Basics Vocabulary Checkpoint (50/100)

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Checkpoint: 50/100 Basic Vocabulary

You've now covered 50 of the 100 Basic Vocabulary words — halfway there! 🎉 Time to pause, review, and make sure everything's sticking before moving on to the second half.

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Iru Helper Note

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Try this: 지갑에 현금이랑 카드가 있어요. 영수증은 봉투에 넣고 쇼핑백은 에코백으로 바꿨어요.

(I have cash and a card in my wallet. I put the receipt in an envelope and switched the shopping bag for an eco-bag.)

🌈 The Big Picture

The first 50 words covered the things you touch and talk about every day: people and family terms, personal items and money, clothing and fit, bags and shopping, beauty and hygiene, food and cooking methods, and dining essentials. Before moving forward, take a moment to revisit these categories — strong foundations make the next 50 words much easier to absorb. 🧱🌱

🗂️ Categories You've Mastered So Far

People & Family — honorific and casual terms for family members

Personal Items & Money — 지갑, 열쇠, 신분증, 잔돈, 영수증, 할부, 일시불, 현금

Clothing & Fit — 꽉 끼다, 헐렁하다, 길다, 짧다, 딱 맞다

Bags & Shopping — 봉투, 쇼핑백, 비닐봉투, 종이백, 에코백

Condition & Repair — 새 거, 중고, 고장, 수리, 멀쩡하다

Beauty & Hygiene — 립스틱, 거울, 빗, 쿠션, 화장품, 휴지, 손소독제, 마스크, 물티슈, 비누

Cooking Methods — 튀김, 구이, 찜, 회, 볶음

Ordering & Dining — 리필, 반찬, 포장, 서비스, 추가

Condiments & Flavors — 양념, 소스, 고추장, 간장, 식초

Tableware — 수저, 젓가락, 휴지, 컵, 접시

🧠 Mixed Review Sentence

오늘은 회 대신 생선구이를 먹었어요. 반찬 리필도 되고, 사장님이 서비스로 식초랑 양념도 더 주셨어요. 다 먹고 수저랑 접시를 정리한 다음, 포장된 누룽지를 가방에 넣었어요.

(Today I ate grilled fish instead of raw fish. Side dish refills were available, and the owner gave us extra vinegar and seasoning for free. After finishing, I cleaned up the spoon and plate, then put the packaged scorched-rice snack in my bag.)

— This sentence pulls from cooking methods (회, 구이), dining (반찬 리필, 서비스), condiments (식초, 양념), tableware (수저, 접시), and packaging (포장) — five categories in one breath!

📚 Cross-check note

All vocabulary cross-checked against korean.go.kr ✅

🪞 Tips for the Second Half

Group by theme, not by lesson — 양념/소스/고추장/간장/식초 all "go together" in your memory even though they were one lesson.

Re-use old words in new sentences — combine 에코백 (bags lesson) with 포장 (ordering lesson) to build longer, richer sentences.

Watch for verb-noun pairs — 굽다→구이, 볶다→볶음, 튀기다→튀김, 찌다→찜 — this pattern repeats throughout Korean vocabulary.

Keep using 존댓말 (polite speech, ~아요/어요/세요) — it's the safe default in all the example sentences so far.

🎯 What's Next

The next 50 words move outward — from your bag and table to the world around you: navigation and locations, vehicles, time and the calendar, nature and weather, descriptive adjectives, and action verbs for daily life. Keep up the momentum! 🗺️⏰🌳

지난 50개 단어를 잘 익혔어요 — 이제 다음 50개로 가요! 🏁🎉📚

Try this exercise

Quick recall — what does each word mean? (One word from each of the last 10 lessons.)

A. 화장품 (Beauty)

Answer

cosmetics

B. 물티슈 (Hygiene)

Answer

wet wipes

C. 신분증 (Personal Items)

Answer

ID card

D. 고장 (Condition)

Answer

broken

E. 헐렁하다 (Describing Fit)

Answer

to be loose/baggy

F. 에코백 (Bag Types)

Answer

eco-bag / reusable bag

G. 일시불 (Money Matters)

Answer

one-time/lump-sum payment

H. 볶음 (Cooking Methods)

Answer

stir-fried

I. 서비스 (Ordering Extras)

Answer

complimentary extra

J. 고추장 (Condiments)

Answer

red chili paste

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Vocabulary Box

One word sampled from each of your last 10 lessons

If any feel unfamiliar, revisit that lesson's TL;DR before continuing

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Pitfalls reminder

Don't confuse 찜 (braised) with 탕 (soup)

접시 (plate) ≠ 그릇 (bowl)

서비스 = free extra, not "customer service"

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Want more reps? Go back through your last 10 lessons' TL;DRs and try to use each word in one new sentence of your own.

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Practice Hub: 50/100 Checkpoint Review

A focused two-exercise review pulling from all 10 of your most recent lessons.

Exercise 1 — Mixed Word Recall: Korean → English 🧩➡️🔤

A. 거울

Answer

mirror

B. 손소독제

Answer

hand sanitizer

C. 열쇠

Answer

keys

D. 수리

Answer

repair

E. 딱 맞다

Answer

to fit perfectly

F. 종이백

Answer

paper bag

G. 잔돈

Answer

change (money)

H. 구이

Answer

grilled

I. 추가

Answer

addition / extra order

J. 식초

Answer

vinegar

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Quick Reference

Personal items: 거울, 열쇠

Condition: 수리

Fit: 딱 맞다

Bags: 종이백

Money: 잔돈

Cooking: 구이

Ordering: 추가

Condiments: 식초

Exercise 2 — Mixed Sentence Translation: English → Korean 🔤➡️🧩

A. I like fried shrimp.

Answer

새우튀김을 좋아해요.

B. Please give me more side dishes.

Answer

반찬을 더 주세요.

C. This sauce is sweet.

Answer

이 소스는 달아요.

D. The cup is dirty.

Answer

컵이 더러워요.

E. My wallet has cash and cards.

Answer

지갑에 현금이랑 카드가 있어요.

F. This shirt is too tight.

Answer

이 셔츠는 너무 꽉 껴요.

G. It's broken, please fix it.

Answer

고장 났어요, 수리해 주세요.

H. I switched to an eco-bag.

Answer

에코백으로 바꿨어요.

I. This is on the house.

Answer

이건 서비스예요.

J. Please refill my water.

Answer

물 좀 리필해 주세요.

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Quick Reference

너무 + adjective = "too ~"

~았/었어요 = past tense

~으로 바꾸다 = "to switch to ~"

~해 주세요 = "please do ~"

50/100 완료! 다음 50개도 화이팅! 🏁🎉📚🗺️⏰