Korean listening practice #8 Korean food 한국음식

Welcome to Part 8 of our Korean listening practice series!

Today, we’ll focus on expressions related to Korean food! Do you all like Korean food? Do you want to express how much you enjoy it and describe the taste? We’ll learn together how to express flavors, spiciness, and more.

Let’s learn some phrases together to talk about this topic!

<How to study>

1. Get to know important vocab and become acquainted with grammar concepts.
2. Watch the video without subtitles initially, then review with subtitles.
3. Listen repeatedly and mimic the speaker. Aim to listen at least once daily until you’re comfortable with the sentence structures and expressions.

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Put your best effort into understanding the video as you listen.

And remember to mimic it too!

This practice will aid in cultivating a natural Korean accent and tone.

(The script is down below!)

<Script>

한국 음식은 정말 맛있고 종류가 다양해요. 그리고 음식은 많이 매운 편이에요.
Korean food is really delicious and there are various kinds. And the food tends to be very spicy.

제가 제일 좋아하는 음식은 치킨인데, 한국 치킨은 진짜 바삭하고 맛있어요. 치킨 맛도 다양해요.
My favorite food is fried chicken, Korean fried chicken is really crispy and delicious. There are various flavors of chicken.

삼겹살도 유명한 한국 음식이에요. 삼겹살은 돼지고기인데, 지방이 많아요.
Samgyeopsal(Korean bbq) is also a famous Korean food. Samgyeopsal is pork, but it has a lot of fat.

사람들이 살을 빼기 위해서 닭고기도 많이 먹어요. 소고기는 한국에서 조금 비싼 편이에요.
People eat a lot of chicken to lose weight. Beef is a little expensive in Korea. (Beef is somewhat expensive in Korea.)

라면도 정말 인기 있는 음식이에요. 라면은 싸고 맛있어서, 돈이 없을 때 자주 먹어요.
Ramen is also a very popular food. Ramen is cheap and delicious, so I often eat it when I don’t have money

배고플 때 빨리 만들어 먹을 수 있어서 좋아요. 라면을 먹을 때, 김밥도 같이 먹는 편이에요.
It’s good to be able to make and eat quickly when you’re hungry. When I eat ramen, I tend to eat kimbap together.

라면은 맵고 김밥은 안 매워서, 밸런스가 좋아요.
Ramen is spicy and gimbap is not spicy, so it has a good balance.

나는 계란 김밥이나 참치 김밥을 제일 좋아해요. 야채 김밥도 자주 사 먹어요.
I like egg kimbap or tuna kimbap the most. I often buy and eat vegetable gimbap too.

한국은 과일이 비싼 편이에요. 망고나 파인애플 멜론은 한두 개에 만 원 정도 해요.
Fruits are relatively expensive in Korea. Mango, pineapple or melon are about 10,000 won for one or two.

사과나 귤 바나나는 조금 싼 편이에요. 나는 딸기를 좋아하는데, 딸기는 주로 겨울에만 먹을 수 있어요.
Apples and mandarins and bananas are a little cheaper. I like strawberries, but I can only eat them in winter.

우리는 여름에 수박을 많이 먹고 겨울에는 귤을 많이 먹어요.
We eat a lot of watermelons in summer and mandarins in winter.

내가 제일 좋아하는 음식은 빵이에요. 아쉽게도 한국은 빵들이 많이 달아요.
My favorite food is bread. Unfortunately, Korean breads are very sweet.

가격도 많이 비싼 편이에요. 그래서 빵을 정말 좋아하지만, 자주 먹지는 않아요.
It’s also on the expensive side. So I really like bread, but I don’t eat it often.

<Korean Script>

한국 음식은 정말 맛있고 종류가 다양해요. 그리고 음식은 많이 매운 편이에요.

제가 제일 좋아하는 음식은 치킨인데, 한국 치킨은 진짜 바삭하고 맛있어요. 치킨 맛도 다양해요.

삼겹살도 유명한 한국 음식이에요. 삼겹살은 돼지고기인데, 지방이 많아요.

사람들이 살을 빼기 위해서 닭고기도 많이 먹어요. 소고기는 한국에서 조금 비싼 편이에요.

라면도 정말 인기 있는 음식이에요. 라면은 싸고 맛있어서, 돈이 없을 때 자주 먹어요.

배고플 때 빨리 만들어 먹을 수 있어서 좋아요. 라면을 먹을 때, 김밥도 같이 먹는 편이에요.

라면은 맵고 김밥은 안 매워서, 밸런스가 좋아요.

나는 계란 김밥이나 참치 김밥을 제일 좋아해요. 야채 김밥도 자주 사 먹어요.

한국은 과일이 비싼 편이에요. 망고나 파인애플 멜론은 한두 개에 만 원 정도 해요.

사과나 귤 바나나는 조금 싼 편이에요. 나는 딸기를 좋아하는데, 딸기는 주로 겨울에만 먹을 수 있어요.

우리는 여름에 수박을 많이 먹고 겨울에는 귤을 많이 먹어요.

내가 제일 좋아하는 음식은 빵이에요. 아쉽게도 한국은 빵들이 많이 달아요.

가격도 많이 비싼 편이에요. 그래서 빵을 정말 좋아하지만, 자주 먹지는 않아요.

<English Script>

Korean food is really delicious and there are various kinds. And the food tends to be very spicy.

My favorite food is fried chicken, Korean fried chicken is really crispy and delicious. There are various flavors of chicken.

Samgyeopsal(Korean bbq) is also a famous Korean food. Samgyeopsal is pork, but it has a lot of fat.

People eat a lot of chicken to lose weight. Beef is a little expensive in Korea. (Beef is somewhat expensive in Korea.)

Ramen is also a very popular food. Ramen is cheap and delicious, so I often eat it when I don’t have money.

It’s good to be able to make and eat quickly when you’re hungry. When I eat ramen, I tend to eat kimbap together.

Ramen is spicy and gimbap is not spicy, so it has a good balance.

I like egg kimbap or tuna kimbap the most. I often buy and eat vegetable gimbap too.

Fruits are relatively expensive in Korea. Mango, pineapple or melon are about 10,000 won for one or two.

Apples and mandarins and bananas are a little cheaper. I like strawberries, but I can only eat them in winter.

We eat a lot of watermelons in summer and mandarins in winter.

My favorite food is bread. Unfortunately, Korean breads are very sweet.

It’s also on the expensive side. So I really like bread, but I don’t eat it often.

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