840 Korean Words: Korean Workbooks for Beginners, #2

Stuck restarting the same vocabulary list over and over? The problem usually isn't your memory - it's the order the words come in. 840 Korean Words takes the essential TOPIK I vocabulary every beginner needs and sequences it by how often you'll actually use it, grouped into 20 weekly themes instead of a random alphabetical dump.

Each week covers 42 words across a real-life theme (greetings, food, transportation, shopping, feelings, and more), with an example sentence, English translation, and pronunciation romanization for every single word. Every Sunday brings a review test with answers, so words move from short-term cramming into long-term memory. A dedicated "Word Hacks" chapter also shows how Sino-Korean vocabulary patterns let you unlock hundreds of words you already half-know.

By the time you finish all 20 weeks, you will have systematically covered 840 of the highest-frequency words in the language - enough to handle everyday conversation, follow K-dramas without constantly pausing for subtitles, and walk into the TOPIK I vocabulary section with real confidence.

Book 2 in the Korean Workbooks for Beginners series. If you can't read Hangul yet, start with Book 1, Hangul Workbook, first.