TOPIK level 1 vocabulary · Page 6 of 8
713 essential Korean words for TOPIK level 1. Tap a word to see its meaning, pronunciation and an example sentence.
- 육yukSix (the number)
- 육십yuksipsixty
- 은행eunhaengbank (financial institution)
- 음eumHmm, Well, Uh. An interjection expressing thought, hesitation, or mild agreement.
- 음료수eumnyosudrink, beverage
- 음식eumsikfood
- 음악eumakMusic
- 의사uisadoctor, physician
- 의자uijachair
- 이ithis (referring to something or someone near the speaker); two
- 이것igeotthis
- 이따가ittagaa little later, later on, in a while
- 이름ireumName
- 이번ibeonthis (time), current
- 이십isiptwenty
- 이야기iyagistory, tale, conversation
- 이월iwolcarryover; transfer to the next month/period
- 이유iyureason, cause
- 이쪽ijjokThis way, this side, here
- 인도네시아indonesiaIndonesia (a country in Southeast Asia)
- 인분inbunserving, portion (for one person)
- 인사insaGreeting, salutation, bow
- 인천incheonIncheon (a major metropolitan city and important port city in South Korea)
- 인터넷inteonetInternet
- 일ilwork, task, job, matter; One (the number)
- 일곱ilgopSeven
- 일본ilbonJapan (country)
- 일어나다ireonadato wake up, to get up, to stand up
- 일요일iryoilSunday
- 일월irwolthe sun and moon
- 일주일iljuila week
- 일찍iljjikEarly
- 일흔ilheunseventy
- 읽다ikdato read
- 입ipMouth
- 입다ipdato wear; to put on (clothes)
- 있다itdato be, to exist, to have
- 자다jadato sleep
- 자동차jadongchacar, automobile
- 자전거jajeongeobicycle
- 자주jajuoften, frequently
- 작년jangnyeonlast year
- 작다jakdasmall, little
- 잔jancup, glass
- 잘jalWell; properly; skillfully; often; easily
- 잘못jalmotMistake, error, fault, wrongdoing
- 잘하다jalhadato do well; to be good at; to be skillful
- 잠jamsleep
- 잠깐jamkkanfor a moment; briefly; a moment
- 잠시jamsifor a moment, for a while, briefly
- 잡수시다japsusidato eat (honorific), to have a meal (honorific)
- 잡채japchaeJapchae (Korean glass noodle stir-fry)
- 장소jangsoplace, location
- 재미없다jaemieopdaboring, uninteresting, dull, not fun
- 재미있다jaemiitdainteresting, fun, amusing
- 저jeoI, me (humble first-person pronoun); Determiner: that (referring to something distant from both speaker and listener); Pronoun: I or me (a humble form of 'I')
- 저것jeogeotthat (thing), that one (referring to something far from both the speaker and the listener)
- 저기jeogiOver there; That place (far from both speaker and listener); Excuse me (to get attention)
- 저녁jeonyeokevening, dinner
- 저쪽jeojjokover there, that side, yonder
- 적다jeokdafew, little (in quantity or number); write down
- 전jeonformer, ex-, previous; whole
- 전공jeongongmajor; specialization
- 전화jeonhwatelephone, phone call
- 전화번호jeonhwabeonhophone number
- 점심jeomsimlunch
- 정류장jeongnyujangBus stop
- 정말jeongmalReally, truly, indeed
- 제jemy (humble/polite form)
- 제일jeilthe most, first, best, number one
- 제주도jejudoJeju Island (the largest island in South Korea, famous for its natural beauty and cultural heritage)
- 조금jogeuma little, a bit, slightly
- 조용하다joyonghadaquiet, calm, still
- 졸업joreopGraduation
- 좀jomA little; a bit; somewhat; (used to soften a request) please
- 종업원jongeobwonemployee
- 좋다jotagood, nice, fine
- 좋아하다joahadato like
- 죄송하다joesonghadaTo be sorry; to feel apologetic
- 주juweek
- 주다judato give
- 주로juromainly, mostly, primarily
- 주말jumalWeekend
- 주무시다jumusidato sleep (honorific)
- 주부jubuhomemaker, housewife
- 주소jusoaddress
- 주스juseujuice
- 주인juinowner, master, host
- 주일juilSunday; a week
- 준비junbiPreparation, readiness, getting ready
- 중jungduring, in the middle of, in progress
- 중국junggukChina
- 지갑jigapwallet
- 지금jigeumnow, at present
- 지나다jinadato pass, to go by, to elapse, to exceed
- 지난달jinandallast month
- 지난주jinanjulast week
- 지난해jinanhaelast year
- 지내다jinaedato spend (time), to live, to get along
- 지우개jiugaeeraser
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