Korean Vocabulary Language Study Card: Key Vocabulary for TOPIK Test (Online Audio Files): Essential Words and Phrases Required for the Topik Test ... ... for the TOPIK Test (Includes Online Audio)

A perfectly printed set of pages laminated to give them strength and durability. Holes are punched at the left to enable the card to sit inside a ring binder, if needed.The card itself has a front page, open that for pages 2, 3 and 4 in landscape mode, turn over for pages 5 and 6 (although page 5 neatly folds over on the inside of this card - again, nicely designed.Although the various "boxes" are in colour, they are not colour-coded as such, merely designed to house each collection of words. The print is quite small but is still perfectly legible - even the Hangul I can read as I sit at my desk here and glance down at the card. If I can read it, then I am sure it is perfectly fine and no way will I consider it a negative.The vocabulary sections are divided into topics such as Daily Expressions, Money, Food, Months, Numbers and so on. Once you know what you are looking for it will be really easy to track it down. The words are all laid out in the same format - English, Hangul, Romanized. There is no indication of the romanized version is the one now most commonly accepted for Korean instruction but, in any case, once Hangul has been learned (and it only takes a few hours, believe me) there is little need for the romanization anyway. It is handy at the start of learning but much better if learners do without it and focus instead on the actual language.I have only been "attempting" to learn Korean for a month and so much of the content of this card is still beyond my knowledge. However, most of that month has been useful since I learned Hangul first. As an aid, I went to the Tuttle Publishing website (full address printed on the vocab chart) and downloaded the zip file of all the audio. I have to say it is extremely well recorded. There is a folder for each separate page and an audio file for each of that page's sections. The speaker's voice is clear, firstly saying the English word, pause, then the word in Korean, pause - so very easy to rewind and listen again if needed to get a better pronunciation. Based on the very many Korean films and series that I watch, I felt that the speaker's voice was a little slower than the word would be spoken in normal conversation but the important thing is, you will hear a good pronunciation and will be on the right learning track.Although printed quite small, as I mentioned, the Hangul is perfectly clear and is around what I would expect to see in a Korean novel, for instance. For a learner, it might be a little too small - imagine a young child learning to read for the first time, those children's books tend to have the words printed much larger. Hint - select words that you want to learn and write them out yourself, either in a book or get yourself some index cards, write the words on their and you can build up your own flash card library. Obviously we all need to learn to read Hangul quickly and in a font size that is usual, but any aids we can use at the start will speed up the learning process.The alphabet chart on the back (page 6) is certainly useful but it doesn't cover the whole syllable combinations. Even so, for a learner it is sufficient. Note also that some of the alphabet might appear printed differently depending on the method you are using to learn. Several letters have more than one way of being written/typed but they mean the same.I bought this vocab card more out of interest than need. I came across it on my Amazon feed and so checked it out. £5.95 at the time of this review does seem to be a lot of money for a few pieces of printed paper that have been laminated but it is the content we pay for and the content here is useful and appears to cover the various stages of learning such as absolute beginner, intermediate and so on. In any case, sooner or later we have to know all of these words anyway.The list of basic verbs is decent enough although I have yet to come across a book that actually lists verbs rather than give a name, for instance, I said, She said, He says, They say and so on. That would be more useful than just a list of verb headings. This is likely beyond a simple 6 page pamphlet though so, again, nothing to consider a negative.All in all, a useful collection of Korean words written in English and Hangul along with free audio download for every section. I am quite pleased with it and will no doubt refer to it often - especially to select some words/phrases as I compile my own collection of flash cards.

This product is simple and amazing. So helpful and handy for people who are learning Korean.I ordered two . 1 for me and 1 for my friend

I found this to be great for the ABSOLUTE BEGINNER!!!Handy been laminated so could put in my hand bag to take out whenever I had the time.I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn Korean!!!

I am so glad I bought this. Not only does it have common phrases, but it has so much more. There is so much information in this laminated fold-out. Each category is separated into sections, making the phrase or work you’re looking for very easy. It even has a Hangul chart on it for easy learning. This is an invaluable tool to anyone learning the Korean language, especially those just starting out, like myself.

Wish there were more of other Korean stuff

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This is a great thing to have and use while learning Korean. Very thorough.

Very good quality, well designed and organised