Language/Korean/Vocabulary/Food

Korean Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Korean words related to food. We will also learn some useful phrases that you can use when talking about food in Korean. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Drinks, Korean Vocabulary → Health and Body → Exercise and Fitness ..., Daily Activities & Family and Friends.

Main Words

Word in Korean	Pronunciation	English Translation
밥	bap	rice
국	guk	soup
죽	juk	porridge
떡	tteok	rice cake
라면	ramyeon	instant noodles
빵	ppang	bread
샐러드	saelleodeu	salad
치킨	chikin	chicken
소고기	sogogi	beef
돼지고기	dwaejigogi	pork
생선	saengseon	fish
닭고기	dakgogi	chicken
버섯	beoseot	mushroom
과일	gwail	fruit

Phrases

• 오늘 뭐 먹지? (oneul mwo meokji?) – What are we eating today?
• 밥 먹었어요? (bap meogeosseoyo?) – Have you eaten?
• 저는 샐러드를 먹었어요. (jeoneun saelleodeureul meogeosseoyo.) – I ate a salad.
• 이거 먹어도 될까요? (igeo meogeodo doelkkayo?) – Can I eat this?
• 이거 먹으면 좋아요. (igeo meogeumyeon johayo.) – It's good to eat this.
• 이거 먹으면 안 돼요. (igeo meogeumyeon an dwaeoyo.) – You shouldn't eat this.
• 이거 먹으면 배가 고프지 않아요. (igeo meogeumyeon baega gopeuji anhayo.) – Eating this won't make you hungry.
• 이거 먹으면 배가 고프지 돼요. (igeo meogeumyeon baega gopeuji dwaeoyo.) – Eating this will make you hungry.
• 이거 먹으면 배가 부르지 않아요. (igeo meogeumyeon baega bureuji anhayo.) – Eating this won't make you full.
• 이거 먹으면 배가 부르지 돼요. (igeo meogeumyeon baega bureuji dwaeoyo.) – Eating this will make you full.

Other Lessons

• Body
• Drinks
• Geography
• Health
• Animal
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Count to 10
• Colors
• How to say Good Bye?

Sources

• Food in Korean - Complete vocabulary of ingredients & dishes
• "Food" in Korean: The Ultimate Guide to Korean Cuisine
• A Sumptuous, Scrumptious Spread of Korean Food Vocabulary ...