Food

Question 1

우유

Answer 1

Milk

Common Usages:
우유를 마시다 = to drink milk

Example:
저는 슈퍼에서 우유를 샀어요 = I bought milk at the supermarket
저는 애기에게 우유를 마시라고 했어요 = I told the baby to drink his milk
애기는 우유 대신에 물만 마시고 싶어요 = Instead of milk, the baby wants to drink only water
저는 우유 두 잔을 샀어요 = I bought two glasses of milk

Question 2

Liqour

Answer 2

술

Question 3

커피

Answer 3

Coffee

Common Usages:
커피를 마시다 = to drink coffee
커피숍 = coffee shop
커피를 젓다 = to stir coffee
드립 커피 = drip coffee

Example:
저는 친구들이랑 커피를 마셨어요 = I drank coffee with my friends
스타벅스 커피가 너무 달아요 = Starbucks coffee is too sweet
커피에 설탕을 안 넣어도 돼요 = I/you don’t need to put sugar in my/your coffee
저는 커피를 낮에만 마셔요 = I drink coffee only during the day

Question 4

식당

Answer 4

Restaurant

The pronunciation of this word is closer to “식땅”

Common Usages:
식당 주인 = restaurant owner
한식당 = Korean restaurant

Notes: The Konglish word 레스토랑 is commonly used as well.

Examples:
좋은 식당에 가고 싶어요 = I want to go to a good restaurant
식당은 은행 옆에 있어요 = The restaurant is beside the bank
우리학교에서 식당까지 10분 걸려요 = It takes 10 minutes to get from our school to the restaurant
호텔에 식당이 있어요 = There is a restaurant in the hotel
그 식당이 오래되었다 = That restaurant is old
우리 아버지는 식당에 실망했어요 = Our dad was disappointed in the restaurant
저는 식당에서 혼자서 먹었어요 = I ate by myself (alone) at the restaurant

Question 5

음식

Answer 5

food

Common Usages:
맛있는 음식 = delicious food
음식을 먹다 = to eat food
음식점 = restaurant, literally “food place”

Examples:
저는 음식을 많이 먹었어요 = I ate a lot of food
음식이 많아요 = There is a lot of food
저는 항상 저녁에 음식을 먹어요 = I always eat food in the evening
요즘에 사람들이 매운 음식을 먹지 않아요 = These days, people don’t eat spicy food
저는 한국 음식이 그리워요 = I miss Korean food
저는 음식이 만족스러웠어요 = I was satisfied with the food
저는 내일부터 건강한 음식만 먹을 거예요 = From tomorrow, I am going to eat only healthy food
대부분 사람들은 이런 음식을 좋아해요 = Most people like this kind of food

Question 6

케이크

Answer 6

cake

Notes:
Literally the English pronunciation of “cake” spelled out in Korean

Example:
저는 생일에 케이크를 먹고 싶어요 = I want to eat cake on my birthday
저는 저 케이크를 먹고 싶어요 = I want to eat that cake
이 케이크를 만든 사람은 진짜 잘 만들었어요 = the person who made this cake made it really well
케이크를 만들 때 쿠키도 만들 거예요 = When I make a cake, I will also make cookies

Question 7

공항

Answer 7

airport

Common Usages:
인천국제공항 = Incheon International Airport
공항버스 = Airport bus
공항철도 = Airport railroad

Examples:
저는 인천공항에서 출발했어요 = I departed from Incheon airport
저는 어제 공항에 처음 갔어요 = I went to the airport for the first time yesterday

Question 8

맛

Answer 8

taste

Common Usages:
맛있다 = delicious
맛없다 = not delicious
입맛 = one’s taste in food
입맛에 맞다 = to fit one’s taste in food
\_\_ 맛에 익숙하지 않다 = to not be accustomed to the taste of something

Notes:
맛 and 있다 come together to make “delicious” but this literally means “to have taste.” Likewise, the direct translation for “맛없다” or (맛이 없다) is “to have no taste”

Examples:
맛이 조금 이상해요 = The taste is a little bit strange
빨간 사과는 가장 맛있어요 = Red apples are the most delicious
이 떡은 쓰레기 맛 같아 = This 떡 tastes like garbage

Question 9

식사

Answer 9

meal

The pronunciation of this word is closer to “식싸”

Common Usages:
아침식사 = breakfast
점심식사 = lunch
저녁식사 = dinner

Examples:
저는 할머니를 위해 식사를 준비했어요 = I prepared a meal for grandmother
저는 아침식사를 안 먹었어요 = I didn’t eat breakfast
저는 보통 점심식사로 과일만 먹어요 = I usually only eat fruit for lunch
엄마가 온 후에 저는 저녁식사를 먹을 거예요 = After mom comes home, I will eat dinner
교감선생님은 선생님들을 위해 식사를 살 거예요 = The vice principal will buy a meal for all the teachers

Question 10

아침식사

Answer 10

breakfast

The pronunciation of this word is closer to “아침식싸”

Examples:
저는 오늘 아침식사를 못 먹었어요 = I didn’t eat breakfast today
저는 아침식사로 밥을 먹었어요 = I ate rice for breakfast

Question 11

물

Answer 11

water

Common Usages:
물을 마시다 = to drink water
바닷물 = sea water
물병 = water bottle
수돗물 = tap water
얼음물 = ice water
물고기 = fish (literally, “water meat”)

Examples:
잘하려면 물을 마셔야 돼요 = If you want to do well, you must drink water
저는 물만 마셔요 = I only drink water
애기는 우유 대신에 물만 마시고 싶어요 = The baby wants to drink water instead of milk

Question 12

사과

Answer 12

apple

Example:
저는 사과랑 바나나를 샀어요 = I bought apples and bananas
바나나는 사과보다 더 맛있어요 = Bananas are more delicious than apples
사과도 여기서 파나요? = Do you sell apples here too?
빨간 사과는 가장 맛있어요 = Red apples are the most delicious

Question 13

차

Answer 13

tea

Common Usages:
홍차 = black tea
녹차 = green tea
차를 마시다 = to drink tea

Example:
녹차 한 잔 주세요 = Give me one glass of green tea, please

Question 14

급식

Answer 14

food at school

The pronunciation of this word is closer to “급씩”

Notes: If you work at a school in Korea, you will hear this word every day – otherwise, it will not be as common

Example:
우리는 급식으로 오리고기를 먹었어요 = We had duck for the school lunch
오늘 급식으로 김치찌개를 먹었어요 = We had Kimchi jigae for lunch today at school

Question 15

생선

Answer 15

fish

Notes:
The word “물고기” (literally water meat) is used to refer to the animals themselves. “생선” is used to refer to the fish that we eat.

Example:
저는 생선이 별로 안 좋아요 = I don’t really like fish

Question 16

고기

Answer 16

meat

Common Usages:
돼지고기 = pork (literally “pig meat”)
소고기 = beef (literally “cow meat”)
오리고기 = duck (literally “duck meat”)
물고기 = fish (literally “water meat”)

Examples:
이 고기는 돼지고기입니다 = This meat is pork
저는 어제 고기를 두 번 먹었어요 = I ate meat twice yesterday
우리는 지난 번에 돼지고기를 먹었어요 = We ate pork last time
부모님은 고기를 가위로 잘랐어요 = The parents cut the meat with scissors

Question 17

돼지

Answer 17

pig

The counter for animals is “마리”

Common Usages:
돼지고기 = pork
돼지갈비 = pork ribs
돼지김치찌개 = pork and kimchi stew

Example:
동물원에 돼지가 많았어요 = There was a lot of pigs at the zoo

Question 18

돼지고기

Answer 18

pork

Common Usages:
돼지고기를 먹다 = to eat pork

Example:
저는 돼지고기를 먹고 싶어요 = I want to eat pork
우리는 지난 번에 돼지고기를 먹었어요 = We ate pork last time
이 고기는 돼지고기입니다 = This meat is pork

Question 19

소

Answer 19

cow

The counter for animals is “마리”

Common Usages:
소고기 = beef
소갈비 = beef ribs

Example:
농부들은 소를 키워요 = Farmers raise cows

Question 20

소고기

Answer 20

beef

Common Usages:
소고기를 먹다 = to eat beef

Example:
우리 엄마는 소고기만 먹어요 = Our mom only eats beef

Question 21

꽃

Answer 21

flowers

The usual counter for flowers is “송이” which is like a “bushel” of flowers

Common Usages:
꽃을 피우다 = for a flower to be blossoming
꽃을 가꾸다 = to grow flowers
꽃을 심다 = to plant flowers
불꽃 = flame
불꽃놀이 = fireworks

Examples:
저는 아내한테 꽃을 줬어요 = I gave flowers to my wife
나는 나의 여자 친구를 위해 꽃을 샀어 = I bought flowers for my girlfriend

Question 22

값

Answer 22

price

Common Usages:
집값 = price of houses
기름값 = price of oil
값이 싸다 = cheap
값이 비싸다 = expensive

Examples:
한국에서 집 값은 비싸다 = Housing prices in Korea are expensive
이 값은 세금을 포함해요 = This price includes tax

Question 23

땅콩

Answer 23

peanut

Common Usages:
땅콩 버터 = peanut butter
땅콩 껍질 = peanut shell

Example:
캐나다 사람들은 땅콩을 많이 먹어요 = Canadians eat a lot of peanuts
저는 땅콩 두 개를 먹었어요 = I ate two peanuts