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Korean TOPIK II Vocabulary

Learn 304 intermediate Korean words across 16 topics, in Hangul, with the polite 해요 form in the notes. Checked against the National Institute of Korean Language's grade B (intermediate) learning vocabulary; oriented to TOPIK II level 3, not an official or complete exam list.

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

  • People and polite speech

    친척

    relative

  • Cooking and eating

    onion

    양파

  • Study

    제출하다

    to submit / hand in

  • Culture and free time

    tradition

    전통

  • Linking words and adverbs

    미리

    in advance

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

  1. Section 1: People and polite speech

    Start here21 cards

  2. Section 2: Feelings

    19 cards

  3. Section 3: Character and looks

    19 cards

  4. Section 4: Home and chores

    18 cards

  5. Section 5: Cooking and eating

    19 cards

  6. Section 6: Shopping and money

    19 cards

  7. Section 7: Getting around town

    19 cards

  8. Section 8: Work

    19 cards

  9. Section 9: Study

    19 cards

  10. Section 10: Health

    18 cards

  11. Section 11: Weather and nature

    18 cards

  12. Section 12: Culture and free time

    19 cards

  13. Section 13: Society and the news

    18 cards

  14. Section 14: Everyday verbs

    20 cards

  15. Section 15: Describing things

    19 cards

  16. Section 16: Linking words and adverbs

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

1People and polite speech21 cards

선배
senior (someone ahead of you at school or work)
후배
junior (someone who started after you)
이웃
neighbour
친척
relative
형제
brothers / siblings
식구
household / family members
막내
youngest child
사촌
cousin
삼촌
uncle (father's brother)
이모
aunt (mother's sister)
애인
boyfriend / girlfriend
연세
age (honorific)
성함
name (honorific)
생신
birthday (honorific)
존댓말
polite speech
저희
we / our (humble)
뵙다
to see / meet (someone senior)
모시다
to accompany / look after (an elder)
여쭈다
to ask (someone senior)
말씀드리다
to tell (someone senior)
주무시다
to sleep (honorific)

2Feelings19 cards

기쁘다
glad / happy
행복하다
happy (deeply, lastingly)
궁금하다
curious / wondering
걱정되다
to be worried
화나다
to get angry
기대하다
to look forward to / expect
무섭다
scared / scary
부럽다
envious
외롭다
lonely
그립다
to miss / long for
부끄럽다
shy / ashamed
긴장하다
to be nervous / tense
당황하다
to be flustered / thrown
답답하다
stuffy / frustrated
불안하다
anxious / uneasy
우울하다
depressed / gloomy
후회하다
to regret
짜증
irritation / annoyance
감동
being moved / touched

3Character and looks19 cards

성격
personality / character
착하다
kind / good-natured
친하다
close (friends)
똑똑하다
smart / clever
부지런하다
hard-working / diligent
솔직하다
frank / honest
활발하다
lively / outgoing
귀엽다
cute
멋있다
cool / stylish
잘생기다
good-looking
뚱뚱하다
fat
젊다
young (an adult)
어리다
young (a child) / younger
늙다
to grow old
닮다
to look like / take after
표정
facial expression
모습
appearance / look
태도
attitude / manner
습관
habit

4Home and chores18 cards

빨래
laundry (washing clothes)
설거지
washing up (the dishes)
정리하다
to tidy / put in order
치우다
to clear away / tidy up
버리다
to throw away
이사하다
to move (house)
거실
living room
욕실
bathroom (with a bath or shower)
현관
entrance hall
계단
stairs
엘리베이터
lift / elevator
가구
furniture
서랍
drawer
이불
duvet / quilt
베개
pillow
쓰레기통
rubbish bin
세탁소
dry cleaner's
꺼지다
to go out / go off (a light, a fire)

5Cooking and eating19 cards

반찬
side dishes
채소
vegetables
재료
ingredients / materials
양념
seasoning / marinade
간장
soy sauce
고추장
red chilli paste
마늘
garlic
양파
onion
국물
broth / soup liquid
끓이다
to boil / cook (soup, ramyeon)
굽다
to grill / bake / roast
볶다
to stir-fry
삶다
to boil (in water)
썰다
to slice / chop
섞다
to mix
싱겁다
bland (not salty enough)
신선하다
fresh
도시락
packed lunch / lunch box
배달
delivery

6Shopping and money19 cards

가격
price
할인
discount
현금
cash
동전
coin
통장
bankbook / bank account
월급
monthly salary
용돈
pocket money
세금
tax
요금
fee / fare / bill
비용
cost / expenses
저축
savings
교환
exchange (of goods)
포장
wrapping / packing
고르다
to choose / pick
주문하다
to order
모자라다
to be short / not enough
부족하다
insufficient / lacking
절약하다
to save / economise
팔리다
to sell / be sold

7Getting around town19 cards

대중교통
public transport
갈아타다
to change (trains, buses)
막히다
to be blocked / jammed
건너다
to cross
신호등
traffic lights
횡단보도
pedestrian crossing
입구
entrance
출구
exit
맞은편
opposite side
동네
neighbourhood
시내
city centre / downtown
고속버스
express intercity bus
터미널
bus terminal
고속도로
motorway / highway
주차장
car park
주차하다
to park
좌석
seat
예매하다
to buy (tickets) in advance
예약
reservation / booking

8Work19 cards

직장
workplace / job
직업
occupation
직원
employee / staff member
출근하다
to go to work
퇴근하다
to leave work
출장
business trip
휴가
holiday / leave
취직
getting a job
그만두다
to quit / stop
근무하다
to work (at a post)
사업
business
고객
customer / client
서류
documents / papers
보고서
report
계약
contract
부장
department head
명함
business card
경험
experience
능력
ability

9Study19 cards

전공
major (subject)
학기
semester / term
성적
grades / results
점수
score / mark
합격
passing (an exam, an interview)
과목
subject (at school)
복습하다
to review (a lesson)
발표하다
to present / announce
제출하다
to submit / hand in
외우다
to memorise
틀리다
to be wrong (an answer)
정답
correct answer
실력
skill / real ability
학원
private academy / cram school
유학
studying abroad
신입생
first-year / new student
등록금
tuition fees
장학금
scholarship
번역
translation (written)

10Health18 cards

증상
symptom
기침
cough
두통
headache
열
fever / heat
상처
wound / hurt
주사
injection
수술
surgery / operation
입원하다
to go into hospital
치료하다
to treat
낫다
to get better / recover
다치다
to get hurt / injure
몸살
aches and chills (from exhaustion)
치과
dentist's
피부
skin
무릎
knee
발목
ankle
몸무게
(body) weight
땀
sweat

11Weather and nature18 cards

기온
(air) temperature
영하
below zero
장마
summer rainy season
태풍
typhoon
소나기
(rain) shower
흐리다
cloudy / overcast
햇빛
sunlight
더위
the heat
추위
the cold
사계절
the four seasons
자연
nature
환경
environment
호수
lake
섬
island
숲
forest / woods
바닷가
seaside / beach
그늘
shade
식물
plant

12Culture and free time19 cards

공연
performance / show
축제
festival
명절
traditional holiday
설날
Lunar New Year
전통
tradition
문화
culture
방송
broadcast / programme
광고
advertisement
기사
news article / driver
소설
novel / fiction
관광
sightseeing / tourism
낚시
fishing
감상하다
to enjoy / appreciate (art, music)
독서
reading (as a pastime)
동아리
club (at university)
미술관
art gallery
악기
musical instrument
모임
gathering / meet-up
유행
trend / fashion

13Society and the news18 cards

사회
society
경제
economy
정치
politics
세계
world
인구
population
사고
accident
발생하다
to occur / break out
해결하다
to solve / resolve
발전하다
to develop / progress
변화
change
늘다
to increase / grow
줄다
to decrease / shrink
결과
result
과거
the past
현재
the present / currently
미래
the future
전쟁
war
평화
peace

14Everyday verbs20 cards

결정하다
to decide
기억하다
to remember
바뀌다
to change (become different)
모으다
to collect / save up
빌리다
to borrow
돌려주다
to give back
연락하다
to get in touch
참석하다
to attend
취소하다
to cancel
확인하다
to check / confirm
알리다
to let know / inform
챙기다
to take along / look after
지키다
to keep / protect
놓치다
to miss (a bus, a chance)
서두르다
to hurry
들르다
to drop by / stop off
어울리다
to suit / get along
헤어지다
to part / break up
사과하다
to apologise
부탁하다
to ask a favour

15Describing things19 cards

간단하다
simple / brief
편리하다
convenient
불편하다
uncomfortable / inconvenient
다양하다
diverse / various
충분하다
enough / sufficient
적당하다
suitable / moderate
확실하다
certain / sure
정확하다
accurate / exact
특별하다
special
심하다
severe / too much
시끄럽다
noisy / loud
깊다
deep
두껍다
thick
얇다
thin (paper, clothes)
좁다
narrow / cramped
낡다
old / worn-out
이상하다
strange / odd
익숙하다
familiar / used to
급하다
urgent / in a hurry

16Linking words and adverbs20 cards

특히
especially
거의
almost
훨씬
much (more)
점점
gradually / more and more
별로
not particularly
전혀
not at all
미리
in advance
직접
in person / directly
자꾸
again and again
제대로
properly
대부분
most / mostly
결국
in the end / eventually
게다가
on top of that / besides
또는
or
반드시
without fail / definitely
겨우
barely / only just
마침
just then / as it happens
우연히
by chance
아무리
no matter how
마침내
at last / finally

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Published September 28, 2026