{"id":4938,"date":"2017-10-25T22:30:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T03:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=4938"},"modified":"2017-10-25T21:05:35","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T02:05:35","slug":"describing-taste-in-korean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/describing-taste-in-korean\/","title":{"rendered":"Describing Taste in Korean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We eat every day, so dining with your Korean friends or talk about Korean food is a great way to engage in a conversation in Korean. This post will talk about how to say, \u201cIt\u2019s delicious,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s spicy,\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s not spicy.\u201d in Korean.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My friends enjoy eating Korean food. Some of them think the hotter is the better, especially when they eat <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uae40\uce58<\/em><\/span> (Kimchi) and <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub5a1\ubcf6\uc774\u00a0<\/em><\/span>(a spicy rice cake dish), and some are still acquiring a taste for spicy Korean food. Since some of my non-Korean friends can eat spicier food than me, they sometimes like to tease me that I am a fake Korean. We enjoy eating delicious Korean food and sharing a good laugh together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4538 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/Kimch-350x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/Kimch-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/Kimch-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/Kimch-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/Kimch.jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you like to eat Korean food or indulging yourself in Korean TV shows, the following simple expressions will become very useful to you.<\/p>\n<p>How can you say, \u201cIt\u2019s delicious.\u201d in Korean? <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>means taste, and <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><\/span> (the basic verb form is\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc788\ub2e4<\/em><\/span>) means to exist\/to be in Korean.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.<\/em> <\/span>(formal)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694.<\/em> <\/span>(polite)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4.<\/em><\/span> (informal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How can you say, \u201cIt\u2019s very delicious.\u201d in Korean? By adding \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc544\uc8fc <span style=\"color: #000000\">(very)<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u201d or \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9ce\uc774 <span style=\"color: #000000\">(very)<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u201d to <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><\/span>, you can show even more appreciation for your food.<\/p>\n<p>ex)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc544\uc8fc<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (polite)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\ub9ce\uc774<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (polite)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to sounds like a native, you can also use the Korean slang expression, \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub05d\ub0b4\uc918\uc694<\/em><\/span>,\u201d which means \u201cIt is the best\/awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How can you say, \u201cIt\u2019s spicy\u201d in Korean?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9f5\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/span>\u00a0.(formal)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694.<\/em><\/span> (polite)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9e4\uc6cc.<\/em><\/span> (informal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By adding \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc544\uc8fc<\/em><\/span> (very)\u201d ,\u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9ce\uc774<\/em><\/span> (very)\u201d, or \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc870\uae08<\/em><\/span> (a little bit)\u201d to the above expressions, you can express the degree of the spiciness.<\/p>\n<p>ex)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\ub9ce\uc774<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>very<\/u>)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc544\uc8fc<\/u><\/em> <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694<\/span>.<\/em> (It\u2019s <u>very<\/u>)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc870\uae08<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>a little bit<\/u>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are like some of my friends who enjoy very spicy Korean food, you can also say,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc548<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>not\u00a0spicy.<\/u>) <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em><span style=\"color: #808000\">.<\/span> <\/em><\/span>(It\u2019s delicious.)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc548<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>not spicy.<\/u>) <span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uad1c\ucc2e\uc544\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (I am okay.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">*<\/span> Placing a \u201c<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc548<\/em><\/span>\u201d in front of a verb is one of the ways to make a negative sentence in Korean.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you will be able to use the above expressions when you enjoy Korean food with your friends next time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #808000\"><strong><em>\uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong> (Thank you!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong><strong>**<\/strong><strong>Related Vocabulary***<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"640\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/10\/Describing-Taste-in-Korean.m4a'>Describing Taste in Korean<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" 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<\/em><span style=\"color: #000000\">(taste)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><\/span> (the basic verb form is\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc788\ub2e4<\/em><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s delicious.) &#8211; formal<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s delicious.) &#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s delicious.) &#8211; informal<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc544\uc8fc<\/em><\/span> (very)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9ce\uc774<\/em> <\/span>(very)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uc870\uae08<\/em><\/span> (a little bit)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc544\uc8fc<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em> <\/span>(It\u2019s <u>very <\/u>delicious.) &#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\ub9ce\uc774<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>very <\/u>delicious.) &#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub05d\ub0b4\uc918\uc694<\/em> <\/span>(It is the best\/awesome.) &#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9f5\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.<\/em> <\/span>(It\u2019s spicy.) &#8211; formal<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s spicy.) &#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9e4\uc6cc.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s spicy.) &#8211; informal<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\ub9ce\uc774<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>very spicy.<\/u>)\u00a0&#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc544\uc8fc<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694.<\/em> <\/span>(It\u2019s <u>very spicy.<\/u>)\u00a0&#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc870\uae08<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>a little bit spicy.<\/u>)\u00a0&#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em><u>\uc548<\/u><\/em> <em>\ub9e4\uc6cc\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (It\u2019s <u>not spicy.<\/u>)\u00a0&#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\ub9db\uc788\uc5b4\uc694<\/em><em>. <\/em><\/span>(It\u2019s delicious.)\u00a0&#8211; polite<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808000\"><em>\uad1c\ucc2e\uc544\uc694<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/span> (I am okay.)\u00a0&#8211; polite<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/04\/Kimch-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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