TOPIK level 1 vocabulary · Page 4 of 8

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

301. 사safour (Sino-Korean number)
302. 사과sagwaapple
303. 사귀다sagwidaTo make friends; To associate with; To date
304. 사다sadaTo buy, to purchase
305. 사람saramperson, human, people
306. 사랑saranglove
307. 사무실samusiloffice
308. 사십sasipforty (Sino-Korean number)
309. 사용sayongUse, Usage
310. 사월sawolApril
311. 사이saispace or gap between; between
312. 사이다saidalemon-lime soda
313. 사전sajeonDictionary
314. 사진sajinphoto, picture, photograph
315. 산sanmountain
316. 산책sanchaeka walk; a stroll
317. 살salyears old (counter for age); fat
318. 살다saldato live, to reside
319. 삼samthree (Sino-Korean number)
320. 삼계탕samgyetangsamgyetang, a Korean soup of young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice and ginseng
321. 삼십samsipthirty (Sino-Korean number)
322. 삼월samwolMarch (the third month of the year)
323. 생각saenggakThought, idea, opinion
324. 생신saengsinBirthday (honorific term, used for elders or people of higher status)
325. 생일saengilBirthday
326. 생활saenghwallife, daily life, living, livelihood
327. 샤워syawoShower
328. 서른seoreunthirty (native Korean number)
329. 서울seoulSeoul (the capital city of South Korea)
330. 서점seojeombookstore, bookshop
331. 선물seonmulgift, present
332. 선생님seonsaengnimteacher
333. 설명seolmyeongExplanation
334. 세sethree (native Korean form used before a counter); years old
335. 세수sesuwashing one's face
336. 셋setthree (native Korean number)
337. 소개sogaeintroduction, presentation, referral
338. 소금sogeumsalt
339. 손sonhand
340. 손님sonnimguest, customer, client, visitor
341. 쇼핑syopingshopping
342. 수박subakwatermelon
343. 수업sueopClass, lesson
344. 수영suyeongswimming
345. 수영장suyeongjangswimming pool
346. 수요일suyoilWednesday
347. 수첩sucheopsmall notebook; pocket notebook
348. 숙제sukjehomework
349. 술sulalcoholic drink; liquor
350. 쉬다swidaTo rest, to take a break, to relax; breathe
351. 쉽다swipdato be easy, simple, not difficult
352. 슈퍼마켓syupeomaketsupermarket
353. 스물seumultwenty (native Korean number)
354. 스키seukiskis; skiing
355. 슬프다seulpeudasad
356. 시sio’clock (hour marker when telling the time); city
357. 시간sigantime; hour (a period of sixty minutes)
358. 시다sidasour
359. 시원하다siwonhadaTo be cool; refreshing; invigorating; relieving.
360. 시월siwolOctober
361. 시작sijakStart, Beginning
362. 시장sijangmarket
363. 시청sicheongCity hall, municipal office
364. 시키다sikidaTo make someone do something; to order (food, service); to assign (a task)
365. 시험siheomtest, exam
366. 식당sikdangrestaurant
367. 식사siksameal; eating a meal
368. 신다sindato wear (shoes, socks, boots, etc. on feet); to put on (footwear)
369. 신문sinmunNewspaper
370. 신발sinbalshoes
371. 실례sillyerudeness; impoliteness; excuse me (in courteous requests)
372. 싫다siltaTo dislike; to not like; to be unpleasant
373. 싫어하다sireohadato dislike, to hate
374. 십sipten (Sino-Korean number)
375. 십만sipmanone hundred thousand (Sino-Korean number)
376. 십이월sibiwolDecember
377. 십일월sibirwolNovember
378. 싱겁다singgeopdanot salty enough; under-seasoned; bland
379. 싸다ssadacheap, inexpensive; to pack
380. 쓰다sseudato write; to use, to utilize
381. 씨ssiMr.; Ms. (polite title used after a person’s name)
382. 씻다ssitdato wash; to rinse
383. 아aah; oh (expressing realization, understanding, or surprise)
384. 아기agibaby
385. 아내anaewife
386. 아니다anidato not be; to be untrue or not the case
387. 아니요aniyoNo; It is not.
388. 아래araebelow, under, beneath
389. 아르바이트areubaiteupart-time job
390. 아름답다areumdapdabeautiful
391. 아버지abeojifather
392. 아이aichild, kid
393. 아이스크림aiseukeurimice cream
394. 아저씨ajeossiadult man; mister (address term); male relative of one’s parents’ generation
395. 아주ajuVery, really, quite, extremely
396. 아주머니ajumeoniadult woman; ma’am (address term); female relative of one’s parents’ generation
397. 아직ajikstill, yet (often in negative constructions like 'not yet')
398. 아침achimmorning
399. 아파트apateuapartment; apartment building
400. 아프다apeudaTo hurt, to ache, to be sick