Korean vocabulary - theme "Food & drink"

75 Korean words for the theme "Food & drink" with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and examples. A useful set for beginners and for TOPIK preparation.

Ordering in a restaurant, doing the shopping, describing a dish: the theme of food is one of the most useful day to day and one of the most frequent in exams.

What this theme covers

• Food and meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack.
• Places: bakery, market, supermarket, restaurant, terrace.
• Ordering: the menu, the bill, a jug of water, the dish of the day.
• Tastes and diets: sweet, salty, spicy, vegetarian, organic.

Words not to mix up

• In a restaurant, the “first course” is the one before the main course.
• “lunch” and “dinner” shift meaning from region to region.
• “a drink” (a liquid) is not “a meal” — watch the context.

TOPIK tip

In TOPIK I you are expected to order a meal and understand a shopping list.

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The words in this collection

Word	Type	Hindi meaning	English	Level
간장	noun	सोया सॉस	soy sauce	1
감자	noun	आलू	potato	1
계란	noun	अंडा	egg	1
고기	noun	मांस	meat	1
고추	noun	मिर्च	chili pepper	1
과일	noun	फल	fruit	1
과자	noun	बिस्कुट; स्नैक्स	snacks; cookies	1
국	noun	सूप	soup	1
국수	noun	नूडल्स	noodles	1
굽다	verb	भूनना	to grill; to bake	1
귤	noun	संतरा	tangerine	2
기름	noun	तेल	oil	1
김	noun	सूखी समुद्री घास	dried seaweed	1
김밥	noun	किमबाप	gimbap	1
김치	noun	किमची	kimchi	1
꿀	noun	शहद	honey	2
끓이다	verb	उबालना	to boil	1
달다	adjective	मीठा	sweet	1
닭고기	noun	मुर्गे का मांस	chicken meat	1
당근	noun	गाजर	carrot	1
돼지고기	noun	सूअर का मांस	pork	1
두부	noun	टोफू	tofu	1
딸기	noun	स्ट्रॉबेरी	strawberry	1
떡볶이	noun	त्तोकबोक्की	tteokbokki	1
뜨겁다	adjective	गरम	hot	1
라면	noun	राम्योन; इंस्टेंट नूडल्स	instant noodles	1
마늘	noun	लहसुन	garlic	1
마시다	verb	पीना	to drink	1
맛없다	adjective	बेस्वाद	tasteless	1
맛있다	adjective	स्वादिष्ट	delicious	1
맥주	noun	बियर	beer	2
맵다	adjective	तीखा	spicy	1
먹다	verb	खाना	to eat	1
무	noun	मूली	radish	2
물	noun	पानी	water	1
미역	noun	समुद्री घास	brown seaweed	2
바나나	noun	केला	banana	1
밥	noun	चावल; भोजन	rice; meal	1
불고기	noun	बुलगोगी	bulgogi	1
비빔밥	noun	बिबिमबाप	bibimbap	1
빵	noun	ब्रेड; रोटी	bread	1
사과	noun	सेब	apple	1
사탕	noun	कैंडी	candy	1
생선	noun	मछली	fish	1
설탕	noun	चीनी	sugar	1
소고기	noun	गोमांस; बीफ़	beef	1
소금	noun	नमक	salt	1
수박	noun	तरबूज़	watermelon	1
술	noun	शराब	alcohol	2
시다	adjective	खट्टा	sour	2
쌀	noun	चावल (कच्चा)	uncooked rice	1
썰다	verb	काटना	to slice	2
쓰다	adjective	कड़वा	bitter	2
아이스크림	noun	आइसक्रीम	ice cream	1
양파	noun	प्याज़	onion	1
오이	noun	खीरा	cucumber	1
요리하다	verb	खाना बनाना	to cook	1
우유	noun	दूध	milk	1
음식	noun	खाना; भोजन	food	1
주스	noun	जूस	juice	1
죽	noun	दलिया	porridge	2
짜다	adjective	नमकीन	salty	1
찌개	noun	स्ट्यू	stew	1
차	noun	चाय	tea	1
차갑다	adjective	ठंडा	cold	1
채소	noun	सब्ज़ियाँ	vegetables	1
초콜릿	noun	चॉकलेट	chocolate	1
치즈	noun	चीज़	cheese	1
커피	noun	कॉफ़ी	coffee	1
케이크	noun	केक	cake	1
콜라	noun	कोला	cola	1
콩	noun	फलियाँ; सेम	beans	2
토마토	noun	टमाटर	tomato	1
포도	noun	अंगूर	grapes	1
후추	noun	काली मिर्च	black pepper	2

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