· 30 lists · 1195 words
The scaffolding
The words without which no sentence stands.
What holds these lists together
These lists belong to no area, which is to say they belong to all of them: the question words, numbers and time, the counters, the basic verbs and adjectives, and the adverbs that set the tone of a sentence. Korean adds two reasons English does not have. It counts with two sets of numbers, a native one and one borrowed from Chinese long ago, and the counter after the number decides which: three apples are 사과 세 개 with the native set, the third floor is 삼 층 with the other, and the time on the clock uses both at once — 세 시 이십 분, three twenty. And the verbs and adjectives are one family: an adjective conjugates like a verb and needs no “to be”, so 바빠요 on its own is “I am busy”. The question words, finally, stay where the answer will stand: 어디에 가요? is literally “where to go?”, with nothing moved to the front. Anyone wondering where to start starts here.
The 30 lists
Spread across the levels
The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.
| Level | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 364 | 30 % |
| 2 | 370 | 31 % |
| 3 | 291 | 24 % |
| 4 | 170 | 14 % |
Practise this category
Multiple choice and gaps, across all 30 lists and all 1195 words. Whatever you get wrong comes back tomorrow.