[Nova Plus] 20 Korean Opposites for EPS-TOPIK (반대말 40 Words) – Real Sound & Q&A Practice

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🔄 20 Korean Opposites

40 must-know words from the EPS-TOPIK textbook · 반대말

Learning words in opposite pairs is one of the fastest ways to grow your Korean vocabulary — learn one word, and you get its partner for free! All 40 words here come from the EPS-TOPIK Standard Textbook Book 1, and opposite-word questions (“다음 단어의 반대말은 무엇입니까?”) appear in the real EPS-TOPIK reading test.

Ang pag-aaral ng mga salita nang magkapares (magkasalungat) ay isa sa pinakamabilis na paraan para dumami ang alam mong Korean. Lahat ng 40 salita ay mula sa EPS-TOPIK Standard Textbook Book 1.

① Practice with Nova Player

Two modes: 🔄 Opposites — see a word, say its opposite, then tap to check. ❓ Question & Answer — hear a question like “작아요? ↗” and answer “아니요, 커요.” out loud.

② How to Use These Words in Real Korean

1. Korean often drops the subject.
When the situation is clear, one word is a full sentence: 커요. = “(It) is big.” That’s why we write the meaning as (am/are/is) big — it can be “I am”, “you are”, “it is”…
🇵🇭 Madalas tinatanggal ang subject sa Korean. Ang “커요.” ay buong pangungusap na: “Malaki (ito).”

2. Raise your voice at the end → it becomes a question!
커요? ↗ = “Is it big?”
Answer: 네, 커요. ↘ (Yes, it’s big.) / 아니요, 작아요. ↘ (No, it’s small.)
👉 Answering “아니요” with the opposite word is exactly what you practice in the Q&A mode above — and it’s a common EPS-TOPIK listening question type!
🇵🇭 Itaas ang boses sa dulo → nagiging tanong! “커요? ↗” = “Malaki ba?” Sagot: “아니요, 작아요.” (Hindi, maliit.)

3. Add a noun + 이/가 for a full sentence.
가방이 커요. (The bag is big.) · 방이 넓어요. (The room is spacious.) · 오늘은 바빠요. (I’m busy today.) · 김치가 맛있어요. (Kimchi is delicious.)

4. Irregular tips 💡
ㅂ → 워요: 춥다 → 추워요 · 더럽다 → 더러워요 · 어둡다 → 어두워요 (but 좁다 → 좁아요 is regular!)
ㅡ drops: 크다 → 커요 · 바쁘다 → 바빠요 · 슬프다 → 슬퍼요 · 나쁘다 → 나빠요
Real sound: 맛있어요 [마시써요] · 넓어요 [널버요] · 편리해요 [펼리해요]

③ All 20 Opposite Pairs (40 Words)

Top: 해요 form (polite present) · small grey: dictionary form · Ch = textbook chapter (tap to study the full chapter)

#	Word	Real Sound · Meaning		Opposite	Real Sound · Meaning	Ch
1	🥶 추워요 춥다	[추워요] cold (weather) malamig	↔	🥵 더워요 덥다	[더워요] hot (weather) mainit	Ch 7
2	🩳 짧아요 짧다	[짤바요] short maikli	↔	👖 길어요 길다	[기러요] long mahaba	Ch 10
3	🏠 가까워요 가깝다	[가까워요] near malapit	↔	✈️ 멀어요 멀다	[머러요] far malayo	Ch 12
4	🪙 싸요 싸다	[싸요] cheap mura	↔	💎 비싸요 비싸다	[비싸요] expensive mahal	Ch 10
5	🐭 작아요 작다	[자가요] small maliit	↔	🐘 커요 크다	[커요] big malaki	Ch 10
6	🍪 적어요 적다	[저거요] few / little kaunti	↔	🍪🍪🍪 많아요 많다	[마나요] many / much marami	Ch 10
7	🪶 가벼워요 가볍다	[가벼워요] light magaan	↔	🏋️ 무거워요 무겁다	[무거워요] heavy mabigat	Ch 10
8	😄 쉬워요 쉽다	[쉬워요] easy madali	↔	🤯 어려워요 어렵다	[어려워요] difficult mahirap	Ch 7
9	🧊 차가워요 차갑다	[차가워요] cold (things) malamig	↔	☕ 뜨거워요 뜨겁다	[뜨거워요] hot (things) mainit	Ch 7
10	👎 나빠요 나쁘다	[나빠요] bad masama	↔	👍 좋아요 좋다	[조아요] good mabuti	Ch 7
11	🚪 좁아요 좁다	[조바요] narrow makitid	↔	🏞️ 넓어요 넓다	[널버요] spacious maluwag	Ch 16
12	🗑️ 더러워요 더럽다	[더러워요] dirty marumi	↔	✨ 깨끗해요 깨끗하다	[깨끄태요] clean malinis	Ch 16
13	📢 시끄러워요 시끄럽다	[시끄러워요] noisy maingay	↔	🤫 조용해요 조용하다	[조용해요] quiet tahimik	Ch 16
14	😩 불편해요 불편하다	[불편해요] inconvenient hindi maginhawa	↔	👌 편리해요 편리하다	[펼리해요] convenient maginhawa	Ch 16
15	🏃 바빠요 바쁘다	[바빠요] busy abala	↔	🛋️ 한가해요 한가하다	[한가해요] free (not busy) hindi abala	Ch 13
16	😢 슬퍼요 슬프다	[슬퍼요] sad malungkot	↔	😆 기뻐요 기쁘다	[기뻐요] happy masaya	Ch 13
17	🌑 어두워요 어둡다	[어두워요] dark madilim	↔	☀️ 밝아요 밝다	[발가요] bright maliwanag	Ch 15
18	😴 재미없어요 재미없다	[재미업써요] boring nakakainip	↔	🎉 재미있어요 재미있다	[재미이써요] fun / interesting nakakatuwa	Ch 15
19	🤢 맛없어요 맛없다	[마덥써요] not tasty hindi masarap	↔	😋 맛있어요 맛있다	[마시써요] delicious masarap	Ch 15
20	⌛ 시간이 없어요 시간이 없다	[시가니 업써요] have no time walang oras	↔	🕒 시간이 있어요 시간이 있다	[시가니 이써요] have time may oras	Ch 13

④ Quick Self-Test

Cover the right side and say the opposite. Can you get all 20? Then try the Q&A mode in the player! 💪

✅ Can you do it now?
Someone asks you “방이 넓어요? ↗” — and your room is small. What do you say?

👀 Show Answer

아니요, 좁아요. ↘ (No, it’s narrow/small.)

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Words from HRD Korea, EPS-TOPIK NEW Standard Korean Textbook Vol. 1 (Ch 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16). Pairs, Nova Player and explanations by Teacher Nova. New pairs will be added!