Korean Grade 1 Complete: 45 Grammar Points + Mini TOPIK Test
You finished Korean grade 1: all 45 grammar points across 24 lessons — chapter recaps, a 10-item self-check, a mini TOPIK I quiz, and the grade 2 path.
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Written by Alvin Lim Certified Korean Language Teacher (Level 2)
Congratulations — this lesson completes grade 1: 24 lessons, 6 chapters, and all 45 grammar points of the Korean national beginner curriculum, from reading your first 한글 syllable to pinning down weekend plans. This page is the victory lap: chapter recaps, a 10-item self-check, a graduation chat, and a mini test in TOPIK I style.
The whole of grade 1, chapter by chapter
Chapter 1 · First Contact (L1–L4)
| Lesson | Key patterns |
|---|---|
| L1 · Hangul vowels and consonants | letter shapes, syllable blocks |
| L2 · Batchim and liaison | 7 final sounds, 연음 carry-over |
| L3 · Greetings | 안녕하세요, -습니다/-습니까 |
| L4 · Introducing yourself | 은/는, 이에요/예요, 저는 N입니다 |
Chapter 2 · Things & Numbers (L5–L8)
| Lesson | Key patterns |
|---|---|
| L5 · This, that, what | 이/그/저 + 것, 뭐예요?, first 이/가 |
| L6 · The 해요 form | -아/어요, object 을/를 |
| L7 · Sino-Korean numbers | 일·이·삼, 원/층/분/월/일 |
| L8 · Native numbers and counters | 하나·둘·셋, 한/두/세 + 개·명·잔, 몇 |
Chapter 3 · My Day, My People (L9–L12)
| Lesson | Key patterns |
|---|---|
| L9 · Telling time | native 시 + sino 분, time particle 에 |
| L10 · Dates and schedules | 년/월/일, 부터·까지 |
| L11 · Family | 의, honorific 께서 + -으시- |
| L12 · Location and existence | 위/아래/옆 + 에, 있어요/없어요 |
Chapter 4 · Survival Korean (L13–L16)
| Lesson | Key patterns |
|---|---|
| L13 · Daily routine | action-place 에서, -고 있다 |
| L14 · Negation | 안/못, -지 않다/-지 못하다, 이/가 아니다 |
| L15 · Ordering food | 주세요, -으세요, 하고·(이)랑·과/와 |
| L16 · Shopping and prices | 얼마예요?, 만 (only), 에게/한테 |
Chapter 5 · Express Yourself (L17–L20)
| Lesson | Key patterns |
|---|---|
| L17 · Hobbies and likes | listing -고, 도 (also) |
| L18 · Weather and comparisons | 보다 (than), -아/어서, -지만, ㅂ-irregular |
| L19 · Past tense | -았/었-, sequence -고, 어제·지난주 |
| L20 · Future and plans | -을 거예요, -겠-, -기 전에/-은 후에 |
Chapter 6 · Connect & Complete (L21–L24)
| Lesson | Key patterns |
|---|---|
| L21 · Want, can, must | -고 싶다, -을 수 있다, -아/어야 되다 |
| L22 · Making plans | -을까요?, -읍시다, -으니까 |
| L23 · Movement and purpose | -으러 가다/오다, (으)로, -으려고 |
| L24 · This review | 45 of 45 grammar points — complete |
Can you do these 10 things?
Answer honestly — every no points to its lesson, and twenty minutes of review fixes it.
- Read any Hangul word aloud, batchim and liaison included (L1–L2)
- Greet, thank, and apologize politely (L3)
- Introduce yourself — name, country, job — with 은/는 and 이에요/예요 (L4)
- Turn a dictionary verb into the 해요 form on sight (L6)
- Use both number systems: prices in 원, counts with 한/두/세 + counters (L7–L8)
- Say when: clock times, dates, and 부터–까지 ranges (L9–L10)
- Choose 에 or 에서 correctly — where things are vs where actions happen (L12–L13)
- Order food and shop: 주세요, -으세요, 얼마예요 (L15–L16)
- Move through time: 어제 만났어요, 내일 만날 거예요, plus want/can/must (L19–L21)
- Make a plan end to end: suggest with -을까요?, give the reason with -으니까, say how you will get there with 지하철로 (L22–L23)
Eight or more: grade 1 is genuinely done. Five to seven: skim the flagged chapters this week. Under five: rerun chapters 4–6 — they compound everything earlier.
Your mini TOPIK I
The quiz on this page works like a TOPIK I warm-up: one vocabulary item, one particle, two grammar, one dialogue completion — all original, all solvable with grade-1 tools. Comfortable? You are pacing right for level 1.
The graduation chat
Every bubble runs on grade-1 machinery — four natural lines, zero unlearned grammar. That is the real certificate.
What opens up in grade 2
Grade 1 gave you sentences; grade 2 gives them texture: noun-modifying forms (관형형 — the engine behind ‘the movie we watched yesterday’), experience with -은 적 있다, 반말 casual speech, and a wider set of connectors. Grade 2 lessons are in production — until they land, take the level test to confirm your placement.
FAQ
Is grade 1 equal to TOPIK level 1? Close to it. This course follows the Korean national standard curriculum (국제 통용 한국어 표준 교육과정), and its grade 1 corresponds to TOPIK I level 1 territory: roughly 800 basic words and all 45 grade-1 grammar items — every one of which you have now met. The real exam adds timed listening and reading sets, so pair this review with timed TOPIK I-format practice before test day.
How long does grade 1 take? Korean programs allot roughly 72 to 200 classroom hours per grade depending on intensity. Self-studying with this course, two to three lessons a week plus quiz reviews lands most learners at the finish line in two to three months. Speed matters less than the loop: lesson, quiz, next lesson, then circle back to whatever felt shaky.
What should I learn next? Grade 2. The headline upgrades: noun-modifying forms (관형형 — the machinery behind phrases like ‘the food I ate’), past experience with -은 적 있다, casual speech (반말) with close friends, and a much richer set of connectors. Grade 2 lessons are in production; meanwhile, take the level test to confirm grade 1 is solid and keep the vocabulary packs in rotation.
Next: Grade 2 coming soon — meanwhile, the curriculum hub has every lesson and vocabulary pack. Previous: movement and purpose.