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On the First Revised Edition
The Open Exercise Book of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) for the Employment
Permit System (EPS) was first released in 2008, for the purpose that foreign workers wishing to
take jobs in Korea can easily learn Korean at less cost. Since then, EPS-TOPIKhas been taken from
the Open Exercise Book, comprising of 1,000 listening questions and 1,000 reading questions.
Two years after its first release, facing the need to reflect the changing Korean labor market
conditions and requests regarding on-site practical Korean for foreign workers, we hereby release
the 1st revised edition with 10% additional material (100 listening questions and 100 reading
questions). For the improved adaptability of foreign workers to life in Korea, we have researched
the practical expressions used on sites such as small-sized companies, farms and fish farms, and
developed new questions. We used English translation and pronunciation for all questions that
enable workers from the EPS countries to understand and study the meaning and pronunciation of
Korean with this EPS-TOPIK Exercise Book. For your information, only 10% was substituted and
such questions are marked in order to avoid possible confusion by examinees. This first revised
edition will apply from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013. The questions and answers for the test may
change partially to improve foreign workers proficiency in the Korean language.
This Exercise Book is uploaded on the website of the Human Resources Development Service of
Korea (www.hrdkorea.or.kr), the Employment Permit System (www.eps.go.kr) and the EPS-
TOPIK (http://epstopik.hrdkorea.or.kr) for free download. This book will be revised annually or bi-
annually and you can achieve relevant information from the above sites.
The Human Resources Development Service of Korea holds the copyright for this Open
Exercise Book. In case of re-distribution, the origin and our copyright must be expressly stated and
fundamental contents should not be modified.
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Preface
This year, the number of migrant workers in Korea reached 1.2 million.
Now, foreigners play a large part in Korean society and we need to put Korean language skills as
a top priority for foreigners to help them get accustomed to their lives in Korea. In this context, the
Human Resources Development Service of Korea conducts the EPS-TOPIK as a means for better
adaptation of foreign workers in work sites by encouraging them to study the Korean language and
for fair recruiting. Therefore, we publish the Open Exercise Book and set questions for the Test.
Workers from 15 countries (alphabetically, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia,
Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Timor-Leste, Uzbekistan and Vietnam) with many differences in language, culture, and economic
levels can learn the Korean language and culture as well as on-site terminologies and expressions
using this Exercise Book.
HRDKorea, having our value in the Development of Best Human Resources Who Raise the
Value of Human Beings and Companies will make our full efforts to help migrant workers
understand the Korean language and culture so that they can have happy lives in Korea. We hope
that The Open Exercise Book of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) will be your guide to
learning Korean.
Yu, Jae Soub
President
Human Resources Development Service of Korea
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Preface 5
Employment Permit System
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1. Introduction to the Employment Permit System 11
2. Process to Work in Korea 13
3. Characteristics of the EPS 15
4. TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) 17
5. TOPIK Questions Criteria 19
6. Answer Sheet for the EPS-TOPIK 23
Romanization Rules 26
Basic Korean Learning
1. VOWELS 1 27
2. VOWELS 2 29
3. CONSONANTS 1 31
4. CONSONANTS 2 33
5. CONSONANTS 3 34
6. NOUNS 35
7. am/are/is NOUN 38
8. SUBJECT PARTICLE 39
9. FORMAL DECLARATIVE SENTENCE ENDING 40
10. FORMAL INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE ENDING 42
11. OBJECT PARTICLE 43
12. am/are/is not NOUN (NEGATION 1) 44
13. do/does not~, be not ADJECTIVE (NEGATION 2) 45
14. cannot~ (NEGATION 3) 47
15. one, two, three, four 49
16. one, two, three, four 51
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[161~360] 83
[361~480] 136
[481~680] 184
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[201~480] 585
[481~800] 687
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TOPIK Question Bank
Listening
[1~160] Questions to pick out what you hear 54
[161~360] Questions to pick out the correct ones from
what you see in pictures 83
[361~480] Questions to pick out related ones from
what you hear 136
[481~680] Questions to pick out correct answers to
the questions 184
[681~920 / 921~960] Questions to pick out correct
answers after hearing stories 226
Answer List & Texts for Listening Test 321
Reading
[1~200] Questions to pick out words or sentences from
pictures 522
[201~480] Questions to select the idea of sentences 585
[481~800] Questions to select the covers and detailed
contents of the actual sentences 687
[801~920 / 921~960] Questions to answer to
the questions after reading 870
Answer List for Reading Test 1004
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Introduction to the Employment Permit System
The EPS is a system by which the Korean Government (Ministry of Employment and Labor, MOEL)
allows domestic medium and small-sized companies suffering from a shortage of human resources to legally
recruit foreign workers. It is especially for such companies in the industrial fields of medium and small-sized
manufacturing, construction, agriculture/livestock, fishery, and services to hire foreign workers for their less
skilled jobs. Koreas MOEL and the governments of the sending countries stipulate the basic points in an
MOU for sharing human resources, and public authorities of each country shall take the responsibility in
selecting and dispatching these workers.
1. Employment Management for Migrant Workers
Migrant workers may work in Korea for 3 years.
- However, an additional period of less than 2 years may be allowed when employers agree (only one time).
Foreign workers changing work site is permitted limitedly.
- In principle, migrant workers shall continue working in their original work sites.
- During a 3-year period, only 3 changes will be allowed.
- However, when it is deemed that a normal labor relationship is not expected for reasons such as
suspension or closing of business, a change will be permitted on approval from the MOEL.
Any employer who illegally employs migrant workers is limited from recruiting foreign workers
for a certain period. (1 year or 3 years)
2. Rights Protection by Korean Regulations
Like Korean workers, the basic rights of migrant workers will be also protected by Korean
labor-related regulations such as the Labor Standard Act, Minimum Wage Act, and Industrial
Safety and Health Law.
Additionally, to protect foreign workers rights, subscriptions for Due Emigration Insurance, Wage
Guarantee Surety Insurance, Return Cost Insurance, Accident Insurance are mandatory.
3. Prevention of Illegal Immigrants
We have a legal and systematic structure for foreign employment, and put continuous and
strong controls over illegal immigrants.
We focus on punishment of employers, and any illegal recruitment opportunity will be blocked.

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Successful applicants will receive a health check in a medical institution
designated by Sending Agencies.
Although the applicant passed the health check before entering Korea, if
he/she cannot pass the health check inside Korea, he/she may be deported.
Process Remarks
Preparing EPS-TOPIK Applicants must reach a certain level of Korean proficiency for the Test.

Publication of EPS-TOPIK
Sending Agencies will announce the date for EPS-TOPIK.
(HRDK, Sending Agencies)
Media : Central daily newspaper of each country, website of sending
agencies, etc.

Application for EPS-TOPIK Applicants submit the application according to the time and place designated
(Applicants by HRDK and Sending Agencies.
HRDK, Sending Agencies) Only for people qualified to apply for EPS-TOPIK

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(HRDK, Sending Agencies)
Applicants take the test on the designated time and place.

Announcement of
Qualified People
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Health Check
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Medical Institution)

Job Seekers Roster

Sending Agencies shall send the final job seekers roster to HRDK electronically.
(Sending Agencies HRDK)

Selection of Applicants by
Koreas MOEL will check qualifications of applicants
Korean Employers
Koreas MOEL will introduce qualified applicants according to the conditions
(Employers
that employers demand
Government Authorities)
Employers will select applicants according to their conditions
(height, weight, gender, EPS-TOPIK points, etc.)

Labor Contract After selection, employers will send the Labor Contract to Sending Agencies
(Employers HRDK) through HRDK.
The list of successful applicants will be released via the internet, major
newspapers and the bulletin board of Sending Agencies, and they receive
the qualification certificates issued.
A guide will be given to successful applicants about schedule for health
check and registration of job application
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Characteristics of the EPS
The number will be a lump sum, and will not be allocated by country. The number for each
country will be decided depending on employers favor within the total size.
However, in consideration of employers favor, previous years record, ratio of voluntary
emigrants, and increasing ratio of illegal stay, we receive a job seekers roster with a number 3
times greater than the expected number for each country.
WorkersImmigration Process Remarks
Contract Labor contracts will be sent to applicants by Sending Agencies
(Sending Agencies Applicants will determine after consideration if agreeable
Workers) Contract will be made if agreed

Pre-education Contracted workers will enter local pre-education institutions to receive basic
(Workers Sending Agencies) training for work in Korea

Application and Issue of VISA

Sending Agencies will receive Visa Issuance Certificate from Ministry of
(Sending Agencies
Justice of Korea and apply E-9 visa for workers who finish the pre-education.
Embassies aboard)
In case of more than 3 months after health check, re-examination is
recommended before immigration

Notification of Immigration
HRDK will prepare receiving program for workers with visa.
Results & Confirmation of
Sending Agencies will advise workers to prepare according to HRDKs
Immigrants
receiving program
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Immigration of Workers
Workers with fixed immigration date will immigrate on such date
(Sending Agencies HRDK)

After immigration through Incheon Airport, Workers will receive 20 hours

Workers Training and Guide
of job education in relevant institutions
(Training Institutions
Re-examination of health in job education institutions
Employers)
Workers will be deported if not qualified
Workers will be deployed to such companies as contracted after job
education.
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TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean)

Total time: 1 hour and 10 minutes (30 minutes for listening and 40 minutes for reading)
Test language: Korean language
Breakdown of the Test
Test items
- Basic communication skill necessary for Korean ordinary life
- Speaking ability necessary on-site
- Understanding Korean corporate culture
Application Requirements
- Ages from 18 to 39
- No record of imprisonment
- No record of compulsory withdrawal, or deportation from, Korea
- No disqualifying reason for emigration
How to value and Selection Criteria
- How to value: Relative evaluation
- Selection Criteria: Among people with more than 80 points out of 200 points, in the order of higher
test results within the allocated number
Valid date for qualification: 2 years from the qualification date
Limit against illegal activities: 2 years from the point illegal activity during the Test is confirmed
Guide
Test Fields No. of Questions Point Allocation Time
Total 50 200 70 minutes
Sound writing
Listening Visual material 25 100 30 minutes
Conversation or stories
Vocabulary and Grammar
Reading Practical information 25 100 40 minutes
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1. Word
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1. To choose correct explanation
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2. To choose correct pictures
after listening to conversation
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1. To choose what is next one
after conversation between two
people. (Greetings, normal life,
things about job, etc.)
1. To catch meanings after
listening to conversation
2. To catch meanings after
listening to stories
Contents
1. Proficiency in Korean language 2. Understanding of Korean culture
3. Industrial safety and Hygiene 4. On-site Language
Questions to Applicants will listen to recorded sound of words or sentences with transcription,
cover listening explanation of visual materials like pictures or photos, conversation, or stories
sector (industrial safety and on-site language will be included) and will choose answers.
Evaluation Listening to recording and No. of
25 Time 30 minutes
method choosing out of 4 questions
1. To evaluate if phoneme and
prolonged sound in
sentences and number is
pronounced properly
2. To evaluate using pictures or
photos if proper conversation
is possible under certain
circumstances
3. To evaluate problem-solving
ability after listening to
practical vivid circumstance
of conversation (Basic
understanding and counter-
measure ability)
4. To evaluate if detailed
information and overall
concept are understood after
listening to conversation or
stories
1. Sound and transcription
2. Visual material
(Industrial safety and on-site
language will be included)
3. Conversation
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4. Conversation or stories
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1. To choose right word or
sentence for given photos or
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1. To choose right word or
sentence to best fit the blank
1. To understand the information
on the various sign boards
and information boards
2. To understand industrial
safety board
1. To choose pictures after
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2. To read explanation and to
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1. Proficiency in Korean language 2. Understanding of Korean culture
3. Industrial safety and Hygiene 4. On-site Language
Questions to Explanation of materials and situation, vocabulary and grammar, information on
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accidents)
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industrial safety, normal life,
labor related matters, Korean
culture, etc. after reading
1. Explanation of matters and
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industrial safety, job-
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industrial safety, job and
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Romanization Rules
2000
.
.
All the Korean words in this book have been romanized based on the following rules according to the
Romanization of the Korean Language revised by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism in 2000. For those words
whose actual sound is different from the combination of its consonants and vowels, the actual sound has been
romanized to help foreigners understand Korean better.

Romanization of Korean Vowels Romanization of Consonants
Korean Romanization Example
a ai
ya yagu
eo eoje
yeo yeogi
o oneul
yo yogeum
u uyu
yu yumyeong
eu jibeuro
i isa
ae aegyo
yae yaegi
e seoureseo
ye yejeol
wa gachi waseo
oe oebu
oae ? oae geurae
wo wonak
we wedinghol
wi wichi
ui uija
Korean Romanization
g/k
n
d/t
r/l
m
b/p
s
ng
j
ch
k
t
p
h
kk
tt
pp
ss
jj
Basic Korean Learning
1 VOWELS 1
1. 11010 primary vowels , , , , , , , , ,
2. 1
Pronunciation and writing order of primary vowels
3. 1
Words made up of primary vowels
1) five 2) two, teeth 3) milk
4) child 5) cucumber 6) reason
7) fox 8) free time 9) infant
Shape of letter Pronunciation Writing order Shape of a syllable
[a]
[ya]
[ ]
[ ]
[o]
[yo]
[u]
[yu]
[ ]
[i]
EPS-TOPIK
4.
Pronunciations which are difficult to distinguish
1) : 2) : 3) : 4) :
5) : 6) : 7) : 8) :
5.
Tongue position
Guide
2 VOWELS 2
1. 21111 secondary vowels , , , , , , , , , ,
2. 2
Pronunciation and writing order of secondary vowels
3.
Words made up of vowels
1) yes 2) ? Why? 3) come
4) on 5) outdoor 6) etiquette
7) outfield 8) a meaning 9) unexpected
[1 (note1)] monophthongs and diphthongs
monophthongs:,,,, , , , , ,
diphthongs:,,,,, , , , , ,
e
Shape of letter Pronunciation Writing order Shape of a syllable

[y ]
[e]
[ye]
[wa]
[w ]
[we( )]
[w ]
[we]
[wi( )]
[ i]

[ ]
EPS-TOPIK
[2 (note2)] Lip shape of monophthongs
[3 (note3)] Vowels which require attention
[ ]:[e]
. .
The pronunciations of and are too similar to distinguish. In
speech, Koreans do not make a distinction between them.
[ ][we]
[ ], [ ] , [we], [wi]
. [ ,we], [ ,wi] .
[ ][wi]
[ ]and [ ]are classified into the group of monophthongs, but
they are usually pronounced like diphthongs [we,wi]. Therefore, they are
also allowed as [ ,we], [ ,wi].

.
In the speech, and are too similar to distinguish because is
pronounced as if it is diphthong .
, .
[we]
is sometimes used for writing pure Korean words, but is more commonly
used for writing foreign words.
(waiter), (web site), (sky way)

[w ][we]
Guide
1 CONSONANTS 1
1. 1414 Basic consonants
, , , , , , , , , , , , ,
2.
Pronunciation and writing order of basic consonants
Shape of letter Pronunciation Writing order Shape of a syllable
[k/g]
[n]
[t/d]
[r, l]
[m]
[p/b]
[s/sh]
[no sound], [ /ng]
[ts/dz]
[ts
h
/ch]
[k
h
]
[t
h
]
[p
h
]
[h]
EPS-TOPIK
3. Place of articulation
[(note)] ,
. [/ng]
.
Often just plays the role of a filler. When it occurs in the first position of a syllable,
it is silent but when it occurs in the final position, as a Batchim, it is pronounced as
[ /ng].
Guide
2 CONSONANTS 2
1. () Tensed sounds
2. ()()
Comparison of tensed and aspirated sounds
3. ()()
Words made up of tensed or aspirated sounds
1) (an oyster)(honey)
2) (to put out)(to be big)
3) (a room)(bread)
4) (a half)(a board)
5) (the moon)(a daughter)(a mask)
6) (a horse)(a foot)(an arm)
7) (to sleep)(to be salty)(to be cold)
8) (water)(fire)(a horn)(grass)
Shape of letter Pronunciation Shape of a syllable
[k]
[t]
[p]
[s]
[ts]
()





EPS-TOPIK
3 CONSONANTS 3
1. Batchim
, , .
7.
Final consonants, Batchim: Except for , , , all consonants can be attached at the
bottom of a syllable as a Batchim. However, there are only 7 different ways of pronouncing
all Batchim.
2.
Pronunciations which are difficult to distinguish
1) (every week)(beer)
2) (a wife)(a guide)
3) (a head)(far)
4) (definitely)[ ](a flower)
5) [](outside)[](a field)(cooked rice)
6) (half)(night)(a room)
Letters of Batchim Pronunciation Example
, , [][-k] , , ()
[][-n] []
, , , , , , [][-t] , , , , , , []
[][-l] []
[][-m] []
, [][-p] , []
[][- /ng] []
Guide
NOUNS
1. people
2. things
man woman student teacher
father mother son daughter
Korean foreigner friend doctor
book desk chair bag
shoes newspaper wallet cell phone
bus subway taxi airplane
EPS-TOPIK
3. places
house classroom company office
factory hospital restaurant bank
post office embassy restroom theater
Korea China Vietnam Indonesia
Guide
4. the others
5. Nouns related to industrial safety and work

safety helmet safety shoes safety goggles

safety belt welding mask safety gloves
movie weather construction
breakdown repair meeting
EPS-TOPIK
am/are/is NOUN
[] .
This pattern makes the predicate of a sentence when attached to a noun.
1.
2.
3.
. (I) am a foreigner. . (I) am a Chinese.
. (This) is a book. . (This) is a bag.
. (This) is a school. . (This) is a post office.
Guide




/ SUBJECT PARTICLE
[] .
This particle is used to mark the subject of a sentence when attached to a noun.
. This is a classroom.
. Yeongsu is Korean.
. This is a cellular phone.
. My name is Lee, Yeongsu.
[(Note)] Contracted form
I (informal)
I (polite)
you (informal)
who
EPS-TOPIK
-/
FORMAL DECLARATIVE SENTENCE ENDING
[]
Formal Declarative Sentence Ending
.
This ending makes a formal declarative sentence in the present tense when attached to a
verb stem.
. Yeongsu works.
. That thing is bad.
. This is a copy machine.
. This(here) is Seoul.
. A student eats.
. This thing is good.
[1 (note1)] Action Verbs
to go to teach
to transfer to study
to wait to go down
to get off to come and go
to close to return
to listen to drink






Guide
to meet to make
to eat to learn
to take off to see
to buy to love
to stand, stop to rest
to dislike to write
to sit to open
to come to go up
to laugh to work
to read to wear
to sleep to catch
to like to ride
to sell to do
[2 (note2)] Descriptive Verbs
to be near to be far
be hot to be cold
to be a lot to be few
to be delicious to be tasteless
to be busy not to be busy
to be fast to be slow
to be easy to be difficult
to be cheap to be expensive
to be interesting to be uninteresting
to be silent to be noisy
to be good to be bad
to be big to be small

to be sweet, to be bitter, to be spicy hot, to be sour,
to be salty, not to be salty enough
[3 (note3)] () Copula (Noun)
to be a student to be a book
to be an office to be a mother
EPS-TOPIK
/?
FORMAL INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE ENDING
[]
Formal Interrogative Sentence Ending
.
This ending makes a formal interrogative sentence in the present tense when attached to a
verb stem.
? Who works?
? Is that thing (over there) bad?
? Is this a copy machine?
? What is that?
? Does the student eat?
? Is this thing good?
? ?

-? ? ? ?
-? ? ? ?
-? ? ? ?
?
, .
Guide
/ OBJECT PARTICLE
[] .
This is used to mark the object of a sentence when attached to a noun.
. I take a bus.
. I make a phone call.
. I read a book.
. I eat rice.
? What does Yeongsu eat?
? Whom does Yeongsu wait for?





.
EPS-TOPIK
/(1)
am/are/is not NOUN (NEGATION 1)
[] -.
This pattern is the negative form of the-.
. .
I am not a child. I am an adult.
. .
He is not a Korean. He is a foreigner.
. .
This is not a camera. Its a cellular phone.
/


.
.
Guide
/-(2)
do/does not~, be not ADJECTIVE (NEGATION 2)
[] /
[] .
This pattern expresses the negation of action verbs and descriptive verbs.
1. /
. (Somebody) does not go to the company.
. (Somebody) does not eat rice.
. Yeongsu is not busy.
. Its not cold today.
(exception)N
() . Yeongsu does not work.
() . Students dont study.
/


NOUN NOUN
* ()
* ()
EPS-TOPIK
2.
. (Somebody) does not buy clothes.
. (Somebody) does not eat rice.
. Yeongsu is not busy.
. Its not cold today.
. Yeongsu does not work.
Special Negative Words



to exist not to exist
to be delicious not to taste good
to be interesting to be uninteresting
to know not to know
Guide
/-(3) cannot~ (NEGATION 3)
[] /
[] .
This pattern is a negative form that conveys the meaning of prohibition or
inability.
1. /
. I cannot eat Gimchi.
. I cannot speak Korean.
. You cannot go to the left.
.
.
.
.
/


EPS-TOPIK
(exception)N
. . Its too hot. (So) I cannot work.
. . I dont have time. (So) I cannot study.
2.
I cannot buy the clothes.
I cannot eat Gimchi.
. I cannot work today.
NOUN NOUN
* ()
* ()



Guide
, , , one, two, three, four
Sino-Korean numbers and Counting units
1. , , , () Sino-Korean numbers

Sino-Korean numbers Sino-Korean numbers
1 10
2 20
3 30
4 40
5 50
6 60
7 70
8 80
9 90
10 100
11 1,000
12 10,000
13 100,000
14 1,000,000
15 10,000,000
100,000,000
EPS-TOPIK
2.
Counting units used with Sino-Korean numbers
. I studied Korean for three months.
. One year has 365 days.
, , . March, April and May belong to Spring.
. This book is 20,000 Won.
months years
counting numbers minutes
Won(Korean currency) months of the year
portions of food days of the month
weeks floors
Guide
, , , one, two, three, four
Pure-Korean numbers and Counting units
1. , , , () Pure-Korean numbers

Pure-Korean numbers Pure-Korean numbers
1 (noun) 10
2 (noun) 20 (noun)
3 (noun) 30
4 (noun) 40
5 50
6 60
7 70
8 80
9 90
10 100
11 (noun) 1,000
12 (noun) 10,000
13 (noun) 100,000
14 (noun) 1,000,000
15 10,000,000
100,000,000
EPS-TOPIK
2.
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. I get up at 630 a.m.
. I study Korean 4 hours everyday.
. I am twenty two years old.
. I drink 5 cups of coffee a day.
packs (of cigarettes) items, units, object
bowl, cup vehicles, machines
animals times
sets of clothes bottles
people (honorific form) /people
years of age blossom, stems
oclock hours
glasses, cups thin, flat objects (sheets)
buildings, houses pairs of shoes