Beginner Korean Vocabulary (TOPIK 1)

All 1085 Korean vocabulary words at the beginner (TOPIK 1) level, grouped into 7 topic categories. First words — Hangeul, greetings and survival basics. Every word has romanization and an English meaning, curated by a certified Korean language teacher. Pick a topic to see the full list.

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Sample words

• 가다 gada to go
• 만나다 mannada to meet
• 못하다 mothada to be bad at, can't do well (one word)
• 쉬다 swida to rest
• 오다 oda to come
• 감사합니다 gamsahamnida thank you (formal)
• 네 ne yes
• 만나서 반갑습니다 mannaseo bangapseumnida nice to meet you
• 아니요 aniyo no
• 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo hello (formal polite)
• 눈 nun snow
• 고기 gogi meat
• 마시다 masida to drink
• 맛있다 masitda to be delicious
• 맵다 maepda to be spicy
• 구 gu nine (9)
• 넷 net four
• 다섯 daseot five
• 둘 dul two
• 백 baek hundred (100)
• 공부하다 gongbuhada to study
• 반 ban half (past)
• 방학 banghak school vacation
• 배우다 baeuda to learn
• 선생님 seonsaengnim teacher
• 날씨 nalssi weather
• 덥다 deopda to be hot (weather)
• 따뜻하다 ttatteuthada to be warm
• 바람 baram wind
• 비 bi rain
• 가지 gaji kind, sort
• 갈비탕 galbitang galbitang, beef rib soup
• 갈아타다 garatada to transfer (bus, subway)
• 감사 gamsa thanks, gratitude
• 것 geot thing