Lower Intermediate Korean Basics & Grammar Vocabulary (TOPIK 3)
A complete list of 171 lower intermediate-level Korean basics & grammar vocabulary words (TOPIK 3). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 가득히 | gadeukhi | fully, to the brim |
| 각 | gak | each, every |
| -감 | -gam | -ness, feeling of; noun-forming suffix |
| 감동적 | gamdongjeok | moving, touching; emotionally impactful |
| 개인적 | gaeinjeok | personal, individual; of a personal nature |
| 거꾸로 | geokkuro | upside down, backwards, in reverse |
| 겨우 | gyeou | barely, only just, with difficulty |
| 결국 | gyeolguk | in the end, eventually, after all |
| 경제적 | gyeongjejeok | economical, economic; of an economic nature |
| 곧이어 | gojieo | shortly after, right after, immediately following |
| 곧장 | gotjang | straight, directly, right away |
| 골고루 | golgoru | evenly, uniformly, without favoritism |
| 관계없이 | gwangyeeopsi | regardless, irrespective of |
| 굉장히 | goengjanghi | very, tremendously, extremely |
| 교시 | gyosi | class period, lesson period |
| 구체적 | guchejeok | concrete, specific; of a concrete nature |
| 귀하 | gwiha | you (formal/written); esteemed person |
| 규칙적 | gyuchikjeok | regular, systematic; of a regular nature |
| 그램 | geuraem | gram |
| 그저 | geujeo | just, merely, simply |
| 근데 | geunde | but, by the way (colloquial) |
| 긍정적 | geungjeongjeok | positive, affirmative; of a positive nature |
| -기 | -gi | nominalization suffix; -ing, -ness |
| 깜빡 | kkamppak | suddenly forgetting, momentarily blanking |
| 꼼짝 | kkomjjak | unable to move at all, motionless |
| 꽉 | kkwak | tightly, firmly, full to capacity |
| 꽤 | kkwae | quite, fairly, considerably |
| 꾸준히 | kkujunhi | steadily, consistently, persistently |
| 끝내 | kkeunnae | in the end, finally, ultimately |
| 내 | nae | within, inside; counter for duration |
| 내내 | naenae | the whole time, throughout, all along |
| 내성적 | naeseongjeok | introverted; introversion |
| 낼모레 | naelmore | the day after tomorrow |
| 널리 | neolli | widely, broadly, extensively |
| 년대 | nyeondae | decade, era |
| -님 | -nim | honorific suffix for names and titles |
| 다행히 | dahaenghi | fortunately, luckily |
| 달러 | dalleo | dollar |
| 당신 | dangsin | you (formal, second person) |
| 당연히 | dangyeonhi | naturally, of course, obviously |
| 대 | dae | stand, unit counter for machines and vehicles |
| 대여섯 | daeyeoseot-daeyeoseot | five or six, about five or six |
| 대체로 | daechero | generally, on the whole, mostly |
| 대표적 | daepyojeok | representative, typical |
| 덜 | deol | less, not as much |
| 데 | de | place, fact, thing (dependent noun) |
| 돌 | dol | stone, rock; first birthday |
| 등 | deung | etc., and so on |
| 따라서 | ttaraseo | therefore, thus, accordingly |
| 따로따로 | ttarottaro | separately, each on their own |
| 따르릉 | ttareureung | ring ring (sound of phone ringing) |
| 딱 | ttak | exactly, just, precisely |
| 때때로 | ttaettaero | sometimes, occasionally, from time to time |
| 또한 | ttohan | also, furthermore, moreover |
| 똑똑히 | ttokttokhi | clearly, distinctly, plainly |
| -률 | -ryul | rate, ratio (suffix) |
| 마음대로 | maeumdaero | as one pleases, freely, at will |
| 마침 | machim | just in time, as it happens, coincidentally |
| 막 | mak | just (about to), right then, suddenly |
| 막 | mak | recklessly, without restraint |
| 만 | man | full (years), as many as, only |
| 몇몇 | myeonmyeot | several, some, a few |
| 몰래 | mollae | secretly, stealthily, without being noticed |
| 무조건 | mujogeon | unconditionally, no matter what |
| -물 | -mul | liquid, solution (suffix) |
| 및 | mit | and, as well as |
| 바 | ba | way, fact, something (dependent noun) |
| 바퀴 | bakwi | wheel; counter for wheels |
| 박 | bak | nights (counter for overnight stays) |
| -별 | -byeol | -by, per, for each |
| 본인 | bonin | oneself, the person in question |
| 부 | bu | copy, section, department |
| 분명히 | bunmyeonghi | clearly, obviously, certainly |
| 불- | bul- | un-, non-, dis- (negative prefix) |
| -비 | -bi | -fee, -cost, -expense (suffix) |
| -사 | -sa | -er, -ist, -person (occupational suffix) |
| 사교적 | sagyojeok | sociable, outgoing |
| 사이트 | saiteu | website, site |
| 사적 | sajeok | personal, private |
| 사회적 | sahoejeok | social, societal |
| 살짝 | saljjak | lightly, slightly, gently |
| 새로이 | saeroi | anew, freshly, newly |
| -생 | -saeng | -er, person born in (birth year suffix) |
| 서넛 | seoneot | three or four |
| 센티 | senti | centimeter |
| -소 | -so | -place, -office (place suffix) |
| 소- | so- | small-, mini- (prefix) |
| 쉿 | swit | shh!, hush! |
| 스무째 | seumujjae | twentieth |
| 실제로 | siljero | actually, in reality |
| 실컷 | silkeot | to one's heart's content, as much as one wants |
| -심 | -sim | suffix indicating mind or heart |
| -씩 | -ssik | suffix meaning each, per, at a time |
| 아냐 | anya | no, nope (informal) |
| 아이고 | aigo | oh my, alas (exclamation of distress) |
| 아홉째 | ahopjjae | ninth (ordinal) |
| 알 | al | egg, pill, pellet |
| 앗 | at | oh!, ah! (sudden surprise) |
| 양 | yang | both, two, western |
| -어 | -eo | verb/adjective stem ending suffix |
| 어느새 | eoneusae | before one knows it, all of a sudden |
| 어머 | eomeo | oh my, oh dear (exclamation, feminine) |
| 어저께 | eojeokke | yesterday, the day before |
| 어휴 | eohyu | ugh, phew (exclamation of exhaustion/exasperation) |
| 얼른 | eolleun | quickly, right away, promptly |
| 없이 | eopsi | without, lacking |
| 엊그제 | eotgeuje | the day before yesterday, a couple days ago |
| -여 | -yeo | suffix meaning over, more than |
| 여덟째 | yeodeoljjae | eighth (ordinal) |
| 여보 | yeobo | honey, darling (spousal address term) |
| 여섯째 | yeoseotjjae | sixth (ordinal) |
| 역사적 | yeoksajeok | historical, historic |
| 열째 | yeoljjae | tenth (ordinal) |
| 영 | yeong | not at all, utterly (negative) |
| 영원히 | yeongwonhi | forever, eternally |
| 예컨대 | yekeondae | for example, for instance |
| 오래오래 | oraeorae | for a long, long time |
| 오랜 | oraen | long (used before a noun) |
| 온 | on | all, whole, entire |
| 외 | oe | besides, other than, in addition to |
| -용 | -yong | suffix meaning for use with |
| 우연히 | uyeonhi | by chance, accidentally |
| -원 | -won | suffix for worker or facility |
| 원래 | wollae | originally, by nature |
| -율 | -yul | suffix meaning rate or ratio |
| 으악 | euak | argh, yikes (exclamation of fear/disgust) |
| 이국적 | igukjeok | exotic, foreign-feeling |
| 이따 | itta | later, in a while, soon |
| 이런저런 | ireonjeoreon | various, assorted, this and that |
| 이리 | iri | this way, over here, in this direction |
| 이만 | iman | now, at this point, to this extent |
| 인상적 | insangjeok | impressive, striking |
| 일곱째 | ilgopjjae | seventh (ordinal) |
| 일부러 | ilbureo | on purpose, intentionally, deliberately |
| 자 | ja | now, come on (interjection) |
| 자기 | jagi | oneself, one's own; honey, babe |
| -장 | -jang | head of, chief (suffix for positions) |
| -적 | -jeok | -ic, -al (suffix forming adjectives) |
| 적어도 | jeogeodo | at least |
| 전국적 | jeongukjeok | nationwide, national (modifier/noun) |
| 전통적 | jeontongjeok | traditional (modifier/noun) |
| 절대로 | jeoldaero | absolutely, never (emphatic) |
| -점 | -jeom | store, shop; point (suffix) |
| 점 | jeom | point, dot; aspect, respect |
| 점차 | jeomcha | gradually, progressively |
| 정말로 | jeongmallo | really, truly (emphatic) |
| 정신없이 | jeongsineopsi | chaotically, in a daze |
| 정확히 | jeonghwakhi | exactly, precisely, accurately |
| 제- | je- | ordinal prefix (first, second...) |
| 제대로 | jedaero | properly, as it should be |
| 조건 | jogeon | condition, requirement |
| 종일 | jongil | all day long |
| 주간 | jugan | week; daytime (counter/noun) |
| 즉 | jeuk | namely, that is, in other words |
| -짜리 | -jjari | worth, denomination (suffix) |
| -쯤 | -jjeum | about, approximately (suffix) |
| 충분히 | chungbunhi | sufficiently, fully, enough |
| 친- | chin- | biological (prefix for family relations) |
| 콜록콜록 | kollokkollok | cough cough (sound) |
| 통 | tong | not at all (with negatives) |
| 틀림없이 | teullimeopsi | certainly, without doubt |
| 틈틈이 | teumteumi | in spare moments, whenever free |
| 퍼센트 | peosenteu | percent |
| 편 | pyeon | episode, volume, side |
| 하하 | haha | ha ha, laughing sound |
| -학 | -hak | -ology, -ics, field of study |
| 한참 | hancham | for a long while, quite some time |
| -행 | -haeng | -bound, headed for |
| 혹은 | hogeun | or, alternatively |
| 홈페이지 | hompeiji | homepage, website |
| 활짝 | hwaljjak | wide open, in full bloom, brightly |
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Written by Alvin Lim Certified Korean Language Teacher (Level 2)