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1급TOPIK 1 Korean — Beginner

Your first Korean: Hangul, greetings, numbers, and the sentence endings that make a phrase polite.

Can-do: Introduce yourself, order food, buy things and handle the everyday exchanges you cannot avoid.

단어Words at this level
1,065
누적Cumulative
1,065
문법Grammar points
45
관용구Idioms
600
시험Test
TOPIK I

1급 학습Everything at TOPIK 1

단어 TOPIK 1 Vocabulary All 1,065 words at this level, with examples and audio. 1,065 words 문법 TOPIK 1 Grammar The particles, endings and expressions introduced at this level. 45 points 관용구 TOPIK 1 Idioms Idioms, set phrases and proverbs graded to this level. 600 entries 활용 TOPIK 1 Conjugation Every verb and adjective at this level, with its full table. 240 tables 대화 TOPIK 1 Conversations This level's words in two-turn dialogues, sorted by subject. 60 topic sets 단어 카드 TOPIK 1 Flashcards Spaced repetition over this level's vocabulary. SRS deck 학습 계획 TOPIK 1 Study Plan A daily pace that finishes the level when you want it finished. Pick a pace

첫 단어The first words at TOPIK 1

Ordered by frequency, so the first ones are the ones you will meet first.

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것

thing

것은 아닐까?

Or someone?

Also means

  1. that which

Pronounced

[걷] spelled 것

Sound change음절의 끝소리 규칙

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제 것입니다.

It's mine.

UAV 라고 하는 것인데요.

These are the UAVs.

이 것은 메타 2입니다.

It's called the Meta 2.

Related words

참고 어휘See also
거

Appears in

대화 보기 In conversation ›지시 Topic list ›
하다

to do

한국어를 해요.

I speak Korean.

Also means

  1. to make, to prepare
  2. to wear, to put on
  3. to run (an enterprise)

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갑사합니다.

Thank you so much.

UAV 라고 하는 것인데요.

These are the UAVs.

엄폐해!

Get cover!

Appears in

활용 보기 Full conjugation ›대화 보기 In conversation ›일상 행위 Topic list ›
있다

to be in the process of

뉴욕은 미국에 있다.

New York is in the United States.

Also means

  1. to stay in a certain state
  2. to maintain in the result of

Pronounced

[읻따] spelled 있다

Sound change음절의 끝소리 규칙경음화

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톰은 보스턴에 있어야 했는데.

Tom should've stayed in Boston.

아캄에 있는 것입니다

It's in Arkham.

봐야할 것이 있어

There's something you need to see.

Related words

반대말Opposite
없다
높임말Honorific
계시다

Appears in

활용 보기 Full conjugation ›대화 보기 In conversation ›삶의 상태 Topic list ›
있다

to be (in a place)

뉴욕은 미국에 있다.

New York is in the United States.

Also means

  1. to exist
  2. to stay, remain in a location

Pronounced

[읻따] spelled 있다

Sound change음절의 끝소리 규칙경음화

More examples

톰은 보스턴에 있어야 했는데.

Tom should've stayed in Boston.

아캄에 있는 것입니다

It's in Arkham.

봐야할 것이 있어

There's something you need to see.

Related words

반대말Opposite
없다
높임말Honorific
계시다
활용 보기 Full conjugation ›대화 보기 In conversation ›삶의 상태 Topic list ›
되다

to become

30cm면 될까요? 12m여야 할까요?

Is it one foot or is it 40 feet?

Also means

  1. to be permissible
  2. to be OK

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-어도 되다

to be permissible

1이 될 것입니다

So you're just going to get a 1.

돼라, 돼라, 할 수 있어!

Come on, come on, you can do it!

Related words

반대말Opposite
묽다질다

Appears in

활용 보기 Full conjugation ›모양 Topic list ›신체 변화 Topic list ›
나

I, me

난 할 수 있어

I can do this.

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내가 해도 돼

I can do that.

내가 할 게요

I got it, I got it.

나는 포르투갈에 있어.

I'm in Portugal.

Appears in

대화 보기 In conversation ›인칭 Topic list ›소개하기(가족 소개) Topic list ›

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

How many words are in TOPIK 1?

This site lists 1,065 words graded to 1급. Counting every level up to and including it, that is 1,065 words in total — the cumulative figure is the one that matters, because 1급 assumes everything below it.

What can I do at TOPIK 1?

Introduce yourself, order food, buy things and handle the everyday exchanges you cannot avoid.

Which test covers TOPIK 1?

TOPIK I. One 100-minute sitting covering listening and reading, scored out of 200.

How long does TOPIK 1 take to reach?

At twenty new words a day, this level's 1,065 words take about 8 weeks on their own. Reaching it from zero means the 1,065 cumulative words, which is closer to 2 months at the same pace.

Definitions, examples and audio from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.