Every word with its romanization and meaning. Pick your level and start reading, then let Lock&Learn Korean put the words on your Lock Screen.
Three word lists that follow the TOPIK exams the way the National Institute of Korean Language bands its learner vocabulary: the beginner list for TOPIK I (levels 1 and 2), then the intermediate and advanced bands of TOPIK II. Every entry shows the hangul, its Revised Romanization and an English meaning. Pick your level, read the list, then let the widget carry it onto your Lock Screen.
The Beginner 1 and Beginner 2 packs in the app
1,844 words Read the list → TOPIK II · Levels 3 and 4The Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 packs in the app
2,154 words Read the list → TOPIK II · Levels 5 and 6The Advanced 1 and Advanced 2 packs in the app
2,561 words Read the list →Lock&Learn Korean turns each of these lists into a pack for the iPhone Lock Screen widget: a word waits in hangul with its romanization; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. Read the list here when you want the whole picture; let the widget carry it one word at a time.
A word waits in hangul with its romanization; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.
Three meanings, a fast clock and a streak. Every list here has a free twenty-question practice quiz built the same way.
Beginner 1 is free in full. Every other pack opens with a free preview, and Lock&Learn+ opens them all, monthly or yearly.
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TOPIK I (levels 1 and 2) as one beginner list, and TOPIK II as an intermediate list (levels 3 and 4) and an advanced list (levels 5 and 6), the way the National Institute of Korean Language bands its learner vocabulary. In the app each band is split by frequency into two packs; Beginner 1 is free.
Word lists: the National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL) learner vocabulary and the 2015 TOPIK vocabulary list, as compiled in combined_korean_vocabulary_list. English senses adapted from Kengdic by Joe Speigle (MPL 2.0). Revised Romanization is generated; example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: Beginner 1 is free in full, and every other pack opens with a free preview. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan (with a 3-day free trial) or a monthly plan.