Which Korean Vocabulary Flashcards Should I Start With?
Start with the 100 Korean words flashcards if you can read Hangul, because those cards cover words that appear in nearly every sentence. The right first deck depends on what you need Korean for.
- You are new to vocabulary. Study the 100 Korean words flashcards, then the 500 Korean words flashcards.
- You need numbers for shopping or dates. Use the Korean numbers flashcards, then the Sino Korean numbers flashcards, native Korean numbers flashcards and Korean counters flashcards.
- You are planning a trip. Use the Korean travel vocabulary flashcards, Korean restaurant vocabulary flashcards and Korean transportation vocabulary flashcards.
- You learn through K-pop or dramas. Use the Kpop Korean words flashcards and Kdrama Korean words flashcards, and add the Korean emotions flashcards.
If Hangul still feels slow, read reading Hangul first, because every card in these decks shows Hangul before romanization. The list below shows every deck, grouped by theme.
All Korean Vocabulary Flashcards on This Site
Each deck below lists its card count and level. The levels are editorial estimates, not official levels.
Most Common Words
- 100 Korean Words Flashcards (100 cards, level A1): the 100 words of the Top 100 Korean Words list, in the same order: pronouns and question words, people and family, time and numbers, places and things, and adverbs and connectors.
- 500 Korean Words Flashcards (500 cards, level A2): covers 500 core words in chunks of 100, continuing from the top 100 into everyday nouns, verbs and adjectives.
People and Relationships
- Korean Family Words Flashcards (27 cards, level A1): covers close family members, from 엄마 and 아빠 to 할머니 and 할아버지.
- Korean Relationship Terms Flashcards (25 cards, level A2): covers words for friends, partners, colleagues and polite titles.
- Korean Jobs Flashcards (27 cards, level A1): covers common occupations such as 의사 (doctor), 선생님 (teacher) and 학생 (student).
- Korean Body Parts Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers parts of the body from head to feet, including 눈, 코 and 입, plus the verbs that go with them.
- Korean Personality Words Flashcards (24 cards, level A2): covers words that describe a person's character and appearance.
- Korean Emotions Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers feeling nouns such as 기쁨 (joy) and 슬픔 (sadness).
Daily Life
- Korean House Vocabulary Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers rooms and household items such as 방 (room), 문 (door) and 침대 (bed).
- Korean Clothing Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers clothes and accessories, with the verbs 입다, 신다 and 쓰다 that go with them.
- Korean Daily Routine Flashcards (27 cards, level A1): covers everyday actions such as getting up, washing, eating and going to bed.
- Korean Shopping Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers words for stores, prices and paying.
- Korean Money Vocabulary Flashcards (27 cards, level A2): covers money and banking words such as 은행 (bank) and 돈 (money).
- Korean Technology Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers phones, computers and internet words.
- Korean Hospital Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers health and hospital words such as 병원 (hospital) and 약 (medicine).
Food and Drink
- Korean Food Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers popular Korean dishes such as 김치 (kimchi) and 비빔밥 (bibimbap).
- Korean Ingredients Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers cooking ingredients such as 쌀 (rice) and 소금 (salt).
- Korean Fruits and Vegetables Flashcards (30 cards, level A1): covers fruits and vegetables such as 사과 (apple) and 양파 (onion).
- Korean Drinks Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers drinks such as 물 (water), 커피 (coffee) and 차 (tea).
- Korean Restaurant Vocabulary Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers words for ordering, menus and paying at a restaurant.
- Korean Cooking Vocabulary Flashcards (27 cards, level A2): covers cooking words, tools and methods such as 양념 (seasoning) and 볶음 (stir-fry).
Nature and the World
- Korean Animals Flashcards (30 cards, level A1): covers animals, from 개 (dog) and 고양이 (cat) to birds and fish.
- Korean Weather Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers weather words such as 비 (rain) and 눈 (snow).
- Korean Seasons Flashcards (25 cards, level A1): covers the four seasons 봄, 여름, 가을 and 겨울 and related words.
- Korean Flower Names Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers plants and flowers, including 장미 (rose).
- Countries in Korean Flashcards (30 cards, level A1): covers country and region names in Korean.
- Korean Colors Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers colors such as 빨간색 (red) and 파란색 (blue).
Time Words
- Days of the Week in Korean Flashcards (25 cards, level A1): covers the seven days from 월요일 to 일요일.
- Months in Korean Flashcards (25 cards, level A1): covers the twelve months, including the irregular 유월 and 시월.
- Korean Time Expressions Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers time words such as 오늘, 내일 and 어제 and common clock phrases.
Places and Travel
- Korean City Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers places around town such as 은행 (bank) and 공원 (park).
- Korean Transportation Vocabulary Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers buses, trains, taxis and the words used to ride them.
- Korean Travel Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers airport, ticket and travel words.
- Korean Hotel Vocabulary Flashcards (26 cards, level A1): covers hotel and check-in words.
School and Work
- Korean School Words Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers school words such as 교실 (classroom) and 숙제 (homework).
- Korean Business Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers office and business words for meetings, email and work.
- Korean School Subjects Flashcards (27 cards, level A1): covers school subjects such as 수학 (math) and 영어 (English).
Hobbies and Leisure
- Korean Sports Flashcards (29 cards, level A1): covers sports and the verbs that go with them.
- Korean Music Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers music words such as 노래 (song).
- Korean Drama Vocabulary Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers movie and television words.
- Korean Gaming Vocabulary Flashcards (28 cards, level A2): covers gaming words used by Korean players.
Korean Culture Words
- Korean Holidays Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers Korean holidays and celebrations such as 설날 (Lunar New Year).
- Kpop Korean Words Flashcards (30 cards, level A2): covers K-pop words such as 가수 (singer) and 팬 (fan).
- Kdrama Korean Words Flashcards (29 cards, level A2): covers K-drama words such as 드라마 (drama) and 배우 (actor).
- Traditional Korean Culture Words Flashcards (29 cards, level B1): covers traditional culture words such as 한복 (hanbok) and 한옥 (hanok).
Korean Slang
- Korean Internet Slang Flashcards (27 cards, level B1): covers casual internet and spoken slang that young Koreans use in chats, comments and videos, starting with ㅋㅋ (lol).
- Korean Texting Abbreviations Flashcards (23 cards, level B1): covers consonant-only shortcuts such as ㅇㅇ (yeah) and ㄱㅅ for 감사, with the full word behind each.
Korean Word Types
- Sino Korean Words Flashcards (29 cards, level B1): covers words built from Chinese-character syllables, such as 학교 (school) and 학생 (student).
- Konglish Words Flashcards (28 cards, level A2): covers loanwords whose meaning or form changed in Korean, such as 핸드폰 (mobile phone).
- Korean Onomatopoeia Flashcards (28 cards, level B1): covers sound and manner words such as 멍멍 for a dog and 반짝반짝 for twinkling.
- Korean Idioms Flashcards (26 cards, level B1): covers idioms about people, food, feelings, work and animals, such as 발이 넓다 (to know many people).
- Korean Proverbs Flashcards (22 cards, level B2): covers well-known sayings such as 가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다 (speak kindly to get kindness back).
- Korean Four Character Idioms Flashcards (26 cards, level B2): covers 사자성어 such as 일석이조 (two gains from one act), each with its hanja.
Numbers
- Sino Korean Numbers Flashcards (30 cards, level A1): covers Sino-Korean numbers for dates, money, phone numbers and minutes.
- Native Korean Numbers Flashcards (28 cards, level A1): covers native Korean numbers for counting things, people and age.
- Korean Counters Flashcards (26 cards, level A2): covers counter words such as 명, 개, 마리 and 잔.
- Korean Numbers Flashcards (26 cards, level A1): covers Sino and native numbers 1-20 side by side, with cue cards for time, age and prices.
Slang, idioms, proverbs and four-character idioms are flagged B1 and above and carry register notes, because a phrase that suits a friend can sound wrong with a teacher. The clothing, sports and body-part decks highlight verb pairings such as 입다, 신다 and 쓰다 for clothes and 하다, 치다 and 타다 for sports, which is the usual stumbling block. The next section connects each deck to the lesson it drills.
Which Themed Deck Matches the Lesson I Am Reading?
Each deck matches one vocabulary page, so you can read first and drill second. The table maps each vocabulary theme to its decks.
Each published deck is built from the word list of its lesson, so a word you read on a lesson page appears with the same spelling on its card. Matching printable sheets are collected under vocabulary worksheets. After a deck, write the same words by hand to check your spelling.
How Many Words Should I Study per Day?
Ten new cards a day is the default and a safe pace. The deck builder shows due cards first, then up to 10 new cards, and caps a session at 20 cards. You can set the session to 10, 20 or 40 cards. At 10 new cards a day, a 25-card deck takes three days to introduce, the 100-word deck takes ten days, and the 500-word deck takes about seven weeks, with review time shown separately.
| Deck size | Days to introduce at 10 new cards a day |
|---|---|
| 25-30 cards | 3 days |
| 100 cards | 10 days |
| 500 cards | 50 days (about 7 weeks) |
Reviews are scheduled by a five-box Leitner system with gaps of 10 minutes, 1, 3, 7 and 21 days, and the schedule is explained on every deck page. Progress is saved only in your browser, so use the export button to keep a backup. Study one or two decks at a time, since mixing six themes at once spreads the review load thin.
What These Decks Do Not Cover
The decks teach single words and short expressions. They do not teach grammar, sentence building or conversation, and they do not score pronunciation. The ranking of the first two decks is an editorial selection of beginner words, not an official frequency list. All Korean text is generated, and Min-ji Park reviewed and signed off the text and audio on 15 October 2026. For grammar drills, the Korean flashcards hub lists the grammar decks alongside the Hangul, phrase and TOPIK decks, and the matching lessons start at Korean vocabulary.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Vocabulary Deck Should I Start With?
Start with the 100 Korean words flashcards if you can already read Hangul, because it covers the pronouns, question words and everyday nouns and adverbs you need in nearly every sentence. If you plan a trip, add the travel and restaurant decks next. If Hangul still feels slow, finish reading Hangul first.
How Are the Decks Ordered?
The decks follow the vocabulary themes on this site, which run from the most common words to people, daily life, food, nature, time, places, school and work, hobbies, culture, slang and word types. Number decks come last. Each deck lists an estimated level, so you can pick A1 decks first within any theme.
Are There Decks for Numbers?
Yes, four. The Korean numbers deck shows Sino and native numbers 1-20 side by side, the Sino-Korean and native Korean decks cover each system in full, and the counters deck covers words such as 명, 개, 마리 and 잔. Together they hold 110 cards, about 11 days of new cards at 10 a day.
Do the Decks Teach Grammar Too?
No. The decks teach vocabulary: each card holds one word or short expression with its sound and meaning. Grammar appears only as brief usage notes, such as which counter goes with which noun. Particles, endings and sentence patterns are taught in the grammar lessons, which link to the matching decks.