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day 46how does it taste?

unit 6 · home & kitchen

    how does it taste?

    Describe tastes and appetite, from nutty and greasy to sour, salty and bitter, and give plain commands with -어라 the way family members do.

    today’s words

    • 비법 bibeop · secret (recipe), secret method
    • 빚다 bitda · make, shape (dumplings, rice cakes)
    • 섞이다 seokkida · be mixed, get mixed
    • 얼리다 eollida · freeze (something)
    • 익히다 ikida · cook (thoroughly)
    • 조림 jorim · braised dish (in soy sauce)
    • 치다 chida · sprinkle, add (seasoning)
    • 푸다 puda · dish up, scoop (rice)
    • 고소하다 gosohada · nutty, savoury (taste, smell)
    • 느끼하다 neukkihada · greasy, too rich
    • 담백하다 dambaekada · light, clean-tasting, mild
    • 독하다 dokada · strong, harsh (smell, medicine)
    • 목마르다 mongmareuda · thirsty
    • 미지근하다 mijigeunhada · lukewarm
    • 밥맛 bammat · appetite; the taste of food
    • 배다 baeda · soak in, cling (a smell, a taste)
    • 배부르다 baebureuda · full (after eating)
    • 식욕 sigyok · appetite
    • 신맛 sinmat · sour taste
    • 쓴맛 sseunmat · bitter taste
    • 짠맛 jjanmat · salty taste

    sentences

    • 국이 식기 전에 빨리 먹어라. · Eat your soup before it gets cold.
    • 추우니까 옷 따뜻하게 입고 가라. · It's cold, so wrap up warm.
    • 콩나물국은 맛이 담백해서 아침에 먹기 좋아요. · Bean sprout soup tastes light, so it's good in the morning.
    • 커피의 쓴맛과 우유의 단맛이 잘 섞였어요. · The bitterness of the coffee and the sweetness of the milk blend well.
    • 국에 후추를 너무 많이 쳐서 냄새가 독해요. · I put too much pepper in the soup, and now it smells really strong.