Review Week 3: First Words

By the end of this lesson you can:

• Recall all 15 Week 3 greetings and all 15 self-introduction words from memory, without prompts
• Match 10 polite expressions to real-world situations and convert 12 numbers between digits and Sino-Korean instantly
• Deliver a full five-line self-introduction from memory: no notes, no template

TOPIK 1 skills: Greetings, polite expressions & Sino-Korean numbers (review)

No new content today. This lesson tests everything from Week 3: greetings, self-introduction, polite expressions, and Sino-Korean numbers 1–100.

Review Objectives

• Recall all 15 greetings without prompts: meaning and context both
• Produce self-introduction vocabulary from English cues alone
• Match 10 polite expressions to the real-world situation they belong to
• Convert 12 numbers between digits and Sino-Korean instantly
• Deliver a full self-introduction from memory: no notes, no template

This lesson reviews: Lesson 11 · Greetings & Farewells, Lesson 12 · Self-Introduction, Lesson 13 · Polite Expressions, Lesson 14 · Sino-Korean Numbers

How this review works: each part gives you the prompt side only. Say your answer aloud before looking it up in the Answer Key at the end of the lesson. Any item that takes more than 3 seconds goes into tonight’s drill pile.

Part 1 · Lesson 11: Greetings Recall

15 phrases: say the meaning before checking. Each row shows a Korean phrase. Say its English meaning aloud, then confirm it in the Answer Key.

TIP: The pair people always mix up: 안녕히 가세요 vs 안녕히 계세요. You’re leaving: say 안녕히 계세요. They’re leaving: say 안녕히 가세요. The verb 가다 means to go; 계시다 means to stay. Whichever person is going says the word for ‘staying’ to the one who remains.

Part 2 · Lesson 12: Self-Introduction Vocabulary

English → Korean. Each item gives the English meaning. Think of the Korean word and say it aloud before checking the Answer Key.

16. I (formal)
17. my (formal)
18. name
19. age
20. country
21. job / occupation
22. student
23. teacher
24. family
25. friend
26. hobby
27. language
28. person / people
29. years old (counter)
30. to meet

Part 3 · Lesson 13: Polite Expressions

Situation → the right phrase. Read the situation. Think of the best expression from Lesson 13 before checking the Answer Key.

31. You need to get a waiter’s attention across the room.
32. The person is speaking far too quickly for you to follow.
33. You missed what the cashier just said and need a repeat.
34. You can’t catch the spoken word: you want them to write it down.
35. Your teacher explained something and it finally clicked.
36. Someone asks you something you genuinely have no idea about.
37. You need a brief moment before you can reply.
38. You want to order a coffee politely at the counter.
39. You want to check whether your total is correct (it should be 3,000 won).
40. You’ve just finished your introduction with your new language partner.

Part 4 · Lesson 14: Sino-Korean Numbers

Digits → Korean. Each item shows a number. Say the complete Korean aloud (both the tens and units) before checking the Answer Key.

41. 13
42. 21
43. 34
44. 47
45. 56
46. 69
47. 72
48. 88
49. 95
50. 30
51. 18
52. 100

Part 5 · Full Introduction Challenge

Five lines from memory. Say the complete self-introduction from Lesson 12 using your real details: no notes, no template. When you’re done, check each line against the Answer Key (자기소개 확인: check your structure line by line).

1. Hello! My name is [your name].
2. I am from [your country].
3. I am a [your job / role].
4. My hobby is [your hobby].
5. I study Korean. Nice to meet you!

Part 6 · Self-Assessment

How did Week 3 land? Count your correct responses across the four recall sections, Parts 1–4: 52 items in all (15 greetings + 15 words + 10 expressions + 12 numbers). The five-line introduction in Part 5 is checked line by line in the Answer Key rather than scored. A hesitation over 3 seconds counts as a miss. Be honest: this score is only useful if it’s accurate.

Your Week 3 Score (out of 52 items)

CULTURE: 세 주 완료: Three Weeks Done. 세 주 (three weeks) of Korean is behind you. Think about what that actually means: you can read every written Korean word, you understand how pronunciation shifts in natural speech, and you have 60 active words covering the most essential social situations in the language. You can introduce yourself, make requests, handle confusion gracefully, and count to 100.

Week 4 moves into grammar: the topic particle 은/는, the subject particle 이/가, how to say there is and there isn’t (있어요/없어요), and the calendar vocabulary for days and months. This is where the language stops being isolated words and starts becoming a system. The patterns you learn in Week 4 will appear in nearly every Korean sentence you ever produce. It’s a good week to be arriving at.

Homework

Heading into Week 4…

1. Write your full self-introduction from scratch: no template, no notes, five lines. Time yourself. Aim for under 45 seconds spoken naturally. If any line stalls, that’s your drill target tonight.
2. Count from 1 to 100 in Sino-Korean straight through: aloud, no pausing. Do it while doing something else (walking, making tea) to build automaticity rather than effortful recall.
3. Pull any items from today that took over 3 seconds. Give them a targeted 10-minute drill session: both directions, Korean → English and English → Korean.
4. Say today’s date in Korean: [month]월 [day]일. Do this every morning: it costs 5 seconds and locks in both calendar vocabulary and numbers simultaneously over time.
5. Week 4 preview (Lessons 16–20): Native Korean numbers + counters (L16) · days, months and the calendar (L17) · grammar: 은/는 and 이에요/예요 (L18) · grammar: 이/가 있어요/없어요 (L19) · Month 1 full review (L20). The language starts connecting into real sentences. 가겠습니다!

Answer Key

Part 1 · Greetings Recall

Part 2 · Self-Introduction Vocabulary

Part 3 · Polite Expressions

Part 4 · Sino-Korean Numbers

Part 5 · Full Introduction Challenge (자기소개 확인)

1. 안녕하세요! 제 이름은 ___입니다. an-nyeong-ha-se-yo! je i-reum-eun ___ im-ni-da. Hello! My name is [your name].
2. 저는 ___ 사람이에요. jeo-neun ___ sa-ra-mi-e-yo. I am from [your country].
3. 저는 ___이에요. jeo-neun ___ i-e-yo. I am a [your job / role].
4. 제 취미는 ___이에요. je chwi-mi-neun ___ i-e-yo. My hobby is [your hobby].
5. 저는 한국어를 공부해요. 만나서 반갑습니다! jeo-neun han-gu-geo-reul gong-bu-hae-yo. man-na-seo ban-gap-seum-ni-da! I study Korean. Nice to meet you!