#topik 1

[beewaswerebeen]

심야 자습

Late-night self-study

• 심야 → late at night

• 자습 → self-study

[korstudying]

잃어버리다 - to lose

잡수시다 - to eat (honorific form of 먹다)

가져가다 - to bring

곳 - place

쓰다 - to write; to use

야구 - baseball

앞 - in front of

이용하다 - to use

여러 - several

연습하다 - to practice

들어가다 - to enter

색깔 - colors

네 - yes

부지런하다 - to be diligent

많이 - a lot of

All TOPIK 1 vocab on memrise 

[lyc0ris-nemuri]

I passed my final exam for the first trimester of Korean & now I feel numb. We won't be continuing until 13th of January and I'm praying that my 서강 한국어 textbook & workbook arrive soon so I can keep practicing my reading, writing & speaking skills.

[itslostfocus]

TOPIK 1 (self) preparation - vocab and grammar

*notice* I'm not taking the topik exam forreal, I'm just using this as a way to know my own level in Korean for sure and cover any weak points I may have. Anyway, I will be using topik resources, so if it's useful for you, go ahead ^^

(Old posts, only vocabulary)

Vocabulary

-> resource used: 쏙쏙 한국어 TOPIK 어휘 초급 40 Days

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Grammar

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[tamlangnhunuoc]

은, 는 (1) - Topic maker, As for

Note that -은/는 is called the topic particle and placed after a noun to make it the topic under discussion. Using the topic particle is one way to designate a noun as the subject of a particular sentence.

1. When a conversation can go any way, the topic marking particle is used to bring attention to what the speaker wishes to talk about. When nothing is being said by either party in a conversation, and a speaker wishes to bring up a topic to talk about, the topic marking particle is used to introduce a new topic to a conversation.

2. If a topic has already been introduced into the conversation, it is old information. If it is old information, it is no longer necessary to mention the topic again (topics and subjects may be dropped in sentences). But if the speaker wishes to clarify what is being spoken about, the topic marking particle is used to clarify the topic of the sentence.

3. The topic marking particle may be used to contrast.

For example:

1. 저는 한국 사람입니다. - jeo-neun hanguk saramimnida.

2. 저는 일본 사람입니다. - jeo-neun ilbon saramimnida.

=> Sentence 1 uses the topic marking particle because it is bringing a new topic of conversation to attention. Sentence 2 uses the topic marking particle to make the contrast that the person is not Korean, but rather Japanese.

4. Formation:

-은/는 (eun/neun) is attached to the end of a noun, an adverb, or another particle.

는 (neun) is used when the previous syllabic block ends in a vowel [i.e. 저는(jeo-neun), ㅓ is the last vowel; 성주 씨는 (seongjussi-neun), ㅣ is the last vowel; 대구는, (daegu-neun), ㅜ is the last vowel].

은 (eun) is used when the previous syllabic block ends in a consonant [i.e. 이름은 (ireum-eun), ㅁ is the last consonant; 서울은 (Seoul-eun), ㄹ is the last consonant; 부산은 (busan-eun), ㄴ is the last consonant].

5. Example Sentences:

저는 윤설입니다. (jeo-neun yunseol-imnida) (-는 attached to a noun)

=> I am Yunseol.

박수경은 학생입니다. (baksukyeong-eun hakseng-imnida) (-은 attached to a noun)

=> Su Kyeong Park is a student.

중국에는 사람이많습니다. (jungguke-neun saramimanhseumnida) (-는 attached to another particle)

=> There are many people in China.

[korstudying]

걱정 - anxiety; worry

곧 - soon

자동차 - car

끄다 - to turn off

아파트 - apartment

일어나다 - to wake up

약속 - appointment; promise

계절 - season

또 - and, moreover

서울역 - Seoul Station

냉면 - cold noodles

도착하다 - to arrive

서울 - Seoul

기간 - period

천천히 - slowly

All TOPIK 1 vocab on memrise

[korstudying]

작년 - last year

사과 - apple

큰형 - male’s oldest brother

멋있다 - to be cool, handsome 

마시다 - to drink

덥다 - to be hot

은행 - bank

배 - ship

오후 - afternoon

부분 - part

댁 - home (honorific form of 집)

의미 - meaning

깎다 - trim

묻다 - to ask a question

배우다 - to learn

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[korstudying]

초대하다 - to invite

식사하다 - to have a meal

만나다 - to meet

네 - four

비싸다 - to be expensive

계획 - plan

일본어 - Japanese

느낌 - feeling

옷 - clothes

책 - book

돈 - money

가장 - most

없다 - to not have

음료수 - drink

돌아오다 - to return

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