Korean food & drink vocabulary
Recognize dishes on a Korean menu, name ingredients, and practise the words you need when ordering something to eat or drink.
How to practise this topic
- Start with familiar foods, then compare dishes that look similar.
- Use 주세요 after a food name when asking for it politely. The examples on each word page show the word in a complete sentence.
- 먹어요 means “eat”; 마셔요 means “drink.” Listen to the entire example before practising its individual syllables.
Words in this topic
- 물 · water
- 떡볶이 · spicy rice cakes
- 사과 · apple
- 비빔밥 · bibimbap
- 바나나 · banana
- 커피 · coffee
- 우유 · milk
- 빵 · bread
- 밥 · cooked rice
- 김치 · kimchi
- 라면 · instant noodles
- 달걀 · egg
- 고기 · meat
- 생선 · fish (food)
- 딸기 · strawberry
- 포도 · grapes
- 오렌지 · orange
- 주스 · juice
- 당근 · carrot
- 양파 · onion
- 감자 · potato
- 오이 · cucumber
- 토마토 · tomato
- 고추 · chili pepper
- 마늘 · garlic
- 소금 · salt
- 설탕 · sugar
- 얼음 · ice
- 배 · pear
- 복숭아 · peach
- 수박 · watermelon
- 멜론 · melon
- 파인애플 · pineapple
- 망고 · mango
- 레몬 · lemon
- 체리 · cherry
- 블루베리 · blueberry
- 양배추 · cabbage
- 상추 · lettuce
- 시금치 · spinach
- 브로콜리 · broccoli
- 호박 · pumpkin
- 버섯 · mushroom
- 옥수수 · corn
- 고구마 · sweet potato
- 두부 · tofu
- 치즈 · cheese
- 요거트 · yogurt
- 김밥 · gimbap
- 만두 · dumplings
- 냉면 · cold noodles
- 국 · soup
- 아이스크림 · ice cream
- 아보카도 · avocado
- 키위 · kiwi
- 살구 · apricot
- 자두 · plum
- 감 · persimmon
- 자몽 · grapefruit
- 코코넛 · coconut
- 라즈베리 · raspberry
- 크루아상 · croissant
- 팬케이크 · pancake
- 와플 · waffle
- 쿠키 · cookie
- 초콜릿 · chocolate
- 케이크 · cake
- 꿀 · honey
- 잼 · jam
- 버터 · butter
- 밀가루 · flour
- 후추 · black pepper
- 식초 · vinegar
- 간장 · soy sauce
- 참기름 · sesame oil
- 카레 · curry
- 죽 · porridge
- 볶음밥 · fried rice
- 삼겹살 · grilled pork belly
- 불고기 · bulgogi (marinated beef)
- 갈비 · ribs
- 닭갈비 · spicy stir-fried chicken
- 갈비탕 · beef short-rib soup
- 설렁탕 · ox-bone soup
- 곰탕 · beef soup
- 삼계탕 · ginseng chicken soup
- 감자탕 · pork-bone stew
- 해장국 · haejangguk (hearty Korean soup)
- 미역국 · seaweed soup
- 된장찌개 · soybean-paste stew
- 김치찌개 · kimchi stew
- 순두부찌개 · soft-tofu stew
- 부대찌개 · sausage-and-ham stew
- 잡채 · stir-fried glass noodles
- 보쌈 · boiled pork wraps
- 족발 · braised pig feet
- 치킨 · fried chicken
- 닭강정 · sweet crispy chicken bites
- 순대 · Korean blood sausage
- 어묵 · fish cake
- 호떡 · sweet filled pancake
- 붕어빵 · fish-shaped pastry
- 파전 · scallion pancake
- 찐빵 · steamed filled bun
- 떡 · rice cake
- 약과 · honey pastry
- 송편 · half-moon rice cake
- 팥빙수 · red-bean shaved ice
- 떡국 · sliced rice-cake soup
- 수제비 · hand-torn dough soup
- 칼국수 · knife-cut noodle soup
- 잔치국수 · banquet noodle soup
- 비빔국수 · spicy mixed noodles
- 쌈 · leaf wrap
- 김 · dried seaweed
- 깍두기 · cubed radish kimchi
- 된장 · fermented soybean paste
- 고추장 · red chili paste
- 쌈장 · seasoned dipping paste
- 식혜 · sweet rice drink
- 수정과 · cinnamon-persimmon punch
- 보리차 · barley tea
- 유자차 · citron tea