Vocabulary TOPIK 6 · Lesson 3

A-na-un-seo-neun pyo-jun-eo-reul jeong-hwak-ha-ge gu-sa-hae-ya ham-ni-da.

Announcers must speak standard language accurately.

Gong-sik-jeog-in ja-ri-e-seo-neun bi-eo-reul sa-yong-ha-ji an-neun geos-i jo-seum-ni-da.

It is better not to use vulgar words in formal settings.

'Al-ba'-neun 'a-reu-ba-i-teu'-ui yag-eo-im-ni-da.

‘Alba’ is an abbreviation for ‘part-time job’.

Jeo-ui mo-gug-eo-neun be-teu-nam-eo-im-ni-da.

My native language is Vietnamese.

'Keom-pyu-teo'-na 'beo-seu'-neun oe-rae-eo-im-ni-da.

"Computer" and "bus" are loanwords.

Bu-san sa-tu-ri-neun eog-yang-i dok-teuk-ham-ni-da.

The Busan dialect has a unique accent.

Chin-gu-deul sa-i-e-seo-neun sog-eo-reul sseu-gi-do ham-ni-da.

We sometimes use slang among friends.

I non-mun-eun jeon-mun yong-eo-ga neo-mu man-a-seo i-hae-ha-gi eo-ryeop-seum-ni-da.

This paper has too much jargon and is difficult to understand.

Jeo-neun oe-gug-eo-ro yeong-eo-reul gong-bu-ha-go it-seum-ni-da.

I am studying English as a foreign language.

Han-gug-eo-e-neun han-ja-eo-ga man-i it-seum-ni-da.

There are many Chinese characters in Korean.

Hak-saeng-deul-man a-neun eun-eo-ga it-seum-ni-da.

There are slang that only students know.

Yu-haeng-eo-neun si-dae-e tta-ra gye-sok ba-kkwim-ni-da.

Buzzwords keep changing with the times.

'In-ssa'-neun yo-jeum saeng-gin sin-jo-eo-im-ni-da.

‘Inssa’ is a new word that has been coined these days.

'Ha-neul'-i-na 'ba-da'-neun han-gug-eo-ui go-yu-eo-im-ni-da.

‘Sky’ or ‘sea’ are native Korean words.

Han-geur-eun ja-eum-gwa mo-eum-eu-ro i-ru-eo-jyeo it-seum-ni-da.

Hangul is made up of consonants and vowels.

'Keu, teu, peu, cheu'-neun gyeog-eum-im-ni-da.

'ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅊ' are aspirated sounds.

'Geu, deu, beu, jeu'-neun yeon-eum-im-ni-da.

'ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅈ' are lenis sounds.

'A, eo, o, u'-neun mo-eum-im-ni-da.

'ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ' are vowels.

'Kka, tta, ppa, ssa, jja'-neun gyeong-eum-im-ni-da.

'ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ' are tense sounds.

Han-gug-eo-e-neun yeol-gae-ui dan-mo-eum-i it-seum-ni-da.

Korean has 10 monophthongs.

Sa-tu-ri-neun eog-yang-i pyo-jun-eo-wa da-reum-ni-da.

The intonation of the dialect is different from the standard language.

'Ya, yeo, yo, yu'-neun i-jung-mo-eum-im-ni-da.

'ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ' are diphthongs.

'Jeo-neun bab-eul meok-seum-ni-da'-neun pyeong-seo-mun-im-ni-da.

'I eat rice' is a declarative sentence.

'Hak-gyo-e gam-ni-da'-neun geung-jeong-mun-im-ni-da.

‘I’m going to school’ is an affirmative sentence.

I mun-jang-e-seo ju-eo-neun 'jeo'-im-ni-da.

The subject in this sentence is ‘me’.

'Meok-seum-ni-da'-e-seo '-seum-ni-da'-neun eo-mi-im-ni-da.

In ‘meokseumnida’, ‘-seumnida’ is the ending.

'Bap meog-eot-sseo-yo?'-neun ui-mun-mun-im-ni-da.

‘Have you eaten?’ is an interrogative sentence.

'Hak-gyo-e an gam-ni-da'-neun bu-jeong-mun-im-ni-da.

‘I don’t go to school’ is a negative sentence.

'Bab-eul meok-seum-ni-da'-e-seo 'bab'-eun mok-jeog-eo-im-ni-da.

In ‘eating rice’, ‘rice’ is the object.

'Bab-eul'-e-seo 'eul'-eun jo-sa-im-ni-da.

In ‘bap-eul’, ‘eul’ is a particle.

'Bap meog-eo-ra'-neun myeong-ryeong-mun-im-ni-da.

‘Eat.’ is an imperative sentence.

'Nal-ssi-ga jeong-mal jo-kun-yo!'-neun gam-tan-mun-im-ni-da.

‘The weather is really nice!’ is an exclamation.

'Na-neun hak-saeng-i-da'-e-seo 'hak-saeng-i-da'-neun seo-sur-eo-im-ni-da.

In ‘I am a student’, ‘student’ is a predicate.

Han-gug-eo-wa be-teu-nam-eo-neun eo-sun-i da-reum-ni-da.

Korean and Vietnamese have different word orders.

Han-geur-eun se-jong-dae-wang-i man-deur-eot-seum-ni-da.

Hangul was created by King Sejong the Great.

Reo-si-a-eo-neun ki-ril-mun-ja-reul sa-yong-ham-ni-da.

Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet.

Han-gug-eo-e-neun han-ja-eo-ga man-a-seo han-ja-reul al-myeon do-um-i doem-ni-da.

There are many Chinese characters in Korean, so knowing Chinese characters is helpful.

Yeong-eo mun-jang-ui si-jag-eun dae-mun-ja-ro sseum-ni-da.

English sentences start with a capital letter.

Yeong-eo al-pa-bes-eun seu-mul-lyeo-seot-gae-im-ni-da.

There are 26 English alphabets.

Dae-mun-ja-wa so-mun-ja-reul gu-byeol-hae-seo sseu-se-yo.

Please distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters when writing.

Geu sa-ram-eun sam-gae gug-eo-e neung-tong-ham-ni-da.

That person is fluent in three languages.

Han-gug-eo-reul yu-chang-ha-ge mal-ha-go sip-seum-ni-da.

I want to speak Korean fluently.

Geu-neun eo-ryeo-un jeon-mun yong-eo-reul ja-yu-rop-ge gu-sa-ham-ni-da.

He uses difficult technical terms freely.

Bar-eum-i a-ju jeong-hwak-ham-ni-da.

Your pronunciation is very accurate.

Geu-neun keom-pyu-teo sa-yong-e mae-u neung-suk-ham-ni-da.

He is very good at using computers.

Oe-gug-e na-gat-neun-de mar-i an tong-hae-seo him-deur-eot-seum-ni-da.

I went abroad and it was difficult because I couldn't communicate.

Geu-neun sa-ram-deul ap-e-seo kkul meog-eun beong-eo-ri-cheo-reom a-mu mal-do mot haet-seum-ni-da.

In front of people, he kept mum and couldn't say a word.

Da-reun sa-ram-ui mar-eul ga-ro-chae-neun geos-eun ye-ui-ga a-nim-ni-da.

It is not polite to interrupt others.

Nae-yong-i jung-yo-han ge a-ni-ra mal-kko-ri-reul jap-ji ma-se-yo.

The content is what matters—stop nitpicking my words.

Geu sa-ram-eun mal-gwi-reul jal mot ar-a-deur-eo-seo ir-ha-gi him-deum-ni-da.

It's difficult for that person to work because he doesn't understand what's being said.

Neo-mu eo-i-ga eop-seo-seo mal-mun-i mak-hyeot-seum-ni-da.

It was so absurd that I was speechless.

Eo-reun-deul mal-sseum-e mal-dae-kku-reul ha-myeon an doem-ni-da.

You should not talk back to adults.

Geu-neun mwon-ga sum-gi-neun ge it-neun-ji mal-kko-ri-reul heu-ryeot-seum-ni-da.

He trailed off, as if he were hiding something.

Neo-mu mi-an-hae-seo sa-gwa-ha-neun mar-i ib-i tteor-eo-ji-ji an-at-seum-ni-da.

I felt so sorry that I couldn't bring myself to apologize.

Han-gug-e on ji il-lyeon man-e deu-di-eo mal-mun-i teu-yeot-seum-ni-da.

A year after coming to Korea, I finally started speaking fluently.

Geu sa-ram-eun won-lae mal-su-ga jeog-eo-seo jo-yong-ham-ni-da.

That person is quiet because he is a man of few words by nature.

Bu-jang-nim ap-e-seo-neun mu-seo-wo-seo ip-do ppeong-geut mo-tam-ni-da.

I'm so scared that I can't even open my mouth in front of my manager.

Baeng-myeong ga-ryang-ui sa-ram-deur-i mo-yeot-seum-ni-da.

About 100 people gathered.

Seo-ur-e-seo guk-je hoe-ui-reul gae-choe-haet-seum-ni-da.

An international conference was held in Seoul.

Sae-ro-un ji-ha-cheol no-seon-i gae-tong-doe-eot-seum-ni-da.

A new subway line has opened.

Du seon-su-ga sil-lyeog-eul gyeo-ru-go it-seum-ni-da.

Two players are competing against each other.

Han-gug-eo-neun gyeong-eo-beob-i bal-dal-han eon-eo-im-ni-da.

Korean is a language with developed honorifics.

Chin-gu-wa keom-pyu-teo-reul gong-yu-ha-go it-seum-ni-da.

I'm sharing a computer with a friend.

In-teo-nes-eun geup-sok-do-ro bal-jeon-haet-seum-ni-da.

The Internet has developed rapidly.

Geo-jeol-ha-gi him-deun bu-tag-eul bad-a-seo nan-cheo-ham-ni-da.

I'm embarrassed because I received a request that I found difficult to refuse.

Han-geur-ui u-su-seong-i neol-li al-lyeo-jyeot-seum-ni-da.

The excellence of Hangul became widely known.

Geu hoe-sa-ga si-jang-eul dok-jeom-ha-go it-seum-ni-da.

That company monopolizes the market.

Jo-eun saeng-gag-i tteo-ol-lat-seum-ni-da.

A good idea occurred to me.

Seo-yang-ui mun-mur-i han-gug-e deur-eo-wat-seum-ni-da.

Western culture entered Korea.

Mun-jang seong-bun-e-neun ju-eo, seo-sur-eo, mok-jeog-eo deung-i it-seum-ni-da.

Sentence components include subject, predicate, and object.

Geu ui-gyeon-e dae-han ban-non-eul je-gi-haet-seum-ni-da.

I raised a counterargument to that opinion.

Hyeo, ip-sul deung-eun bar-eum gi-gwan-im-ni-da.

The tongue, lips, etc. are organs of speech.

Du sa-ram-i beon-gar-a un-jeon-haet-seum-ni-da.

Two people took turns driving.

Si-dae-ui byeon-cheon-e tta-ra eon-eo-do byeon-ham-ni-da.

Language also changes as times change.

Han-geur-eun bar-eum gi-gwan-ui mo-yang-eul bon-tteo-seo man-deur-eot-seum-ni-da.

Hangul was modeled after the shape of the pronunciation organ.

Bon-ui a-ni-ge da-reun sa-ram-e-ge pi-hae-reul ju-eot-seum-ni-da.

I unintentionally harmed others.

Geu-ui jae-neung-i deu-di-eo bich-eul bar-ha-gi si-jak-haet-seum-ni-da.

His talent is finally starting to shine.

Bi-dul-gi-neun pyeong-hwa-ui sang-jing-im-ni-da.

The dove is a symbol of peace.

Geu gi-eob-eun a-i-ti san-eob-ui seon-du-ju-ja-im-ni-da.

The company is a leader in the IT industry.

Geu mar-ui sok-tteus-i mu-eos-in-ji mo-reu-get-seum-ni-da.

I don't know what that means.

In-teo-nes-eun ssang-bang-hyang so-tong-i ga-neung-han mae-che-im-ni-da.

The Internet is a medium that allows two-way communication.

Chin-gu-ui mu-rye-han mar-e gi-bun-i eon-jjan-at-seum-ni-da.

I was offended by my friend's rude words.

Jeo-neun ju-mar-e ye-neung peu-ro-geu-raem-eul jeul-gyeo bom-ni-da.

I enjoy watching entertainment programs on the weekends.

Han-gug-e-neun keun do-si-ga man-seum-ni-da. Ye-keon-dae seo-ul, bu-san, in-cheon deung-i it-seum-ni-da.

Korea has many big cities. For example, Seoul, Busan, and Incheon.

'Sa-rang'-eun du gae-ui eum-jeor-eu-ro i-ru-eo-jyeo it-seum-ni-da.

'Love' consists of two syllables.

'Meong-meong'-eun gae-ga jin-neun so-ri-reul na-ta-nae-neun ui-seong-eo-im-ni-da.

‘Woof’ is an onomatopoeia that refers to the sound of a dog barking.

'Ban-jjak-ban-jjak'-eun bin-na-neun mo-yang-eul na-ta-nae-neun ui-tae-eo-im-ni-da.

'Banjjak-banjjak' is a mimetic word describing something sparkling.

Se-jong-dae-wang-eun jo-seon-ui sa-dae im-geum-im-ni-da.

King Sejong the Great is the 4th king of Joseon.

Keom-pyu-teo-e bi-mil-beon-ho-reul im-nyeok-ha-se-yo.

Enter your password on your computer.

Son-nim-deur-eul wi-hae ja-ri-reul ma-ryeon-haet-seum-ni-da.

We have prepared a place for our guests.

Si-heom-eul jal bwat-da-go ja-man-ha-ji ma-se-yo.

Don't be cocky just because you did well on the test.

Han-geur-eun gwa-hak-jeog-in je-ja won-li-e tta-ra man-deur-eo-jyeot-seum-ni-da.

Hangul was created according to a scientific principle of letter creation.

Bo-go-seo-reul nae-il-kka-ji je-chul-hae-ya ham-ni-da.

The report must be submitted by tomorrow.

Han-geur-eun ja-eum-gwa mo-eum-eul jo-hap-ha-yeo geul-ja-reul man-deum-ni-da.

Hangul creates letters by combining consonants and vowels.

Sil-pae-haet-da-go jwa-jeol-ha-ji ma-se-yo.

Don't be discouraged by failure.

Se-jong-dae-wang-eun hun-min-jeong-eum-eul chang-je-haet-seum-ni-da.

King Sejong the Great created Hunminjeongeum.

Tel-le-bi-jeon chae-neor-eul dol-lyeot-seum-ni-da.

I changed the TV channel.

Dong-nyo-deul-gwa hoe-sig-eul ha-myeo chin-mog-eul da-jyeot-seum-ni-da.

I strengthened my friendship with colleagues over a company dinner.

Ja-man-ha-da-ga-neun eon-jen-ga keun-ko-da-chim-ni-da.

If you are overconfident, you will get hurt one day.

Jeon se-gye-reul tong-teul-eo i-reon mun-ja-neun eop-seum-ni-da.

There is no other text like this in the entire world.

Hak-ja-deur-i mo-yeo sa-jeon-eul pyeon-chan-haet-seum-ni-da.

Scholars gathered together to compile a dictionary.

Han-gug-eo-neun so-ri na-neun dae-ro pyo-gi-ha-neun gyeong-u-ga man-seum-ni-da.

Korean is often written phonetically.

Han-geur-eun dae-pyo-jeog-in pyo-eum-mun-ja-im-ni-da.

Hangul is a representative phonetic alphabet.

'Gi-yeog'-e hoeg-eul ha-na deo-ha-myeon 'ki-euk'-i doem-ni-da.

If you add one stroke to 'ㄱ', it becomes 'ㅋ'.

Seu-ma-teu-pon-eun dae-pyo-jeog-in a-i-ti-gi-gi-im-ni-da.

Smartphones are representative IT devices.