✅ Day 26: Korean Food Expressions – I’m Hungry, Let’s Order!

📘 Day 26: Korean Food Expressions – I’m Hungry, Let’s Order!

Are you hungry? 😋 Today’s lesson is all about food – a delicious and essential part of Korean language and culture. Whether you're in a Korean restaurant, food court, or even ordering delivery, you’ll need to know how to say “I’m hungry,” “I want to eat,” and “Let’s order!”

Let’s learn how to talk about food and ordering in Korean, in a friendly and easy way.

🍽️ Essential Food Vocabulary

English	Korean	Romanization
food	음식	eum-sik
meal	식사	sik-sa
rice	밥	bap
soup	국	guk
meat	고기	go-gi
vegetables	야채	ya-chae
spicy food	매운 음식	mae-un eum-sik

😋 Useful Phrases to Talk About Food

• 배고파요. – bae-go-pa-yo → I’m hungry.
• 밥 먹고 싶어요. – bap meok-go sip-eo-yo → I want to eat rice / have a meal.
• 이거 맛있어요! – i-geo ma-sit-seo-yo → This is delicious!
• 저는 야채만 먹어요. – jeo-neun ya-chae-man meok-eo-yo → I only eat vegetables.
• 맵지 않게 해 주세요. – maep-ji an-ke hae ju-se-yo → Please make it not spicy.

🍜 Ordering Food in Korean

• 주문할게요. – ju-mun-hal-ge-yo → I’d like to order.
• 이거 주세요. – i-geo ju-se-yo → Please give me this.
• 메뉴 좀 주세요. – me-nyu jom ju-se-yo → Please give me the menu.
• 물 좀 주세요. – mul jom ju-se-yo → Please give me some water.

🗣️ Dialogue – At a Korean Restaurant

Server: 어서 오세요! 몇 분이세요?
eo-seo o-se-yo! myeot bun-i-se-yo? – Welcome! How many people?

You: 두 명이에요. 메뉴 좀 주세요.
du myeong-i-e-yo. me-nyu jom ju-se-yo – Two people. Please give us the menu.

Server: 네, 여기 있습니다.
ne, yeo-gi it-seum-ni-da – Yes, here you go.

You: 이거랑 저거 주세요.
i-geo-rang jeo-geo ju-se-yo – Please give us this and that.

🥘 Practice These Phrases!

• 배고파요 – I’m hungry
• 밥 먹고 싶어요 – I want to eat
• 이거 맛있어요 – This is delicious
• 맵지 않게 해 주세요 – Please make it not spicy
• 주문할게요 – I’d like to order

📝 Quiz Time!

1. How do you say “I’m hungry” in Korean?
   a) 배불러요
   b) 배고파요 ✅
   c) 맛있어요
2. Translate: “Please give me this”
   a) 이거 주세요 ✅
   b) 저기요
   c) 주문할게요
3. How do you say “I’d like to order” in Korean?
   a) 주문할게요 ✅
   b) 먹고 싶어요
   c) 주세요

✅ Conclusion

Great work! 👏 In this Day 26 lesson, you learned:

• Essential food words in Korean
• How to say you’re hungry or want to eat
• Useful phrases for ordering food
• A real restaurant dialogue + quiz

Next time you watch a Korean drama or visit a Korean restaurant, try using one of these expressions! It will surprise and delight the people around you. 🍽️

📘 Coming Up Next

In Day 27, we’ll learn how to talk about your hobbies and interests in Korean – like saying “I like music,” “I watch dramas,” or “I play soccer.” 🎵⚽

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