Lower Intermediate Korean Nature Vocabulary (TOPIK 3)
A complete list of 53 lower intermediate-level Korean nature 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 강물 | gangmul | river water |
| 강사 | gangsa | instructor, lecturer |
| 개다 | gaeda | to clear up, to fold |
| 관찰 | gwanchal | observation, watching |
| 껍질 | kkeopjil | skin, peel, shell, rind |
| 꽃무늬 | kkonmunui | floral pattern, flower print |
| 끼다 | kkida | to put on (glasses, gloves); to get stuck |
| 날아가다 | naragada | to fly away, to soar off |
| 넘어가다 | neomeogada | to go over, to pass by, to move past |
| 닷새 | datsae | five days |
| 데치다 | dechida | to blanch, to parboil |
| 돌려받다 | dollyeobatda | to get back, to receive in return |
| 돌보다 | dolboda | to look after, to take care of |
| 돌아다니다 | doradanida | to roam around, to wander about |
| 들려주다 | deullyeojuda | to let someone hear, to play for someone |
| 들어서다 | deureoseoda | to enter, to walk into |
| 들어주다 | deureojuda | to grant, to fulfill a request, to listen to |
| 막대기 | makdaegi | stick, rod, bar |
| 맞이하다 | majihada | to welcome, to greet, to receive |
| 맡다 | matda | to smell, to sniff |
| 모래 | morae | sand |
| 무늬 | munui | pattern, design, print |
| 바구니 | baguni | basket |
| 밤새 | bamsae | all night, throughout the night |
| 번개 | beongae | lightning, thunderbolt |
| 보호 | boho | protection, care |
| 복숭아 | boksunga | peach |
| 뼈 | ppyeo | bone |
| 뿌리 | ppuri | root, origin |
| 사자 | saja | lion |
| 산꼭대기 | sankkokdaegi | mountaintop, mountain peak |
| 산업 | saneop | industry |
| 새엄마 | saeeomma | stepmother |
| 새집 | saejip | new house, bird nest |
| 숲 | sup | forest, woods |
| 식비 | sikbi | food expenses, meal costs |
| 싱싱하다 | singsinghada | to be fresh, to be vivid |
| 애완동물 | aewandongmul | pet, companion animal |
| 여름철 | yeoreumcheol | summer season |
| 예보 | yebo | forecast, prediction |
| 오해 | ohae | misunderstanding |
| 올여름 | oryeoreum | this summer |
| 음식물 | eumsingmul | food and drink, foodstuff |
| 잡아먹다 | jabameokda | to catch and eat, to devour |
| 장미꽃 | jangmikkot | rose flower |
| 죽이다 | jugida | to kill |
| 지방 | jibang | region, province; fat (body) |
| 천둥 | cheondung | thunder |
| 첫눈 | cheonnun | first sight, first glance |
| 축제 | chukje | festival |
| 통하다 | tonghada | to communicate, to go through, to connect |
| 풀리다 | pullida | to be solved, to come undone, to thaw |
| 흘러가다 | heulleogada | to flow away, to pass by |
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Written by Alvin Lim Certified Korean Language Teacher (Level 2)