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What is the name of this Korean noodle dish? 아래 그림에 나오는 noodle dish의 이름은? 보기 비빔국수 평양냉면 바지락 칼국수 잔치국수
How to say an 'empty stomach' in Korean The Korean word for an 'empty stomach' is 공복. It is a hanja word where 공(空) means 'empty' and 복(腹) mean a 'stomach.' Some example sentences are; 공복에 커피 드시지 마세요! 아침 공복에 먹어도 위에 부담을 주지 않는 음식 10가지 이 약은 공복에 드시지 말고 식사 후에 드세요. 저는 매일 아침 식사 전에 공복인 상태로 유산소 운동을 합니다.
Korean Word for 'Garlic Chives'? Korean people seem to love 'garlic chives' a lot. You can find them in many Korean dishes including kimchi. Korean garlic chives can be prepared in various forms - cooked, fresh, fermented, raw, chopped, wrap, with seasoning, without seasoning, and so on. They have somewhat distinct flavor and depending on how you prepare them the texture can be chewy. So, do you know the Korean word for these g..
How to say 'Look but Don't Touch!' in Korean I found this sign in front of a small scale dinosaur display in some shopping mall near 건국대학교 (Konkuk University). The sign says "만지지 마세요. 눈으로만 봐 주세요." and it means 'Please don't touch. Please (just) look only with your eyes.' in Korean.
How to say '24/7' in Korean? Surprisingly I don't think that I saw the "24/7" sign or expression often in Korea. I've seen the "24h" sign or similar expressions but not the"24/7." I guess the "24/7" expression is maybe from the English speaking culture and it has not been adopted in Korean culture yet, however, I am pretty sure the expression will get its popularity soon because of its concise and clear nature in expressing..
What is the name of this food in Korean? This food is called 양꼬치, lamb skewers.
How to say 'Come up to the 2nd floor' in Korean? I feel like more than 90% of restaurants in Korea are located on the ground floor. So, for those restaurants on the higher floors are trying really hard to attract customers from the ground level. This sign is from a second floor Korean style noodle house and it says 2[이]층으로 올라오세요 which means 'Please come up to the 2nd floor' in Korean.
How to say 'Closed until Monday' in Korean In English a 'Closed until Monday' sign might mean that the shop is Closed and will re-open on Monday at the usual opening time but in Korean, a similar sign '월요일까지 휴무' means 'the shop is closed, including Monday and will re-open on Tuesday.' I am almost certian or at least that's what I get when I see a '월요일까지 휴무' sign. 월요일: Monday 까지: until or by 휴무: being off (from work), being closed (for bu..
How to say a used car in Korean? The Korean word for a 'used car' is 중고차. 중고 means 'used' or 'secondhand', and 차 means a 'car' I am not really proud of having these 'unauthorized' street ad posters in my town, but they sure caught my eye. The poster was there to advertise an online car dealer site. On the left hand side it says "숨길 수 있는 시대는 끝났어", and it means 'the time(or era) that you can hide is over' in Korean. On the right ..
How to say 'pork skin' in Korean? The Korean word for 'pork skin' is 돼지 껍데기 where 돼지 means a 'pig' or 'pork' and 껍데기 means a 'skin' or 'shell.' It is quite common to see a grilled pork skin menu in Korean bbq restaurants. In the picture it says 벌짚 돼지 껍데기 but I think there's a typo. It should be 벌집 not 벌짚 because 벌집 means a honeycomb and, looking at the picture the way pork skin was scratched resembles a honeycomb pattern - actua..
Jesus Loves You sign in Korean In Korean 하나님은 당신을 사랑하십니다 means 'Jesus loves you.' Here's a such sign displayed on some church building in Seongsu-dong.
How to say 'belly piercing' in Korean? A common Korean word for 'belly piercing' is 배꼽피어싱 in Korean. 배꼽 means a belly and 피어싱 is a transliterated word from 'piercing'. The sign in the picture was outside a piercing shop in Seongsu-dong, and it says the following in Korean; 5월 이벤트: May Event 배꼽 피어싱: belly piercing ⭐️ 로 안 아픔: this is a pretty cute way of saying 'It does not hurt that bad at all.' the Korean word for ⭐️, a star is 별, s..
What does 신선식탁 mean in Korean? First of all, 신선식탁 does not appear to be grammatically correct because 식탁 means 'a (dining) table' and it is a noun, so, we expect some sort of adjective or equivalent form to come before the noun 식탁. 신선 however, is a root word of the descriptive verb 신선하다. and 신선하다 means 'to be fresh' in Korean. So, in order to make an adjective form from 신선하다 we need to attach '한' after the root word 신선. 신선 + ..
Confusing Korean Words 수평선 vs 지평선 In English the horizon means the line at which the land (or sea) appears to touch the sky. In Korean however, the horizon where the land meets the sky is called 지평선, and the horizon where the sea meets the sky is called 수평선. How about the 'event horizon' in Korean? Although there are no sea or land around the black hole, the 'event horizon' in Korean is called '사건의 지평선' and there's a K-pop song ..
Gym ad in Korea.. What does it say? 1:1 맟춤형 퍼스널 트레이닝: 1 on 1 customized personal training 다이어트: diet --> weigh loss 재활: rehabilitation, physical therapy 체중증가: weight gaining 운동방법: literally means 'exercise method' --> 'how to exercise' 영양: nutrition --> nutritional advice Well, it seems like they got everything... But, when it sounds too good you might want to check things thoroughly - prices (and hidden costs) and services. Typic..
No Smoking Sign in Korean - 성동구 This no smoking sign is from Seongdong district (성동구), and it explains why you shouldn't smoke in the area. The sign says 담배연기 싫어요! 간접흡연으로 이웃들이 괴로움을 호소하고 있습니다, and 담배: cigarette 연기: smoke ~ 싫어요: don't like ~, the basic form of 싫어요 is 싫다(not to like, to hate) 담배연기 싫어요: We don't like cigarette smoke 간접: indirect 흡연: smoking ~으로: due to ~ 이웃: neighbor 들: plural suffix 이: a subject marking particle ..
[K-QUIZ] What is this Korean caution sign for? I was walking by the parking area in 성수동 and saw this sign. It says 주의!!! 차 트렁크 문 여실 때 조심히 열어 주세요. (it says 열여 주세요 on the sign but I think that's a typo. It should be 열어 주세요) Can you guess what this sign means in Korean? and why someone had to hang this sign on the stair railing? So, let's break it down word by word 주의!: caution! 차: car 트렁크: trunk 문: door 여실 때: when you open - this is a very pol..
[K-QUIZ] Can you guess what this Korean sign says? The main message of the sign says 포장 손님 기다리시는 곳. 포장 usually means 'packing, wrap, or package' in Korean but in restaurant business it also means take-out (food). 손님 means a customer. 기다리시는 comes from the verb 기다리다 which means 'to wait' in Korean. and finally 곳 means a 'place, space, area, point, location' So, 포장 손님 기다리시는 곳 means 'a waiting area for take-out customers' in Korean.
[K-QUIZ] What's the name of this pizza in Korean? 아래 사진 속 피자의 이름으로 적당한 것은? 불고기 피자 콤비네이션 피자 페퍼로니 피자 마가리타 피자
How do you say 'ready-to-eat food' in Korean 'Ready-to-eat food' in Korean is 즉석섭취식품 and there are tons of them in Korea, especially in the convenient stores. Some of the most common ready-to-eat foods in Korea are 김밥, 샌드위치, and 도시락. When you buy those ready-to-eat foods you normally see the term '즉석섭취식품' printed on the food label. The term 즉석섭취식품 is all in hanja and it is not really a everyday word. It is more like a jargon or legal term ..