Elementary Korean Basics & Grammar Vocabulary List (TOPIK 2)
A complete list of 110 elementary-level Korean basics & grammar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 똑바로 L2-05 | ttokbaro | straight, directly 우체국은 이 길 끝에 있어요. 여기서 똑바로 가세요 The post office is at the end of this road. Go straight from here. | |
| 쭉 L2-05 | jjuk | straight (all the way), continuously 은행은 가까워요. 이 길로 쭉 가세요 The bank is close. Go straight along this road. | |
| 여전히 L2-01 | yeojeonhi | still; as ever 이 가방은 오래됐어요. 그래도 여전히 매일 써요 This bag is old. Even so, I still use it every day. | |
| 오랜만이에요 L2-01 | oraenmanieyo | it's been a while; long time no see 와, 오랜만이에요! Wow, it's been so long! | |
| 진짜요? L2-01 | jinjjayo? | really? (surprised reaction) 진짜요? 몰랐어요! Really? I didn't know! | |
| 그러게요 L2-01 | geureogeyo | I know, right; you said it 그러게요, 시간 참 빠르죠? I know, time really flies, doesn't it? | |
| 맞아요 L2-01 | majayo | that's right; exactly 맞아요, 바로 그거예요 That's right, that's exactly it. | |
| 우와 L2-01 | uwa | wow (spoken reaction) 우와, 바다가 정말 예뻐요. 물도 아주 맑아요 Wow, the sea is so beautiful. The water is very clear too. | |
| 그래요? L2-01 | geuraeyo? | oh really? is that so? 그래요? 처음 들었어요 Really? I've never heard that. | |
| 쓰레기를 버리다 L2-02 | sseuregireul beorida | to take out / throw away the trash 쓰레기는 제가 버릴게요 쓰레기를 버리다 → 버릴게요 I'll take out the trash. | |
| ~쯤 L2-06 | jjeum | about, around (suffix of approximation) (수량·시간 표현)+쯤 · 삼십 분쯤 30분쯤 걸려요 It takes about 30 minutes. | |
| 사진을 찍다 L2-08 | sajineul jjikda | to take a photo 사진을 찍어도 돼요? 사진을 찍다 → 사진을 찍어도 May I take a photo? | |
| 하루에 L2-10 | harue | per day, a day 하루에 세 번 드세요 Take it three times a day. | |
| 푹 쉬다 L2-10 | puk swida | to rest well / fully 집에서 푹 쉬세요 푹 쉬다 → 푹 쉬세요 Get plenty of rest at home. | |
| 그렇구나 L2-11 | geureokuna | oh, I see (soft realization) 친구 얘기를 듣고 "아, 그렇구나"라고 했어요 After hearing my friend's story, I said, "Oh, I see." | |
| 간단하다 | gandanhada | to be simple, easy 이 문제는 간단해요 간단하다 → 간단해요 This problem is simple. | |
| 가까이 | gakkai | nearby, close, near 가까이 오세요 Come closer. | |
| 각각 | gakgak | each, respectively 각각 다르게 골랐어요 Each of us chose differently. | |
| 간단히 | gandanhi | simply, briefly 저는 요리를 처음 해요. 방법을 간단히 설명해 주세요 It's my first time cooking. Please explain the steps simply. | |
| 거 | geo | thing, one (spoken form of the bound noun for a thing) (관형어) 거 · 제 거 이거 제 거예요 This is mine. | |
| 거의 | geoui | almost, nearly 거의 다 됐어요 It's almost done. | |
| 곧 | got | soon, shortly 역에서 기다리세요. 기차가 곧 도착해요 Wait at the station. The train will arrive soon. | |
| 그곳 | geugot | that place, there 작년에 부산에 갔어요. 그곳에서 바다를 봤어요 I went to Busan last year. I saw the sea there. | |
| 그대로 | geudaero | as is, just as it was 접시는 나중에 씻어요. 지금은 그대로 두세요 I'll wash the dishes later. Leave them as they are for now. | |
| 그러므로 | geureomeuro | therefore, thus 오늘은 일요일이에요. 그러므로 내일은 월요일이에요 Today is Sunday. Therefore, tomorrow is Monday. | |
| 그만 | geuman | just, at that point, stop 음식이 너무 많아요. 이제 그만 주세요 That's too much food. Please stop now. | |
| 그분 | geubun | that person (honorific) 어제 선생님을 만났어요. 그분은 한국어를 가르치세요 I met my teacher yesterday. He teaches Korean. | |
| 글쎄 | geulsse | well, hmm (interjection) 내일 비가 올까요? 글쎄요, 잘 모르겠어요 Will it rain tomorrow? Hmm, I'm not sure. | |
| 글씨 | geulssi | handwriting, lettering 글씨가 예쁘네요 Your handwriting is pretty. | |
| 금방 | geumbang | soon, right away, just now 집이 학교에서 가까워요. 걸어서 금방 가요 My house is close to school. It's a quick walk. | |
| 깊이 | gipi | deeply 친구와 문제가 있어요. 친구의 말을 깊이 생각해요 I have a problem with my friend. I think deeply about what my friend said. | |
| 깜짝 | kkamjjak | suddenly, with a start 갑자기 문이 열렸어요. 동생이 깜짝 놀랐어요 The door suddenly opened. My younger sibling was startled. | |
| 깨끗이 | kkaekkeusi | cleanly, neatly 방이 너무 더러워요. 바닥을 깨끗이 닦아요 The room is so dirty. I wipe the floor clean. | |
| 너희 | neohui | you (plural, informal) 친구가 "너희 반은 오늘 어디로 소풍 가?"라고 물었어요 My friend asked, "Where is your class going on the field trip today?" | |
| 넷째 | netjjae | fourth 넷째로 도착했어요 I arrived fourth. | |
| 높이² | nopi | high, highly · 높이 날다 새가 날아요. 나무 위로 높이 올라가요 A bird is flying. It rises high above the tree. | |
| 늘 | neul | always, all the time 민수는 친절해요. 친구들을 늘 잘 도와줘요 Minsu is kind. He always helps his friends. | |
| 다섯째 | daseotjjae | fifth 다섯째로 왔어요 I came fifth. | |
| 대부분 | daebubun | most, majority 대부분 맞아요 Most of it is correct. | |
| 더욱 | deouk | even more, further 가방이 무거워요. 책을 넣어서 더욱 무거워요 The bag is heavy. With the books in it, it's even heavier. | |
| -되다 | -doeda | suffix forming verbs or adjectives meaning be done or become (일부 명사)+되다 · 준비되다 내일 여행에 필요한 음식이 모두 준비됐어요 All the food we need for tomorrow's trip is ready. | |
| 두세 | duse | two or three (determiner) 두세 명 왔어요 Two or three people came. | |
| 둘째 | duljjae | second 제 둘째 동생은 초등학교에 다녀요 My second younger sibling goes to elementary school. | |
| 드디어 | deudieo | finally, at last 숙제가 정말 많았어요. 드디어 숙제를 다 끝냈어요 I had so much homework. I finally finished it all. | |
| 따로 | ttaro | separately, apart 음식값은 제가 내요. 커피값은 따로 계산해요 I'll pay for the food. Let's pay for coffee separately. | |
| 똑같이 | ttokgachi | exactly the same, identically 종이를 두 장 준비해요. 두 장을 똑같이 접어요 Prepare two sheets of paper. Fold both the same way. | |
| 뜻 | tteut | meaning, definition 이 단어의 뜻이 뭐예요? What does this word mean? | |
| 만약 | manyak | if, in case 만약 비가 오면요? What if it rains? | |
| 만일 | manil | if, in case 주말에 산에 가요. 만일 날씨가 나쁘면 집에서 운동해요 I'm going to the mountains this weekend. If the weather is bad, I'll work out at home. | |
| 멀리 | meolli | far away, in the distance 산 위에 올라왔어요. 멀리 바다가 보여요 I've climbed to the top of the mountain. I can see the sea in the distance. | |
| 모든 | modeun | all, every 모든 학생이 왔어요 All the students came. | |
| 무척 | mucheok | very, extremely 오늘 숙제가 많아요. 그래서 무척 바빠요 I have a lot of homework today. So I'm extremely busy. | |
| 물론 | mullon | of course, certainly 내일 저를 도와줄 수 있어요? 물론이죠! Can you help me tomorrow? Of course! | |
| 미터 | miteo | meter (unit of length) (수량) 미터 · 이 미터 이 책상은 2미터예요 This desk is 2 meters long. | |
| 반드시 | bandeusi | certainly, without fail, must 내일 여행을 가요. 여권을 반드시 가져오세요 We're going on a trip tomorrow. Be sure to bring your passport. | |
| 방금 | banggeum | just now, a moment ago 방금 왔어요 I just got here. | |
| 번째 | beonjjae | ordinal marker (first, second, and so on; written separately by default) (순서를 나타내는 말) 번째 · 첫 번째 세 번째예요 It's the third one. | |
| 벌¹ | beol | counter for clothes or sets of clothes (고유어 수) 벌 · 옷 한 벌 옷 두 벌 샀어요 I bought two outfits. | |
| 새로 | saero | newly, anew 신발이 너무 작아요. 새로 하나 샀어요 My shoes are too small. I bought a new pair. | |
| 서너 | seoneo | three or four (approx.) 서너 명 왔어요 Three or four people came. | |
| 세² | se | years of age (with Sino-Korean numbers) (한자어 수) 세 · 이십오 세 이십오 세예요 I'm twenty-five years old. | |
| 센티미터 | sentimiteo | centimeter (unit of length) (수량) 센티미터 · 십오 센티미터 이 연필의 길이는 15센티미터쯤 돼요 This pencil is about 15 centimeters long. | |
| 셋째 | setjjae | third, the third one 셋째로 태어났어요 I was born the third child. | |
| 수¹ | su | way, means · 다른 수가 없다 막차가 끊겨서 택시를 타는 수밖에 없어요 The last bus has stopped running, so I have no choice but to take a taxi. | |
| 숫자 | sutja | number, numeral, digit 숫자를 써 보세요 Try writing the numbers. | |
| 쉰 | swin | fifty 쉰 명이 왔어요 Fifty people came. | |
| 스무 | seumu | twenty (native Korean numeral) 스무 살이에요 I'm twenty years old. | |
| 스스로 | seuseuro | by oneself, on one's own 스스로 했어요 I did it by myself. | |
| 아까 | akka | a moment ago, just a while ago 아까 전화했어요 I called a little while ago. | |
| 아니 | ani | no!, wow! (exclamation of surprise) 상자가 아주 가벼워요. 아니, 안에 아무것도 없어요? The box is very light. What, is there nothing inside? | |
| 아무 | amu | any, some (pronoun or determiner) 오늘은 교실에 학생이 아무도 없어요 There are no students in the classroom today. | |
| 아무것 | amugeot | anything, something 아무것도 없어요 There's nothing. | |
| 아무리 | amuri | no matter how much, however 문제가 너무 어려워요. 아무리 생각해도 답을 못 찾아요 The problem is too hard. No matter how much I think, I can't find the answer. | |
| 알맞다 | almatda | to be appropriate, to be suitable 이 크기가 알맞아요 알맞다 → 알맞아요 This size is just right. | |
| 야 | ya | hey! (casual address exclamation) 지민이가 "야, 민수야! 같이 학교에 가자"라고 했어요 Jimin said, "Hey, Minsu! Let's go to school together." | |
| 약간 | yakgan | a little, some, slightly 약간 달아요 It's slightly sweet. | |
| 이곳 | igot | this place, here 여행 사진을 보세요. 이곳은 제주도 바다예요 Look at my travel photos. This is the sea in Jeju. | |
| 이미 | imi | already 점심시간이 아직 안 됐어요. 저는 이미 밥을 먹었어요 It's not lunchtime yet. I've already eaten. | |
| 이분 | ibun | this person (honorific) 선생님을 소개해요. 이분은 제 한국어 선생님이세요 Let me introduce my teacher. This is my Korean teacher. | |
| 이제 | ije | now, from now on 이제 시작해요 Let's start now. | |
| 자꾸 | jakku | repeatedly, constantly, again and again 오늘 너무 피곤해요. 수업 시간에 자꾸 졸아요 I'm so tired today. I keep dozing off in class. | |
| 자세히 | jasehi | in detail, carefully 학교 가는 길을 몰라요. 자세히 설명해 주세요 I don't know the way to school. Please explain it in detail. | |
| 저곳 | jeogot | that place, over there 산 옆에 건물이 있어요. 저곳이 우리 학교예요 There's a building next to the mountain. That's our school. | |
| 저분 | jeobun | that person (honorific) 교실에 선생님이 계세요. 저분은 한국어를 가르치세요 There's a teacher in the classroom. He teaches Korean. | |
| 전¹ | jeon | former, previous (prenominal) 오늘 회사에서 전 사장님을 만났어요 I met our former company president at work today. | |
| 전부 | jeonbu | all, entirely 전부 먹었어요 I ate it all. | |
| 점점 | jeomjeom | gradually, little by little 봄이 왔어요. 낮 기온이 점점 올라요 Spring is here. The daytime temperature is gradually rising. | |
| 조금씩 | jogeumssik | little by little, gradually 한국어를 배우고 싶어요. 매일 단어를 조금씩 외워요 I want to learn Korean. I memorize a few words every day. | |
| 직접 | jikjeop | directly, personally, in person 직접 만들었어요 I made it myself. | |
| 진짜 | jinjja | real, genuine, really, truly 그 이야기 진짜예요? Is that story true? | |
| 첫 | cheot | first (prenominal) 첫 만남이에요 It's our first meeting. | |
| 첫째 | cheotjjae | first, firstly 첫째, 건강이 제일 중요해요 First, health is the most important thing. | |
| 초² | cho | second (unit of time) (한자어 수) 초 · 십 초 10초 기다려요 Wait ten seconds. | |
| 초¹ | cho | beginning of a period, such as a month or year (기간) 초 · 이월 초 이월 초에 만나요 Let's meet in early February. | |
| 켤레 | kyeolle | pair (counting shoes, socks, gloves, and similar pairs) (고유어 수) 켤레 · 양말 한 켤레 양말 세 켤레 사요 I buy three pairs of socks. | |
| 킬로그램 | killogeuraem | kilogram (unit of mass) (수량) 킬로그램 · 이 킬로그램 어제 시장에서 감자를 2킬로그램 샀어요 I bought 2 kilograms of potatoes at the market yesterday. | |
| 킬로미터 | killomiteo | kilometer (unit of distance) (수량) 킬로미터 · 십 킬로미터 10킬로미터 걸었어요 I walked 10 kilometers. | |
| 특별히 | teukbyeolhi | specially, particularly 오늘은 어머니 생일이에요. 특별히 케이크를 만들었어요 Today is my mother's birthday. I made a cake especially for her. | |
| 푹 | puk | deeply, fully, thoroughly 어제는 일이 많았어요. 오늘은 집에서 푹 쉬어요 I had a lot of work yesterday. Today I'm getting a good rest at home. | |
| -하다 | -hada | suffix forming verbs or adjectives from certain nouns or roots (일부 명사·어근)+하다 · 공부하다 공부하다가 쉬어요 I take a break in the middle of studying. | |
| 한두 | handu | one or two (prenominal) 한두 개만 있어요 There are only one or two. | |
| 해² | hae | year; counting unit for a duration in years (기간) 고유어 수 + 해 · 한 해 한국에 온 지 세 해가 지났어요 It's been three years since I came to Korea. | |
| 해마다 | haemada | every year, year after year 우리 가족은 여행을 좋아해요. 해마다 함께 바다에 가요 My family loves traveling. Every year we go to the beach together. | |
| 현재 | hyeonjae | now, currently, at present 현재 공사 중이에요 It's currently under construction. | |
| 혹시 | hoksi | by any chance, perhaps, possibly 길을 잃었어요. 혹시 지하철역이 어디에 있어요? I'm lost. Do you happen to know where the subway station is? | |
| 회¹ | hoe | time, occurrence (counting events, often formally) (한자어 수) 회 · 일 회 일주일에 3회 운동해요 I exercise three times a week. | |
| 훨씬 | hwolssin | much more, by far, considerably 어제는 추웠어요. 오늘은 날씨가 훨씬 따뜻해요 It was cold yesterday. Today the weather is much warmer. | |
| 네³ | ne | you, your (casual) · 네가, 네 책 친구가 "이거 네 책이야?"라고 물었어요 My friend asked, "Is this your book?" | |
| 적다² | jeokda | to write down, to note · 이름을 적다 여기에 이름하고 전화번호를 적어 주세요 적다 → 적어 Please write your name and phone number here. | |
| 수² | su | number (count, amount) · 학생 수, 수를 세다 우리 반 학생 수가 많이 늘었어요 The number of students in our class has grown a lot. |
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