato be hung, to be suspended, to be caught (on/in something)
35. 것geotthing, fact, matter, what (used as a nominalizer or to refer to an abstract or concrete item)
36. 게임geimGame
37. 겨울gyeoulwinter
38. 계속gyesokcontinuously, constantly, keep (doing something), continuation
39. 계시다gyesidaTo be; to stay; to exist (honorific form of '있다')
40. 계절gyejeolseason
41. 계획gyehoekplan
42. 고기gogimeat
43. 고르다goreudato choose, to select, to pick
44. 고맙다gomapdagrateful, thankful
45. 고양이goyangicat
46. 고프다gopeudato be hungry
47. 고향gohyanghometown, native place
48. 곳gotplace, spot, location
49. 공부gongbustudy, learning
50. 공원gongwonPark
51. 공책gongchaeknotebook
52. 공항gonghangairport
53. 과일gwailfruit
54. 괜찮다gwaenchantaTo be fine; to be alright; to be okay; to be decent; to be not bad; to be acceptable
55. 교실gyosilclassroom
56. 교통gyotongTransportation; Traffic
57. 구gunine
58. 구경gugyeongsightseeing, watching (a show/event), looking around
59. 구두gududress shoes, leather shoes
60. 구십gusipninety
61. 구월guwolSeptember
62. 국적gukjeoknationality
63. 권gwonCounter for books, volumes, or files
64. 귀gwiEar
65. 귤gyultangerine, mandarin orange
66. 그geuthat, the (referring to something previously mentioned or known)
67. 그것geugeotthat, it
68. 그래geuraeYes, That's right, Okay
69. 그래서geuraeseoso, therefore, that's why, as a result
70. 그러니까geureonikkaTherefore, so; In other words, I mean
71. 그러면geureomyeonThen, In that case, If so
72. 그런데geureondeBut; However; By the way; And then
73. 그럼geureomThen, in that case, if so (can also mean 'of course' in response to a question); Then; Of course; In that case
74. 그렇다geureotato be so; to be like that
75. 그렇지만geureotjimanbut, however, nevertheless
76. 그릇geureutbowl, dish
77. 그리고geurigoand, and then
78. 그리다geuridato draw, to paint
79. 그림geurimPicture, drawing, painting
80. 그저께geujeokkethe day before yesterday
81. 그쪽geujjokThat side, that way; you (informal, or referring to another party)
82. 극장geukjangMovie theater, cinema, theater
83. 근처geuncheovicinity; neighborhood
84. 글geulwriting, text, article, character
85. 글쎄요geulsseyoWell, I'm not sure
86. 금요일geumyoilFriday
87. 기간giganperiod, duration, term
88. 기다리다gidaridato wait
89. 기분gibunmood, feeling
90. 기쁘다gippeudaTo be happy, joyful, glad
91. 기숙사gisuksaDormitory
92. 기차gichatrain
93. 길gilroad, street, path, way
94. 길다gildalong
95. 김밥gimbapGimbap (a Korean dish made from cooked rice and other ingredients rolled in a sheet of dried seaweed)
96. 김치gimchiKimchi (traditional Korean fermented vegetable dish)
97. 김치찌개gimchijjigaeKimchi stew
98. 깨끗하다kkaekkeuthadaTo be clean; to be pure; to be neat
99. 꼭kkokdefinitely, certainly, absolutely, without fail
100. 꽃kkotflower