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Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Korean“.
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Basic Food & Spices
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread [Sg] | 빵 | bbang | breads [Pl] | 빵들 | bbang deul |
| roll [Sg] | 롤 | roll | rolls [Pl] | 롤들 | roll deul |
| butter | 버터 | butter | |
| cheese | 치즈 | cheese | |
| honey | 꿀 | ggul | |
| jam [Sg] | 잼 | jam | jams [Pl] | 잼들 | jam deul |
| egg [Sg] | 계란 | gae rahn | eggs [Pl] | 계란들 | gae rahn deul |
| noodles | 국수 | guk su | |
| rice | 쌀 | sall | |
| yoghurt [Sg] | 요구르트 | yoghurt | yoghurts [Pl] | 요구르트들 | yoghurt deul |
| sugar | 설탕 | surl tang | |
| salt | 소금 | so gum | |
| pepper | 후추 | hu choo | |
| spice [Sg] | 양념 | yang nyum | spices [Pl] | 양념들 | yang nyum deul |
| oil | 기름 | gi ruum |
Basic Words & Phrases
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (to) eat | 먹으러 | muk eu lur | |
| food | 음식 | um shik | |
| (to) drink | 마시러 | ma shi lur | |
| drink [Sg] | 음료수 | um ryo soo | drinks [Pl] | 음료수들 | um ryo soo deul |
| hungry | 배고파요 | bae go pa yo | |
| hunger | 굶주림 | gum ju rim | |
| thirsty | 목말라요 | mok mal la yo | |
| thirst | 갈증 | gal jyung | |
| (to) cook | 요리를 | yo ri leul | |
| (to) taste | 맛을 | mat eul | |
| tasty | 맛좋아요 | mat jo ah yo | |
| delicious | 맛있어요 | mat it sur yo | |
| Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | 맛있게 드세요! | mat it gae du sae yo! | |
| Cheers! / To your health! | 건배! 건강을 위해! | gun bae! gun gang ul we hae! | |
| breakfast | 아침 식사 | ah chim shik sa | |
| lunch | 점심 | jum shim | |
| dinner | 저녁 | jur nyuck | |
| restaurant [Sg] | 음식점 | um shik jum | restaurants [Pl] | 음식점들 | um shik jum deul |
| bar [Sg] | 술집 | sul jeep | bars [Pl] | 술집들 | sul jeep deul |
| café | 카페 | café |
Dishes
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| soup [Sg] | 수프 | soup | soups [Pl] | 스프들 | soup deul |
| salad [Sg] | 샐러드 | salad | salads [Pl] | 샐러드들 | salad deul |
| french fries / chips | 감자튀김 칩스 | gam ja twee gim chips |
Dishes & Cutlery
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cutlery | 식기 | shik gi | |
| fork | 포크 | fork | |
| spoon | 숟가락 | sut ga rak | |
| knife | 칼 | cal | |
| plate | 접시 | jup shi | |
| glass | 유리 | yu ri | |
| cup | 컵 | cup | |
| mug | 컵 | cup |
Drinks
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| water | 물 | mul | |
| mineral water | 광천수 | gwang chun suu | |
| soda water / sparkling water | 사이다 탄산음료 | sa ee da tan san eum ryo | |
| still water | 물 | mul | |
| juice [Sg] | 주스 | juice | juices [Pl] | 주스들 | juice deul |
| beer | 맥주 | mac ju | |
| wine | 포도주 | po do ju | |
| champagne | 샴페인 | champagne | |
| cocktail | 칵테일 | cocktail | |
| milk | 우유 | wu you | |
| cocoa | 코코아 | cocoa | |
| coffee | 커피 | coffee | |
| tea | 차 | cha |
Flavors
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweet | 달아요 | dal ah yo | |
| sour | 셔요 | shir yo | |
| spicy | 매워요 | mae war yo | |
| salty | 짜요 | jja yo | |
| bitter | 써요 | ssur yo |
Fruit & Vegetables
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruit | 과일 | gwa il | |
| vegetables | 채소들 | chae soo deul | |
| apple [Sg] | 사과 | sa gwa | apples [Pl] | 사과들 | sa gwa deul |
| orange [Sg] | 오랜지 | orange | oranges [Pl] | 오랜지들 | orange deul |
| strawberry [Sg] | 딸기 | ddal gi | strawberries [Pl] | 딸기들 | ddal gi deul |
| banana [Sg] | 바나나 | banana | bananas [Pl] | 바나나들 | banana deul |
| potato [Sg] | 감자 | gam ja | potatoes [Pl] | 감자들 | gam ja deul |
| cucumber [Sg] | 오이 | o ee | cucumbers [Pl] | 오이들 | o ee deul |
Meat & Sausages
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| meat | 고기 | go gi | |
| sausage [Sg] | 소시지 | sausage | sausages [Pl] | 소시지들 | sausage deul |
| small sausage [Sg] | 작은 소시지 | jak un sausage | small sausages [Pl] | 작은 소시지들 | jak un sausage deul |
| ham | 햄 | ham | |
| chicken | 닭 | dark | |
| fish | 생선 | sang sun | |
| beef | 소고기 | soo go gi | |
| lamb | 양고기 | yang go gi |
Sweets
| English | Korean | Korean (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|
| chocolate | 초콜릿 | chocolate | |
| pie [Sg] | 파이 | pie | pies [Pl] | 파이들 | pie deul |
| cake [Sg] | 케이크 | cake | cakes [Pl] | 케이크들 | cake deul |
| biscuit [Sg] | 비스킷 | biscuit | biscuits [Pl] | 비스킷들 | biscit deul |
| icecream | 아이스크림 | icecream |
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