How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Korean words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 62 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Korean vocabulary: school and classroom

The classroom, school subjects, homework, exams, university: school and study vocabulary in Korean.

Here are 100 Korean words on “School and learning”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Korean	English
결석	absence
평균 점수	average
칠판	board
책	book
암기로	by heart
학급 평가 회의	class review meeting
교실	classroomClassroom at school
선발 시험	competitive exam
컴퓨터실	computer room
어려움	difficulty
노력	effort
명문 대학	elite college
영어	English
연습 문제	exercise
고등학교	high school
역사	history
지각	lateness
수업	lessonTeaching session
도서관	library
학습법	method
중학교	middle school
선택 과목	optional subject
체육	physical education
물리학	physics
초등학교	primary school
과외	private lesson
학생	pupil
자	ruler
장학금	scholarship
학교	school
중등 교육	secondary school
대학생	student
과목	subjectSubject taught at school
교사	teacher
수업 시간표	timetable
열심히 하다	to apply oneself
설명하다	to explain
숙제를 제출하다	to hand in homework
대학교	university
현장 실습	work placement

Level 2: medium 35 words

Korean	English
입학	admission
참고 문헌	bibliography
급식실	canteen
반 친구	classmate
집중	concentration
학위	diploma
규율	disciplineRespect for rules and order
작문	essay
지리학	geography
풀	glue
실험실	laboratory
단원	lessonMaterial to learn
석사 학위	master degree
동기	motivation
유치원	nursery school
구술시험	oral test
학부모 상담	parents evening
합격자	passed
볼펜	pen
발표	presentation
각도기	protractor
벌	punishment
성적표	report card
복습 카드	revision card
학교 폭력	school bullying
통학 버스	school bus
대학 수학 능력 시험	school leaving exam
생활기록부	school report book
종이 한 장	sheet
전공	specialism
학위 논문	thesis
요령	tip
수업에 참석하다	to attend a class
채점하다	to correct
가르치다	to teach

Level 3: hard 25 words

Korean	English
정답지	answer key
바인더	binder
계산기	calculator
성실함	diligence
논술	dissertation
지우개	eraser
학습 결손	gap in knowledge
어린이집	nursery
컴퍼스	pair of compasses
필통	pencil case
학교 운동장	playground
초등학교 교사	primary teacher
재시험	resit
초안	rough draft
가위	scissors
스테이플러 심	staple
감독관	supervisor
심화하다	to deepen
낙방하다	to fail
암기하다	to memorise
외워 말하다	to recite
유급하다	to repeat a year
복습하다	to revise
무단결석	truancy
논문 심사	viva

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Korean words on “School and learning”. The full topic holds 155 in the KoKo app: 62 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Korean vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Korean vocabulary on iPhone.