Beginner Korean Activities & Leisure Vocabulary (TOPIK 1)
A complete list of 121 beginner-level Korean activities & leisure vocabulary words (TOPIK 1). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 공부하다 L1-06 | gongbuhada | to study |
| 반 L1-09 | ban | half (past) |
| 방학 L1-20 | banghak | school vacation |
| 배우다 L1-20 | baeuda | to learn |
| 선생님 L1-04 | seonsaengnim | teacher |
| 연습하다 L1-21 | yeonseuphada | to practice |
| 졸업하다 L1-20 | joreophada | to graduate |
| 책 L1-05 | chaek | book |
| 학생 L1-04 | haksaeng | student |
| 게임 L1-17 | geim | game, gaming |
| 사진 L1-17 | sajin | photo, photography |
| 산책하다 L1-22 | sanchaekhada | to take a walk |
| 수영하다 L1-14 | suyeonghada | to swim |
| 여행 L1-17 | yeohaeng | travel, trip |
| 여행하다 L1-21 | yeohaenghada | to travel |
| 영화 L1-17 | yeonghwa | movie |
| 운동 L1-17 | undong | exercise, sports |
| 음악 L1-17 | eumak | music |
| 취미 L1-17 | chwimi | hobby |
| 듣다 L1-17 | deutda | to listen (ㄷ irregular) |
| 약속 L1-09 | yaksok | appointment, plans |
| 계획 L1-20 | gyehoek | plan |
| 펜 L1-05 | pen | pen |
| 핸드폰 L1-05 | haendeupon | cell phone |
| 요리 L1-17 | yori | cooking; dish |
| 치다 L1-17 | chida | to hit; to play (tennis, piano) |
| 가르치다 | gareuchida | to teach |
| 공책 | gongchaek | notebook |
| 교수 | gyosu | professor |
| 교실 | gyosil | classroom |
| 글자 L1-01 | geulja | letter, character |
| 다니다 | danida | to attend, go to regularly |
| 단어 | daneo | word, vocabulary |
| 대학교 | daehakgyo | university |
| 도서관 | doseogwan | library |
| 문법 | munbeop | grammar |
| 문제 | munje | problem, question |
| 발음 L1-02 | bareum | pronunciation |
| 볼펜 | bolpen | ballpoint pen |
| 사전 | sajeon | dictionary |
| 수업 | sueop | class, lesson |
| 숙제 | sukje | homework |
| 시험 | siheom | exam, test |
| 연필 | yeonpil | pencil |
| 영어 | yeongeo | English (language) |
| 일본어 | ilboneo | Japanese (language) |
| 읽다 | ikda | to read |
| 입학 | iphak | school admission |
| 입학하다 | iphakhada | to enter a school |
| 졸업 | joreop | graduation |
| 중국어 | junggugeo | Chinese (language) |
| 지우개 | jiugae | eraser |
| 질문하다 | jilmunhada | to ask a question |
| 책상 | chaeksang | desk |
| 칠판 | chilpan | blackboard |
| 컴퓨터 | keompyuteo | computer |
| 풀 | pul | glue |
| 학교 | hakgyo | school |
| 학기 | hakgi | semester |
| 한국어 | hangugeo | Korean (language) |
| 한글 L1-01 | hangeul | Hangul, Korean alphabet |
| 가요 L1-17 | gayo | pop song |
| 게임하다 L1-17 | geimhada | to play a game |
| 경기 | gyeonggi | game, match |
| 구경하다 | gugyeonghada | to watch, look around |
| 그리다 L1-17 | geurida | to miss, long for |
| 그림 L1-17 | geurim | picture, painting |
| 노래 L1-17 | norae | song |
| 노래하다 L1-17 | noraehada | to sing |
| 놀다 | nolda | to play, hang out |
| 등산 L1-17 | deungsan | hiking, mountain climbing |
| 배드민턴 L1-17 | baedeuminteon | badminton |
| 산책 L1-17 | sanchaek | walk, stroll |
| 스포츠 L1-17 | seupocheu | sports |
| 야구 L1-17 | yagu | baseball |
| 운동하다 L1-17 | undonghada | to exercise, work out |
| 음악가 | eumakga | musician |
| 잡지 | japji | magazine |
| 축구 L1-17 | chukgu | soccer, football |
| 춤 L1-17 | chum | dance |
| 춤추다 L1-17 | chumchuda | to dance |
| 탁구 L1-17 | takgu | table tennis |
| 태권도 L1-17 | taegwondo | taekwondo |
| 텔레비전 | telrebijeon | television, TV |
| 내용 | naeyong | content |
| 대답하다 | daedaphada | to answer, reply |
| 말 | mal | horse |
| 말하다 | malhada | to speak, say |
| 문자 | munja | text message |
| 문화 | munhwa | culture |
| 보내다 | bonaeda | to send |
| 부탁하다 | butakhada | to ask a favor, request |
| 설명하다 | seolmyeonghada | to explain |
| 소개하다 L1-04 | sogaehada | to introduce |
| 소리 | sori | sound, noise |
| 소식 | sosik | news, word |
| 신문 | sinmun | newspaper |
| 안내 | annae | guidance, information |
| 연락하다 | yeonrakhada | to contact |
| 예약하다 | yeyakhada | to reserve, book |
| 이메일 | imeil | |
| 이야기 | iyagi | story, talk |
| 이야기하다 | iyagihada | to talk, chat |
| 이유 | iyu | reason |
| 이해하다 | ihaehada | to understand |
| 인터넷 | inteonet | internet |
| 전화 | jeonhwa | telephone, phone call |
| 전화번호 L1-07 | jeonhwabeonho | phone number |
| 전화하다 | jeonhwahada | to call, phone |
| 주소 | juso | address |
| 통화하다 | tonghwahada | to talk on the phone |
| 편지 | pyeonji | letter (mail) |
| 확인하다 | hwaginhada | to check, confirm |
| 농구 | nonggu | basketball |
| 수영 | suyeong | swimming |
| 수영장 | suyeongjang | swimming pool |
| 연극 | yeongeuk | play, theater |
| 영화배우 | yeonghwabaeu | movie actor |
| 운동장 | undongjang | sports field, playground |
| 운동화 | undonghwa | sneakers |
| 프로그램 | peurogeuraem | program |
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Written by Alvin Lim Certified Korean Language Teacher (Level 2)