Food in Korean
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
밥
bap
rice / meal
I eat rice every day.
김밥
gimbap
seaweed rice roll
Kimbap is delicious.
라면
ramyeon
instant noodles
I'm boiling noodles.
국수
guksu
noodles
I like noodles.
빵
ppang
bread
I ate bread this morning.
쌀
ssal
rice (grain)
I'm washing the rice.
계란
gyeran
egg
I boiled an egg.
치즈
chiju
cheese
I have cheese.
버터
beoteo
butter
I'm melting the butter.
우유
uyu
milk
I drink milk.
요구르트
yogureut
yogurt
I want to eat yogurt.
고기
gogi
meat
I'm grilling the meat.
소시지
sosiji
sausage
I'm eating a sausage.
생선
saengseon
fish
The fish is fresh.
새우
saeu
shrimp
I'm frying shrimp.
계육
gyeyuk
chicken meat
The chicken is delicious.
야채
yachae
vegetable
Cut the vegetables.
당근
danggeun
carrot
I like carrots.
양파
yangpa
onion
I'm sautéing the onion.
감자
gamja
potato
I have potatoes.
토마토
tomato
tomato
I put tomato in the salad.
오이
oi
cucumber
The cucumber is fresh and cool.
배추
baechu
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
I make kimchi with Napa cabbage.
옥수수
oksusu
corn / maize
The corn is delicious.
버섯
beoseot
mushroom
I put mushrooms in the soup.
과일
gwail
fruit
I bought some fruit.
사과
sagwa
apple
I'm peeling an apple.
배
bae
pear
The pear is sweet.
바나나
banana
banana
I'm eating a banana.
딸기
ttalgi
strawberry
The strawberry is red.
포도
podo
grape
I'm washing the grapes.
귤
gyul
tangerine
I peel and eat a tangerine.
오렌지
orenzi
orange
I drink orange juice.
수박
subak
watermelon
I eat watermelon in the summer.
김
gim
nori seaweed
I put nori on the rice.
국
guk
soup
I'm making seaweed soup.
찌개
jjigae
spicy stew
The kimchi stew is spicy.
김치
gimchi
kimchi
I want to eat kimchi.
된장
doenjang
soybean paste
I use soybean paste.
고추장
gochujang
chili paste
The chili paste is spicy.
간장
ganjang
Soy sauce
I add soy sauce.
설탕
seoltang
Sugar
I add a little sugar.
소금
sogeum
Salt
Salted food.
기름
gireum
Oil
I fry it in oil.
기름진
gireumjin
Greasy
Food that is too greasy.
맛있다
masitda
Delicious
This food is delicious.
맛없다
maseopda
Tasteless
It's really tasteless.
맵다
maepda
Spicy
This food is spicy.
짜다
jjada
Salty
It's too salty.
달다
dalda
Sweet
This cookie is sweet.
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