TOPIK I vocabulary list
90 core TOPIK I words, grouped by theme with romanization and meaning, studied with real spaced repetition. Free, no signup, works in your browser.
The high-frequency words a TOPIK I candidate needs to read on sight — the verbs, nouns, adjectives, and time & place words that show up across the beginner band. Each card shows the Korean, its romanization, and the English meaning. Tap any group to study it with the forgetting-curve scheduling that times each review to memory.
TOPIK I verbs
Study these 22 →- 만나다mannadato meet
- 기다리다gidaridato wait
- 주다judato give
- 받다batdato receive
- 타다tadato ride / to get on
- 내리다naeridato get off / to go down
- 찾다chatdato look for / to find
- 놀다noldato play / to hang out
- 쉬다swidato rest
- 배우다baeudato learn
- 가르치다gareuchidato teach
- 시작하다sijakhadato start / to begin
- 끝나다kkeutnadato end / to finish (intransitive)
- 좋아하다joahadato like
- 도와주다dowajudato help
- 전화하다jeonhwahadato call (phone)
- 운동하다undonghadato exercise
- 요리하다yorihadato cook
- 청소하다cheongsohadato clean
- 여행하다yeohaenghadato travel
- 공부하다gongbuhadato study
- 보내다bonaedato send / to spend (time)
TOPIK I nouns
Study these 24 →- 친구chingufriend
- 영화yeonghwamovie
- 음식eumsikfood
- 음악eumakmusic
- 우산usanumbrella
- 책chaekbook
- 신문sinmunnewspaper
- 컴퓨터keompyuteocomputer
- 핸드폰haendeuponcell phone
- 텔레비전tellebijeontelevision
- 사진sajinphoto
- 선물seonmulgift / present
- 편지pyeonjiletter
- 가방gabangbag
- 옷otclothes
- 신발sinbalshoes
- 방bangroom
- 문mundoor
- 창문changmunwindow
- 의자uijachair
- 책상chaeksangdesk
- 이름ireumname
- 나라naracountry
- 약속yaksokpromise / appointment
TOPIK I adjectives
Study these 22 →- 맛있다masitdato be delicious
- 맛없다madeopdato taste bad
- 재미있다jaemiitdato be fun / interesting
- 재미없다jaemieopdato be boring
- 어렵다eoryeopdato be difficult
- 쉽다swipdato be easy
- 바쁘다bappeudato be busy
- 한가하다hangahadato be free / not busy
- 깨끗하다kkaekkeuthadato be clean
- 더럽다deoreopdato be dirty
- 높다nopdato be high / tall
- 낮다natdato be low
- 무겁다mugeopdato be heavy
- 가볍다gabyeopdato be light (weight)
- 똑똑하다ttokttokhadato be smart
- 친절하다chinjeolhadato be kind
- 조용하다joyonghadato be quiet
- 시끄럽다sikkeureopdato be noisy
- 맵다maepdato be spicy
- 달다daldato be sweet
- 따뜻하다ttatteuthadato be warm
- 시원하다siwonhadato be cool / refreshing
TOPIK I time & place words
Study these 22 →- 오전ojeonmorning / a.m.
- 오후ohuafternoon / p.m.
- 주말jumalweekend
- 평일pyeongilweekday
- 매일maeilevery day
- 항상hangsangalways
- 가끔gakkeumsometimes
- 자주jajuoften
- 보통botongusually
- 일찍iljjikearly
- 늦게neutgelate
- 벌써beolsseoalready
- 아직ajikstill / yet
- 먼저meonjeofirst / beforehand
- 같이gachitogether
- 혼자honjaalone
- 정말jeongmalreally / truly
- 아주ajuvery
- 여기yeogihere
- 거기geogithere
- 저기jeogiover there
- 사이saibetween / among
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