Elementary Korean Society & Ideas Vocabulary List (TOPIK 2)
A complete list of 98 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.
| Korean | Romanization | Meaning | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 알약 L2-10 | allyak | pill, tablet 알약 두 개를 드세요 Take two pills. |  |
| 옷걸이 | otgeori | clothes hanger 옷걸이에 걸어요 I hang it on a hanger. |  |
| 와이셔츠 | waisyeocheu | dress shirt, button-down shirt 와이셔츠를 입었어요 I put on a dress shirt. |  |
| 왕 | wang | king 왕이 되었어요 He became king. |  |
| 왼손 | oenson | left hand 왼손이 불편해요 My left hand is hard to use. |  |
| 우동 | udong | udon noodles 우동 한 그릇 주세요 One bowl of udon, please. |  |
| 운전사 | unjeonsa | driver, chauffeur 운전사가 기다려요 The driver is waiting. |  |
| 유리¹ | yuri | glass · 유리가 깨지다 유리가 깨졌어요 The glass broke. |  |
| 육교 | yukgyo | pedestrian overpass, footbridge 육교를 건너세요 Cross the pedestrian overpass. |  |
| 금지 L2-08 | geumji | prohibition; -forbidden 박물관 안은 촬영 금지예요 No photography inside the museum. | |
| 무게 L2-07 | muge | weight 무게가 얼마예요? How much does it weigh? | |
| 정리하다 L2-02 | jeongnihada | to organize, to put in order 책상을 정리할게요 정리하다 → 정리할게요 I'll tidy up my desk. | |
| 출입하다 L2-08 | churipada | to enter and exit, go in/out 외부인은 이 건물에 출입할 수 없어요 출입하다 → 출입할 Outsiders cannot enter this building. | |
| 드시다 L2-10 | deusida | to take / eat (honorific of 먹다) 식사 후에 드세요 드시다 → 드세요 Take it after meals. | |
| 우울하다 L2-11 | uulhada | to be depressed, down 날씨 때문에 우울해요 우울하다 → 우울해요 I feel down because of the weather. | |
| 위로하다 L2-12 | wirohada | to comfort, console 친구를 위로했어요 위로하다 → 위로했어요 I comforted my friend. | |
| 힘내다 L2-12 | himnaeda | to cheer up, stay strong 민수 씨, 내일 시험이죠? 힘내세요! 힘내다 → 힘내세요 Minsu, your test is tomorrow, right? Good luck! | |
| 긴장하다 L2-12 | ginjanghada | to be nervous, tense 너무 긴장했어요 긴장하다 → 긴장했어요 I was really nervous. | |
| 실수하다 L2-12 | silsuhada | to make a mistake 어제는 가게에서 너무 바빠서 실수했어요 실수하다 → 실수했어요 I was so busy at the store yesterday that I made a mistake. | |
| 겉 | geot | outside, surface, exterior 겉이 예뻐요 The outside is pretty. | |
| 결과 | gyeolgwa | result, outcome 결과가 좋았어요 The results were good. | |
| 결정 | gyeoljeong | decision 결정을 했어요 I made a decision. | |
| 계산 | gyesan | calculation, bill, payment 계산해 주세요 The check, please. | |
| 관계 | gwangye | relationship, connection 관계가 좋아요 We have a good relationship. | |
| 교육 | gyoyuk | education 교육이 중요해요 Education is important. | |
| 국제 | gukje | international 국제 행사예요 It's an international event. | |
| 규칙 | gyuchik | rule, regulation 규칙을 지켜야 해요 You have to follow the rules. | |
| 기회 | gihoe | opportunity, chance 좋은 기회예요 It's a good opportunity. | |
| 길이 | giri | length 길이가 얼마예요? How long is it? | |
| 끝 | kkeut | end, tip, finish 학교 앞의 길 끝에 꽃집이 있어요 There's a flower shop at the end of the road in front of the school. | |
| 나누다 | nanuda | to divide, share, split 케이크를 나눠 먹어요 나누다 → 나눠 We share the cake. | |
| 나머지 | nameoji | remainder, rest 나머지는 내일 해요 I'll do the rest tomorrow. | |
| 남다 | namda | to remain, be left over 케이크가 남았어요 남다 → 남았어요 There's some cake left. | |
| 낫다² | natda | to be better, preferable · 더 낫다 이게 더 나아요 낫다 → 나아요 This one is better. | |
| 넘다 | neomda | to exceed, cross over 한 시간이 넘었어요 넘다 → 넘었어요 It's been over an hour. | |
| 노력 | noryeok | effort, endeavor 노력이 필요해요 It takes effort. | |
| 높이¹ | nopi | height, altitude · 높이가 높다 높이가 얼마예요? How tall is it? | |
| 늘다 | neulda | to increase, grow 실력이 늘고 있어요 늘다 → 늘고 My skills are improving. | |
| 다양 | dayang | diversity, variety 다양한 메뉴가 있어요 There's a wide variety on the menu. | |
| 다하다 | dahada | to do completely, exhaust 최선을 다했어요 다하다 → 다했어요 I did my best. | |
| 단순 | dansun | simplicity 단순하게 생각해요 I think simply. | |
| 답 | dap | answer, reply 답을 모르겠어요 I don't know the answer. | |
| 똑같다 | ttokgatda | to be exactly the same 둘이 똑같아요 똑같다 → 똑같아요 The two are exactly the same. | |
| 모양 | moyang | shape, appearance, form 모양이 예뻐요 The shape is pretty. | |
| 목적 | mokjeok | purpose, goal, objective 목적이 뭐예요? What's the purpose? | |
| 바뀌다 | bakkwida | to be changed, to be switched 날씨가 바뀌었어요 바뀌다 → 바뀌었어요 The weather changed. | |
| 반대 | bandae | opposition, the opposite 반대 방향이에요 It's the opposite direction. | |
| 변하다 | byeonhada | to change, to transform 많이 변했어요 변하다 → 변했어요 It has changed a lot. | |
| 부분 | bubun | part, portion, section 이 부분이 어려워요 This part is difficult. | |
| 부족¹ | bujok | shortage, lack, deficiency · 시간 부족 시간 부족이에요 There's not enough time. | |
| 분명하다 | bunmyeonghada | to be clear, to be obvious 분명한 사실이에요 분명하다 → 분명한 It's a clear fact. | |
| 비교 | bigyo | comparison 비교해 볼게요 I'll compare them. | |
| 비다 | bida | to be empty, to be vacant 자리가 비어 있어요 비다 → 비어 The seat is empty. | |
| 비밀 | bimil | secret 이건 우리 비밀이에요 This is our secret. | |
| 사고¹ | sago | accident, incident · 사고가 나다 사고가 났어요 There was an accident. | |
| 사실 | sasil | fact, truth, actually 사실은 몰랐어요 Actually, I didn't know. | |
| 사업 | saeop | business, enterprise 사업을 시작했어요 I started a business. | |
| 서비스 | seobiseu | service 서비스가 좋아요 The service is good. | |
| 서양 | seoyang | the West, Western culture 서양 음식을 좋아해요 I like Western food. | |
| 선택 | seontaek | choice, selection 두 개 중에서 하나를 선택하세요 Choose one of the two. | |
| 성공 | seonggong | success 드디어 성공했어요! I finally succeeded! | |
| 세상 | sesang | the world, society 세상이 넓어요 The world is big. | |
| 속도 | sokdo | speed 속도를 줄이세요 Slow down. | |
| 순서 | sunseo | order, sequence 순서대로 해요 Let's do it in order. | |
| 시민 | simin | citizen, resident 시민이 많아요 There are a lot of citizens. | |
| 신청 | sincheong | application, registration, request 신청을 했어요 I applied. | |
| 실패 | silpae | failure 실패해도 괜찮아요 It's okay to fail. | |
| 안되다 | andoeda | to go badly, to fail 오늘은 일이 잘 안돼요 안되다 → 안돼요 Work isn't going well today. | |
| 안전 | anjeon | safety, security 안전이 중요해요 Safety is important. | |
| 어떠하다 | eotteohada | to be how, to be in what state 요즘 기분이 어떠세요? 저는 좋아요 어떠하다 → 어떠세요 How are you feeling these days? I'm good. | |
| 연락처 | yeollakcheo | contact information 연락처를 알려줘요 Tell me your contact info. | |
| 연예인 | yeonyein | celebrity, entertainer 연예인을 만났어요! I met a celebrity! | |
| 영하 | yeongha | below zero, sub-zero temperature 영하로 내려갔어요 It dropped below zero. | |
| 예순 | yesun | sixty 예순 살이에요 I'm sixty years old. | |
| 예약 | yeyak | reservation, booking 호텔 예약은 어제 전화로 했어요 I made the hotel reservation by phone yesterday. | |
| 옛 | yet | old, former (prenominal) 옛 동네를 방문했어요 I visited my old neighborhood. | |
| 오래간만 | oraeganman | long time no see, after a long time 민수 씨, 오래간만이에요! Minsu, long time no see! | |
| 오르다 | oreuda | to go up, to rise, to climb 계단을 올라요 오르다 → 올라요 I climb the stairs. | |
| 온도 | ondo | temperature 온도가 높아요 The temperature is high. | |
| 올라오다 | ollaoda | to come up, to rise up 이쪽으로 올라와요 올라오다 → 올라와요 Come up this way. | |
| 올리다 | ollida | to raise, to upload, to lift 사진을 올렸어요 올리다 → 올렸어요 I posted a photo. | |
| 올림픽 | ollimpik | Olympics 올림픽을 봤어요 I watched the Olympics. | |
| 옳다 | olta | to be right, to be correct 이 문제는 민수의 답이 옳아요 옳다 → 옳아요 For this question, Minsu's answer is right. | |
| 외우다 | oeuda | to memorize, to learn by heart 단어를 외웠어요 외우다 → 외웠어요 I memorized the words. | |
| 우리나라 | urinara | our country, Korea 우리나라가 자랑스러워요 I'm proud of my country. | |
| 우선 | useon | first of all, for now 손이 더러워요. 우선 화장실에서 손을 씻어요 My hands are dirty. First, I'll wash them in the restroom. | |
| 울산 | ulsan | Ulsan (city in Korea) 울산에 가봤어요? Have you been to Ulsan? | |
| 원하다 | wonhada | to want, to desire 뭘 원하세요? 원하다 → 원하세요 What would you like? | |
| 월급 | wolgeup | monthly salary 월급을 받았어요 I got my salary. | |
| 위쪽 | wijjok | upper side, top area 위쪽에 있어요 It's on the upper side. | |
| 유치원 | yuchiwon | kindergarten 유치원에 다녀요 She goes to kindergarten. | |
| 유학¹ | yuhak | studying abroad · 유학을 가다 · 해외 유학 유학을 가고 싶어요 I want to study abroad. | |
| 유학생 | yuhaksaeng | international student, student studying abroad 유학생이 많아요 There are many international students. | |
| 유행 | yuhaeng | trend, fashion 요즘 유행이에요 It's trendy these days. | |
| 응 | eung | yeah, uh-huh (informal yes) 친구가 "민수야, 밥 먹었어?"라고 물어서 "응, 먹었어"라고 대답했어요 My friend asked, "Minsu, did you eat?" and I answered, "Yeah, I did." | |
| 배⁴ | bae | times, -fold (multiplication or comparison) (수) 배 · 두 배 이 가방은 저 가방보다 두 배 비싸요 This bag is twice as expensive as that one. | |
| 새² | sae | new (before a noun) · 새 옷, 새 차 어제 새 신발을 샀어요 I bought new shoes yesterday. | |
| 전² | jeon | all, the whole (before a noun) · 전 세계, 전 국민 이 노래는 전 세계에서 인기가 많아요 This song is popular all over the world. |
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