Here are Korean words for food to start with: 커피 (keopi, coffee), 맛있는 (masinneun, delicious), 식당 (sikdang, restaurant), 웨이터 (weiteo, waiter). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 12 themed lists.
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| breakfast | 아침 식사achim siksa | noun | A1 |
| coffee | 커피keopi | noun | A1 |
| delicious | 맛있는masinneun | adj | A1 |
| restaurant | 식당sikdang | noun | A1 |
| waiter | 웨이터weiteo | noun | A1 |
| water | 물mul | noun | A1 |
| bill | 계산서gyesanseo | noun | A2 |
| spicy | 매운maeun | adj | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bread | 빵ppang | noun | A1 |
| cheese | 치즈chijeu | noun | A1 |
| dinner | 저녁 식사jeonyeok siksa | noun | A1 |
| fruit | 과일gwail | noun | A1 |
| lunch | 점심 식사jeomsim siksa | noun | A1 |
| meal | 식사siksa | noun | A1 |
| vegetable | 채소chaeso | noun | A1 |
| cooking | 요리yori | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diet | 식단sikdan | noun | A2 |
| feast | 잔치janchi | noun | B1 |
| nutrition | 영양yeongyang | noun | B1 |
| delicacy | 진미jinmi | noun | B2 |
| flavorful | 풍미 있는pungmi inneun | adj | B2 |
| grocery | 식료품singnyopum | noun | B2 |
| cuisine | 요리yori | noun | C1 |
| culinary | 요리의yoriui | adj | C1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| butter | 버터beoteo | noun | A1 |
| egg | 계란gyeran | noun | A1 |
| potato | 감자gamja | noun | A1 |
| rice | 쌀ssal | noun | A1 |
| sugar | 설탕seoltang | noun | A1 |
| tomato | 토마토tomato | noun | A1 |
| flour | 밀가루milgaru | noun | A2 |
| salt | 소금sogeum | noun | A2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chili | 고추gochu | noun | A2 |
| basil | 바질bajil | noun | B1 |
| coriander | 고수gosu | noun | B1 |
| cumin | 커민keomin | noun | B1 |
| oregano | 오레가노oregano | noun | B1 |
| rosemary | 로즈마리rojeumari | noun | B1 |
| thyme | 백리향baengnihyang | noun | B1 |
| turmeric | 강황ganghwang | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beans | 콩kong | noun | A2 |
| carrot | 당근danggeun | noun | A2 |
| peas | 완두콩wandukong | noun | A2 |
| broccoli | 브로콜리beurokolli | noun | B1 |
| cabbage | 양배추yangbaechu | noun | B1 |
| cauliflower | 콜리플라워kollipeullawo | noun | B1 |
| lettuce | 상추sangchu | noun | B1 |
| spinach | 시금치sigeumchi | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | 사과sagwa | noun | A1 |
| banana | 바나나banana | noun | A1 |
| grape | 포도podo | noun | A1 |
| lemon | 레몬remon | noun | A2 |
| lime | 라임raim | noun | A2 |
| melon | 멜론mellon | noun | A2 |
| pear | 배bae | noun | A2 |
| strawberry | 딸기ttalgi | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| corn | 옥수수oksusu | noun | A1 |
| yogurt | 요구르트yogureuteu | noun | A1 |
| cream | 크림keurim | noun | A2 |
| oat | 귀리gwiri | noun | B1 |
| rye | 호밀homil | noun | B1 |
| barley | 보리bori | noun | B2 |
| buckwheat | 메밀memil | noun | B2 |
| wheat | 밀mil | noun | B2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beef | 소고기sogogi | noun | A1 |
| ground beef | 다진 소고기dajin sogogi | noun | A2 |
| ham | 햄haem | noun | A2 |
| meatball | 미트볼miteubol | noun | A2 |
| sausage | 소시지sosiji | noun | A2 |
| steak | 스테이크seuteikeu | noun | A2 |
| lamb | 양고기yanggogi | noun | B1 |
| pork | 돼지고기dwaejigogi | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| juice | 주스juseu | noun | A1 |
| milk | 우유uyu | noun | A1 |
| tea | 차cha | noun | A1 |
| champagne | 샴페인syampein | noun | A2 |
| lemonade | 레모네이드remoneideu | noun | A2 |
| soda | 탄산음료tansaneumnyo | noun | A2 |
| sparkling water | 탄산수tansansu | noun | A2 |
| smoothie | 스무디seumudi | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| biscuit | 비스킷biseukit | noun | A1 |
| bagel | 베이글beigeul | noun | A2 |
| baguette | 바게트bageteu | noun | A2 |
| donut | 도넛doneot | noun | A2 |
| muffin | 머핀meopin | noun | A2 |
| pastry | 페이스트리peiseuteuri | noun | A2 |
| waffle | 와플wapeul | noun | A2 |
| sourdough | 사워도우sawodou | noun | B1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hot sauce | 핫소스hatsoseu | noun | A2 |
| olive oil | 올리브유ollibeuyu | noun | A2 |
| soy sauce | 간장ganjang | noun | A2 |
| bolognese | 볼로네제bolloneje | noun | B1 |
| fish sauce | 피시 소스pisi soseu | noun | B1 |
| oyster sauce | 굴 소스gul soseu | noun | B1 |
| sesame oil | 참기름chamgireum | noun | B1 |
| relish | 렐리시rellisi | noun | B2 |
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