Elementary Korean Society & Ideas Vocabulary (TOPIK 2)

A complete list of 95 elementary-level Korean society & ideas vocabulary words (TOPIK 2). Every word includes romanization and its English meaning, curated by a certified Korean language teacher. Filter to search, or switch levels below.

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Korean Romanization Meaning
금지 L2-08 geumji prohibition; -forbidden
무게 L2-07 muge weight
정리하다 L2-02 jeongnihada to organize, to put in order
출입하다 L2-08 churiphada to enter and exit, go in/out
알약 L2-10 aryak pill, tablet
드시다 L2-10 deusida to take / eat (honorific of 먹다)
우울하다 L2-11 uulhada to be depressed, down
위로하다 L2-12 wirohada to comfort, console
힘내다 L2-12 himnaeda to cheer up, stay strong
긴장하다 L2-12 ginjanghada to be nervous, tense
실수하다 L2-12 silsuhada to make a mistake
겉 geot outside, surface, exterior
결과 gyeolgwa result, outcome
결정 gyeoljeong decision
계산 gyesan calculation, bill, payment
관계 gwangye relationship, connection
교육 gyoyuk education
국제 gukje international
규칙 gyuchik rule, regulation
기회 gihoe opportunity, chance
길이 giri length
끝 kkeut end, tip, finish
나누다 nanuda to divide, share, split
나머지 nameoji remainder, rest
남다 namda to remain, be left over
낫다 natda to be better, preferable
넘다 neomda to exceed, cross over
노력 noryeok effort, endeavor
높이 nopi height, altitude
늘다 neulda to increase, grow
다양 dayang diversity, variety
다하다 dahada to do completely, exhaust
단순 dansun simplicity
답 dap answer, reply
똑같다 ttokgatda to be exactly the same
모양 moyang shape, appearance, form
목적 mokjeok purpose, goal, objective
바뀌다 bakkwida to be changed, to be switched
반대 bandae opposition, the opposite
변하다 byeonhada to change, to transform
부분 bubun part, portion, section
부족 bujok shortage, lack, deficiency
분명하다 bunmyeonghada to be clear, to be obvious
비교 bigyo comparison
비다 bida to be empty, to be vacant
비밀 bimil secret
사고 sago accident, incident
사실 sasil fact, truth, actually
사업 saeop business, enterprise
서비스 seobiseu service
서양 seoyang the West, Western culture
선택 seontaek choice, selection
성공 seonggong success
세상 sesang the world, society
속도 sokdo speed
순서 sunseo order, sequence
시민 simin citizen, resident
신청 sincheong application, registration, request
실패 silpae failure
안되다 andoeda to not be allowed, to fail
안전 anjeon safety, security
어떠하다 eotteohada to be how, to be in what state
연락처 yeollakcheo contact information
연예인 yeonyein celebrity, entertainer
영하 yeongha below zero, sub-zero temperature
예순 yesun sixty
예약 yeyak reservation, booking
옛 yet old, former (prenominal)
오래간만 oraeganman long time no see, after a long time
오르다 oreuda to go up, to rise, to climb
온도 ondo temperature
올라오다 ollaoda to come up, to rise up
올리다 ollida to raise, to upload, to lift
올림픽 ollimpik Olympics
옳다 olta to be right, to be correct
옷걸이 otgeori clothes hanger
와이셔츠 waisyeocheu dress shirt, button-down shirt
왕 wang king
외우다 oeuda to memorize, to learn by heart
왼손 oenson left hand
우동 udong udon noodles
우리나라 urinara our country, Korea
우선 useon first of all, for now
운전사 unjeonsa driver, chauffeur
울산 ulsan Ulsan (city in Korea)
원하다 wonhada to want, to desire
월급 wolgeup monthly salary
위쪽 wijjok upper side, top area
유리 yuri glass
유치원 yuchiwon kindergarten
유학 yuhak studying abroad
유학생 yuhaksaeng international student, student studying abroad
유행 yuhaeng trend, fashion
육교 yukgyo pedestrian overpass, footbridge
응 eung yeah, uh-huh (informal yes)
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Written by Alvin Lim Certified Korean Language Teacher (Level 2)