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Korean TOPIK I Vocabulary

Learn 248 beginner Korean words across 14 everyday topics, in Hangul, with the polite 해요 form in the notes. Checked against the National Institute of Korean Language's grade A learning vocabulary; TOPIK I-oriented, not an official or complete exam list.

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TOPIK I and II: the format, every deck and its source
  • People and family

    언니

    older sister (said by a woman)

  • Food and drink

    bread

    빵

  • Shopping and money

    표

    ticket

  • Free time and weather

    spring

    봄

  • Small words

    어디

    where

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You start with People and family, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People and family

    Start here18 cards
  2. Section 2: Numbers and counting

    22 cards
  3. Section 3: Days, dates and time

    21 cards
  4. Section 4: Food and drink

    20 cards
  5. Section 5: At home

    15 cards
  6. Section 6: Places in town

    15 cards
  7. Section 7: Getting around

    16 cards
  8. Section 8: Shopping and money

    15 cards
  9. Section 9: School and work

    16 cards
  10. Section 10: Body and health

    15 cards
  11. Section 11: Free time and weather

    16 cards
  12. Section 12: Everyday verbs

    22 cards
  13. Section 13: Describing words

    18 cards
  14. Section 14: Small words

    19 cards
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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People and family18 cards

가족
family
부모님
parents
아버지
father
어머니
mother
남편
husband
아내
wife
아들
son
딸
daughter
형
older brother (said by a man)
오빠
older brother (said by a woman)
누나
older sister (said by a man)
언니
older sister (said by a woman)
남동생
younger brother
여동생
younger sister
할아버지
grandfather
할머니
grandmother
아저씨
middle-aged man / mister
아주머니
middle-aged woman / madam

2Numbers and counting22 cards

하나
one (native Korean)
둘
two (native Korean)
셋
three (native Korean)
넷
four (native Korean)
다섯
five (native Korean)
여섯
six (native Korean)
일곱
seven (native Korean)
여덟
eight (native Korean)
아홉
nine (native Korean)
열
ten (native Korean)
스물
twenty (native Korean)
일
one (Sino-Korean)
이
two (Sino-Korean)
삼
three (Sino-Korean)
십
ten (Sino-Korean)
백
hundred
천
thousand
만
ten thousand
개
counter for things / items
명
counter for people
번
time (occurrence) / number
살
year(s) of age

3Days, dates and time21 cards

월요일
Monday
화요일
Tuesday
수요일
Wednesday
목요일
Thursday
금요일
Friday
토요일
Saturday
일요일
Sunday
오늘
today
내일
tomorrow
어제
yesterday
지금
now
오전
morning / a.m.
오후
afternoon / p.m.
밤
night
주말
weekend
올해
this year
작년
last year
내년
next year
시
o'clock
분
minute
월
month

4Food and drink20 cards

음식
food / dish
밥
cooked rice / meal
아침
breakfast / morning
점심
lunch
저녁
dinner / evening
물
water
커피
coffee
우유
milk
술
alcohol / alcoholic drink
맥주
beer
빵
bread
고기
meat
생선
fish (as food)
과일
fruit
사과
apple
김치
kimchi
라면
instant noodles (ramyeon)
비빔밥
bibimbap
젓가락
chopsticks
숟가락
spoon

5At home15 cards

집
home / house
방
room
부엌
kitchen
화장실
bathroom / toilet
문
door
창문
window
침대
bed
의자
chair
책상
desk
냉장고
fridge
텔레비전
television
컴퓨터
computer
아파트
flat / apartment block
열쇠
key
청소하다
to clean

6Places in town15 cards

병원
hospital / doctor's clinic
약국
pharmacy
은행
bank
우체국
post office
도서관
library
공원
park
극장
cinema / theatre
식당
restaurant / canteen
시장
market
백화점
department store
호텔
hotel
대사관
embassy
경찰서
police station
교회
church
박물관
museum

7Getting around16 cards

역
station
공항
airport
지하철
subway / metro
버스
bus
택시
taxi
기차
train
비행기
plane
자전거
bicycle
정류장
stop (bus or tram)
길
road / way
오른쪽
right (side)
왼쪽
left (side)
앞
front / in front of
뒤
back / behind
옆
side / next to
근처
nearby / neighbourhood

8Shopping and money15 cards

가게
shop
돈
money
원
won (Korean currency)
값
price
얼마
how much
카드
card
옷
clothes
바지
trousers
신발
shoes
모자
hat / cap
가방
bag
선물
present / gift
우산
umbrella
지갑
wallet / purse
표
ticket

9School and work16 cards

학교
school
대학교
university
학생
student / pupil
선생님
teacher
수업
class / lesson
숙제
homework
시험
exam / test
공부하다
to study
한국어
Korean (language)
단어
word
질문
question
회사
company
사무실
office (room)
의사
doctor
회의
meeting (at work)
일하다
to work

10Body and health15 cards

몸
body
머리
head / hair
얼굴
face
눈
eye / snow
코
nose
입
mouth
귀
ear
목
neck / throat
손
hand
발
foot
다리
leg / bridge
배
stomach / belly
감기
cold (illness)
약
medicine
아프다
to hurt / to be ill

11Free time and weather16 cards

취미
hobby
운동
exercise / sport
축구
football
수영
swimming
여행
travel / trip
영화
film / movie
음악
music
노래
song / singing
생일
birthday
날씨
weather
비
rain
바람
wind
봄
spring
여름
summer
가을
autumn
겨울
winter

12Everyday verbs22 cards

가다
to go
오다
to come
있다
to be (somewhere) / to have
없다
not to be there / not to have
먹다
to eat
마시다
to drink
자다
to sleep
일어나다
to get up / to wake up
보다
to see / to watch
듣다
to listen / to hear
읽다
to read
쓰다
to write / to use
말하다
to speak / to say
배우다
to learn
가르치다
to teach
알다
to know
모르다
not to know
사다
to buy
만나다
to meet
기다리다
to wait
타다
to get on / to ride
좋아하다
to like

13Describing words18 cards

크다
big / tall
작다
small
좋다
good
나쁘다
bad
많다
many / a lot
비싸다
expensive
싸다
cheap
맛있다
delicious / tasty
맵다
spicy (hot)
덥다
hot (weather)
춥다
cold (weather)
예쁘다
pretty
재미있다
interesting / fun
바쁘다
busy
어렵다
difficult
멀다
far
가깝다
near / close
괜찮다
fine / all right

14Small words19 cards

네
yes
아니요
no
누구
who
뭐
what
어디
where
언제
when
왜
why
몇
how many / what (number)
이것
this (thing)
그것
that (near you) / it
여기
here
거기
there (near you)
아주
very
너무
too / really
잘
well
안
not
못
cannot
그리고
and (then)
그런데
but / by the way

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People and family

부모님

Published September 27, 2026