Beginner Korean Basics & Grammar Vocabulary (TOPIK 1)

A complete list of 224 beginner-level Korean basics & grammar 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.

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Korean Romanization Meaning
가다 L1-06 gada to go
만나다 L1-09 mannada to meet
못하다 L1-14 mothada to be bad at, can't do well (one word)
쉬다 L1-13 swida to rest
오다 L1-06 oda to come
일어나다 L1-13 ireonada to get up
자다 L1-06 jada to sleep
주다 L1-16 juda to give
재미있다 L1-19 jaemiitda to be fun, interesting
같이 L1-22 gati together
꼭 L1-21 kkok for sure, without fail
늦게 L1-19 neutge late
별로 L1-14 byeolro not really (negatives only)
아주 L1-19 aju very
아직 L1-14 ajik yet; still
일찍 L1-19 iljjik early
자주 L1-21 jaju often
전혀 L1-14 jeonhyeo not at all (negatives only)
정말 L1-19 jeongmal really
지금 L1-09 jigeum now
혼자 L1-21 honja alone
만 L1-07 man ten thousand (10,000)
뭐 L1-05 mwo what (spoken form of 무엇)
아니다 L1-03 anida to not be
어디 L1-12 eodi where
저 L1-04 jeo I, me (humble)
하다 L1-06 hada to do
보다 L1-06 boda to see, to watch
이거 L1-05 igeo this (thing near me)
그거 L1-05 geugeo that (thing near you)
저거 L1-05 jeogeo that over there (far from both)
씻다 L1-13 ssitda to wash (up)
퇴근하다 L1-20 toegeunhada to get off work
이사하다 L1-20 isahada to move (house)
끝나다 L1-20 kkeunnada to end, be over
언젠가 L1-21 eonjenga someday
가져가다 gajyeogada to take along
가져오다 gajyeooda to bring
가지다 gajida to have, possess
걷다 L1-23 geotda to roll up (sleeves)
걸다 geolda to hang
걸리다 geolrida to be hung
고르다 goreuda to be even, uniform
고치다 gochida to fix, repair
기다리다 gidarida to wait, to wait for
기억하다 gieokhada to remember
나가다 nagada to go out
내다 naeda to set (a question), to pose
넣다 neota to put in, to insert
노력하다 noryeokhada to make an effort, to try hard
되다 doeda to become
들다 deulda to cost, to take (money)
들어가다 deureogada to go in, to enter
만들다 mandeulda to make
모르다 moreuda to not know
모으다 moeuda to collect, to gather
바꾸다 bakkuda to change, to exchange
받다 batda to receive, to get
방법 bangbeop method, way
빌리다 bilrida to borrow
사용하다 sayonghada to use
서다 seoda to stand
시작하다 sijakhada to start, to begin
앉다 anda to sit
잊다 itda to forget
잘하다 jalhada to be good at
준비하다 junbihada to prepare
지내다 L1-03 jinaeda to get along, to spend (one's days)
찾다 chatda to look for, to find
가깝다 gakkapda to be near, to be close
가늘다 ganeulda to be thin, to be slender
가볍다 gabyeopda to be light
같다 gatda to be the same
길다 gilda to be long
깊다 gipda to be deep
깨끗하다 kkaekkeuthada to be clean
나쁘다 nappeuda to be bad
낮다 natda to be low
넓다 neolda to be wide, to be spacious
높다 nopda to be high
느리다 neurida to be slow
늦다 neutda to be late
다르다 dareuda to be different
더럽다 deoreopda to be dirty
많다 manta to be many, to be much
맞다 matda to greet, to welcome
멋있다 meositda to be cool, to be handsome
무겁다 mugeopda to be heavy
밝다 bakda to be bright
복잡하다 bokjaphada to be complicated
부지런하다 bujireonhada to be diligent
불편하다 bulpyeonhada to be uncomfortable, inconvenient
비슷하다 biseuthada to be similar
빠르다 ppareuda to be fast
새롭다 saeropda to be new, to feel fresh
쉽다 swipda to be easy
어둡다 eodupda to be dark
어렵다 eoryeopda to be difficult
어리다 eorida to be young
없다 L1-12 eopda to not exist, to not have
예쁘다 yeppeuda to be pretty
유명하다 yumyeonghada to be famous
있다 L1-12 itda to exist, to have
작다 jakda to be small
재미없다 L1-17 jaemieopda to be boring, not fun
적다 jeokda to write down, to jot down
조용하다 joyonghada to be quiet
좁다 jopda to be narrow
중요하다 jungyohada to be important
짧다 jjalda to be short
크다 keuda to be big
편리하다 pyeonrihada to be convenient
편안하다 pyeonanhada to be comfortable, at ease
편하다 pyeonhada to be comfortable, to feel easy
필요하다 piryohada to be necessary, to need
힘들다 himdeulda to be hard, to be tiring
가까이 gakkai close, nearby
가끔 gakkeum sometimes, occasionally
가득 gadeuk fully, full
가장 gajang head of a family
갑자기 gapjagi suddenly
거의 geoui almost, nearly
계속 gyesok continuously, keep on
그냥 geunyang just, as it is
나중에 najunge later
날마다 nalmada every day
너무 neomu too, excessively
다 da all, completely
다시 dasi again
더 L1-18 deo more
또 tto again, also
많이 mani a lot, much
매우 maeu very
먼저 meonjeo first, ahead
모두 modu all, everything
못 L1-14 mot nail
미리 miri in advance, beforehand
바로 baro right away, immediately
벌써 beolsseo already
보통 botong usually, normally
빨리 ppalri quickly, fast
서로 seoro each other, mutually
아마 ama probably, perhaps
언제나 eonjena always
열심히 yeolsimhi hard, diligently
오래 orae long, for a long time
요즘 yojeum these days, lately
이제 ije now, from now on
잘 jal well
잠깐 jamkkan for a moment, briefly
잠시 jamsi for a while, for a moment
제일 jeil most, best
조금 jogeum a little, a bit
조용히 joyonghi quietly
직접 jikjeop directly, in person
참 cham really, truly
처음 cheoeum beginning, first time
천천히 cheoncheonhi slowly
크게 keuge loudly, greatly
특히 teukhi especially
함께 hamkke together
항상 hangsang always
계시다 L1-11 gyesida to be, to stay (honorific)
그 L1-05 geu he, that person
그것 L1-05 geugeot that, it
그녀 geunyeo she
그래도 geuraedo even so, still
그래서 geuraeseo so, therefore
그러나 geureona but, however
그러니까 geureonikka so, that is why
그러면 geureomyeon then, in that case
그런 geureon such, that kind of
그런데 geureonde but, by the way
그럼 geureom then, in that case
그리고 geurigo and, and then
까지 kkaji until, up to
께 kke to (honorific)
너 neo you (casual)
누구 nugu who
도 do degree (temperature)
또는 ttoneun or
랑/이랑 rang/irang and, with (casual)
마다 mada every, each
무슨 museun what, what kind of
무엇 L1-05 mueot what
부터 buteo from, starting from
어느 eoneu which
어떤 eotteon what kind of, some
어떻게 eotteoke how
언제 eonje when
얼마나 eolmana how, how much
에 e at, in, to (particle)
에게 L1-16 ege to (a person)
에서 eseo at, in, from (place)
여러 yeoreo several, various
와/과 wa/gwa and, with
왜 wae why
우리 uri we, us, our
으로/로 euro/ro to, with, by
은/는 eun/neun topic particle
을/를 eul/reul object particle
의 ui righteousness, loyalty
이/가 i/ga subject particle
이것 L1-05 igeot this
이다 L1-04 ida to carry on one's head
이런 ireon this kind of, such
저것 L1-05 jeogeot that (over there)
저런 jeoreon that kind of
저희 jeohui we (humble)
처럼 cheoreom like, as
하고 hago and, with
하지만 hajiman but, however
한테 L1-16 hante to (a person, casual)
한테서 hanteseo from (a person)
그래 geurae yeah, okay
그렇지만 geureochiman but, however
아 a ah, oh
안녕 L1-03 annyeong hi, bye (casual)
안녕히 L1-03 annyeonghi peacefully, well (in farewells)
와 wa wow
음 eum um, hmm
이따가 ittaga a little later
좀 jom a bit, somewhat
주로 juro mainly, mostly
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